The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-23
DOWN THE RIVER.
The Brenk.Up al New Capt.
DilIOn'S Boat All Right nt SIstersViIIe
approximations OF a Flood from the
(iOrReN.

NEw MARrINsvILLE, January 81.
Editors IntSllIgenceE
We have had exciting times here since
last Saturday, occasioned by the breakup
OF the ice in Big Fishing Creek and in the
Ohio river. Fortunately no damage ha.
been done here US yet. The ice is gorgeC
in the creek from within one mile of it,
mouth up the creek seven miles. Ice /!
piled upin many places thirty feet thick
The gorge stopping in the creek saved the
barges and timber here from being swepi
away.
Yesterday, the Goth inst, at 1856 A. NJ.
the ice in the Ohio river at this point be
gan to move. No damage done. The ilrs
barges which passed here from above wert
large coal barges marked "Jos. Walton
Co.," Nos. 140, 50, so and others to the
number OF seven in all; do not remember
all the numbers. They are believed to be
from the neiGhborhood OF Suntish, Ohio
where they were tied up. A large mode
marked "W. II. Brown No. 2" passed
down yesterday afternoon.
The '"Thanhouser" and "McGut1ey, ;
steamers lying below here opposite Sardis,
Ohio, are at this writing all safe.
I'VE heard yesterday OF the little steamer
Phaeton lying at Sistersville. The mai
carrier passed there at . o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and reports her safe, as the
force OF the break up had passed thai
place. lsr1 f tfqi
The hull Of the old steamer Carrie
Brooks, that had been purchased by some
parties for a whariboat at Sistcrsville, did
not fare so well; it was cut down. II
layjust above the Phaeton, and served as
q protection TO her.
A man supposed to be Jasper Cats, oI
Sunfish, o., passed here on barge last
night. The ice was very heavy and the
barge was in the middle of the river. He
had torch as signal light, and yelled
Justify for help, but 1t was impossible,
however, to venture to his assistance, and
he was last heard from down about Ohio
Point, two and half miles below here,
calling for help and going on down. Moth
ing further has been heard OF him.
This morning at I clock the ice stopped
here in very heavy gorge; the lower end
OF the gorge is about 2! miles below here,
between here and Sardis. Ohio. The up
per end, 80 far as We know, is above Sun
fish, Ohio, and perhaps further. There !:
a gorge on the head OF the first island be
low Sistersville, extending from there up
to Paden's Island. It is also very heavy.
From the foot OF the gorge here to the up
per end OF the SistersVille gorge, the
river is open and clear OF ice for the space
OF Z, OF o mile. What will become
OF Us when these gorges break up Is hard
to tell. The chances are favorable for ar
innundation here, and our citizens are
watching the river day and night hoping
for the best. .-yes. d, faa.sa
on last Sunday morning we ewere agree
ably surprised that "4ap had arrived II
the night from "Belton Station" We ha(
received nothing by the regular "mail'
| from that point, and the Ohio river mai
brought us nothing. Upon inquiry w
learned that the postmaster attaBelton
Hon. II. 3. White, had sent us our mail
the regular mail carrier over that routt
having refused to bring It, Our citizen
here present their thanks through this Jet
ter TO Mr.. White for this courtesy, and
such men as he had charge Of our mail
there wouldineYer be any cause Tor com
plant. We have Just received the BeItol
mail Tuesday evening,2l inst contain
ing yesterdays and to.tlay's IHrELIoEA
GER. Glad to hear that no great damag
was done up the river by the ice break