The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24
GONE POB GOOB.
The lee Moves out Of the River, Doing
Considerable DAMAGE.

Considerable DAmAke'
The ice.house reporter waited patiently
Saturday morning for the ice to move out
Of the river, and it was only alter the pa
per had gone to press that he relaxed his
matutinal vigil and went disconsOlats to
bed. At Saturday noon, however, 1t let
20 all holds and moved out, the icy piano.
rama rolling along until OF NJ, when 1t
again stopped. This condition OF things
lasted until nearly o'clock Sunday marn'
ing, when it let go again and has been
running ever since.
Considerable damsge was done to boats
and craft in this vicinity on account OF the
sudden falling Of the river, The Mallie
RAgon, lying above the water works, was
Left high and dry and Ia at present in .
dangerous position. II Is feared that she
will break in two, in which case she will
be wrecked. The Rsgon was bought by
10. H. Booth 4 Co. and others,
at Madison, Ind, about ten years ago Tor
the Wheeling and PaTksrsburg trade, and
o! late years has been used 90 q low water
boat in that trade, She is valued at about
S. 900,
The new BellAire packet, owned by
down below the whariboat Saturday alter
noon. 1t proved an unfortunate move, as
she was stranded with the whariboat
The whariboat ia in q preCarons situation,
and may not be put into the river again
without sustaining irrepRrable injury.
The Bellaire packet lies straight, and river
men say she can be launched without
mush damage,
A transfer barge oil the Cleveland,
rusCarawas Valley 4 Wheeling railroad
broke loose last evening, passing down
the back river, and when opposite West
Wheeling, W0lfe's ierryboaL took alter IL,
but whether 1t YVES a successful pursuit
we did not learn,
The Bsnwood and Bellaire ferryboat,
"Hiram b. was stranded and lies in bad
position. The Bellsire whsrlboat wSs also
put upon the beach. The remainder Of
the boats at Bellaire and vicinity escaped
without damage.
The Bale Prince steamed up to the
wharf last evening.
Armstrong; float and bRrges, under the
Suspension bridge, were beaChed aud are
damaged 10 considerable extent.
At West Wheeling the damsge done by
the breakup 1T noon Sai urday was Consid.
arabic Shortly ter s o'clock the ice made
move OF several feet, and 40 1t did so II
snapped the lines OF q barge loaded with
iron ore, which did not leach It's deslins.
ton on account OF the sudden closing OF
DO river. The liz es were replaced and
better arsUgrme t. were ma 10 for saving
The barge, and when the Ice again started
II did not have any effect upon the barge,
no the ice had been cut ahead Tor some
distance. The steamer 4, j. Grace Jared
far worse and was cut down and sunk In
very short time. Capt, Wolfe thinks her
hull Ia damaged considerably, and that 1t
will be some time before he can got her 10
operation.
The ferry, Ella, was in better harbor
and escaped nnhurt. The Ice gOrged along
The shore perhaps for twenty-five yards In
width, and prevented any further damage
10 tho b0Ats.
No definite information as 10 the Wheel.
Ing boats harboTed below here has reached
The city vet. 1t Is presumable that the
Phaet0n must have Jared badly, as she
had two large holes stove 10 her hull by
the former breakup. The Diurnal was
supposed to be in good hatbor near Sar.
dis, and we hope she pulled through all
right.
The river, last night, was falling with
IS feet OF water In tue channel at the time
tho marks were taken. The ice was run.
nirg thin.
Tho Andes Is announced to leave for
Cincinnati TO morrow evening. Captain
Charley Muhlemsn is In command, and
Clerk Ed. MublemSn presides In the Office.