The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-21

The Situation fAaalFs q MS Rost-In-
leFesIiRg Batch Of AeWS-BnpeFVislng
lnSpseIOF EehFenbateh'S Report

kEENIAnA ANAANS8 - NANaN - Ne~~-8
InSpeeIOF RehFenbateh's Report.
The thRw that Get In yesterday
will probably continue until 1t
results in clearing the upper Ohio Of Ice.
According to VsnnOr, the Canadian
weather prophet, the thAV viii last until
February. Alta late hour last night the
rain was coming down pretty briakly,
The river At this point was Of Q stand
all day yesterday until towards evening,
when It began 10 rise, and when the mRFka
we're taken there was seventeen feet Of
water in the channel. The rain will evi.
IDENTIFY rot the ice 10 some extent, and
thus render 1t lesS dangerous when .
breakup does occur. River men are Of
the opinion that 1t will transpire to-day.
They express no fear Of disaster.
The Ragon and Nail City are above the
Water Works in good QuaTters, The
Andes ia In comparatively sale harbor Of
Hsatherington's coal works, aud the Belle
Prince, Pres Ellison and Joe Nixon are
near Bsllaire in well protected positions.
Sam Litlen arrived from SaIdis, o., yes.
terday, and reports the DluEnal all right,
and In q good hSrbor. Capt, Asa Booth
expected 10 leave last night for SATdis.
One OF Hornbrook's barRes, lying Of
BsllRire, was raised the other day by jacks,
and the river falling the ice broke and lot
the barge down, breaking the HunWales,
The Ice was cut away from Wilson i
Dunleyy's barge, lying at the wharf, yes
terdAY, and 1t will be saved whole,
1t may be that some OF our riyermen can
assist Mrs. Barbara Berger, an old cham
bermaid on the river, who 10 seeking 4
pension from the Government. Her hus'
band enlisted Of Pittsburgh In 1851, aimee
which time she has never heard from him
He was q barber on the river, Any inior
nation concerning his death can be sem
to her, care Of No. Public Landing Gin
CinnAh, o.
The Cincinnati Gazette says: OF thu
1, 466, 797 passengers that were carried by
steamers belonging in the 9TH this
Supervising District during 1880 not q
person lost his life, or met with an injury
We doubt whether any other mode OF CON
veyanCe can make such showing. It Il
even safer to travel on one Of our Uppel
Ohio steamers than to travel on foot.
At q meeting Of the Board OF Super
vising inspectors OF Steam Vessels, At
Washington, Q special committee was ap
pointed to take into confederation and re-
port upon the praCtibility OF issuing 'day
light licenses to pilots who may be colol
blind and consequently not eligible 10 tul
licenses.
Supervising Inspector Fehrenbstch, OIL
this district, has completed his annual re-
port, and we make the following extrACtl
from It concerning this port; He reports
that one hundred boats were inspected
here during the past year, oil Q total ton
mage Of 1874 co. Fourteen boats were
built whose tonnage amounted Ia
1893 65, aud twelve bArges OF I, 100 50 ton
mage. One hundred and seyenty.toul
boilers were inspected, OF which twenty
four were found defective and two were
condemned. In 1879 one hundred and
ten were inspected, Of which number
twenty-five were found 10 be defective,
Thirty.one boilers were found defective in
heir sheets, and defects were also found
In three steam drums. Three hundred
and seventY.three officers were licensed
ct this port, during 1880, as follows: Six.
teen masters, one hundred and twelve
masters and pilots, thirty.tWo mates,
thirty.two 6rst.class pilots, thirty.two Sec
cond.clAss pilots, seventy hrst.ol 90 engi.
neers, and seventy'nine second'claSB and
special engineers. IL
The following casualties occurred with.
10 the Jurisdiction Of the Local Board Of
this city:
February 29-The passenger steamer ST.
| Il Al Tao III
okee colllded on the Ohio river near New.
port, Ohio. Both pilots were suspended
Tor period Of thirty days. Damage TO
boats $500. ~
August l2-The passenger steamer Pres
Ellison aud the towing steamer Belle
Prince collided on the Ohio river, oppo-
site this city. No lives lost nor per-
sons injured. Damage 5000. The license
OF one pilot was revoked, and the other
was suspended for period Of fifteen days.
November l6-The passenger steamer
Wild Goose, while descending the Great
Kanawha river, sixteen miles above
Charleston, W. Va, severed her connec.
ton pipe between the steam drum and
steam generator, by which two other crew
lost their lives. An investigation proved
the connection mechanically defective.
Damage 10 boat $50.
During the year 4,466,797 passengers
have been carried, against 3,1S3, 442 last
year; or an increase for the year 1880
over that OF 1870 OF /, S83, 1856 passengers.
This includes the whole district. OF this
vast number OF human beings, not o per.
aOn lost bis life or met with any injury.
This Is q most remarkable showing, and
speaks well for the efficiency Of the ser.
vice, especially since II 10 without prsCe.
dent In the history Of the Seventh Super.
yising District. The local Inspectors have
been efficient, and unusually vigilant In
the performance OF their respective du.
ties, and too great share can not be xiv.
en- them Of the credit due for the favora.
bic condition oil affairs which now exist
throughout the district As no better show.
Ing can be made than this, II can only be
hoped that the vigilance and watchfulness
which has characterized oil the alternateB
during the past year will be faithfully OBJ.
served during the year upon which we
have Just entered.
Mr.. FahrenbatCh concludes his report
In the following terms: an conclusion, /
desire TO testify 10 the cheerful and prompt
compliance with the provisions OF The law
by the masters and owners Of steamboats,
In my district. visited many steamers
during the year, and In no instances where
II was found necessary 10 order needed re-
pairs or 10 supply defcienc leS In their out.
fits, have met with anything but o most
cheerful acquieecence on the part Of the
masters and owners. This disposition on
their part has, RS a matter Of course, made
my duties lighter and more pleasant than
they otherwise would have been, and has
done much 10 make travel BY cleaners
safer than by any other mode ottrRhGpor.
tation. / hope for . continuation Of the
pleasant relationship which has THUS far
existed between the officers Of our steam.
boats and the officers oil the Service"
Asala Arrested.
John Bennett, who was arrested few
days ego BY officer 81 Meyers and Jun.
kens, had q hearing before Squire CAld.
well yesterday on charge Of stealing =