Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-07
STEAMER WAR EAGLE
uglcAEO BY ACOLLlSl0N WITH The
kt0KUk BRIDGE.
s.tsIS,sne of Panic Aboard the Doomed
Soa. Story os the Disaster as Told
by ne Oric5rS-HsrOiC Work
gy he Gre" Of the ~
Fatsd Vessel.
ISL OF The PASSENGERS SAVED.
usT OF THE PASSENGERS SAVED.

--
>-.,....t..r A, o,.J,cL
N-.>. ~ W.
..,. G.ghJ, suu.t aud continued Whist
...,.rl.e keoSuk and Hamilton bridge,
l,. Oh. r;,,,;np nf lire baIls
.rr" uUndIeNS oI pe'P'e ~ '''e 's'ee ~
ind a steamboat .Ioau oil passengers hac
.r,.rrous,v escaped from death. The
-. ,..,.,,,,,,ar ,,scLa, War Essla on
s''''..'' -, a., t..
a,'-- n-'"S '' pass 'ili'07'' ''''
g.- .J.ad by the eddieS and crOSs-cur-
-.. rrI swung around against the
,-.,,.,,, ,,, ono spap State
r..'-'. n
ura.' agEe""e'' -.'' S'' -
s.ts,rr several hNes are SupPoseu ID
r.-, A-. their names could not be
..uAr" d., ,.,-,- ~, o., w.
tar.s'a "''>'' 80, -, -
- '.,,.,.,a,.. r,r,
-,aATS ...S ...''' - '> -
'-rly "'Jd was IN command 4'''aW
R-l.- and William EIObler were
.g-n.J.S. uJtu being III the p!lOt-hOuse,
...r.n 3. Vas Hesdle's watch. had
.rs. eaten supper anu went back into
,..- ya.n 10 talk to some 1auies "ltA
saom , vas acquainted. heard the
@. site c.ow lor the hiidEe anu Ie"tu
.I" .r..- ringing 10 checN he' hea'S AH'
A0'N H- tHat It was customary % ,IIOP
.a>..~ sc long pier, iett no uheaS!uesS
uu.a / heart the alarm whiStie DO"
.S..r. which meant To back Her strong.
A..gt that time VIM. Holmes, thlrd
.,rs. came through the cabin, which
na, a.10>i c"Serted, ;here OeIhS on'E
FEN ", twelve tau'Gts IN the cao'n at lne
..G", "a" remainder neihS Oh tue Ou',
,..~ .''S'2S al the or;dse. ne IutS"
vn bis .aud anu passed out 10 lAe S'ar'
HHRr' -au-"Ay' pald no attention. to
10, a"oW.aS ne was alarmed e4S'E "i'eh
n.s-.rg through 'ue draw oI 'he or'use,
.., .a" ir" moments ne returned anu
.ar'W uH uiS hauuS again. t''th eA-
uI,et mES-.i hnrriealN anu went 10 nun
.ut on reaching HIM He Threw up MS
.aais aud said.
shes Gone Tht, Time."
-aY npt the lsrbOard gaugway on to
...,r,,arI GUARD iorSard OF the bar.
...-...p and saw that We were broad.
9.ro fh4 bridge and that the boat was
al.,lug strong. Instantly ran into the
cabin and threw mp both hands 10 ave
..p alarm. / caught hold ot one lady
sad cried ont tO the rest to follow me,
as the boa. was going TO strike the
t-.i-r We all passed out the alter
rpar0a 10 the starbOard guard, reaching
..-r. .U,t as the crash al the
s.-.u OF the boat against the
.~.-~ came. sept cali
.ngrt.s passengers, who seemed be
", irr.-! o. .Pt out on the hurricane
I-r.. T..v not seeming tGuUderstdud,
/ .pi the aay, and they followed, sew
rraI .Sl.e, r.,u.ing 70 me. rs soon rs
taa boa, struck the bridge span gave
away 4llra,y w,th a fearful crash, and l
,r.troUs.tyranIy relieved, knowing thai
tie chances .,r saving life would now
la mgcu bitter. now looked forward
and saw size was leaning on the west
pier, her stern hHyiH: cleared the east
per, where the break IN the bridge oc'
,srrrt, and sa" the people cItmn'hS
Hom me boat on 10 iae oriu2e. l u, -
one iaay an" tue rs, Io.ioNtt / to."
iarm TO r"'9e aad "" NouId AL
Gee ou the Bridge.
ran r~wlri "a The larbDIrl SHE
lJYu tag Sl-rS abreast D, The smoke
-r.,.ss srI ASSISTED in riseing the pas.
,,.,,,.r. OF uura the iritya until the
r..,r .a.gr,.niT Oar I,.iy refused q 90.
>a.,,.,, rH,r q real bart o! the ~. sen.
GERS Id csc.pad and were sale. the
s..,,Yd clerk. Ask. Robinson. aud uuy.
III Jsfarmip-.I gn stay WI.u the bat.
Ina y-ry short ,I,ur she swung clear OF
r.- hrf!g,.. aaI ~. went GpAn Oh the
.,wrr deck - see 3; sh" was ma>'ng
Na.pruy not. Some oIe hal been down
80 the hOii aud reported that ShH was
MaNing water bal not very tHst. went
rGsidirs aud qule,td 'ar i'"E' I'll '"S
Iaw remaining ladies' u" t1n "ofa' ana
-a' s.l forward 50 t2t' IN ease '',.' - l2'
went town We r"u.i S"; 1ti'"i 'I WIN
'1 Na'u trouble -" iheH
G.atsd w." .he ca rent,
ami roa.av.t 10, head dOr Il s.irLm, to
point q lew hundred yards be-
tow the elevator, where. with the ALL OF
one wheel and the assistance OF parties
wH0 came in 4 skill, We took q line
ashore. She was made last, resting on
.a- railroad track which is covered with
water. the river on the outside being
about fifteen teet deep. The dredgehoat
". d. smith came down aaJ heli her
stem IN until she VAS securely fastened.
There being one wheel entirely gone, !
was a!raih Il she SWING OH she would
toTple over. The fenguln with Capt
Hutchinson aboard arrived as soon as
they could get up steam an" WIN 4 'IA
took of the baggage.
Second Dispatch.
k.1ErK. Iowa, November 5.-Ihs
wreck Of the War Eagle, the elegan
passenger packet. was visited bv nun
Irrls of people to-day. Capt \ NJ
Hutchinson, general manager Of the
=. I1r;s and =, Paul packet uue, IS C
opinion ,na, the boat can be raised
ThrIo.s to the bridge company will hC
:nIy >I5D Olo on which there is no in
surirr,. The War Eagle WAS valued al
$4,000 and insured Tor So. 900. One
tA.rI of the cargo viii be saved.
No bodies have been found, but it Is
known that on, man. iarrp, por,ly and
Well dr, ssei n,upsJ into the river and
was drowuei, .olar down when 4 skih
MAS within lew icct ni him.