The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-07
RESULTS OF FYESrERDAY.S WORK.

RESULTS SOFYESrERDAY'sw WORK.
Work of Recovering I0dIcs From the
wrcck-Inciients nnd Scenes.
Special 10 otle ln,cllsrnccr ~
MISGo. JuScrloX, O., July G.-To.,lay has
been Il repetition Of yesterday so far us the
crowds and the discussion Of the terrible
disaster nra concerned, hundreds still COM
ing and going on the Ohio side--some in
search OF friends and relations, but more
from idle curiosity. Early this morning
the body ol Daniel Thomas, the captains
son, WIS fohnd; also Thomas >Beardmore,
aud. Ghas. V. Swearengin, Of lIammonds-
vile, making in all fifteen only.
At Fast Liverpool, Wednesday, evening,
IN organization was formed Of forty good
men, headed by Lon Dobbins, who were
provided, with. twenty skilis, grapplins
hooks-some on poles and some on lines,
others attached TO long iron rods; also two
large seines. The purity and apparatus
were brought down OIL special train, and
commenced operations about II o'clock,
part OF them searching the sunken boat
first cutting away nearly, the entire cabin
floor-with graphing hooks secured to
toipoles, assisted by Mr.. Augustus Weight,
OF Steubenyillc, who, for three hours or
more, searched the boat by means OF slid
ing down pole, on to which he held with
one hand and then feeling around OH the
deck among the machinery, &C., for the
missing, but none were to be found. II
ever there was disntcrested hero, ho is
the man. Cannon was fired part Of the
forenoon, but to no effect.
a Another gangof men in Skiils, with their
hooks commenced on the larboard side OF
the boat and rs carefully Us possible went
over the bottom Of the river south and
west OF the boat, also considerable space
was covered by the drawing Of a seine, but
for all this work not body WIS found, the
crowds meantime intently gazing expect
ing eacll,moment TO see brought 10 the sur
face some Of their lost friends. All OF the
bodies so far recovered have been found
in or near the boat, which leads to the be-
lief that they were all drowned while in
the boat, and those found outside have
have been carried there since death by
the strong current which cuts through the
boat from northeast to southwest, as the
boat lays, while the others tllatu IRE missing
are believed to have sunk here and there on
oil sides. and been carried much farther
down the stream than has so fur been
searched. Probably it will be days before
many Of them will be found.
There is also present M organized force
OF forty men from Wcllsville, headed by
Mayor Siloa,:of that city, with graphing
hooks, &c.
b Capt c. II. Booth and party remained all
night on he2Welcome ready TO aid and
assist in every possible way. This morning
Capt. Booth, Of the Courier, who is M old
river man, also came up, and with his
large experience, is u valuable adviser. :. ~
Quite number OF Wheeling people are
here, among them Capt Thomas Wilson,
United States Inspector, and Capt. Doven-
or. Newspaper men are plenty. Repre-.
seniatives from Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Stcubcnvile, Wheeling, Wellsyile, East
Liverpool, Toronto, and special artists Of
Hdryer's Weekly and Frank Lfslic'S, with all
OF whom your special had the pleasure OF
meeting, and NIL arc "upto business" 3 &
The liatchelor aud l.cttie made Landings
on their way up, the former bringing pro-
visions for the Welcome, the latter taking
OH number OF passengers for upper towns,
All tho property OF the cxcusionist left
on the Scioto, which has been carcfllly
gathered up und watched over by Mr.. Wm.
Milholland, oi Wellsville, 10 now on the
Welcome, but will be forwarded to Wells.
Vile and taken. TO the house of Mr.. M.
where it can be found and identified by the
proper oHneva Too much praise cannot
be gtveh 10; Mr. NJ, who l,as, since the fatal
hour OF theL disaster, remained ut his post
without sleep, doing all In his power 10 aid
those afflicted. =. 5 ~, 1. f'i. ~
The inrce OF a CoronGr's inquest still con-
tinuea whepever body is found. say n
farce for such It ia. ~ the first place the
accident occurred in West Virginia iuris-
diction, where every body that has 80 far
been found also was. Again, tho testimony
OF the witnesses as published, shows how
very unreliable tits. Think Of it; a wit
liess testifying within . fey. rods Of where
theaccident occurred, and in plain sight Of
tho sunken seiota, u jman who wns on hoard
when the accident occurred, and thenites.
,ifying that tho: :l.omas struck the sclota on
tho West Virginia side. This is fair sample
Of j large part Of the Testimony, not only
in regard y The collision, but Of the acts Of
the olliccrs. " ,j.i, i. =, asiE
Ohio Law, permits u coroner TO, view the
bodies, aiterward to take testimony, but to
whom will lie report?, West Yirginiar tile
United States Governments or the Treas
nteT of letlenson fcounty2ksI don't know
WHAT the compensation is, but LIDO know