Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-14
BUBBLES
Elestias upoa ths Ssthes Il Pukak ft1hg
-wNei sidas Of IL Rssfs 10 H.
Seiote Really en7-DM S&s ~
Cross 10 The Ono Side First h
Time to Find Resting plsca
THE THIRD DAYS pRoctEolMes.

d.ily sttr,c.ine NOR, attsnt;on from The
public. and each day draw out q lsrrse
crowd Of people TO listen 10 the evidenos
and ace thu men Who stsersd the bosts On
that .sniebt of death.n The evidence N
taking wider range, and the incidents ars
muItinlyine to an extsnt NOT dreamed of
by the s,nguine and imaginative reporters.
The scene In the court rsom yesterday
vb.n Mr. cr,cr,ft addressed himsslf "a ~
character Of the woman, Harden, wss vssy
;,,n,...;vo .,a =. h,, nv.,v,on,ht s.al,us.
wPiss'e' .Au ~ ~,
found expression In burning Wofus 0~
vective and denunciatiou, the room ~ -
still n tho sravs. Othse junetupss vSso
,,l, H.. ,rts,..,,n. .na t.kin, n al In
ony 'oss a. :
all, tne history OF yesseruay ~ ~ IN tns
most interesting and exciting Of any day's
session.
49,, w p,,t ..,,.6 yivs6 a Nlnso
mason W. Duf. o.aeo - !"
Junction, o., on July %th ana 90 yss Al
manaesr Of the Junction Iron Company of
N,neo Previous IN thu The colliaion only
-. A.. I,h, fnr,.. Y.vks,
saW one ooer inc 'oan A
pass my mouse, on tnc nver oenk, sD0as
100 wards below the furnacA Heard tho
-h,..,. k.t,.. a.. .ot "a nv hnnsa
49, " ~ =. o. ~. .I.-s
As near - can Tell hAt "n"ue
opposite the furnace. III heard The 60oso
answer I paid no attention TO It. Altar ths
I,u.. -h,.,I.a aha v,, nrsttv eloss n ths
Dom" ""'''oN sas .,-.,- -
Ohio shore. Could 80 her distinctly trom
who're stood. When got to the wreck
.or. ~ the n.s.enpers vers of the boat
-, a. A.. a.,oho
ana tne Lomss went oaeA Ss o.,
taking of the passengers. To Cracfait-i
was having fire works for my childrs9
and my wife went into the houts and
brought out some lights. Just q she re-
turned the Lomas passed. So near - can
tell In that stage OF water, the foot Of the
Island was opposite the furnace. Noticed
the boat distinctly but don't like to give
my judgement as TO the distance from the
shore. / should ssy Il was 100 yards from
where the Lomss vhistled 70 where the
Scioto Law.
To Doyener-I think pretty near, bat
can't say that am acquainted with the
ground where the Scioto lay. l think l
have walked over the ground where 4ho
Scioto lay In low water.
Mr.. Fred. Hoffman, OF Steubenyille, vas
sworn and saws: Am 10 years old; reside
nj Steubenyiile; am a molder. No, cir, l
was not on the Lomas. was camped up
there fishing at Devinney's warehouse; Ne
were all sitting there waiting on the bctoso
Cross Creek bar; went down and got In the
stif. tbere WAS two parties OF us at the
time. We roWed across the river toward he
Scioto, sbe passed ms Q little shove the
warebouse: after she passed looked up
the river and remarked there comes The
other boat down: We can row over And gst
her waves: one OF the boys then remarked,
how do you know she Is coming down tbs
other slider Just at that the lonas b,ew
one whistle, I said To him that 10 70 keep 70
the right: the Scioto shortly Afterwards
blew two blasts; ! spoke to the fellow and
said believed Il would he Q collision from
the way they both were running.
The scioto was on the Virginia side, with
her head turned for the Ohio shore. The
Tomas ~ was coming down by Mineo near
the furnace. / saw her before she whistled.
II was about 10 or IS seconds between tbs
Answering OF the Scioto and tha Lomas'
first whistle. The one coming down vas
one had her head turned TO the Ohio shore
when they struck. an very poor 1udfs
OF distance. The Scioto sunk IN IL or u
feet OF water. did not notics the move.
ment Of her machinsry. havs lived n
that vicinity about nine year,, ! nsvS
paid any at!snnon 70 inc senefA '"u "
boats NJ THAT poinS o.,.. .l,.,, A..
10 CIscisIsELne Gc,o~ y ~ -, -.
IN, mlooie ., us 'e, vi..,.ts .hnr. ~:
lne ,al,hi,d. .nan ,nr.,d ~ Vi,~inis 49,
w. VIZ w ~. n he, S.yss snd vhen -
r...ad nsv;rn.,;s varehouse sbe heo1ed
t., M. Ohio .hore. She leciotoj vss tWo.
,b,,d. ,ovsrd the yirrinis sbore and thst
w., ths 6y,t time bssrd The LonaaS Whis.
lie f;r.t ssw The Lomm. n She va op-
no.,te Minyo We were on the VirxinIa
.Ida In The Scioto,s : waves, when We Amt $50
her and .be wbistIsd shortly Afterwards.
II IL q short bend above the furnscs. on
see up to steubenyills Ia daylight I hsd
q conversation with Keller Q few days estee
the accident Keller asked me how long
asked me where the Scioto Ias runsin9
when I first seen her, said ehs ~ 49,
the Virginia shore, and be cd somsthins
shout orders 70 land at DOfinneyr wess.
bs,;Ise vss tbe reason hS run 70 eloso 70 thss
NOR.
AKy rosd down hsrel6e bSrs prcducsd |:
subnoeana and stated that Cart faejseTixht
esve bim The subposna. 4 hsd Q Isllso
With Can't, Inglsbright and tc.S nin thsS
tbe Scioto wac on tie Vlreinii oi6s, thayO
fshed there Az years and the bosis G!I Yu6
near the YirEfnis sbose at DsvinssTs
warehouse: Directly across from ny vsfs.
house u Revinnsys wsfebouss sad thse
the bost Iies Z goo G.s:ancs aoSve ~
% tSs &bssIins % ereet. Have hsS "a notSinS
to drink this morning, nor for sx ysafs
either. ! said 70 my friends, wiii Srids tne
sulees o' an me oc,o.o ~ tnSn 81. 1n % Na -.
in In The party aid She q coming down ths
the other side Just then The Lomas
blew her whistle, and said that means 70
keep to the right The 6cioto beat ~ over
10 the Ohio side or rather had Gosten near
Iy over when she was struck. - he'd Goe-
ten almost over and straightensd up. Wtt.
ness here described tbs relative position 9
the boats at the tina OF The collision, b0eh
bows appeared 30 he strsight up eed down.
After the Iomas struck The ectoto she
swung around and down the rivsf: Hee
bow went under the Eueros o. the bu0so.
Walter App hsd fuss abouta dsum WIN
Wellsyille parties. .
To Mt. Cracraft-Ine Lome b9uct -
ecioto under the guards o ~ tsr6oere.
The river was high thee ntghe !be bcso!e
was tvothirds over tns nve. Ih:fe 80
bs'e SSo- - ~ Wt.l~l.