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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-06
PARKERSBURG.
How the Fourth Was Celebrated An
Interesting Eyeni-PersOnai.



P,REERsBURG, July THE anniversary
of our nations birthday dawned wet and
gloomy, and the threatening aspect of the
weather prevented many from observing
the day as anticipated A large excursion
over the NJ. Il c. Railroad from Athens,
Marietta and other points brought several
hundred people to our city. and the local
packets each contributed their share to.
wards swelling the number OF Wis
itors, and by II O'Clock our city
was full of strangers. A procession OF
the different secret orders was found about
II o'clock. and headed by the Parkersburg
City band, proceeded toStcphenson's grove.
near the city, where the day was spent in
various ways The Declaration OF indie
bendence was read by Hon. c. I. Caldwell
and an address by Hon. u. II. Leonard. So
far rs We have learned nothing occurred to
mar the pleasure of the occasion.
The event of the day in the city was an
address at the Court House by Mr.. Warwick
Martin. of Washington, II. C., formerly
resident of parkersburg, who
on the Fourth OF July, fifty years ago
to-day addressed the citizens OF WOOD coun.
" upon the glorious event commemprated
tOday. Before entering upon the address
which he lad printed and read lac briefly
referred to the changes i'll and about Park
ersburg during the half century which iah
clapsed since ne had addressed the Ciu-
zen, uf Wool county. AZ that time
the entire population "f farkersburg did
not Number $50 The iargest portion OF the
area now within the city limits was then
a fEe forest and he was now unable TO
reCCgnize certain localities which were once
familiar spots 70 him. At that period the
telegraph and railroads we're UuGuowu. The
busy hum OF our factories and mills, 10.
DAY. speaks volumes nj the pr"grr-s ot the
last half century.
Ate: the speaker drew the above brief
hut interesting outline. he proceeded tO
read n carefully prepared address, which
emlrdied the sum lnd substance Oi the
Declaration Oi Independence, and carried
the attention of his hearers from the reign
of George III down to the present age. The
sneaker did not 'dulge in spread eagle
speech as is usual on such occasions, but
the address was a plain and interesting
outline of our nation> history from hat
time to the present.
However, We will venture the opinion
that the gentleman is one Of the disciples
of Greenbackism. We infer this from the
very ingenious way in which he connected
the important functions performed by the
different issue OF the paper currency with
the great emergencies which the issue
thereof was intended to. and did meet sue.
cessfully at several periods in our nations
history.
The learned gentleman has evidently been
a close student of history, and especially
our financial history, and the results OF the
different financial measures adopted from
time to time. Mr.. Martin has promised
our Greenback friends here to give his
views upon this question at some time
during The coming Congressional cam-
paign
Mrs. e.. ". Thompson, OF Wheeling, is
visiting her son. Col. q. W. Thompson, OF
this CITY
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THEl MISSING.
Those Who Are Absent from Their
Homes and Supposed TO be Drowned.

Those who Are Absent from Their
Homes and Supposed to be Drowned.
The missing from East Liverpool, D., are
as follows: John Tomlinson, aged 2S years,
potter; Wilson PAUL, aged 80 years,
plasterer; John Christy, painter; Eugene
Farmer, was clerk in his fathers store; l..
R. Farmer; J. C. Thompson, age %, farmer;
Maria Booth, young lady Of twenty years;
Lincoln Wright, age nineteen years, pot
ter; Benjamin steppins, age sixteen years,
son of DR.. Steppins; Lincoln BeardAore
and Tommy Beardmore, both sons of VIM
Beardmore; Stephen Kent age thirty years,
bricklayer; w. Emerling and wife, pot,
ter by profession; David Freed; Mr..
Kennett; Master Woods, aged fourteen
years, Ed. Duffy, Arthur E. Hogeland,
aged Is years, a son of Rev. E, S. Hogeland,
OF the Methodist Church, Wellsville, o.
The members Of the band missing are
Columbus Armstrong age IS, Lewis Harper
age 20, Chas. Dayisson age 1s
and Harry Smith age 16,
Mary Cash age q years and Maggie Cash
age % years both OF East Liverpool, o;
| loaa Prussr; Dan Malone; saI RHalsl
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PRESS REPORT.
List Of the Dead and Missing.

CINCINNATI, o., July 5.-A Mlngo june
. ton special says: 1t is impossible to OBJ
tain the names of the missing, but it seems
we'll established that the number is not
greater than twenty. The following bodies
have been recovered:
David Fago, stewart.
Pipes, of Wellsyille.
R.C. Beard, East Liverpool.
Smith. boy, of Steubenville, ..
Ed Thomas. son of Capt. Thomas.
AmeDg the missing not likely to have
escaped alive, are the following boys:
Harper Stewart, Willie Booth, Chas. Da-
wilson and Joe Conners.
Three or four members of the Wellsville
brass band are reported missing
SrEUBENvILLE, o., July 5-Hundreds OF
people are attracted to the scene OF the
wrecked Scioto, some in search Of missing
loved ones, others from curiosity. One
dead body has been recovered on the Ohio
side, and two bodies OF boys are reported
near Wellsburg.
Two boys were picked up on the Virginia
side who had swan a mile and q half below
the place Of the accident They say aboui
fifty persons we're on the lower deck with
them when the boat sank, and many ol
thee are probably drowned Capt. Thomas
oi the Scioto. is'nearly erased with gr iet a
the loss Of t:z soa. sad ssasrssd Eiss
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DOWN IN A COAL MINE.
The Situation At FrOstburg and Meyer
dale.

Speriol 10 ne Register.
FEosrEERG. Nd. July THE situation
at the mines presents the same phase As
heretofore, and among the strikers the same
.deCorus conduct prevails. The companies
haze taken no action a, vet, in the matter
Otremoying their striking tenants. What
| . ) will DO no one has been able to learn.
9, vhe month has elapsed since the new
labor Commenced. and successful one IT
hiss .. , considering all things. clearly
demonstrating the tact that ii will require
but a short time TO make skilled miners Of
the entire lot. The amounts earned by the
new men vary, as is always the case,
en- among old miners Strength i'm the
y,ine will always tell and the lowest on
De- payroll who have worked a full
,aonth is about $40 while that Of the high
t.,t IS so. The majority will average apOut
So
The miners will he well treated hy the
companies, to-day. and although their first
Fourth in America, il will be one long 10
Ne remembered by them. They will FIRE
CuuUonS, hoist handsome flag purchased
Tor the occasion, and otherwise enjoy them
selves. The output yesterday was about
40 tons.
At Meyersdale yesterday. the town was
filled with strikers. the result OF the Bed
ford meeting. HOCking'S mine kept the
men at work, readily agreeing to pay the
demanded increase, and today all the op-
eratorS will do likewise. The coal mined
there is inferior to that OF Clearfield and
this region cannot compete with it, but the
companies can pay their men the advance
while the strike lasts in the other regions.
As soon. however, rs work is resumed in
these places, the Meyersdale region will he
forced back To- fifty cents per ton. This the
men well know and expect.
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cold from a fruitless search in the watery
cabin for his body. which has been found
at Brilliant Station.
The Death List
will probably exceed fifty. There are more
than this number missing, and all chances
for escape are heard from. Hundreds OF
persons from Wellsyille and East Liverpool
went down to the scene of the disaster this
morning. The
List of Missing
are as follows:
Wellsyille-John Stevenson, aged 25
years; David Fogo. 2i years; Belle Brannon,
Sallie Kiddy, +. p. Smith, wife and two
children; Willie Ewing, Charles Davidson,
q years; Joseph Conner, p years.
East Liyerpool-Iren Farmer, Cit Thomp-
son, 19.years; Lincoln Thompson 25 years /;
Clume Booth, Carrie Beardman. NJ. f. Est
line and wife, Willie Parell, John Christy,
John Thomlinson, Jacob Gibson and wife,
DIR. Stevenson, and three men named re-
spectiyely Kennett, Woods and Burke.
Lew Harper, of Wellsyille, was fatally
hurt. This list is more likely to be swelied
than diminished.
MIYGo JUNCTION. O., July 5.-The names
of those found dead are: +. Spriggs, of
Hammondsville; Miss Belle Braidon, Dave
Fogo, Sarah Riddy, Stewart Pipes, Joe Con.
ner and boy by the name OF Ed Smith. of
Wellsville K. T. Beaedmore, h. 7. Burke
and Miss Mollie Shields, of East Liverpool;
Ed Thomas, the captains boy, and likely
about fifteen more bodies will be found.
Among the missing known are Willie
Booth, John Prosser, Charles Davideon,
Lewis Harper and Charlie 'eith. 1t looks
now as il from
twenty-five Iny
will be found dead, as e at East Liver,
pool and Wellsville . 8 missing their
friends who got on the boat between East
Liverpool and Wheeling. When the boat
is raised many bodies will be found. The
party seemed to he equally divided between
gentlemen and ladies' Thus far the bodies
OF but three ladies have been found.
Searching for the Dead.
STEuBEHvILLE, July 5.-The work Of
searching for the bodies is being prosecut-
ed vigorously. Those recovered are Dan.
Thomas. son of Captain Thomas. David
Foge. Stewart Piper, Sallie kiddy and Joe
Connor OF Wellsville; Harry Beardmore,
Belle Braaman, Mrs. Mollie Shields, i. 2.
Burke and John Beard, OF East
Liverpool; Ed. Duffy and Ed. Smith, OF
Steubenville, and c. T.. Sprague, Of Ham
mondsville.
lhose known 10 De uissIiS are Jun
Stevenson, Lewis Harper, Chas Leith.
Chas Swearingen and John Prosser, OF
Wellsville; Willie Booth, Eugene Pioneer,
John Fertuison, Willie Paul, Chas. Davi-
son. Bert Stebbner. John Christy and Cum
Minis Thompson, OF East Liverpool, and c.
Plumer, of Washington, Pa.
Bodies Recovered:
Evan II. Burke, Harry f. Beardmore,
Miss Bell Brannan, Mollie Shields. David
Fogu. Edward Thomas, Charles Sprague,
Sallie kiddy, Stewart Pipes, rosePh Con
ner. Lincoln Beardmore, Harry Donnelly,
Edward Duffy, Edward Smith-total a.
The work of hunting the dead is still in
progress. The coroner OF Jefferson county
is on the ground. and will commence the
inquest on the bodies tomorrow. The in
vcsrigation by the Government inspector
will take place at Wheeling.
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THE LATEST.
Scenes M WeIIsyiIle-The Lists still
Growing.
Special Dispatch TO The Register.

Special Dispatch 10 The Register.
WELLsvILLE. O., July 5.-The sad sequel
to yesterdays excursion on the ill-fated
Scioto was enacted to-day by the arrival OF
seven bodies OF the missing. About 250
persons got on u boat here, and of the num-
Der seven are known TO have been drowned,
while thirteen more are missing, and no
doubt are among the lost.
List Of Lost.
David Fogo, "a years; Stewart Pipes, %;
Belle Brandon, l6; Sarah Kiddy, Is; Joe
Conner, IS; Edward Smith, l5 and c. Z.
Sprague, from Hammondsville. near here.
The Missing
include Charles +. Davidson, Lewis Har-
per and C. b. Armstrong, members OF
the Wellsville Band, and little Charley
Smith, the drummer boy; A. Z. Hoaglin
J. C. SterA--on, John Grainds, Samuel
Hunte Ewing, youth of Is, boy
named Pa. son. and Elias Smith and his
three children, all from this place.
from the confusion attending the acci-
dent it is probable the list of missing is
still incomplete, and that it will he still
greater.
A crowd of two thousand has been in and
around the depot all day, and the scenes
when the bodies were taken from the
trains, were heartrending in the extreme.
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DEAD AND FOUND.
Names and Residence of the Recovered
victims.

victims.
Those who were drowned and afterwards
recovered were: Dave Togo, of Wellsville,
O., age from ~ to p years, was member
of the band and clerk in Sam Martins
clothing store.
Stewart Pipes, of Wellsville, o., age 2l
years, the Junior member of the firm of
VIM. Pipes 4 Son.
Harry Beardmore, age IA or 10 years son
of Joseph Beardmore.
Carry Beardmore. age % years, daughter
of Joseph Beardmore.
Ed. Smith, of Steubenville.
Mrs. Mollie Shields, OF East Liverpool.
Cecil Sprague, age Is years, Of Ham,
mondsville, Ohio.
Evan Z. Burke. aged % years, East
Liverpool, was a stone mason; his father
is John Burke, of Beaver; he was unmar-
ried.
Mrs. Belle Brandon, Of Wellsville, for
merly of East Liverpool,
Jos. Connor. OF Welsville
Miss Sallie Eiddy, of Wellsville.
Dan Thomas and John Beard, East Liver
pool.
Ed. Duffy, Steubenville.
Total IL
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the rollers in the rear OF the Scioto when
she was struck, and as she sank, he ran his
skif to her side, and grasping woman
who was sinking, by the hair. he succeeded
in dragging her into the skiff, together with
her child which was clasped tightly in her
arms, and then pulled ashore. He never
stopped to inquire her name, but pulled
back and helped to save others. Indeed the
boatmen deserve the thanks Of all for the
nerve and bravery they manifested, some OF
them saving as many as five and SIX people,
and none Of them receiving anything for
their services.
A Brave Swina.
When the boats struck Henry Rhinehart
was sitting with lady friend on the upper
deck leaning over the railing. The mo-
ment the shout that the boat was sinking
was heard, the lady jumped to her feet and
sprang overheard. Without a seconds
hesitation young Rhinehart followed, not
even waiting to diyesting himself OF coat
or boots, and as the lady rose to the sur
face he caught her, and, after a terrific
struggle, during which he swan over half
a mile, succeeding in landing her safely on
shore.
A Lost Son.
Mr.. Prosser, who lives in West Virginia,
opposite wellsville, spent the afternoon
looking for some sign of his son and Daniel
Malone, both of whom were on the i'll
fated boat. Late in the evening he found
his sons umbrella in one Of the staterooms,
but so far nothing of the missing boys.
Captain Thomas Son.
None were more frantic than Cap
tain Thomas, of the Scioto, whose
little son was lost, and during
the whole afternoon it was necessary
to have him guarded in order to prevent
his throwing himself into the river. Late
in the evening the body of the boy was re-
covered and taken to his almost craze6 par
ent.
Wife and Neice Lost.
About the middle OF the afternoon, Mr..
Morga n, who lives near East Liverpool, Wis
tied the wreck, looking for his wife and
neice, both of whom were in the boat. He
found his wife's bonnet and the basket
which contained the dinner of the two, but
nothing else could be learned of them, and
they are undoubtedly drowned.
The Money Box,
Last night it was rumored that the cash
box had been stolen, but this isafternoon Mr..
Milholland the manager OF the excursion,
states that when the boat was sinking he
seized the box, sprang overheard, and swan
to the shore, when he threw it into bar
rel of water that was standing there, and
found it to-day, unharred.
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keeps boarding house near Eyeron. A
coal digger named Charles Wilson, also Of
Eyerson, bad spent the 4th in PittshurB ,and
came on the same train, and he put up at the
same place. After supper the young girl
retired TO the ladies' parlor, where there
were several preachers and others sitting.
and upon the arrival OF several men they
found Wilson trying to oatrage the girl in
the hall. He was promptly checked in hs
fiendish work, when he declared he didn't
''care d-n for police or anybody elsee."
He was taken to Jail. Mayor Bierer this
morning fined him five dollars and twenty
four horus in Jail, the extent of his power.
Information will be made By the father. 1t
is said. before he leaves town, although he
appears very Indifferent. The public feel.
ing in the matter is very bitter.
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FIRE RECORD.

BosToN, July 5.-A fire in the fifth story
block Al TO ~ Federal street, caused dam
age OF $50,9oo. Insured.
CHICAGO, July 5.-Johnson & Arneson's
furniture factory, OH Noble street, was
burned this forenoon. Loss, $4,000; in
sured for $1,000 Several adjoining cot
tages were burned Loss about 5000.
SouTH ABINGDON, Mass, July 5.-Ever.
sons shoe factory and the dwelling OF
Chas. Conant were burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000; partially insured.
CAIRO July 5-A fire broke out, this
morning, in Hinkle X Moores tobacco and
pork warehouse, completely consuming
that and an adjoining frame building; also
about twenty hogsheads OF tobacco stored
in the warehouse. Loss not known, but
probably $4,000,
SHKRRR0oE, QrEEIc. July 5.-Five oco'
motives and the railway roundhouse here
are burned Loss 10000.
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AT THE RIVER.

From the house down to the river the
way leads through dense growth Of tim
Der for some distance, when, on reaching
the bank. the scene OF the tragedy at once
bursts into view. The wrecked steamer
lay about one hundred yards from the
shore, with her bow up stream and point
ing toward the Ohio shore, toward which
she vas leading when struck. The water
was sweeping over her lower decks and had
heen three feet deep in the cabin. The
shore was lined with people and the river
dotted with boats going to and from the
wreck, while others were engaged in
Graphing Tor the Dead.
In the cabin the scene was pitiful in the
extreme. On every side, scattered Just us
they were left were girls hats, bonnetS
and trinkets, where their owners had
flung them in the first agonizing moment.
Chairs were broken, table upset, doors
wrenched from their hinges, and every in
d'cadon of the scenes of terror that ensued
when the boat was struck and the terrible
cry
"She il Sinking
was first heard. Almost instantly the boat
sank, the water rushing in with tremen-
dous force, flooding the cabin to the depth
OF three or four feet, and cadAing the ut.
most confusion. Women and children
shouted out in their terror, while men
were bursting open doors and windows in
their attempts to find way Of safety from
the whelming food. The upper win
dows were broken out. and those on the
the hurricane deck pulled their less for
tunate ueighbors through the vacant spaces.
In the midst Of all this confusion the cry
OF
Fire.
was heard from some one on the lower
deck. In moment all semblence of orde,
was lost, and the crowd on the hurricane
deck, who were in absolute safety, Jumped
into the river, in the vain attempt to save
themselves. Bat for this, it is altogether
probable that but little, ii any, loss of life
would have occurred.
| Incidents.
"A fisherman named Brown, who is mad
q tas staE taas heroes ore, was riding 1,
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Dacl with Hatehcts.

MoNoNGAHEIA CRY, July 5.-Eyery day
has its nishaps The first We hear OF is q
trouble occurred yesterday afternoon be-
tween Cornelius and John Dougherty. As
to the origin of the trouble little is known,
bnt at any rate, early in the afternoon II
was rumored that the above named gen.
tlemen Ccoiored. by the way had met In
deadly conflict An investigation shows
that they had quiet set to with hatchets.
Cornelius was cut about the head and
John received an ugly wound or two.
Cornelius has only been home irol., the
pen" some six weeks, and when he re.
turned he brought woman with him.
John is noted for his gallantry and Neal
thought him biz too fresh. Hence the
rumulls
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The MIuiux HItuastsp.

PrT1sRuRsH July 5.-President Jones. OF
the Coal Miners Association, states that he
is informed. not officially, however, that
twenty men from the slope mine have gone
to the camp at Mansfield and that the for.
eign miners have quit work. President
McCrickeri, OF the Fort Ftt Cosl Company,
stated to-day that his company had taken
TO work yesterday thirty new colored men
to take the plvccs made " the strikers.
an extensive affair, and proved q success
financially and otherwise. Mr. Jones states
that the circular issued on behalf o5 the
miners Ia meeting With fair kucceAs.
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WON'T HAVE H.
No sAys Gel. Ten hwsss.
A....l..I Ia.,,l.fcL fn fhe ReofsEer

CHsnLnros, W. Va, July a'-rhs
matter Of the United states District Atior-
neyship Of West virsinis, vscated Ny Gee.
Gon, having created much stir In this oity.
your correspondent interviewed Col. 9. D.
Swami, who In mentioned In connection
with the appointment He says the ossos
was declied by him; thst he 10 notified the
President, and yesterday received . letter
from the President In reply Col. svsna
says he has no desire for the Office, snd
yo;lld not have H.
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A RUmoR DENIED.
The Elk Garaen ntnssa ~ work.
R.,>-l,,I Tl.s...frh fa IA Re0(sfrT

WAsHrSDroS, July 5.--The story extes-
sively printed in Baltimore and Washing.
ton to the effect that the miners in the
Elk Garden mining regions Of West
Virginia are idle In consequences
of q strike. Is derived by Senator Davis.
who visited that territory, Yesterday. lie
says the miners are wosSing regularly
and appear well contented, and they arc
producing daily M average OF about "
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HORRIBLE 0UTveE
whieh Mny Enc 4. a Lynehinx.

GRxKsssURG, Pa, July 5.-The Fourth, it
seems, could not wind up in Greensburg
without something terrible at the end.
Last evening Thomas Stewart and his thir-
teen yea. old daughter Emma, came from
Pitts5urg arriving too late to take the train
for Eyerson They registered at the Farm
srs House ha.ai icr IL night H,. Sssxs<s