The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-06
Ellis Smith, aged 10; East Liverpool.
Miss sallie kiddey, aged 10; East Liver.

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Joseph Conner, aged Is.
, =. I. Budkc, aged 80; stone, mason;
Boy claimed by some to bo a son Of
Capt. Thomas; denied by others. i,59. :
AS Inst rs the bodies were found they
were conveyed to Il house on the Ohio
side, assisted by an undertaken from Steu.
benville, to be claimed aud prepared for
burial. Intense excitement was manifest.
cd rs the bodies were carried to the shore,
and with difficulty could passage be
made through the crowd who were anxious
TO learn the names OF persons rescued. Isi
Taking u survey Of the position OF the
scioto, the river and channel, one is almost
forced to the conclusion thnt the pilots OF
both boats arc neither OF them blameless.
While we wero informed by expo.
rienced river men, that at that point, the
ascending boat uniformly was given tho
Ohio side Of the river, still one cannot i'm.
ngine why the Scioto was 80 far out from
the shore. Any boat running on the
upper river could easily pass, yesterday,
between her mud the Ohio shore and hive
room to sparc, yet there was threo O, four
feet less water thun when the accident oc.
Cured. The river is wide ut this point
aud dozen such boats could 20 abreast.
It Is important that IL searching inyestiga.
ton be had, leaving no stone unturncd TO
find where the guilt belongs
ALL soIrrs or RuMons.
All sorts Of rumors were atloat in regard
10 the collision, some OF which VIC intend
to trace up. -
We were told the Scioto had been con.
demned aud been ont ofscrvice; but know
ing this to be untrue, indeed, having
knowledge that she was in every way sound
and i'll lirst-class order, It gave lis pleasure
to contradict MI such stories. Attention
was called to her certificate which shows
Sue was inspected June 20, 1851, which
would make her papers run out June 2S,
lSSa. Some said new papers were issued
and were taken out Of the clerks private
drawer, others that none had yet been
issued. We could not ascertain in regard
to this, but presume Capt. Booth lias not
failed to attend to this important matter.
Again her papers only give permission TO
carry sixty passengers, yet there were not
less than $50. Had she u special permit to
carry stch crowd =? 1t is not strange that
such questions were asked, after such IN
accident aud so many hearts are wrunp
with anguish, and homes made disolate.
We are under many obligations to Cant.
Dougherty, OF the "Annie L. for fayors,
also Reporter Mccain, of the Pittsburgh
Dispdich, who had been on the ground the
entire day. lE!5is. 5i. - n
Harry Merrimau, formerly OF Ivellsburg,
but now living in Wellsville-a blind
young man about 2l-boardcd the boat on
her up trip at Wellsbug. At the time OF
the collision he was in the main cabin
but succeeded without help in reaching the
hurricane deck, and remained until he
was taken off and carried on shore in
skiff. '2.g
ARRIVAL OF TIE WELCOME"
About 81 o'clock the steamer Welcome"
arrived in charge OF Capt. C. II. Booth,
President Of the Wheeling and Petersburg
Transportation company, owners Of the
sunken boat, David Kellar, the pilot Of the
unfortunate Scioto at the wheel. On
board were John Sweeney, OF this city, n
son OF Capt. Thomas md others. The fur
niture of the sunken boat, together with
the property OF the unfortunate excursion
lists, was Immediately transferred to the
"Welcome," but having to meet our train,
we were obliged to leave for home without
learning when the sunken boat will be
raised. i;
LATrp-runpe yorr ronrrs rorxn
Att o'clock the body OF an aged and un.
known man was recovered from the water
near tho scene Of the wreck. The striker Of
the Scioto, whose story was given in thesc
columns roo,ord,v ,,,orr;,n ,,u, d., ~
w,s mi.rnJorsioo1 ~ ,,,". ,;o ,na.. ~ ~
slcenv whom intory;,rod ,hat .,,o ,,;a M -, ~
tnow who, Ia wos s,r;n, - -
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s.so o,c,o,l; ond forss = 49,, ~ 80 ~
wor,. ,oor;rn IN ,ho a.. - ~ - -. s :: y
,ho howe g, ,ooovo.;na ,ho h,s;.. -. =
nosed r. ,,o IL ,hn ,,aoI. .oa,'
o,clocL ,hs hod;os ~ r. T s,a;.,, -. Ailu y,
Wallsy;,,o ,nJ ,I,o sn,r. I.,,n, ~ :.
Tia "Wollsy;Ilo h,nd' r],nra ] ,ooo..ara1 = ~ :,
indentiiiel. The report lint the BODY @ Of
Dan Thomas, son Of Capt Thomas had
6een Seen ~ crowned owl IL ialse. Use When the cabin
hats belonging to Ie men and women uors Oro
seen floating on the ton OF the water. whicl,
substantiates the theory that n number nj
bodies had lodged in the deck room.
Capt. Chas. Booth is ut the scene of the
wreck working leroicaly 10 recover the
bodies. He is ably assisted by John
Sweeney and Pilot Dave Kellar. The work
OF dragging for bodies will bo kept up all
night. :. ~ ~ II l'S.,ilt' "
HISTORY OF THE II-rArEp STEAMER.
The iniure,, bo,t tho scio,o w,y h,;,,
:. ~ I".u ,o-. ,Ja'' t"o a.'o,o, was ou'l'
IN June, 1910, ut portsmouth, Ohio, by the
Bay Brothers. Itwas built for speed, and
was one OF the i,istcst boats on the Upper
Ohio II uos Crst nut IN t,,o ,,ou ,r,Jo
II'..;.,s, wv .o ~ ~, lAa '.Au.
soa 80, s,o" "u . - o'.s.,o".n "'.u
:. '"oA ".' pas :" t"o i.ontou aiu ip u".iipo-