The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-08

Another Accident 90 me stoeEdaIe
General wharf Notes.

Another Accident to the stoclidaIe,
General Wharf Notes.
Business was very lively all day yesterday.
The river gauge last evening showed eight
feet three inches In the channel and stiii faii.
ing,
The Andes got away at late hour last eve.
ming, taking 4 lot Of passengers and plentyof
freight One Item was nearly 5000 kegs Of
nails
The rumor that the Return had been sold
proved 10 be true. The steamer was taken
away yesterday and will 90 into Portsmouth
trade.
Captain coutson yesterday received dis
patch stating that tie Wyoming would not
leave Pittsburgh for ST. Louis until Saturday,
and would therefore pass this point on Sun.
The steamer Return has been purchased by
]. o. Agnew, who will run II between Ports
mouth and MRysyille. This boat was built
IN this city last August and draws fifteen
The Emma Graham, en- route from Cincin.
natl, passed up yesterday morning and the
Bright Light, formerly the Lady Alice, from
st. Louis, went up in the afternoon, Both
were for Pittsburgh.
Sseamboatnen say that the q iectric. iieh
on steamboats, Is all right enough for the boat
which carries the light, but makes Il danger.
Gus for the opposing one that does not have
It, as the light blinds the pilot II ali the
boats should have them Il would be all right,
as the light will show all around, but they
do not likeit when carried on few boats.
ACCIDENT TO THE sTocEbALE.
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock the
steamer Katie StoCkdals, Captain Tom Cal.
houn In command, cOllided with the steamer
Evan Williams, which was being towed by
the towboatB. d. Wood. The accident which
happened opposite Tiltonsyille, occurred In
this manner: The stockdale wasen route from
Pittsburgh To Cincinnati and ut the time Of
the accident Billy Hollowaywas ut the wheel;
tile usual amount Of steam was in the bOileTs
and the boat was running at usual speed. Ac-
Cording To Holl0way's story he met the
Wood. which had the Williams In tow, the
latter boat being disabled, having dropped
It's shaft, and II was being taken TO Pitts.
10 the side Of the Wood, It's bow being little
In advance Of that Of the Wood. The Stock.
dale was entitled to choose what side to pass
and accordingly blew one whistle.
The Wood answered properly, and
Holloway supposing the pilot OF the Wood
would turn his boat as indicated, kept on
bis way He soon noticed, however, that the
Wood was keeping straightand he again blew
once, which the Wood answered with seriti
OF short whistles. In the meantime the
boats had rapidly advanced toward eacl
other, and before the wheels could be re
yersed the Williams and Stockdall
struck square head on The shoCl
was fearful; the Stockdale shook from
stem to stern and there was terribl,
CONSERVATION among oil on board. The
Stockdale commenced sinking and was head
ed for the shore where she stuck. The Woo
aud Williams, stoutly built tow boats, wer,
apparently uninjured and kept OH their way
The stem or bow OF the StockdalG was spill
wide open and the front part OF the decI
lifted from the hull every timber seemed t,
be started. Pumps were put TO work to gel
| the water OF the hold, but 1t was hare
work, rs It run back almost as fast as pumped
ia. At last q heavy tarpauifn was pufieC
over the bow and the water kept out Tie
steamer then managed to reach this port
where such repairs were made, as will, II Il
thought, allow her to reach Cincinnati
where she will go on the docks. At thi.
point the proper protests were nled. Thu
case will undoubtedly prove interesting
Considerable damage was done to the freight
in the hull OF the Stockdale.
This steamer seems TO be very unlucky a
II wasonly on her last trip that her uppe
works were raked of by the Rochester
bridge
CAIRO, February 7.--River AZ feet and fall
ing. Light rain. Thermometer, $50.
PrrrsBuRoII, February 7.-Rives 4 feet Il
inches and falling. Weather cloudy ant
mild.
CIScIxSATr, February River 90 feet Il
inches and stationary Departed: Sidney
Wheeling. Passed Up: Buckeye State, ST
Louis to Pittsburgh.
LOUISVILLE, February River iallin)
with feet 10 inches water in the canal, AMI
feet 10 inches in the chute on the falls
Business fair. Raining.
EVANSVILLE, Februaty7.-weather cloudy
with heavy rains this afternoon and evening
wind southwest. Mercury ACE. River IS fee
inches scant and falling.