The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-18
RIVER NEWS,
Very Little OF 1t, Hut Such nv II IL. In

Very LtttIe OF 1t, Hut Such nv II Ii, In
49,. Here.
Local packets still continued their several
! trades. -lALg n 5Ill
The river rose little yesterday, the marks
last evening indicating u depth Of / feet 3
inches. "a
The Scotia. known as tho flagship Of the
Pittsburgh-Cincinnati line, Is a dandy
hustler" and no mistake.
The Bachelor is being generally over.
hauled while lying here. una the Courier is
| IeceiYinga thorough scru bbiug.
The towboat James Taylor Is engaged in
The Kanawha river in raising the bull Of the
E.na, which exploded and sunk some time
ago. 80. 49,
The Scotia did not arrive in time 10 leave
yesterday afternoon,an therefore postponed
her departure until lo.iay,a as per advertise.
ment. !=I5 ~ ~ =" ,T
The upper deck OF the Will s. HAYS, now
building. will be Of corrugated iron, und II
she should burn the people In The cabin will
not be cut from escape by flames go quickly,
because OF s,ich protection and that iuct will
be big advertisement III her favor with
travellers. ,Sft t.z'J4A5 i4 aGt.
VIM. Knox & Son. Of Harrnar, O., have
contracts now for two boats. one OF which
they are nov employed on. and whicl. Is 1l5
ieet long, % feet beam and feet depth OF
hold. This boat is for Capt. Prince, and is
Intended for the Wheeling and Bellaire trade.
The other will not be commenced until tie
spring Of mex. year, aud Is to be built for
Capt. G. NJ. Berry. 1t will be 1875 feet long
q fec, beam and feet depth Of hold. a'$S, : =.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER.
eial says the following rules, II closely OBJ.
served In oil cases OF steamboat disasters. will
undoubtedly save many hves dTii : - ="
First In case OF fire 10 down to the lack.
staff on the main deck as soon rs possible
FOX The reason that that part CT the boat Is
the last portion TO burn, and nearly always
the first 10 reach land. Very frequently Tie
entire boat is burned and the iackstaiI
scorched. still stands on the sunken wreck.
second-In case oil sinking, go up on the
hurricane root. II you cannot obtain Il life
preservcr, take one OF the shutters Oft The
hanginss. By placing them under your arms
they will support you In the water. In
| many cases the oabtn becomes detached from
the hull and will support nearly all. -
Thlrd-ln case OF u hurricane or violent
winds, get as near to the wheel rs possible
for the reason that 1t is the strongest bnilt
part OF the upper works. ard will 6e the lust
TO 60 to pieces. = '.-,.s7 a I. - - :,
fourth-In case OF explosion remain pcr-
tec,ly still where you nreif you are no, hurt.
for by running out OF danger you will have a
hundred chances to one 10 get into a worse
one. After the steam md debris have gone
you can collect your senses aud know What
you are about. ffH :oi:i gir.ag s.f i 4 '''''
Fifth--ln oil OF the above cases peye, NJ.
low yourself to become panic stricken,
The above was written by one who Inns
passed through tho whole of these accidents
and never was injured. Is z, t,zi I-1,T''
flrrsnvadu, October 17.-Rivcr II inches
and stationary. Weather cloudy aud warm.
NEw ORLEANS. October 17.--Arriycd-cen.
tennal from st. Louis. No Departures.
y CIScrSSArl, October l7.-River7 feet, .
inches and falling. Weather fair and cooler.
Departed-B. S. Ahea, Evansville. =
LOUISVILLE, October ll.-Riyer falling. @
feet In the canal, md ) feet on the falls. Bns.
ness dull..H Weather cloudy and cool.
= ST. Louis, October l7.--Arriyed-No.ton
and sBarges, Cairo; Bald Essle, Keokuk.
Depsrted-Josephine and bargaJ, St. Paul;
City Of Providence, Vioksburg. River has
risen inches, with feet inches by gauge.
Weather clear and cool. F7a -. -