The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-18
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Trial Trip of the ~LoveIl-LocaI Leyee
Lac0nics.

AEAhA AAtEs Va tbN
Laconics.
The packets were ali running yesterday ex
cept the Princess.
The w. N. Chancellor Is due down thi,
morning, bound for Charleston.
The Scotia passed up at IA. NJ, and the
Emma Graham down at 8 A. N. Both had
medium sized trips.
The river rose two or three feet yesterday
and was still rising at dusk. There was about
10 feet OF water In the channel.
As the W. N. Chancellor was backing out
from the upper wharf boat at Bsllaire, Wed
nesday morning, she ran her wheel into the
side OF the Hiram b., breaking u hole In the
wheel house, but no serious damage was done
Any person desiring a weeks vacation aud
pleasure can do no better than 10 take pas
sage on one OF those splendid steamers, the
Andes or st. Lawrence, and make the round
trip. This can be done at very little expense,
the fare hardly paying the board. oil
The ST. Lawrence Is due to-day from Gin,
cinnati. Che left that port late and will
probably mot be here before early tomorrow
morning. che will leave tomorrow after.
noon ats O'Clock, on her return trip. Capt,
Billy List Is master and Mr.. @. D. List pnrser,
The Fred Wilson No. 9 was the frat one Of
the coal feet 10 appear. She passed down
yesterday aftcrnoon. The Dauntless also
came down with a small tow Of coal aud q
barge OF tile and sewer pipe. The Coal Val.
ley and Enterprise passed down with coal
also, and the Belle Prince arrived from above
with q tow Of empties. {.
Reports from down the river say that the
Minnie Bay, the elegant sids.wheeler recent
l., k,,s1k aIT0kta AAHR k~ 2NgaaaaVt ~ Gan Ia
creating a regular furore In her Huntington
and Portsmouth trade. She was splendidly
furnished and was popular from the start.
Capt. Bay has mounted a caRron on her bow,
which.wakes the echoes In fac style,
The Il. N. Townsend arrived from Hammer
yesterday afternoon, having in tow two
bsrges OF lumber aud the hull OF the Ches.
apeake, Capt. Ed. Maddy's new mail boat.
until 10 day, when her boilers will be put
on. Sweeney Il Son have the contract for all
the work on this boat. The hull was built
by Knox. Her machinery and boiltrI will
be exactly like those OF the Minnie Bay. She
will have a texas and be lighted by cleo.
tricity. The hull has already provoked con.
siderable comment, 1t Is very sharp and the
boat Is very wide over all. II Is built for
speed and It's trial trip will be eagerly looked
forward to.
The big Pittsburgh towboatsw will be brought
mp with q round turn one oitheSs fine days.
With several Of them; after they get their
tows loaded and under way its rule or ruin.
They use their own sweet will about blowing,
when meeting another steamer, knowing
that they are. the strongest and that passen.
ger packets must make way or go TO the bot.
tom. The names OF several who have acted
In this manner have been taken and will be
reported. The latest case Is that Of the Fred
Wilson No. 2. She was pissipg downyester-
day afternoon with a big tow Of coal. The
o. NJ. Lowell was returning from her trial
trip. The Wilson should have whistled at
500 yards but did not. When within about
200 yards, the Lowell whistled and then the
Wilson gave q short loot.
The o. n. Lowell, Capt. Dode Rerry's new
stern wheel packet made It's trial trip ) epter.
day afternoon. This boatis intended for the
St. Mary's and PArkersburg trade. She IS 1913
feet long, q feet beam aud 81 ieot hold
Her cylinders are 10 ZACH diameter with ~.
foot stroke. The boilers are stoal, 9 In mum.
her, 3S In. diameter and IS feet long with 2
ilues each. Her wheel Is II feet in diameter
with 10 foot buckets. Her cabin Is half
length with saloons fore and aft It's
finish is oak granting. The office
IL 4 tasty little affair, and the general iue.
nishings ara very neat and pretty. The boat
10 named after one OF Marietia's prominent
me chants who presented the bell y weighs
400 pounds And'hasA clear tone. She gave