Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-09

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The Courier, Diurnal and Regular DIS
~ posed Of By U. 8. Msrshall.
Yesterday the United States Marshal
proceeded to sell the steamboats, owned BY
the Parkersburg Transportation Company
which were libeled by the creditors OF the
of the company in Cincinnstiand this city.
Auctioneer Haller was secured to cry them
of. The boats we're put up at 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning. and at noon the sale was
postponed until after dinner, the offers at
that time being S675fo Regular, 81 600 for
Courier, and $500 for Diurnal. AT 2
o'clock, when the sale was RECOMMENDED,
the following wellknown river men were
present: Capt. ]. HSgison, of Parkersburg;
Messrs. Charles and Godfrey Muhleman, of
Baresville; Capt 6. Thompson, of sanfsh,
and Capt. John Kyle, of the Big Sandy
Packet Company. Of this city, Messrs.
Sweeney & Son, Henry Schmulbsch, Capt
Thomas and William Prince, Capt, Booth,
Capt. Seamon, Mr.. Maxwell Capt Dillon
and quite a number of interested specta-
tors
After CRYING the Diurnal at 81 800 for
about an hour she was Knocked down to
Can't. Thomas Price at his bid oil $1,000.
To this must be added hospital dues, which
viii make the vessel cost him in round
numbers $500 This vessel was built in
| 1879 and made her first trip in August OF
that year. She cost the company about
$40, 600. The following are her dimensions:
SO feet beam, BY 30 feet length; depth OF
hold feet; machinery, three good boilers,
and cylinders measuring "a inches by feet
stroke. This vessel was thoroughly over.
hauled during the summer at Cincinnati
and is now in frst-class condition. Captain
Prince intends putting her in the Parkers-
burg trade to run with his other boat Ches-
apeake The latter will leave here Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday, and his new pur.
| cl ase, the Diurnal will leave Tuesday next
and every other day thereafter, provided the
river was not yet too low.
The Courier was next TOOK up and after
little bidding was knocked down to Henry
Schmulbach for $500. Nobody apparent
| " wanting her. The vessel was built in
| 1871 and has the machinery Of the old
| steamer Rebecca on her. The following
| are her dimensions SO feet beam: 1910
feet in length; 81 feet hold; 3 boilers; hel
cylinders lS3 inches by foot stroke. She
fcost nearly $4,000 Both OF these boats
we're living at the wharf in fair view OF the
| bidders.
The last boat belonging TO the company.
he Regular is lying at Crab landing and
rs our readers are aware about half sub
merged having sunk there about week
ago, while attempting TO bring her TO thu:
port. The first bid on her was $500, this
was gradually raised to $3.50 and she came
very near being knocked down at that figure
br ing Henry Schmulbach's bid. Finally
Grodfrey Muhleman started to bidding and
Tor over thirty minus 1t was lively ti'
between him and Mr. Schmulbach. The
after, however secured the vessel on hi:
asst bid of 81, 800. This vessel was brought
here by Capt. Dillon in 1880, she having
been built for the Portsmouth trade IL
1876. The Captain purchased her fol-
81, 900, and spent $4,000 more in repairing
her. She was known as the Scioto an
was known far and near as being the fast
est packet afoat on the upper Ohio, anc
also for the part she took in the Scioto
'.omas collision. She was purchased b,
he Parkersburg Transportation Compan!
! IN io62 for $1,000, and after that awfal as
cident her name was changed 10 the Reg
ular. The dimensions are as follows
Twenty.three feet beam, $50 length, 3.
foot hold, ii itch cylinders, 5 foot stroke,
steel boilers ~ inches in diameter
jy "a feet long. Rivermen claim she ha
extra fine machinery. Mr.. Schmulbach in
ends dismantling the Regular and placint
her machinery on an entire new boat, tn,
hull for which he has airaady ordered. Tn
Courier also his purchase, will be over
Lauled and together with the new boat viii
inter- the Parkersburg trade.
The Parkersburg Transportation Com
pany's liabilities amount to about ,00'
and the sale of these vessels only aggregate
$ll,500. The creditors will therefore no
receive dollar for dollar out Of the proceed
of the sale.
Just what were the reasons for the com
pany ceasing operations and selling out a
such sacrifice could not be ascertained.