The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-19

stage of the water aud MOvsm sntS of tn,
Steamboats,.

Stage Of the water aud Movements Of the
Steamboats,,
The BostonA Is laid up in the mouth OF
the Great Kanawha.
News received from below yesterday
was to the effect that the Ice had gorged
at Ravens Rock, and that 1t extended
back as far as sistersyille.
The rise in the river enabled the o. w.
Bachelor to get of At Steubenville, and
she departed for Pittsburgh early Sunday
morning. She will probably be here this
morning.
The steamer Ark, which was crowded
ashore at Grape Island by the ice, and
whose tow was in very bad condition,
has been worked of successfully and Is
now safely tied up.
The towboats Enterprise and Bell Nc
GoWan with their fleets Of empties are
safely laid up in the Ice harbor opposite
81. Mary's, which they reached iust In
time to escape danger aud trouble.
The towboats Hornet No. 2 and Bar.
n4rd with number Of empty barges are
laid up on the Ohio side OF the river, just
above the Brilliant landing opposite
WellsburR, out otharm's way BY reason Of
the Ice.
Tho q. W. Bachelor, tho well known
Wheeling and Pittsburgh packet, which
lay up at Steubenyille during the cold
got hard aground. The Abner 0'Neal, in
trying 70 get her Of, was unsuccessful and
broke her own wheel 10 pieces.
The river was only q few inches higher
yesterday, the marks last evening indi.
catlnga depth Of only s feet 10 inches. At
Plttsburgh the depth was I feet 4 inches
and the river was rising. At all other
points above there the rivets were either
stationary or rising slowly.
The machinery lndClrgo Of the wrecked
Emma Graham, with the exception OF 200
barrels Of glassware has been recovered.
The Last seen Of the wreck was midway
between Apple Grove and School llouae
run, where the boat either turned bottom
side up or the deck gave way and hoated
Of.
The steamer Lillian, a Kanawha river
packet, owned by L. A. Carf'b milling
company Of Buffalo, tied up there one day
last week on account Of the Ice and the
water being high she had moored over q
log OF post the water receded, letting ler
down Upon the post which knocked d
hole ID her, causing her 10 sink. She was
valued at 5000 and insured. tits thought
she can be raised. .
The following passenger and tow boats
found 4 cafe hafbor At the mouth Of tho
KanAwhA fivef from the heavy Ice In the
Ohio. Andes, D. W. Woodward, Iron
Age, Ella LAymAn, James Taylor, Ohas,
Mcdonald, Annie l., Nail City, Geo, ",
Stone, o, A. Hill, Hummlng Bird and
Luella. When the Government get lhe
Ice piers completed, this point will be q
refuge for boa . Of oil classes.
The tow boat Nellie speet followed
Blk ice dfitt down The Ohio river from
PlIbbufgh Saturday afternoon In the hope
Of scattering II and preventing Il from
lodging In mass, A gorge had formed
opposite MCkee's Rocks, and the floating
Ice struck II and Immediately formed 4
blockade, The steamboat was following
90 close that II could not stop and ran into
the Ice, sticking fast More Ice followed
back Of Il, completely hemnlne II In,
Alter working hard iOI neatly five hours,
the Twilight and two other steamers sue.
Ceeded In getting the Nellla speer again
adtiit. The only damage sustained by the
latter boat wAs 10 the wheel,