The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-25

were nneu 20 ana Cost eACh yesterday
by tho mayor. The two who abused
the officers got two fines each Of IS and
costs. Three OF the men could not pay
and went to the hill for thirty days
each.
Some Of the excursionists did moi
leave for home till yesterday, Every
where one went the Sunday experience
was the topic, and enough experiences
and stories were heard to fill large
volume.
WHAT THE boat LOOKED LIKE.
Last evenings Chronicle Telegraph says
The steamer Andes tied up at the
! wharf at 10 o'clock, after one Of the
most hilarious voyages in the history
OF Pittsburgh and Wheeling excursions.
The reports OF the great disorder which
had prevailed on the steamer from the
time it lett Pittsburgh AT midnight Sat
urday had spread, and fully 1000 peo'
pie had assembled on tho river bank to
sec the boat arrive. Inspector Nickel.
vey and Captain Wagner had squad OF
policemen OH the shore, and they were
needed to keep back the crowd and to
keep lane so that the excursionista
could so ashore,
The approach OF the boat was dis
cerned from the Point. 1t came up
very slowly, as II worn out also. There
were vet about $50 men and thirty
women on board, and they gave hoarsC
cheer as the steamer came in, which
the crowd on the shore echoed. When
the Decentralization began there was an
"0h, what a nightw look on most oil
the ueople, which spokeplainly. About
one man in ton was hatless, many had
black eyes; one was cut on the right
side OF his face, and one had to be Sent
home in carriage, he having stepped
on broken bottle which cut through
his shoe and almost severed his great
too Many OF tho women had bedraggIed
or torn dresses, and showed that they
had gone through siege. One man
who had taken his wife and two child
rem along said he was disgraced forever
The cabin looked a wreck. Broken
glass and filth, smashed chairs and pic
lures Uttered the floor. Most OF the
handsome glass over the stateroom
doors had been smashed, and the win
dows in the glass door leading to the
ladies' private cabin were missing, The
new paint on the woodwork was scratch
cd oil, even the piano not escaping
Flags and the artificial floral decora,
lions which had beautified the cabir
had been torn down, in fact the amount
OF damage was surprising. A number
OF those who went on the excursion sale
1t was the widest experience they evei
had.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
The Andes was purchased by Mr.
Charles Alum and under Capt. Let
Anschutz, made its first excursion. L
had been completely relurnished, ant
was ono Of the handsomest boats which
over left Pittsburgh wharf. The ex
Cursion was to 90 as far as Moundsville
W. Va, and return at o'clock Monday
morning. There were about 800 people
on board when it cast loose from the
Pittsburgh wharf about midnight Sat
urday. OF these probably 800 were res
pectable and the rest were made up o
toughs from all parts OF the town ant
lewd women aud girls. A young mar
named Jones, who got off at Steuben
vile, tells the following story OF thu
first night:
"NIost OF the men were drunk wher
they came on board and all brought
liquor in TASKS, some taking bottles in
valises. They took possession OF the
cabin as the boat pulled out, and began
TO sing and dance with wild abandon.
The boat had hardly passed the Poinl
bridge when a tall man, wearing {
macintosh aud silk tile, started tt
walk through the cabin. The sight o
the tile seemed to arouse the anger o
the toughs, and they rushed at the mar
to knock it of. lie resisted ant
knocked several down. Finally, after {
number OF Jumps had been raised OF
his head, the gang succeeded in smash
ing tho hat. Next tho basket Of arti
fetal flowers caught the eyes Of some Of
tho drunken mob. and for ten minuteI
they were hurled around, and one lamT
was broken. The crew was powerles
and the mob held things their owl
way.
'About o'clock we passed the STATE
line add then the barroom was opened
Tho liquor which had begun to die IL
the men was renewed by fresh draughts
and then ensued scene l never wit
messed. Men and women were tosseC
around or engaged in disgusting dances
The band, which was under the leader
ship OF Mr.. Q. B. Wois, became Brighten
cd and hurried into stateroom where
they remained until tho boat reached
steubenville, and got of. About 200 o
the excursionists quit with mo, l hat
enough"
Another man who remained on tn,
boat during ita entire voyage, said tina
there was no disorder at Wheeling
About twenty mon got of and were lof
when tho boat proceeded to Mounds
vile. Those men got drunken at Wheel
Ing and wore arrested. Coming baCl
from Wheeling to Pittsburgh," ho con
tinued. "some OF tho mon secured
womon's underwear and, wrapping
around their neCks, marched up AM
down tho cabin. They tied a rop
around n girPs ankle and dragged he
around, TOO. Another joke was TO catcl
q man asloop In chair, Ito him TO
and then drag tho chair around. Their
really wasn't any serious lighting, 70
as FIST as two would como TO blows al
tho othors would pile In and tho me
would DO separated. Two women on
gagged in hair pulling match while tw