Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-23
NOTES OF TIE GIvEE
News of the Bosts AMI Boatmsn Along
tho Ohio.

News of the Bosts AMI Bnatmsn Along
tho Ohio.
The Elaine passed up with one barge
at 2:l5 for the Sister Islands.
The Liberty still makes her regular
trips between this port and Darlington.
The Ben Hur, with a heavy freight
list, departed at noon for Parkersburg
and way landings.
The Bedford for Pittsburg and CourI-
er for Parkersburg are the packets
scheduled to depart to-day.
The steamer Stella Wilds, Of New Or
leans, is in hard luck. Two weeks ago
she was sold by the sheriff for debts,
and on Friday last she was again liBeled
for a claim OF $50 by Woodward,
Wright & Co.
The marks on the landing last eve
ming indicated feet II inches OF water
in the channel and rising. The coming
swell will not amount TO much, not suf'
ficient at least to bring out any OF the
large packets.
The United States snagboat E. A.
Woodruff has gone into winter quarters.
While late in coming out she has done a
good seasons work. 1t is unfortunate
she did not have more time on this end
of the river where there was plenty for
her to do.
A special telegram to the REGISTER,
received from Parkersburg last night,
SAYS: "The steamer Courier, which
left this city at s this morning, struck
a rock or snag near the mouth Of the
Little Muskinghum, while on her way
up. and sunk. She now lies in water
over her boiler deck, with six foot
hole in her bottom. No lives were lost.
The boat is reported lying in good
shape"
The following telegram is self-explan-
atory:
speetdl 7SLeordm TO The ReGts,s-.
MARIETTA, O., November 22.-Capt.
j. M. Gamble, owner OF the steamboats,
Courier and Sunshine, called on your
correspondent this afternoon and gave
his version of the stories sent out from
Parkersburg and published in yestor-
davis papers, which were to the effect
that the officers of the Courier had
treated a Mrs Mary Harris and her five
children brutally by taking ali the poor
woman's money for fare from Belaire to
Parkersburg, and refusing TO feed them
while on the boat Capt. Gamble de-
clares there is not word Of truth In
the stories, whatever. The woman, ac-
companied by two other women, man
,and five children, boarded the boat at
Bellaire, with their household goods,
bound for Petersburg. The three wo-
men and the man paid SO for their fares,
and So for the household goods. In
making the payment she rendered $40
bill, and was given S11 in change. No
charge was made for the children. All
were fed plentifully on the boat, and
before landing at Parkersburg the
woman was given a large paper sack OF
food for the children, which finished
their Journey. They were told az Bell
aire that the river was too low for then
to make any connections by wafer al
Petersburg. The officers Of the COu'
rier are well known TO be humane and
obliging gentlemen, and the circulation
of such stories hurts their feelings
much.
GREENSBORO, PA, November %
River 6 feet II inches and stationary.
Weather, fair and warm.
MoRGANToWN, W. VA, November %
l-RiverG feet and stationary. Weather,
clear and cool.
OIL CITY, PA, November 22.-River
1 foot inch and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool.
PrrrsBUEG, PA, November o.
River 4 feet inches and stationary
Weather, clear and cool.