The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-31

George Collins, John tGetteTeT, u 1.
Smith and others seized the rope and
tied it around the first post they found.
This was carefully slaCkened and tie
Bismarck swung clear around against
the Fay S, breaking the guard OF the
latter and appeared safe. Two coal
burges belonging to ShTiver came rush
ing down and struck the BlsInarli, the
cable broke and she again started. An
other was put out and she was finally
stopped.
The work done by lIarr and Romick
was wonderful. They displayed Cour-
age, nerve, GOODNESS and discretion, and
are to be congratulated. Row men
would have remained on Il boat under
similar circumstances and accomplished
what they did. The Huntington com
pany should appreciate their courage
Gus efforts.
The Bismarck was built Mt the Marine
Waya, Cincinnati, is 30 feet long,
weighs 1850 tons, and cost 10000.
This was her first trip and came ne2r
bning her last. Captain llarr, who had
charge, has been with the company Tor
twelve years. lilo is III old riverman.
Ten or twelve bargcs passed Martins
Ferry during the afternoon, most OF
which were Walton's, All OF these
safely passed the Union bridge piers oX.
cept one, which struck in the center and
was wrecked.
DowE AT BELLAIRE.
Tho breaking OF the ice ut HallaIre
about n quarter to ! o'clock yesterday
afternoon was not attended with any
serious loss. Tho Ice moved down from
above and made such 4 heavy pressure
against the railroad bridge plors that 1t
was soon cracked and crushed into
harmless sized cakes. All the wharf.
boats and the BGnwool ferry above the
bridge escaped serious damage and the
towboat Joseph Walton, with eighteen
coal Darges and two fuel tlats, was safely
harbored behind the first pier and Ohio
shore, and the G. W. Bachelor and two
other whari.boats Just bOGInd the Wal"
ton. At lIealheringtoH'G coal works
there was considerable excitement for q
time. The tow.boat Enterprise was
mOored there with its fleet OF bargos
divided aud tho boat right in behind
the upper mine. Though this is only
hall Il mile below the railroad bridge it
was more than half an hour
after the ice started through
the piers that it moved there and tho
great gorge went down with such force
that Notwithstanding tho boat pushing
against its bGrSOs tho limos were parted
like threads. but the log chains and
good gcnoralship OF tho tow-boat kept
them from going away and all were
saved but onc. Tho bulk.head OF one
barge pulled out and it was badly cut
up, but did not get away, All OF tho
other property there was saved, and at
the Pittsburgh coal works still farther
down tho Belle Prince and its bargcs
were saved. There was practically no
damage done at all, and the rapidly ris.
ing water soon put all tho river craft
into safe harbOrs. Several small shanty
boats passed down during tho afternoon
and some Of them were badly cut up.
Ono stopped on Il gorge there and n
daredevil OF q fellow who longod 10
p0sse,s such n luxury veutured out to
it when the crowd on tho bank yelled
mt him to como back. With ono peep
through the door after he reached it he
became panic stricken and lGapod onto
the moving gorge and got out by only
getting wet, while the boat and gorge
passed Oh down stream.
an srr,.oryvrt
...u,
a special telegram from S~EouDen''l'e'
received last night, says:
Boyond tho loss OF three barges be.
I~,n,irn 4, ,ho CooI Citv and Toeonh
WE I To- , IN y hand CSbIo,a EIdy
nhNTn ,hs "ity onc sand int and n Ior