The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-04-18
SrEAMER john DANA BURNED.

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ana 3 o'clock, our citizens were
again aroused from their slumbers
by the muffied sound of the fire bell
in Trinity Church and the distress
whistles. of the steamboats, in the
Kanawha river. II was soon found
that the steamer John Dana, lying
at her landing on the lower side of
the Kanawha, above the railroad
bridge, was wrapped in flames,
and no possible chance to save her.
She had just arrived from Cincin-
natl and was to have been inspected
that day. The fire was caused by
the explosion of a lamp in the engine
room, near the oil locker. The
crew consisted of Capt. E. a. Burn
side; Engineers, Wm. johnson and
John Galloway; Pilot. fhos. Wright;
Mate, VIM. McGuffin; deck crew,
Lee Carlisle, Hez. Mead, Tom. Kid
well and two others, all of whom
lost almost everything they had on
board the steamer. The boat was
one the finest in her class and was
built three years ago by the Camp
bells Greek Coal Company at a cost
of $4,000. She was valued this
year at $50, 900, and was insured for
$4,000. The hull of the burned
steamer broke in two and sank in
Is feet of water. The company will
build new boat Immediately.
CLEAN UP.-Here is an order that
the authorities of Point Pleasant
should issue:
Every property holder and resi-
dent is hereby given ten days no.
ticc to clean up their yards, alleys
and cellars of all dirt, garbage, pu-
trid meat, nausoous liquors or any
other unwholesome matters, and to
abate any full or OVERLOOKING privy
vaults, cesspools or vacated we'll of
stagnant water
"At the expiration of ten days the
proper officers, or some one duly
authorized by them, will call and
inspect all properties, and if any
thing is found thereon pertaining
to the above, n warrant shall be is
sued to bring them before the Mayor
for a violation of the ordinance in
such case provided
DRowNED.-Wesly Wilson, whose
parents reside in this place, was
drowned off the steamer Handy,
No. 2, at Middleport, Ohio, last
Tuesday night. He was asleep in
the engine room, and had been
awakened by the Mate to help coal
the boat. He started out to his
work and walked overheard. All
efforts to rescue him failed. He
was about Is years old. His father
John Wilson will pay liberal re-
ward for any information concern
ing the finding of the body.
Captain Joe Mcbride of the tow
boat Jessie, gives us very interest
ing account of the crew of the
steamer keystone that piled the
Ohio, during and before the war.
He said: the crew OF the steamer
Keystone still lives. In 1861 she
was in the Pomeroy bend shipping
up a crew to go into the Govern
ment service. Val Horton was her
owner; Captain Albert McDanels, OF
Mason City, was her commander;
John Sands, of MincrsvilIe, her
mate; John Schiller, of Chester,
second mate; Buck Nye, of Cincin-
natl, first engineer; James Fugate,
of Pomeroy, second engineer; Lum.
Sehon, OF Point Pleasant, clerk; and
her deck crew was composed OF
George Williamson, of Minersville,
Joseph Mcbride, of Middieport, AL
len Aleshier, of West Virginia and
John GiIliland, OF Pomeroy. Capt.
McDanels served on transports all
through the war and still lives hale
and hearty on his farm, above
Mason City. John Sands served on
transports through the war and is
still steamboating, John Schiller
served on transports and after the
war went into the mill and lumber
business, Buck Nye served on trans
ports as engineer and captain, and
at present is chief engineer on the
steamer Frisbie. James Fugate
served as engineer through the war
and at present is in Pomeroy, Mr..
Sehon, after the war moved to Point
Pleasant and was Sheriff of Mason
county for several years, George
Williamson served on transports
through the war, on the Mississippi
river and tributaries and is still
steambOating as captain and pilot
on the steamer Clark, Joseph Nc
Bride served on transports on the
Mississippi river and tributaries
until September, 1862, when he en-
listed in the 9Th, o. V. cavalry, and
served until the close of the war.
He went to steamboating after the
war and at present is captain and
pilot of the steamer Jessie, Allen
Aleshier enlisted in the 7th, O. V. c.
and served until the close Of the
war. He is farming in West Vir-
ginia. John Gilliland enlisted in