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

ment that ono Piltsburgher was seized
with delerium tremens Ut Sieubenvllle
Wa' denied by most OF those on board,
1t was reported that Capt. Charles
Alum, owner of tho Andes, had lelt
the boat at X lchester, being afraid to
finish the trip, but he was on the steam-
or when 1t arrived, and was dumiounded
when he saw the crowd on tho wharf
and heard OF the reports about the trip.
He denied that any serious trouble had
occurred, and told the following story;
"This trip was the first and it was
made simply as an experiment, but l
have como TO the conclusion that Pitts
burgh does not want such excursions,
and they will not have any more on the
Andes. Tho weather was bad Saturday,
and / had not the least idea that We
would have such q crowd. No one
could handle q mixed crowd OF 800 peo-
pie any better than We did. 1t was a
long trip, and it was an utter impossi-
billy to keep order for two days on
boat where there is only sleeping ac-
Communications for 1850, After few
hours out the entire party crowded into
the cabin, aud it was jammed SO, that
one could hardly move. 1t looked like
riot all the time, but there was no
rioting. Some OF the men were drunk
when they got on tho boat, getting in
with the crowd. Others had bottles,
and when these disagreeable people got
in the crowd there was a disturbance,
but no one was seriously injured.
TN regard to the state rooms being
used up by men and women indis'
criminately, / will say that such was
not tho case and there we're about only
fifteen women on the boat, and the
crew of watchmeR were in the cabin al!
the time, so such thing could not have
occurred. The rooms were rented to
men only. / cannot understand how
such reports came from down the river,
1t looks to me as though it was the
work OF some prejudiced person in the
lower waters who wants to XIII Fits
burgh excursion business.
"lIowever, you may state that no
more such excursions will be taken out
by the Andes. have put considerable
money in the boat, but will tie up and
rent it only to private parties, churches
and societies. lam sorry this trip. has
caused such a talk, as it places me in Q
bad light, but those who know mo VIII
understand my position"
Capt. Absolute, who had charge OF
tho boat, gave the same story OF the
trip. 49,.
burgh: Twenty-Five policemen were
last night detailed by Inspector Nc
Kelvey to receive the excursion steamer
Andes on its arrival from down tho
river. Tho boat is expected in Pitts
burgh at 8 o'clock this morning. The
officers will attend tho landing to pre-
vent disorder and trouble among tho
passengers. The police authorities OF
Wheeling and steubenville yesterday
notified tho Pittsburgh authorities that
the crowd on the Andes was danger
ously drunk and that murder was likely
to occur on the boat at any time
WHEELING MANS STORY.
Tho Times also had the following:
Humphrey II. Goodman, OF Wheeling,
came to Pittsburgh last night to look
for his son, who has been missing from
home. Mr.. Goodman was present in
Wheeling yesterday morning when tho
Andes and her crowd arrived there. His
description OF the gang as he saw it was
vivid.
"The excursionists camo to Wheeling
early in tho morning" Mr.. Goodman
began. "They came with all the fury
OF a cyclone. Drunken men and wo.
men were scattered about the quarter
decks like wreckage from some fright.
full disaster. Those not disabled seemed
maddened with liquor, and they were
assaulting the air with profane yells
and vicious gcsticulations. Men, and
women, too, were bleeding from des.
perate encounters, and that murder and
riot had not resulted seemed to surprise
those few on board who had not been
participants in the nights debauch.
The police at Wheeling arrested many
OF the party, but many others who wero
weary OF the furious demonstrations
were allowed to quietly leave the boat
and return TO Pittsburgh by rail. A
physician went with the boat from
Wheeling to steubenville and his SER
vices were required at every turn on
tho boat. At Steubenville the band
quit the boat and returned to Pitts
burgh by rail"