The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-06
MARX WINNEII SINKS.
Brown & sons Towboas Strikes e
aoek at Raceoon Bar.
WENT DOWN IN 4 FEET OF WATER
And WIN Probably bo Raised If a
saddsn Blss Does Not Interfere.
Coal Boat Town Is Now a. tho Foot
OF BIeunerbasssts Isiand-Guar.
an.ee Fand for tho Proposed Lake
Eric Canal Being RAISED.

The towboat Mark Winnett, Of the
Brown & Sons line, which has been laid
up At the upper end Of the city during
the low. water, left Sunday for Pitts
burgI, with her tow Of empty coal boats.
All went we'll with the boat. although
the water was rather low, until the Rae.
coon bar was reached yesterday morn
ing. The boat was going up along the
Pennsylvania shore about 0 o'clock.
when rock was struck which tore q
big hole in the steamers bottom. Al.
most Immediately abe sank in about
four foet Of water. She Is lying straight
up and down. and the channel Is not
greatly obstructed by the aunken tow
boat and barges. Henry Conant, Of this
city. was the second mate Of the Win
nett, and Dave Keller, also OF Wheel
ing. was one OF the pilots. Unless the
river swells considerably II is thought
the Winnett can be raised immedi-
ately.
Coal.boat.town 10 now located at the
foot OF Blennerhassett island near
Parkersburg, or was yesterday. The
river being high enough for the tow
boats with empties to get up to the
island. and no further, about twenty OF
them have been collected at the foot OF
the historic Blennerhassett. Several OF
the boats got above the island yester.
day.
Secretary John E. Shaw, Of the Lake
Erie canal committee, saya that the
subscriptions are beginning TO come in
for tho 100000 guarantee fund In a
manner that is very encouraging, says
the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
In his morning mail he received quite
a number OF generous responses. the
contributions ranging from $50 upward.
Until the fund has received good
start the names OF the contributors and
the amounts will not be given out. It
Is probable, however. that after the
meeting Of the provisional committee
next week they will be made public.
Mr.. Shaw says that many $50 subscrip.
tons are being received from people
who really are not financially able 10
spare more, but who are deeply inter.
ested in the success Of the movement.
He does not fear that the committee will
have much trouble in raising the guar
antee fund. A morning paper enron.
eously reported that the $1,000, 900
which it is calculated the canal will save
yearly on freight from this city woutd
be divided among the stockholders. It
would be saved 10 the manufacturers
and their employees.
The marks at the public landing Last
evening showed 4 feet IL inches and
stationary. Weather cool and cloudy,
with rains. The river will probably
commence to swell again to-day.
The Courier, for Pittsburgh, left at 8
a. m. with good trip, and the Ben bur.
for Parkersburg and way landings, at 0
p. m.
The Belle MCGOWAN and Little Dick,
with empties, passed up at2 p. m.
Reports from headwaters were as fol-
Warren-River 2 feet s inches and
falling. Weather cloudy and cold.
steabenville-River 4 feet inches
and rising. Weather raining and cold.
Greensboro-River 6 feet 10 inches
and stationary. RainfallI45. Weather
raining and cold. The Adam Jacobs 10
due up and down Tuesday.