Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-09

Puff Of Smoke Set Them all
1Ea1ght.
Ohio. March S.-Revised
lead and missing from the
5amer Longfellow up to
DAVID ALDRICH, Rome, n. Y,
-Lc>RTER. first clerk, Newport.
B. Missing.
W STCS CHAUvET, bar-keeper.
leans. surely lost
rES MILLER. colored porter.Cin-
d. certainly lost
IRIS. W. j. AULL Dayton. Ohio,
v recovered and a- .he morgue.
WLAJLL. DAYTON. Ohio, certainly
Unknown Young woman was
Miss Belle Harrington, Of
sor N y. She is safe and
t tonight and is housed at 1913
-.or avenue. this city.
Cincinnati. Ohio. March S.-This
rs as the steamer Longfellow,
1rg 90 the Cincinnati, Memphis
N.w Orleans Packet Line Com
was ON her way to New Orleans,
H-. her course. crashed against
o. the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
So and sank.
Tho L0ugteIl0W is the old y. T.
0., transformed The old vessel
.a1gJhened twenty-five feet four
is ago and renamed the LOngteliow.
als valued aJ So 500. aDG insured
$4,000. She was carry iuS 500
freight,
loss of the New Orleans steamer
elbow lis one of the tragedies OF
river which there seems to be no
ms of preventing. short OF the re-
al OF bridge piers.
he OugfellOw was scheduled 10
a last evening for New Orlear+.
the fog in the river was so dense
Captain Wise. the President Of
Packet Company to which the
amer belongs. ordered her TO -be
until this morning. He also or
Che Hercules Carrel to be ready
assist the big steamer TO pass the
-.-ous bridge piers. For having
IN This latter order Captain Wise
now urore than gratihed. for it N1s
g.tedly the means of preventing
r1ll loss of life. The Carrel took
Ho1 at the stern and left, or port
o.. The LongfeliOw this morning
ted I'm making the turn. The
went all right until within a
r tance of the piers of the Ches-
and Ohio bridge, when the
er1us currents began to inter
n with the boats management.
was no fog. bTt "s the bow OF
m.t pointed 20 the Kentucky
lo wind blew the smoke in
way as 10 entirely blind The
.arDot see anything, ne shouted
t John Kirker- The Captain
back TO run her south OF the
The pilot signalled the engineer
sn using the speaking tube for
1In0se. 10 make sure OF quick
But the current was reient-
Tho simple fact was that the
'-~. with its powerful consort.
a. pilots vision Obscured. was
NHy helpless. The danger was
er Warning was given TO
rc.E I'm "a moment the Long
# crashed against the pier and
crushed like an egg. The stroke
alongside the boilers.
-sa was apparent the wisdom OF
G D.. Carrel at hand. All who
DO SD rushed for safety TO that
With remarkable presence Of
some of the crew manned two
o. the LOngfellOw and saved
es and the family of Captain
"a -l..er. of Missouri, landing them
..r.0D. Ky. The destruction OF
was almost Instantaneous.
- FOB the pier while tho cur
Striking the bow and stern
n TWO and i'm less than five
1e went down.
Oonl r. ". Wise, the Presi-
company.
1ro- tell why it happened. I do
.or the money loss. but it rs
nd life that hurts. 1 felt safe
ordered the Carrel 20 help the
ont. but it appears these
a0ts caused by the piers are
mD0Ssible TO overcome. The
W many a time taken this and
amers past the bridges when
ro steam up. The Longfellow
S steam.
s 1f the wrecked vessel have
ci and landed several miles
rf it is possible that SOME
portion of the freight may be
company has already arranged
such of the passengers who de-
make the trip on the Buckeye
Is. l..h will leave tomorrow and
~ 10 New Orleans.
Acner. of Toledo, was on deck
-e accident happened. He
tol,oQuy between Pilot Oscar
as le uttered the desparing
A see anything. He heard
..o tell him TO 90 south of the
heard the pilot give the or
'p the engine. III was AN
The mighty river was
r .aan The boats machinery.
Skinner. Of Massiuon. wes
D.. Ssr. Said he. ct was in my
'-o-u Just rising from break