Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-31
Another Bad WRECK,
Causing Loss Of Life and Property on
the River.
Harry Browns Disaster at Brunot's
Island-Towboats Which Passed
Down Yesterday-The Virginia S
First Trip-MOvements Of the
Packets Notes.

There was another river disaster yes
terday morning, this time attended
with loss Of life. Full details are given
in a dispatch published below. The riy-
er was falling yesterday at Wheeling
and all points above The rainfall Of
yesterday, although not heavy was
steady. 1t is not likely that rise Of
any considerable proportions will result,
but the rain will have the effect Of
maintaining a good packet stage, and
viii also enable the coal boats which are
on their way up, to return 70 Pittsburg
in safety The marks on the landing at
midnight showed a stage OF 1871 feet, and
falling
Yesterday morning, under the direc-
ton OF Captain William Martin, OF the
DAVIS Island Dam, the channel was
cleared at the scene Of the fHreck, 1000
pounds of dynamite being used. The
boats which passed Wheeling yesterday
with lows of coal were the Alice Brown,
Tom DodswOrth, Dick Fulton, Samuel
Clark, J. c. Fisher, James MOren, J. c.
Fisher, Coal City, w. w. O'Neil, Cres-
cent and Bob Pritchard. 1t was the first
trip of the Moren, which is a trim craft,
and one of the handsomest tow boats
on the river. The Bob Ballard went
up with a tow of cross ties.
The Ben Hur cleared for Parkersburg
at 4. m, with a good trip.
The Keystone State, Ruth and Bedford
will be down from Pittsburg this morn
ing. The Jewel viii leave on schedule
time for Darlington.
The Virginia departed from C.ncin-
natl yesterday afternoon on her initial
trip in the Cincinnati and Pittsburg
trade. The Virginia is the finest vessel
ever built for the Ohio river freight
and passenger trade since the palmy
days of boating. A reception was held on
board the boat at Cincinnati. which the
officials of the Queen City and the news
paper men attended.
Pittsburg, Pa, December 30.-The
tow boat Harry Brown which was en-
route to the south with a large fleet
of coal ran aground at GlasshOuse rip
pie, Brunets Island, at 4 o'clock this
morning. The pilot attempted to back
into deeper water to release the fleet,
when a heavy cable parted. the ends
striking Jonathan Wood and a deck
hand, known as Witty" The latter
was instantly killed and Wood was SER
iOusly, but not fatally injured.
Two coal boats and one barge con-
tanning 10000 bushels of coal are at
the bottom of the river as a result of
the accident, and the channel is block
AIDED. The sunken boats will be blown
out with dynamite by the government
to-day. The loss will be very heavy.
The name of the man killed was
Charles Bauer. Jonathan Wood who
was ured is a son of the Captain of
the steamer Harry Brown.
The coal shipments on the present
rise was 100000 bushels.
Parkersburg. w. Va, December 30
Special to the Register.
Ohio 10 feet, , inches and rising.
Weather cloudy and raining.
The D. T. Watson cleared here to-
day for Pittsburg with a tow of ties.
Ties and a great amount of timber
is being brought out of the Kanawha
by the smaller tow boats.
Steubenville, o., December 3O.-River
II feet inches and falling Weather.
raining and cold. D0wn-John C.
FISHER, Sam Clark, Acorn, James
MOren, Coal City, w. w. O'Neil. Bob
Pr.tchard, Bennett. Crescent. Mark
W:nnett, Ben Hur, Keystone State. H.
X. Bedford, r. n. Jones.
Warren, Pa, December 30.-River
feet inches and rising. Weather, rain
ing and mild
MorganrCwn, W. Va. December 3d.
River 7 feet 10 inches and rising.
Weather, raining
Greensboro, Pa, December 30.-River
Z feet II inches and stationary. Wealth
er. cloudy.
Oil City. Pa, December 3O.-River
feet 6 inches and falling Weather,
mild and rainy.
Pittsburg, Pa, December 90-River
10 feet. two-tenths and rising at the
dam. Weather, raining.
PT JEW OPEN THE SAFE