The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-10
4 RIVER INCIDENT,
Exciting Experience Of the Tow
boat Ford City Last Weck'
CAPTAIN AND PILOT QUARREL
Nm Aoeoun, ora Change Of plaRh sHd-
ing IN tic pilot l.eAVLlS the Boat
uarys, sank and lsnddSr wFveEcd n'-
tOr, wheeling Is Rfariss5l Thu Govern
m,n, Inspectors Take . Hand Here
The Interesting Story Ia Detail

There is u very Interesting story In
.o,rae,iou with tho tie-up OF the tow
Nal Ford City at this port last week
=, account OF broken rudder, in which
Contnm Lynch and Pilot Lee Apshutz'
Of this city figure as tho principal
''' Inst before the big run OF coal to the
s,,,b on the river, the Ford City's mas
lar CAPTAIN Lynch, engaged Lee AM
sgits az pilot Their verbal contract
Wns thpe AnShutg was TO receive Tor MS
stryicea oHe-foWrth interest IN lnes
proRts OF the voyage, WReA tue forn
Cy started south II was tile Intention
Ia retail the coal at various points
south OF Cincinnati, the coal being OWN
I'd by Lynch, ,,., .,.,,-,,
the Ford City was unfortunate enough
10 contribute two bargcs OF coal 10 the
wreck Of matter" that made SO many
coalboStmsn's profit and loss accounts
ISok lop.sided. This accident caused
GAntain Lynch to inform Aushuts that
he had determined 70 alter his plans,
And that tntseAd of "cuastlng" the coal
No would dispose OF It outright at Gin
dnnatI. OF course this wasn't partic-
ulaTly welcome intelligence to Anshutz
and the result was n quarrel between
he two men, ending In Anshutz's leaV-
inE the boat Mt Yellow Greek,
CAPTAIN Lynch took the wheel and the
boat proceeded down the river. The de-
parture OF the pilot was inopportuue, as
Inc Clusters Islands We're Just ahead
and Captain Lynch, not being acqualn-
led with the lntricacies or the chan
mel was in n QupudOry, However, he
obtnined the services 90 two pilots from
y toWboat that was laid up above the
Islands, who plotted his tow through,
Below the Islands the captain took the
wheel and had no trouble until the
brown Island chute was reached Here
he had more bad luck, sinking two
barres and badly wreGking one OF the
rrdders OF the steamer. He tied up the
remainder OF his tow aud came ON
down the river to Wheeling for repairs,
Anshutz, on leaving the Ford city,
went 10 Pittsburgh and Informed the
government steamboat inspectors that
Lynch was running hts boat without Il
licensed pilot Lynch, 1t seems, is Il
licensed master for oil western waters,
hut his pilot lIcenseis only for the Mo-
rorgahela and Allegheny and on the
Ohio TO Davis Island dam. The Pitts
burgh Inspectors informed the Wheel
Ing officials, and upon the arrival OF the
steamer here, Inspectors Thomas and
CLARK boarded her and made an investi-
cation. II was further found that the
boats current inspection papers were
not on board. Lynch being unable TO
produce them. In the examination
Lunch said that he had papers, but had
left them at Pittsburgh. AS TO the
charge Of running without licensed
pilot, he made the defense that hts pilot
had left him and that he was unable
to secure 4 pilot before reaching Wheel
Ing. He proved by testimony that he
had enleavorcd to secure pilots at New
Cumberland. but mona was to be had
there For this reason, the charge OF
running without u licensed pilot 10
likely to amount to nothing, there be-
ing clause in the navigation reBula-
ton which provides for such emersen-
cIes The other charge OF running
without papers IL more serious, though
II Il be shown that the master really
had papers which he failed to have on
board, TINT also will not be serious. The
inspectors made their report on the
matter to Surveyor OF the Port Schnfer.
who can, II the oIFsnBe warrants 1t, lay
the matter before the district attorney
for action In the United States court.