Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19
RIVER NEWS.
Unavoidable Accident 10 the ToWboat
Sam Brown Near Moundsville Cur.
failing Heavy LOSS. Other News.

Ouds oludUlo ACCiUoUG 10 tll6 lOWD0dG
Sam Brown Near Moundsville Cur.
failing Heavy LOSS. Other News.
1t was learned yesterday that quite
serious accident befell the towboat
sam Brown, which passed the wharf
Friday with from eight to ten barges
in tow. She proceeded along after
leaving Wheeling until a short dis
tanca below Moundsville, when the
engine blew out cylinder head. This
caused the steamer to become unman-
ageable and to drift to the bank with
the loss of barge. After a while she
continued down, but in spite CT the
entire crews efforts the tow rocked
free to the currents from bank to
bank At Captine it is said she
struck the ice-breakers, losing two
more barges, and then began footing
the distress signal. AS the barges
were dashed together with tremendous
force, they naturally broke into pieces,
curtaiiing loss of 22S,000 bushels of
coal to the Brown Coal Company, of
Pittsburg.
The towboat Coal City, in command
CT Capt. VIM. Hoffman, on her way to
Pittsburg with a tow of empties, met
the disabled Brown some distance
above Baersville, and dropping her tow
went to the rescue and succeeded in
landing her and saving three barges,
the other pieces having been scattered
at various points along the river.
After the landing had been effected the
Coal City started out to gather the re-
mainder of the floating how. When
the Ruth arrived at the wharf yester-
day, it was learned that she had passed
the Brown above Baersyille pumping
the water from three barges, while the
Coal City had been passed at the
mouth OF Fish creek with three pieces.
This shows that six barges were saved
at least, while the exact number lost
could not be learned. The accident wao
entirely unavoidable. An unknown
pilot was in charge Of the beat, as
Capt Blair had stopped Off at Wheel
ing and returned to Pittsburg by rail,
owing to message received here stat
ing that his wife was seriously i'll.
Capt. Bert Cakes left this city yes
terday morning to overtake the
steamer at PomerOy and to succeed
Cant. Blair as the commander.
YESTERDAYS DEPARTURES.
il. X. Bedford. Charleston.
Argand. Parkersburg.
Lexington. New Matamoras.
IT. NJ Bayne. Steubenvilic.
Ruth. Sistersville.
Leroy, Claringtcn.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DA-.
Pittsburg, Ben Hur a. IN.
GAINESVILLE, Lorena, 8 q.
Pittsburg, Kanawha, 6 a. m.
Pittsburg. keystone State, a. n.
Cincinnati, Virginia. a. N.
TO-MORROW's DEPARTURES.
Steubenville, 7. NJ. Bayne, 2:30 p. m.
Darlington. Leroy, $3.50 p. m.
Sistersvile Ruth. $3.50 p. m
Parkersburg, Ben Hur. p. m.
MARKS FROM ABOVE.
STEU E-16 feet 6; falling.
MORGA NTOWN-10 feet ).
GREENSBORO-10 feet 4; stationary
BROWNSVILLE-9 feet l. stationary.
OIL CITY, feet s; rising.
WARREN-4 feet ..
PITTSBURG-11.1 feet: stationary.
Last evenings marks at the wharf
showed a stage of II feet inches and
falling. The full extent of the present rise
was reached Friday night at nineteen
coded feet and 4 inches by the marks
last evening" The towboats down with
coal yesterday were the Joseph Walton at
II a. m. and the Ed. Roberts, Raymond
Horner and Rescue at p. N.
The steamer ". j. Cummins failed to
arrive at the wharf yesterday. having
been forced to the dock at Marietta on
account of dull business.
Capt. Gordon Green of the II. X. Bed
for has contracted with the Parkersburg
Dock Company for the building of the
hull OF his new packet. 1t is to be 16j feet
in length 81 feet beam and Az feet depth
Of hold. He has not yet given out the
contracts for the cabin and machinery
but will do so before long. She will have
a full length cabin and texas, and will be
supplied With the latest appliances and
improvements.
Shippers and travellers may always con-
tinue TO depend on the Pittsburg and
Cincinnati Packet Line, as their steam
crs continue to run as long as the river
is navigable. and fail to lay up when
trade is slow.
Mrs. Eliza Ollnger, chamberma.d of the
Lorena. has been on the river for many
.S'ei~' S-lC "tAo Oh INC f4iGt i-AAiiiiot Nj
ham, in the Pittsburs and GAINESVILLE
trade. away back in the fift!es. Mrs. Oh
linger. while we'll a,.yanced in years. is in
good health and abundantly able to at
tend to the details of her position.
In regard to the appointment of sue
cessor of Capt. Chancellor as supervis-
ing inspector of this district, there are
those who think it should come TO Penn
sylvania. The present Incumbent is from
West Virginia. ard before that it was
held by Ohio men for many years.
The big steamer Pargoud is reported
sunk in 80 feet of water four miles above
Red River Landing. She was being oper-
ated by the New Orleans & Western rail-
road. She is reported to be a total loss.
She was insured for S20e0o
The Lorena leaves to-day for Musking-
UNI river, going through to GAINESVILLE
She is the only boat in the Pittsburg and
MUskingum river trade. and is in every
way deserving of liberal business
The stock of coal at Cincinnati is not
large. Notwithstanding the large ship
nents from here. although there is no
immediate danger of a famine
There was regular meeting yester-
day of Harbor y. ct Pittsburg. at which
the reSigna ton of Cant Robinson, &c