Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-17

WARREN-River q foot. Clear and
MoRGANTowN-River feet 10 inches
and stationary. Weather cloudy and
warm.
STEUBENvILLE-Riv foot 10
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
BROwNsvILLEIR River feet inches
and stationary.
airy. Weather clear and pleasant.
MARKS FROM BELOW
PARKERSBURG-Ri feet inches
and stationary.
The marks at the wharf at midnight
showed feet and stationary.
The heavy banks of clouds seen in
the north last evening set the river
men to guessing whit effect the rain,
should any result, would have on the
river. The usual prediction seemed TO
be that local stage might result.
The low water steamer Maxi Yost
disabled her boilers yesterday some
where between here and Darlington on
her up trip. If the injury can be re-
paired in time she will be Mondays
packet for Darlington and way points.
The Argand pulled in yesterday
heavy laden. Her ability to get over
the bars with the stage of water now
on gives her a reputation - low
water boat She pulled out shortly
after p. M, with about as much
freight as she could carry and fair
list of passengers.
All the Pittsburg and Cincinnati
packet lines big boats are taking ad-
vantage of the enforced lay-up to make
the usual yearly repairs.
The new wharfboat Of the Pittsburg
and Cincinnati line is now moored
alongside of the old one. The contract
for the upper works has been awarded
and will be pushed forward to compile
ton as soon as possible. 1t will be one
of the best ever placed at the Pittsburg
wharf and a credit to the line, which is
noted for having only the best.
At a meeting Of the directors Of the
Pittsburg, Brownsville & Morgantown
packet line at Brownsville on Thurs
day it was agreed to run three boats
after the new packet Woodward Is
completed The James G. Blaine will
make trip daily to Brownsville, while
the Adam Jacobs and l. c. Woodward
will run through to Morgantown.
There were only three serious mis-
haps recorded in the pages of river his
tory for the year 1S43. In each of the
three cases, however nothing short of
complete destruction" would do JUS
tice in describing the mass of ruins
that was made of the boats, and moth
ing but the "tortures of death" could
explain the awful fate of number Of
their passengers and crews.
The first boat to meet with an acci-
hot Ctn MOI
Pulaski, and it was on the Allegheny
on Friday night, May 8, 1S43. The
cause was due to a collision. The
Pulaski had one hundred and fifty pas
sengers on board at the time of the
accident, and was going swiftly along
when the steamer Forrest. which was
approaching her, whistled to pass.
Through some misunderstanding, the
pilots became confused, and in spite of
all their efforts the boats crashed to-
gether, and the Pulaski sank almost
Immediately thereafter. Six persons
failed to make their escape from the
sinking craft and were drowned. The
remainder of her passengers were res
cued by the Forrest. This was the
fifty-sixth steamboat accident on west
ern waters.
The flfty-seventh accident took place
near New Orleans on May 20, 1S43, and
was the result of a boiler explosion.
The loss Of three lives along with a
valuable towboat was the extent of the
calamity which followed the blow-up.
The steamer in question was the Phoe-
nix, and was without doubt a fine boat.
The captain was a man of quiet habits,
and the crew throughout were regarded
as being trustworthy and cautious IN
filling the positions of their calling.
The three victims of the accident be-
nged to the boats crew, and since the
Phoenix was destroyed the same old
story has many times been renewed
by a large number Of other boats,
which have disappeared in the same
manner, and about all that is left of
the greatest number of the Inflated
crafts to-day is a sketch of their his
tory.
On September 10, 1S43, the most ter
rifle boiler explosion known to have
taken place on any inland stream was
that which caused the complete de-
struction of the steamer Clipper, near
Bayou Sara. An eye witness of this
awful accident describes it by saying
that the boat was blown to fragments
by all her boilers bursting at the same
instant, making a report that seemed
to shake the earth, air and heavens-as
though the walls of the world were
tumbling TO pieres. The greater ma
jority of all on board were killed. The
Clipper was a good boat, and had
reputation for speed that made her the
pride of her owner. The loss OF this
boat gives the Teaders chance TO
glance over and read Of the fifty eighth
river accident Of the west.
With a "Trieber" Field Glass you
can distinguish flag at disence of
II miles. Call and see them.