Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-18
THE QUEEN CITY
Reached the Wharf Yesterday Morn
ing at an Early Hour
WITH THE RIVER INSPECTION
PARTY ON BOARD-WAS JOINED
HERE BY THE LOCAL COMMIT
TEE OF RECEPTION-A PLEASANT
INCIDENT EN- ROUTE


The steamer Queen City, with the
river inspection party on board, ar
rived at the Wheeling wharf from
Pittsburg at an early hour yesterday
morning. Soon after the boat tied up
she was BEARDED by the local reception
party, which was headed by Congress
man B. B. Dovener and Hullihen Quar-
rier. Esq, President of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Included Postmaster
Geo. Wise, Capt. c. ]. Rawlings, Rev.
G. B. Graham, ]. X. List, j. 4. Will
liams, Charles Hamilton, B. w. Peter
son, William A. Wilson and NJ. En-
sheimer, and the following ladies':
Mrs. A. A. Wheat, Mrs B. b. Dovener,
Mrs. George X. Wheat, Miss Edna
Sturgiss, Miss Fannie Wheat and Mrs.
John X. List
In addition to the Wheeling party,
those on board the boat were:
Col. John l.. Vance. president of the
Ohio Valley improvement Association;
c. Fl. Hilles, GAINESVILLE. secretary
Boys Industrial School; Hon. John f.
White. Logan, o.; Hon. ]. j. Pugsley.
Hillsboro, O.; r. E. Jones. Columbus,
o.; c. E. Richards, Columbus, O.: Har-
ry d. Waddell, Greenfield, O.: C. NJ.
Bennett, superintendent Cincinnati &
Muskingum Valley railroad; Lieut..
Fred S. Whitley. Fourth Ohio volunteer
infantry; Hon. Thaddeus e. Crowley,
AsheYllle, o., president pro tenn Ohio
State Senate; j. W. Jones' Gallipolis;
Capt. w. B. Fuller. Gallipolls, o.;
Joshua Clarke, Toledo, O.; Malcolm
Jennings, Columbus, O.: IL. f. Peters,
Lancaster o.; F. c. Mech, Pittsburg;
w. II. Fisher, general passenger agent
Hooking Valley railroad Columbus, o.;
F. c. Purcell, Logan, o.: Lieut.. G. w.
Nj. Needham, Seventh Ohio volunteer
infantry; Frank r. Vance, Gallipolis.
The names of the ladies follow: Mrs.
John l.. Vance. Miss Ella Kerr, Mrs. J.
j. Pugsley. Mrs. George B. Beecher,
Mrs. Mamie Sutphen Jones, Mrs. John
II. White, Mrs. j. Fl. Luker, Mrs. j. w.
Beam, Mrs. w B. Golden, Miss Pearl
Kearns, Miss Maud Kearns, Miss Bess
Whitley, Mrs. Malcolm Jennings, Mrs. j.
w. Jones, Miss Louise Jones, Mrs. f.
l.. Pursell, Miss Helen Pursell, Mrs.
Laura Crowley, Mrs. Thaddeus E.
Cromley Mrs. II. B. Peters, Mrs. f. c.
Neeb, Mrs. Joshua Clarke, Mrs. G.. M.
Bennett, Mrs. w H. Fisher.
Soon after the party arrived on
board, and after an interchange OF
greetings, Captain Dovener made a
happy address. welcoming the visitors.
and in reply Col. Vance made an excel
lent though brief address.
Captain Agnew. of the steamer, in
vited the Wheeling party TO take lit
tie trip with the boat, and when the
wharf was left the Wheeling delega-
ton went as far as the Belmont coal
works, at the south end Of Bellaire.
There they went ashore. and found a
street car awaiting them, provided by
the thoughtfulness of Mr.. Peterson, OF
the Wheeling Railway Company. and
this vehicle brought the Wheeling peo-
pie back to the city via Bridgeport.
A pleasant feature of the trip down
from Pittsburg, Wednesday evening,
was the presentation Of a massive sill
yer loving cup to Mr.. and Mrs. Vance
by the party on board and 10 this pres
ent was added some handsome flowers
for Mrs Vance The occasion was
taken advantage of by number OF the
gentlemen on board. and among those
who made brief remarks were Exon
gresham J. J. Pugsley. Of Hillsboro;
State Senator Thaddeus L. Cromley,
Hon. John T. White. of Logan; Hon.
r. E. Jones, of Columbus; Hon. Melton
Jennings, of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune; Miss Helen F. Pursell. c. r.
Richards, of Columbus; Henry V. Pet
ers, Of Lancaster. and Mrs. Joseph
Luker. of Kansas City. The cup bears
an appropriate inscription. Dancing
and progressive euchre followed. and
the evening was very pleasant one.