Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-07
MARKS FROM BELOW.

Morgantown--River II feet 2 inches and
falling. Weather clear and warm
MARKS FROM BELOW.
Parkersburg-River feet 10 inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy and hot
Point Pleasant-River 127 feet and ris-
ing: Cloudy.
Clear
Louisville-River stationary; feet 8
inches in canal; IL feet on the, falls; los
Cairc-River 11.9 feet and rising. Fair
and warm.
Memphis-River 1o.2 feet and rising
Clear and warm.
The water at this point started to
recede before the arrival of the swell
from headwaters. After going down TO
5 feet 8 inches it was stationary and
then began to slowly crawl up on the
marks at the landing. At midnight
the stage was feet inches. 1t was
expected that there would be not less
than 10 feet of water here. Several
small shipments of coal will go out
| from Pittsburg.
The Virginia will be the first Pitts
burg and Cincinnati packet to touch
the local landing for several weeks.
She will arrive this morning from Ma
rietta and will go through to Pittsburg,
returning Tuesday morning for Clncin-
natl and intermediate points.
Pittsburg, August 6.-Forty-six tow
| boats with twos aggregating ~ coal
| boats, $40 barges and 81 flats started
down the Ohio to-day, carrying 5,!50,-
900 bushels of coal for Louisville and
Cincinnati. To-morrow's shipment will
| Probably amount to over 3,OOO,00O
| bushels.
| According to river records there were
more steamboat accidents in the year
1916 than there were In any previous
year from the beginning of steamboat
navigation up until that time, there be-
| ing fifteen accidents to western steam
ers during the year.
On January s, 1915, the steamer Belle
Zane, while on her way from Aanes-
Vile to New Orleans struck snag In
the Mississippi river about twelve miles
below the mouth of White river, and
overturned Immediately. This fearful
accident took place on a bitter cold
night, and out Of the ninety passengers
on board forty drowned and many 9TH
ers. who reached shore, were frozen to
death. The steamer Diamond rescued
sixteen from the sunken boat
On January 8, 1845. the steamer Poto-
mac hound from New Orleans to Nash
vile. exploded her boilers at ChocktaW
Pass There were two persons killed
in this explosion ard three injured.
I The sinking OF the .Belle ZANE AID the
exnlnsion of the Potomac happened
within few hours of each other.
and was rescued from the water by the
freight near Chattahoochie, the steamer
Syren exploded her boilers, killing ten
of her crew. After the explosion the
boat sank. Nothing from the cargo
| was saved.
| On March 9. 1916, the beautiful steam
err Red Rover and the fine steamer
Ruby came in collision at Fort Stod-
adrt. on the Alabama river, forty miles
above Mobile. The Ruby sank with
all her freight and $4,000 In specie on
board There were two persons
drowned.
On March IA, 1S45, just five days af-
ter the Ruby sank, the steamer Pilot
bursted all of her boilers. Accident
occurred near New Orleans. Among
those who were killed were William b.
Pagan. first engineer, Mr.. Davis, steers
man. and a fireman, name not mention
ed Also a passenger named barry.
Among the wounded were VIM. Webs
ter, pilot, VIM. Reilly, second engineer,
CAPTAIN Brown, three deck hands and
four firemen. Captain Brown was
! thrown off the vessel by the conclusion
| and was rescued from the water by the
brig Pioneer. ,,:
On April 4th, 1S45, the steamer Ellz-
abetb blew up on the Mississippi river.
All the wood work above the bollers
was swept away. None Of the passen-
| gers were hurt, but several OF the boat
crew we're killed and wounded. Inc
killed we're Daniel York, IL thesfS ,ma ate;
John Rhodes. deck hand; Wilson Hill,
engineer. and a colored fireman. The
wounded were Capt. ]. H. Gordon, r.
b Lamb. pilot; James Marquite, first
| engineer. and a colored fireman.
On April Goth, 1915, the steamer
Viola sank at the mouth of Big Yellow
creek. on the Ohio river and was a
| total wreck.
On July 1st. 1916, the big steamer
Maruuitte exploded all of her boilers
| at New Orleans wharf, kllllng between
| forty and fifty persons.
| GSCTSe ". NOCu,' VI bhS SSN~SA
| Belle Poue. was killed and B. NJ. Mar
tin was seriously injured by the flying
| fragments of the Inflated Marquette.
On April %, 1S45, the steamer Big
Hatchie was blown up at Harmon $
Landing, one hundred miles above St.
! Louis. A passenger named Hoyle was
killed and many others were supposed
t. have been.
On August %, 1S45, the little steamer
Orleans was destroyed by fire at East
Liverpool, o. No further particulars
were given.
On September 2. 1S45, the steamer
Robert Whiteman exploded her boilers
| at Fishing Creek rifle, on the Ohio
river.
On October "a, 1916, the steamer Per-
sian was lost by boiler explosion on
! the Mississippi river below New Or
| leans C. Cruler, first engineer, and
| George Clinton, mate, were killed.
Eight others were seriously scalded.
On November 80. 1S45. the steamer
Denizen, Capt. Rhodes in command,
exploded thirty miles below Vicksburg.
\ Capt. Rhodes was killed and one pas
sargar r-oc cariprSly injured