The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-14
SEE PASSED THREE STEAMERS
Above Wheeling, and Has q LEAD Of
More Than Two Hours = sixty
Tows, With 100000 Bushels Of
Coal, Started Tor the south = The
( Pacific Sent to the Bottom at Davis
Island Dam Yesterday

The Pittsburgh coal feet, bearing
10,O00,000 bushels Of coal for the SOUTH
ern markets. from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, began passing this port at
o'clock last night when the Sam
Brown, with fourteen barges, the dag
ship Of the fieet, made her appearance,
with her tow in good shape. The Brown
was the fourth boat departing from
Pittsburgh, those ahead being the Fall
lie, Volunteer and Clifton, but In the
stretch Of river above Wheeling the
Brown passed them, and here she had
lead Of more than TWO hours, no
other lows having appeared at 10 y. m.
The following toWs departed from
Pittsburgh yesterday and IRE now
passing this port: Fdllie. 10 barges;
Volunteer. barges; Clifton. u barges,
Sam Brown, II barges; Mariner u
barges; Raymond Horner, u barges;
Robert Mckinley, barges; Harry
Brown, Is barges; Tom Dodsworth, II
barges; Maggie, 6 barges; -, r. An.
drews, u barges; Defender, u coal
boats, barges; Coal City, u barges;
Tom Rees No. 2, il barges; Tornado, 8
bRrges; John "A. Wood, coal boats, 3
bRrges; Enterprise, 10 barges; Jim
Wood, 10 coal boats: Josh Cook, IL
barges; Stella Moren, barges; Wil-
mot, IL barges; Charlie Clark barges;
Dick Fulton, 4 boats, z barges; j. G.
Rlsher, 8 barges; Pacific No. 2. u
barges; Cruiser, 10 barges; Belle Nc
Gowan, barges; w. w. o'Neil, 16
barBes; James Moren. 1s barges; Re-
lief, 6 barges; Charles Brown, u barges;
Ed Roberts, 10 barges; Fred Wilson,
u .barges, Boaz, 10 boats, 3 barGesi
John Moren. 10 barges; Tom Lysle, 5
boats; Victor, 3 barges, ] model barge;
Joseph Walton, u barges; Little Dick.
barges; George shiras, 10 oarges;
Catherine Davis, barges; Little Fred,
8 boats, 3 barges; Jim Brown. barges;
Dave Wood, boats: Ironsldes. 5
barges; Hornet No. 2, 70 barges; Chas.
Hook, barges; Valiant, 10 barBes;
Robert Jenkins, s barges.
While assisting In making up the coal
lows which were being sent down the
river from the vicinity of the Davis
Island dam yesterday morning. John
Boniface, Of Mc2eesport Waterman
on the towboat Voyager, was killed by
the breaking OF a timber head on one
OF the barges, his skull being crushed.
This accident, together with q mix-up
among several Of the lows at the dam.
through which the steamer Pacific and
two barges were sunk, caused an un-
usual amount of excitement at the
dam.
me Pacific backed into the tow Of the
Charley Clark, about 1000 feet above
the dam, at $50 o'clock. and sunk at
1886 O'clock The Pacific knocked a
hole'in her hull in the collision. An ef-
fort was made to get some oarges un-
der the steamer, but the boat began 20
cafeen and finally turned over. 1ne
steamer now lies bottom up IN the river,
not being in the way, however OF inc
departing coal tows.
The crew of the Pacific got on the
boat In safety. Among the number
were several women, acting as cham
bermnidc. After the boat began to ca
reen Il was less than q minute till she
sanIs The Pacific had O tow OF twelve
barges, and these were cut OF as soon
as the steamer started to SINK, me
towboat Wilmot was assisting the Pa
ciflc with her tow, and, when the bRrBes
were ont loose, the WilmOt took them
In charge and fioated on down the river.
The VoyaRer. which was disabled IN
the collision with the Tom Dodsworth'
went to the assistance OF the Wilmot,
overtaIsine her below the dam : one
barge Of the tow OF the Charley Clork
was sunk above the dam. ana one Ol
the PaciNc's barges tioated down the
river. and, striking the river wall ~
the dam, broke squarely in two, one
portion sinking in the lock.
The loss Of the Pacific, 1t Is thought!
win amount to $4,000, and is covered
nv insurance. The boat was operated
BY the Pittsburgh Transportation Com
pany, branch Of the river comnlna-
ton. -. .ho c-s,,
The Mount Glare. from the SteaS
Kannwha- passed up last nlBnt ;,, attO
VIII take out tow OF coal rom fle's'
burgh.