Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
THE trial! TRIP OF THE
LIBERTY SUCCESSFUL.
THE LITTLE PACKET CONES UP TO
THE EXPECTATIONS OF
BUILDERS AND
ONLY FIFTY POUNDS OF STEAM
Was Used In the Engine, Although
There Was Reserve of 100
Pounds I'm the uoiIcrs-WiII Go to
steubenyiIIe To-Day-other River
News.

|
I News.
| Early yesterday afternoon the new
! steamer Liberty was brought up to the
| wharfboat from the Belmont landing,
! and prepared for her trial trip the ae-
[ cident of last Sunday having been
| completely repaired by the placing of
/ solid steel forged valve in place of
| the defective one. The old valve was
! composed Of two pieces and on inspec-
ton of the broken parts it was found
| that the welding had been imperfect.
With the new one piece valve break
is impossible. 1t weighs 50 pounds.
At 2:40 o'clock the Liberty with
| Capt. Asa Booth at the wheel, pulled
out from the wharf and started up the
river. On board we're a number of the
stockholders and their friends and the
Register representative. In the boil
ers which were being fired by green
fireman, We're 1870 pounds OF steam, but
only a pressure OF fifty pounds was al
lowed to enter the engines. On this
the boat went through the rifle above
the bridge and below the point at a
rate of about eight miles an hour, but
when the deep pool above the Terminal
bridge was reached the boat spurted at
the rate of eleven and half miles. A
local packet coming up the river ahead
was left far behind.
Next to the engines. which are con
stantly under the watch of Inventor
George Montgomery, Is the new wheel
in point of interest. Instead of the
immense amount of water usually
thrown, the new wheel throws but lit
tie. No power is lost. Another no
ticeable improvement is that it does
not jar the boat, as is he case with
the stiff buckets. The noise which the
engines now make will disappear as
they gradually find themselves"
The boat proceeded about mile
above the Terminal bridge, after which
she was turned and run down to mir
ty-fourth street On her return to the
wharf she was tied up under the steel
bridge. This morning at O'Clock she
will go to Steubenvlle and then her
speed will be exhibited to the excur-
sionists
The crew is as follows:
Captain and PiIot-Capt. Asa Booth.
Clerk-Jacob Voghtley.
Mate-Charles Schrader.
Steward-Jaoob Wilhelm.
Engineer-Joseph Cutler.
Chief F'ireman-Cal Wagner.
Mr.. Montgomery stated that he was
highly pleased with the behavior of
the engines and that she was reaching
his highest expectations. Other stock
holders expressed like opinion.
The dining room, Immediately be-
hind the engine room, is well lighted,
while the main salon above extends
the entire length of the boat and is
handsomely finished in snow white.
Yachts at Twelfth street for Fair
Grounds.
The stern wheel yacht Jean, to run
during Fair week, had a valve broke
yesterday and drifted down to Thirty
fourth street. where she was LANDED
and repairs made.
To-morrow's packets are: Parkers-
burg, Bessie Smith, L a. m; Steuben-
vile. T. M Bayne, 2;30 p. M; Leroy,
Darlington. and Ruth, Sistersville, $3.50
p. M; Psrkersburg, Avalon, 8 p. m.
The river at midnight was feet 5
inches and falling.
Yesterday departures: Charleston,
Greenwood; Parkersburg, Cricket;
Steubenville. 7. NJ. Bayne; Sistersville,
Ruth and Darlington, Leroy.
To-day's boats: Sistersville, Leroy, 7
a. M; Pittsburg. Avalon, II a. M;
Pittsburg, Kanawha a. m; Sisters
vile, Ruth, $3.50 p. m; Clarington, Le-
roy, p. M; Steubenyille, Liberty, a.
N.
The Ben Hur is on the docks at Par
kersburg receiving a new hull.
The ferrybeat Emily left yesterday
afternoon for below.