The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-03-01
RIVER NEWS.

1nufeoay, ana a6 result the wharf
boat at that place was torn from its
moorings and sunk and is total
loss. A fine yacht at that place was
CARED away in the Toe and is re-
ported Lost. We have heard of no
other serious damage.
The Joe gorge broke at Mays
vile Friday afternoon. sinking the
Big Kanawha, Captain Sam Par
sons packet. damaging the Tacoma
owned by the P. G. & @ Line, and
ferryboat Lawrence owned by
Captain Con Phister. The Big
Ksnawha caught fire after drifting
down the river several miles and
is now reported to be total loss.
Captain Ed Williamson, master of
the Big Kanawhs, stayed with his
boat and narrowly escaped death
before being rescued.
The Big Kanawha was built
several years ago at Madison, Ind,
by the Brown Bros of Gallipolis.
She ran for time in the Syracui Q
and Charleston trade with Col.
Charley Day as steward. Later
she was sold and ran in the Carol
ton and Louisville trade with Capt.
Ed Maddy as master and made big
money for the White Oollar
Line Engineer John 6. Damron
was in charge of the machinery.
About two years ago the Big Ia
nawha was traded to Parsons &,
Leach for the Helen NJ. could and
a money consideration by Comno-
dore Laidley. She was repaired
at Point Pleasant and has since
ran in the Gallipolis and CHARLES.
ton trade, Cincinnati. Portsmouth
and Pomeroy trade. She was
valued at $4,000 by Captain Par
sons. It is said that Parsons &
Leach will now retire from the
steamboat business. They former
ly owned the Columbia which was
sold to a showboat company
Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Satur-
day, February. 18th.
/ Boyd o. Taylor, formerly CLERK
of the Virginia, representing the
Marine Insurance Agency of Ma.
han & Henderson of Pittsburg, il
at Pittsburg inspecting a number
of towboats that will not be allow.
ed to leave port until they are
found to be in good condition
Mr.. Taylor has $50 boats to iuspeot
before getting through with hi
work in Pittsburg.
The Viuoinnes. of Catlettsburg
Ky. is on the Kanawha Dock
undergoing slight repairs.
The Chevalier is ON the Enter
J prise Marine Docks at this plac,
for repairs. Tho boat was dameg
!, ed by ice at Gallipolis, recently.
The ferry-boat New Richmond
]. of New Richmond, Ohio, will b
, taken of of the Kanawha Dock
this week.
/. Some of the upriver correspond
: ents are filed with dire forsbod
8 lings of what is going to happen il
j the Ohio River valley when tn
{ spring rise comes along. The
Q forget the old saying and the tru
one that it is the unexpected tbs
happens. In truth there is yer
little probability of food thi
. year. There is nothing to indicat
3 it, as the scarcity of snow at heac
waters leaves no source whAteve
to anticipate any e1traordinaz
water flow. The river is in a COL
70 dition to bring great loss to a
o shipping and boating interests. bu
1t it comes from the enormous quar-
titles of ice that fills the streal
from Pittsburg to Cairo. Whe
: the Joe moves out it will probabI
make a clean sweep of everYthin
between the banks, and eau
enormous financial losses, equaIlir
if not snrpassing the greatest
q the history Of Ohio river bres
3 ups. The great gorges, Aome
IT them twenty to City mia Lon
land five to twenty fest deep wi
when they move, become an in
Le sistabIe foros, and sweep Aul
L everything that lies in its pat
ID bringing complete distractions
the craft in 10 way. But With