The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-11-28
RIVER NEWS.

The Florence Msrmet left yester
day for Pittsburg and will here
after tow out of that city
The Klondike was taken of ol
the Kanawha docks last week aftei
undergoing general repairing.
The Arion. the Prcctoryille fer.
ryboat. is on the Enterprise Docks
undergoing general repairs.
The Kanawha GOAL feet all 90,
out safe and without an accident
About che million bushels went
ont.
Work on the Courier. which is
being rebuilt on the Enterprise
docks. is progressing nicely. She
will be taken off next week.
Capt Harry Miller and pilot j
M. Rooff. of the towboat Wini-
freds, were in town Monday. She
having come out of the Kanawhs
Sunday night and laid up at Gard
ner's docks and had rudder re-.
paired, leaving Tuesday morning
with tow for Cincinnati.
Capt. Elmer varian, of the Str.
French, is a big hearted man and
knows his duty to a brother in
distress. Sunday he took crowd
from Buffalo to the Handy land
ing at Frsziers Bottom to attend
toe funeral and burial of Mrs. Chas.
Handy and then returned home.
Winfield Irrepressible.
Chas. Eisenbarth and L. l.. Viii,
son. of near Sardis. o. attempted
to GROSS the Ohio river in front of
the Jim Wood. bound mp with q
tow of empties. The skiff passed
under the barges. drowning Eisen-
barth, but Wilson was saved by a
yawl ssnt from the steamer.
The towboat Cruiser had mar.
row escape from bad wreck the
other day at Parkersburg. The
boats tow hit the middle pier of
the B & o. bridge glancing lick,
but luckily no great damage re
suited. This is the pier the river
men have been protesting so vigor-
ously,against.
The Gondola, that has been over.
hauled at the Enterprise Dookp,
was taken to Gsllipolis Saturday
where she will receive new boilers
She is the property of Capt. Sill
Gardner. Of this city. who has
built up good business in the
Gsllipolis and Charleston trade
The Gondola will be ready toi
business in about three weeks
She will have two new ten-fiueo
boilers which will make her ar
easy steam maker.
A vicious fight between riva
steamboat companies having boats
plying between Wheeling and
Marietta has resulted 10 outs il
rate till both companies in tn,
fight are carrying passengers fol-
nothing. The steamer Ruth start
ed carrying passengers free and tn
owr er:pf the Ben Hur announce.
they yiil serve passengers Wit
meals en- route and carry them frel
ifthe fight continues till next week
Other o. mpanies are likely to ente
the fight.
Pilot Henry Holloway, who ha
been laid up for some time with
bad attack of rheumatism, oam
home Saturday from the Marin
Hospital at Gallipoiis, where he i
being treated by DIR. Bean. who i
improving him very much; he hav
ing gained several pounds il
weight and has gained little us
of his right hand and arm, whiol
Was perfectly stiff when he first be
gin to be treated by DR.. Bean
Henry will stay at home but go t,
G4Ilipolis almost every day ant
take treatment
The Parkersburg News of Mon
day says word was received from u,
the river that the towboats Ray
mond Homer and G. W Thomas
ran into the piers of the Farmland
lie railroad bridge crossing the rive
at SteubenvilIe. during dense fog
sinking ten bsrges. containing 125.
600 bushels of coal. The Ray
mond Horner is the boat who'll
struck the cable of the Baker Con
tract 90. at look Is. causing tn,
death of tie pilot and the injury o.
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