The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
PASSENGERS AND CREW TAKEN
OFF IN DARK. AMID GREAT
CONFUSION.
Landed on Both Sides OF River and
Cheek lmpossible-Capt. Berry
a Hero-Darins Rescues.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. Jan. s.
The steamer Kanawha struck the
lighthouse at Dam No. 10 after leay-
ing Little Hooking. Captain Berry,
IN story of the disaster. says:
w &c caught in a storm and
struck the lighthouse on the star
board side. The boat sank in three
minutes. We saved all. so far as we
know. We did not hear any screams
or see anybody drown. We cannot
] tell how many. if any. are lost"
The passenger list went down with
he boat. and there is no record as
TO o many were on the boat. IL is
thought there were about So on the
boat, all told. Waterman Harold
Wright. at Dam No. 10. saws that the
wind blew h light out and the steam
er struck the lighthouse and went
down. She fioated down stream for
about five miles before she landed at
Lamps Landing. II is believed late
to-nlght that the steamer is a COM
plete wreck.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad sent
a special train to Meldahes. which
picked up ~ persons. A large mum.
Der went to the Ohio side in boats.
but how many is not known here to-
night. The passengers and crew made
their way to the shore in ~life-boats
and also in yawls. Farmers near the
scene OF the accident went out in
boats and helped rescue the ship
wrecked Head Clerk Bert Wolfe. of
kockland; Steward Lloyd Gee. of
Gallipolis. and Waterman Art Beaver
are among the missing. The AZ who
were picked up by the b. & o. special
were brought TO Parkersburg and cared
for by residents of the city. Several
OF the b. q o. officers. at the direc.
ton of Superintendent Hobbs. and
also city officials. went on the train.
Captain Berry. whose home is al
Williamstown, remained with the boat
IN the high wind and cold water with.
out lights. the stage of the river being
al Hood stage, and in the rain till ALI
We're saved who could be discovered.
The brave captain was the last TO
leave. and as he was going discovered
a woman under the pilot house. By
grabbing her hair. he pulled her out
of the water and saved her. He rode
hve miles with the boat. j. l.. PEI.
tie, the chief engineer. was rescued
by a yachtsman in the middle III the
river. floating on a board. nearly fro
zen.
The passengers. on discovering that
the boat was going down. rushed to
the hurricane deck M stood in the
water and were helped to the life
boats. II any were lost. it is no,
known tonight. How many are on
the Ohio shore is not known.
Captain W. +. Roe arrived on train
723 and assisted in caring for the
shipwrecked.
The boat was built 70 years ago.
and recently received a new hull, and
Captain Roe refused $4,000 for her.
and says she cannot be duplicated Tor
twice that mount. Insurance was
carried to the amount OF $4,000 She
was regarded as one of the best prac.
teal and valuable boats on the Ohio
river. The o carried a heavy cargo
of freight. but 10 what extent r=nnot
be reckoned tonight. IL is all lost.
The heavy torn blowing over the
river. putting out the lights. made the
rescue of h passengers and crew
more difficult. and resulted in the loss
Of the steamer.