| Transcribed by Norma Knotts Shaffer
from microfilm of the Calhoun Chronicle dated 5/27/1920.
Gasolene Boats Burn
Two gasolene boats, the Orion and G. L. Cabot, burned to the water's
edge at the Parkersburg wharf Friday evening. The former boat was owned
by Creston people and was in charge of Brick Depue at the time of the
accident. DePue went on board carry a lighted lantern and when he reached
the engine room the fumes from the volatile gasolene ignited and in a
moment the craft was in blazes. The Cabot owned by Marion Wright, of Creston,
was tied alongside the Orion and in a few moments was a mass of flames.
The Parkersburg Fire Department rendered all-possible aid but with
little effect, and it became necessary to tow the burning boats to the
south shore of the Little Kanawha where they were scuttled and sunk.
The Cabot was raised and can be repaired in a short time as the engine
and machinery were not totally ruined. However, the loss falling upon
Mr. Wright is a heavy one and one that he can little afford to stand. |
