The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

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navigation is expected.
The river is falling here with nine
feet six inches in the channel. 1t has
fallen twenty-one inches in the last
twenty.four hours. At noon yesterday
there was seven feet two inches of water
at Pittsburgh and the river about on a
stand. kilograms received during the
forenoon of yesterday report five feet
and stationary at Morgantown, and
seven and a half feet and stationary at
Brownsville. A private telegram re-
ceived this forenoon from Lock No. 4
reports eight feet six inches Of water
and rising slowly.
The ice was running very heavy yes
terday all day, but the best informed
river men DO not think it will last longer
than tomorrow, and by Monday we
will have clear river.
The Express pulled up to the wharf
last night. and as will be seen by our
advertising columns, is announced to
leave for Parkersburg to-day. Shippers
will avail themselves of this opportu-
nifty to supply their customers with
goods, and passengers will find the Ex'
press one Of the pleasantest boats they
ever travelled on.
We heard various rumors on the
wharf yesterday in regard to the Forest
City. 1t was currently reported that
the wharf boat at Steubenville broke
loose when the ice moved, and was
floating of, when the Forest City went
after her. She broke her wheel in the
ice, it is said, and becoming unmanage-
able, foated away, passing this city be-
tween three and four o'clock Yesterday
morning. We inquired at Benwood,
but could learn nothing Of her. 1t was
said that a steamboat hoated, stern
first, safely through the bridge and had
landed at Heatherington's. One report
is that this is a towboat.
The ferryboat plying between West
Wheeling and this city broke loose
when the ice started, on Thursday
night, and was thrown up high and
dry on the upper end OF Boggs Island,
where she now lies. A man and boy
were on her at the time. 1t was fortu-
nate that she was not carried out into
the current, for it could hardly have
been expected che would escape the
Bellaire bridge.
Three barges belonging to the Ben
wood Iron Works, and lying at the mill
wharf, were torn loose from their moor
ings on Thursday night and were car
ried off. They were afterwards secured
uninjured
Three barges, belonging to Ed. Horn
brook, we are told, were thrown up on
to the shore, at Fink's landing, and
were somewhat injured.
The towboat Stella, owned by J. D.
johnson, of Pittsburgh, was sunk at
Sims landing at ten o'clock yesterday
morning. Eight barges of coal che
had in tow were saved. The Stella was
insured for $4,000. Her crew walked
up to Moundsville, and reached this city
last night.
1t was reported last night that the
towboat Eagle, lying at the head of Pos
sum Shoals, has sunk. We are without
reliable information in the matter, but
are inclined to believe that the report is
true.
The report brought from the neigh
borhood of Deadman are very conflict.
ing. One report is TO the effect that the
John Gilmore and her barges of iron
ore were carried down the river by the
ice, and are now in the gorge. This
report has been contradicted. w. H..
Brown has suffered additional loss, an
other coal boat having been sunk. His
barge reported Thursday as disabled
has been destroyed by the ice. The tow
boat George Lysle, at Logstown, had
come ten timbers badly crushed. Her
owners have had syphon pumps at
work, and it is thought she can be kept
ahoat. A loaded coal barge at the head
of Crows Island, owned by Capt. \. j.
Bigley, was cut down and sunk by the
ice.