Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-16
River News.

balance OF the evening among those VINO
take an interest in boating matters.
River News.
When will the Pittsburgh papers
learn that there is no such place as
"Bellair?"
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
has purchased the Peoples wharf boat
at Gallipolis. 1t will be used at Charles
ton, w. Va.
In the face of a falling river and the
menaces OF Yellow Jack, the Washusett
has concluded to go to sea, and has
already turned its prov outward. This
is great disappointment to the thous-
ands OF ambitious youths in the Missis-
sippi Valley, who fondly hoped to make
the arrival of the Washusett the signal
! of a glorious career in Uncle Sans big
navee."
The new steamer for the Cincinnati
and Big Sandy Packet Co., will have
her stern 50 arranged that she can drop
it into wharfbOat without turning
around, thereby making landing in
Just about halt the time it takes to turn
and come up alongside 4 wharfboat. She
will take gangway aft of the wheel
house and steps leadingu up to the ladies
cabin. Her pilots wheel will be set in
the centre OF the wheelhouse instead OF
in front, and will have two sets OF bell
ropes. The boat will be built q good
deal after the style of the Telegraph,
but will be a little longer.
Gen. Dumont, Supervising Inspector
of Steamboats,, will, within few days,
leave Washington for New York, where
he goes upon an inspecting tour along
the coast from New York 70 Maine.
Gen. Dumont has been making some
very interesting experiments in testing
boiler iron, and thinks that he has very
nearly arrived al perfection in the safety
tests OF material to be used in the con-
struction of new boilers. So rigidly
have these tests been made and i'm
proved upon that out OF the explosions
of last year not a single one was new
boiler. This can also be said of the ex-
plOsions during the past two years. Two
tests are at present required-hrst, the
great tensile strength, and second, the
great power of extension before break
ing. In boilers properly made Il bit OF
iron five inches in length will stretch
one-uuarter OF an inch before giving
way, This power of extension, when
spread throughout the ponderous plates
OF boiler, will give great relief in case
of dangerous pressure before an eXplo-
sion would be possible.
The O'Neal company are making an
effort to put the Science in the Steuben-
vile and Wheeling trade until they get
the Bachelor and O'Neal regulated back
into their respective trades.
The river was two inches lower at this
point last night than the night before,
the marks at the wharf indicating 6 feet
5 inches.
The Bachelor left for Cincinnati last
night as announced.
The O'Neal went to Pittsburgh yester-
day. The Steubenville papers were our
authority for saying shewould continue
in her own trade.
The Mallie Ragon is to-day's Parkers-
burg packet.
The Courier resumed her place in the
Wheeling ard Parkersburg traffic, yes
terday. The Science, which has been
running in her place will go on the
docks today if the barge now on is
ready to come off, as it probably will be.
The tow boats are getting in their
work this little rise. Quite a number
went down yesterday. All had large
fleets, but the barges were only lightly
loaded, drawing four or fOurand a half
feet. Among them were: Peerless,
Ironsides, Stone, Gould, nixon, Keeper,
Belle McGowan, John Hanna, Fred
Wilson, Tom Lisle, Nail City, Hawk,
Monitor, Sam Brown, John Penny and
Scout. The Belle McGowan returned
light last night.
The wharf is a popular bathers' resort
these evenings. Dwellers on Water
street complain that those who 60 swim
ming there conduct themselves in such
a way as to be nuisance. 1t should
be stopped.
The Alice will be down for Cincinnati
to-day.
The st. Lawrence is still idle at Gin
cinnati.
by Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, July l5.-Rver feet 6
inches and falling. Weather clear and
hot. Departed-Alice.
CINCINNATI, July l5.-River 5 feet
and stationary Weather clear and hot.
New ORLEANS, July l5.-NO arrivals
or departures. Weather clear; Their
mOmeter 81.
NASHVILLE, July l4.-River falling
with 10 inches on the shoals.
VICKsBURG, July l5.-Weather cloudy
Thermometer 80. River fallen inches.
Down-Whisper. Up-Laura Lee and
Grand Lake.
LOUISVILLE, July l5.-River falling
slowly with feet inches in the canal.
Weather clear and warm. Departed
Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
EVANSVILLE, July l5 - Arrived -
Anderson. Departed-CoOke, W. a.
jameson, Florence and Anderson.
Weather clear and hot River stationary
with feet inches on the guage.
CAIRO, July STANDARDIZATION,
St Louis; wv. Mercer, Memphis Hal
liday, st. Louis. Departed-Golden
City, New Orleans; Bedford, Cincinnati.
River ID feet inches and stalianary.
Weather clear; thermometer 81.
MEMPHIS, July l5.-River fell 4
inches. Departed-James D. Parker,
Cincinnati; Belle Mempeis, st. Louis.
Weather clear and warm. The OUachita
Belle, which blew out the head OF her
heater at point sixty miles below here,
will be repaired at once.
ST. LoUIs, July l5.-Arrived-Ash.
land, Kansas City; Alps, Quincy; Nor
ton, Quincy; War Eagle, keokuk; Josie
Harry, Memphis. Departed-Belle Of
Lacrosse, st. Paul; Golden Eagle, Keo-
kuk; Desmet, Paducah. River risen 3
inches. Weather clear and very hot;
mercury 96.
Facts