Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-19
RIVER RIPPLEs.
A Brief Resume Of What Took Place
Yesterday on the Wharf and River.
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A Brief Resume of What Took Place
Yesterday on the Wharf and River
The river still continues falling rapid
ly, the marks LAST evening indicating
only Is feet and still rcceding. The
wharf was crowded all day with q mis-
cellaneous assortment OF freight and the
packets from down the river were away
behind time being loaded down with
merchandise that has been waiting for
many weeks the resuming oil naviga-
ton.
Steam was yesterday raised on the
new Bellalre packet laBelle and every
thing found to work very satisfactory,
not withstandiDg the hard rubs she had
had during the numerous break-ups
this season. A trial trip will be made
10 day fer which invitations have been
Issued. She will soon commence her
regular trips.
The Courier is this mornings regular
packet for Parkersbrrg and tile q w.
Bachelor leaves az the regular hour Tor
Pittsburgh.
The old Hudson is due up today ,:and
the Katie Stockdale will pass up to-
morrow. both bound for Pittsburgh.
The Buckeye State will pass down
this morning, for Cincinnati.
The AnSes is expected to arrive to-
day, in order to make her regular trip on
Tuesday.
Capt. Luken's little Bellaire packet,
the Pres Ellison, is down to work and
doing admirably. =,
Phaeton, all put in an appearance as
usual.
The Diurnal took out an immense
amount of freight for down the river,
yesterday. Her regular time for leaving
for Petersburg is 1880 A. NJ, but it was
7:30 p. VI. when she got away, and then
loaded TO the guards.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Information was received here yester.
day OF a bad accident that had happened
to the steamer Michigan, rendering her
totsl and complete wreck. She
was proceeding down the river
about dusk Wednesday evening with
three barges, loaded, when she
struck rock with great force about
thirty-eight miles below here near Bears
Will. The steamer struck with such force,
that her boilers were Knocked loose and
the crew had barely time to jump for
their lives, leaving all their effects be-
hind, when the boat itself turned over
and sank. River men who have viewed
| her SAY she is OF no more account,every
part being wrenched and the hull nearly
| torn off on one side. She was small
tow boat and WAS used in the cooper
business. 1t is supposed that she must
have been running at high rate Ct
speed.
Nasty LII February lS.-River rising
with ID feet on the shoals. Departed
RHO, Cairo.
PITTSBURGH, February lS.-Eiver
feet g inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool.
CAIRO, February lS-Arrived-Jas
Howard, New Orleans. River 80 feet 4
inches and rising. Raining; thermome
ter SO.
CIYCINYATI, February lS.-River Al
feet and falling; drizzllng rain; Their
mometer Al. Arrived-Scotio, Pitts
burgh. Departed Scotia and Red
! Cloud, Pittsburgh.
New ORLEANS, February IS.-No ar
rivals. Departed-Will Kyle, Cincin
natl; Chas. p. Chateau, Memphis; John
A. Sender, st. Louis. Weather clear
partly cloudy and warmer.
EVANSVILLE, February 1S-Arrivals
New Mary Houston. Departed-Silvel
Cloud, Florence; Andy Baum, Mem
phiis; J. S. Hopkins, Cairo. River rising
with 80 feet inches; showing.
MEMPHIS, February lS.-River rose
6 inches. Arrived-Henry Frank, New
Orleans; J. ID. Parker, Cinbinnati. De-
parted-Thos. Sherlock, New Orleans
Weather threatening and more rain.
LOUISVILLE, February lS.-RiAer fall
ing slowly, with % feet in the canal
Weather warm and cloudy, with driz'
cling rain all evening. Sidney, Cincin'
natl to Tennessee river; Thompson
Dean, Cincinnati to New Orleans; Cons
Millar, Memphis to Cincinnati. The
Alice was sold to day by the United
States Marshal to Irwin Dugan, fol
$500. The Golden Rule will arrive
tonight and leave tomorrow noon
Golden City is Due up. Wyoming,
! Pittsburgh to st. Louis.