Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-15
WATER WAITS.
Stray and Regular Matters Along the
River and wharf

The river was still falling at dark last
night, with feet 3 inches OF water in the
channel.
The Courier is the Parkersburg packet to-
day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh this
afternoon.
The Andes arrived late last night, and
will leave for Cincinnati this afternoon.
The Stockkale is due down en- route for
Cincinnati this morning.
The towboat Heatherington passed down
light yesterday and the Belmont up with a
tow of empties.
The steamer Anderson is due up en-
route for Pittsburgh.
The Chancellor, from Charleston en- route
for Pittsburgh, is due tomorrow night.
The Robert PEBBLES is en- route with 534
tons pig iron.-PiaSJrugh Times.
Captain Kennison, of Pittsburgh, has con-
trated for a new boat, at Cincinnati. 100
feet long, 32-foot beam, 6-foot hold.
The United States snag boat, T.. A. Wood
ruff, arrived here, yesterday, on her first
trip down the river under the control Of
Capt. Christian, very polished and atfa-
BILE gentleman. 1t is steered by local
pilots, as they can be procured along the
river. The Woodruff is magnificent look
ing vessel and is fitted up regardless of ex-
pense, with the most powerful appliances
for the duties she has to perform. The
crew of this vessel all told, is thirty
men, and the daily expenses are $50, or
about s., 500 a month, which, as is stated,
comes out of Uncle Sans large purse in
. the interest Of navigation, but in reality
the expenses are borne by the steam boats
navigating the river each of which are in
spected once quarter, and are taxed there
for from $50 to S75. which funds 90 into the
National Treasury, and together with the
general appropriation for rivers and har-
bors, makes the fund from which these
large expenses are paid.
Quite a large number of distractions
have been removed between this port and
Pittsburgh, including several wrecks. The
Captain further stated that he usually tried
to make three trips during the season be.
tween Cairo and Pittsburgh, and OF course
tries to reach this portion of the river dur
ing the high water as the depth is not near
as great here as at Cairo and OF course has
to do all the work he can near the mouth
of the river during the low stage OF water.
A large supply of provisions we're taken
on board for table use, yesterday evening.
They expect to leave here at o'clock this
morning and clear the river of all obstrue-
tons on their trip down. From glance
over the books, where every snag, &c, is
put down, this boat has done some very
effective work in the way OF clearing the
river and shows conclusiyely that they have
been at work and not on a pleasure trip.
The point in the river where the Buckeye
State was wrecked is dreaded by all river
men. For some distance along the Louis
Vile shore, above the falls and entrance 70
the canal, is a strong dam forming chan.
mel about $50 feet in width. The face TO
the channel is perpendicular, and the dam
constructed of wood and stone. II Is built
on solid stone bed in the river and screwed
fast by heavy iron rods. Extending dia-
gonally across and up the river from the
dam mentioned TO the chute on the Indiana
side is a wind-dam. Where the wing-dam
and the channel.dam join is low point
creating a fall and a pretty strong suck.
The head Of the chsnnel-dam extends some
distance above the junction with the wind.
dam. This stone head is a short distance
below and about AIS feet out in the river
from the New Orleans wharf-boat The
current opinion Of rivermen is that the
boat was backing rapidly, and was caught
in q whirlpool at the fall, and being q
stern-wheeler, was powerless TO eXtricate
herself before coming into disastrous col
lision with the stone head of the channel
dam.-Pitsbirg Dspatoh.
On CRY, August 14.-River inches and
falling. Weather clear and hot.