Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-04
WATER wAIFS.
Stray and Regular Matters Along the
River and wharf


WATER wAIFs.
Stray and Regular Matters Along the
River and wharf
The Diurnal is the Parkersburg packet
| to-day.
The Stockdale passed down yesterday
morning.
Business was very brisk on the landing,
yesterday.
The Heatherington passed down with
tow of empties.
The Hope and Monitor passed up with
tows of ties yesterday.
The Bachelor got away for Pittsburg at
nine o'clock yesterday morning.
Mr. LATE Huffman of the steamer Cour-
| ier is on the sick list at present.
Messrs. George Littleton and VIM. II.
Hall, are the pilots OF the c. W. Anderson.
1t is reported that the debt OF the
steamer J. 5. Neel is about one thousand
dollars.
Capt. Davis, who has been up at Wells.
burg on business, returned home yesterday
evening.
The tow boat Annie L. received her
stores Yesterday and departed for her
! destination.
The Wyoming is announced to leave St.
! Louis 10. morrow for New Orleans, in the
Anchor Line.
! Capt Inglebright says he is more than
pleased with the Powhatan trade, a the
Tomas is doing we'll.
! The river was stationary at dark last
night, the marks showing seven feet OF
water in the channel.
Col Lake Snyder one of our old steam
boatmen. is visiting friends in the city,
| from points down the river
Mr. Inglebright has appointed Mr.. Terry
as collector of the steamer Climax, at
Martins Ferry, Mr.. Woods resigning.
The powerful towboat Diamond passed
up Yesterday morning with fourteen large
barges in tow, and was making good time.
The Andes put off IT'S tons Of pig metal
at Benwood, and brought large quantity
of salt to this city, Mr.. J. Speidel receiving
500 barrels
The Bachelor made heavy shipment of
freight on the steamer Andes for lower
POINTS. and received big lot for points
up the river.
1t is thought that Mr.. o. P. Miller
formerly of Putin. Bay will take charge OF
the machinery on the steamer being built
by Capt. Sweeney.
The Courier came to the landing with
over one hundred and thirty passengers
yesterday, and all of the freight she could
handle and left with big trip.
The Andes did not arrive until nine
o'clock yesterday morning, being detained
by the dense fog, and also very large trip.
She departed for Cincinnati yesterday az
ternoon.
Capt. Hill the carpenter of the steamer
Courier on last Sunday, put on one hundred
and twenty feet of noseing on the starboard
side of the boat in seven hours time. Quick
work, who can beat it?
All the passengers on the steamer {. Y.
Lucas, Yesterday, could not imagine what
caused Fred. Cline, the clerk, 10 be so full
of smiles, hut it was found out that the
young ladies of Bellaire had crowned Fred.
with beautiful floral wreath. .
The following lines in regard to the
Robert +. Lee will be ofinterest at present:
The Robert +. Lee No. !, or the first Robert
T.. Lee, was built by the Howard Bros, OF
New Albany, Ind, directly after the close
of the war for Capt. John W. Cannon, TO be
run in the New Orleans and Nicksburg
trade, and was one of the most successful
as well as the fastest boats OF the day.
Northern sentiment was so strong at New
Orleans at that time, that when it was
learned that she was 10 be called the Rob-
ert L. Lee, the citizens OF that place refused
to let her have the name painted on there,
and she had to be taken across the river to
Portland to have it put on.
In the year 1878, she made her fam
run against the Natchez from New Orleans
to St. Louis distance OF 1,2l0 miles, max
ing the run in three days, eighteen hours
and thirty minutes In the summer OF 1876,
she was dismantled and new Robert +.
Lee was built by the same parties, after
the same model, and the machinery OF the
first was used in the last, and for long
time it was thought that she would be
much faster than the first, but IT is general.
ly believed that she was not near so fleet,
though she was never permitted to enter
race.
Owing 10 the rapid decline OF the water,
it was feared that she could not get out
until after a rise, il she waited to be COM
pleted, and was consequently taken &c
Paducah and was there finished with the
after reaching New Orleans, She was 81
feet long, 10 loot beam, 101z foot hold, had
nine two tiued boilers, (this being one more
than the first had), 81 feet long and AZ
inches in diameter, her cylinders were 40H
inches in diameter and turned water wheels
with q foot bucket, and measuring 40 feet
in diameter Her cabin was 240 feet long
and very handsomely furnished, being
carpeted with velvet and the ceiling was
Dullt IN panels anu DedutlIubN ITeSCOSu.
The state rooms were of different sizes,
being SxlO, 9xl0, l0x12 and II feet square
Each was furnished with Brussels carpet
and rosewood chamber SET, including bed
stead, dressing case and washstand. Her
! skylights were five feet high. The Office
| and texas were spacious affairs and the lat
ter was furnished as exquisitely as the
cabins of some boatS which are considered
magnificent.
LOUISVILLE, October 3.-Canal 8 feet; 5
feet and stationary on the falls. ON -
On CRY, October 3.-River 6 inches and
| stationary. Weather cleatsnd cool.
Parker, Pa, October 3.-River inches
and stationery, Weather clear and pleas
ant ...
BROWNSVILLE October 3-River feet
and falling. Weather clear
PTTTsBURGH, Pa, October 3-River 3
feet inches and falling. Weather clear
and pleasant, ,
RIcEs LANDING, October 2-River feet
inches and falling. Weather clear.
GREENSBORO. October 3.-River 6 feet 3
inches and falling. Weather clear.
MEMPHIS, October 3.-River falling
weather warm.
CSgIssKTr, o., October 3.-Riyer 12Seet
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