Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-02
RIVER NE VS..
Happenings at tho wharf and Other
Places.


Places.
The Bachelor is the Parkersburg packet
to-day.
Business was extremely dull on the land
ing, yesterday.
The Barnard passed down light, yester-
day afternoon.
The new towboat William Stone will soon
be ready for business.
The Abner O'Neal was running in the
Steubenville trade, yesterday.
The Regular left for Petersburg, yester-
day about noon, with large trip.
The new Fannie Freese has entered the
Gallipolis ana Kanawha river trade.
The Bright Light will enter the BED
river trade as an Independent packet.
The Belle Prince and Belmont passed
down light, latter Ell route for Louisville.
The Hornet No. 2 arrived with a tow OF
empties, yesterday, and tied up at the
docks.
The Little Anna will enter the Martins
Ferry trade upon her arrival from Claring-
ton, to-day.
The Modoc passed do wn with eleven new
coal boats for the kanawha transportation
Company.
The machinery recovered from the wreck
of the Golden City will be aucti oned OIL at
Cairo to-day.
The river was falling slowly at dark,
last night, with feet 3 inches of water in
the channel.
The Sidney will not arrive as already re.
ported. She will continue her forced visit
at Cincinnati until the river rises.
The bridge Company at Mt. Pleasant, W.
Va, will 0 bstruct the river from the Oh an
mel span 10 the West Virginia shore to-day
Boats must run the channel on the Ohio
side.
II was reported that the Scotia would
leave Cincinnati for Pittsburgh, Monday,
but this is mistake, as none OF the Pitts
burgh packets will leave at this stage OF
water.
The following boats were put 10 the test
at Pittsburgh: Harry Brown. hydrostatlc
test, 26O pounds; pressure allowed, l70
pounds; Lioness No 2. hydrostatic test, go
pounds; pressure allowed, l65 pounds.
Finishing carpentry touches are being
put on the handsome side.wheeler Kate
Adams, and when the boom of the rushing
food is next heard the Kate will slide out
and lead the advance, showing our lower
river steamboat admirers another fine spe-
men of Pittsburgh built boat.-PhS. Er.
Supervising Inspector John Fehrenbat
says he has received properly signed docu.
ments in regard to the Wheeling lnspec-
tors report on the Tomas Scioto collision.
As to Pilot K.llers petition, asking that
his license be restored, the q uestion is still
unsettled. The Supervising Inspector is
awaiting some official information from
Washington 10 guide him in arriving at a
Northumberland Times.
The Lilly has placed the following new
lights below Evansville: Head OF Diamond
Island, Kentucky shore; foot OF Diamond
Island, Illinois shore; 8. G. Warehouse,
Kentucky; in bend below Shaneetown, III.
Caseviile, KY, shore to be shown when
fats are taken; in Maplewood Farm, XIV;
below Ford's Ferry; Hughes Landing;
opposite foot Of Hurricane Is and Ham
letsburg ILL.,; foot OF Cumberland Island,
ILL.,. tow-head, ILL.,. Paducah tow head.
"a STEEL srAMER.E
Who will move in this natter Pitts.
burgh has built boats Of steel for South
America. Lake Saratoga, United Ststes of
Columbia. one for the Chattahooche, two
for the Mississippi, but none for the Pitts 4
burgh, Cincinnati or ST. Louis trade. Why
is this? Boats built of that material IS
no longer an experiment Timber is grow
ing scarce, prices steadily advancing
whilst the very reverse is the fact in reg ,rd
10 steel. II you talk about an iron or steel
boat the old crOskers will tell you that the
first iron boat the Valley Forge, was fall
ure.. OF course she was, for the reason she
was at least twenty years behind the
times: she had neither speed nor capacity.
Admitting that she was q failure, hIa
many bOats Of wood have been failures7
This fact did not stop boats from being
built OF wood. There is no use to shut
ones eyes to the fact that good steel hull
would last for twenty FIVE or thirty years;
this is only one of the many advantages
There would be no increase in her draught.
She would he safe and would command the
trade in preference to any other boat. II
We intend TO keep business on the river we
mast be up and doing, There is no use in
handing over the river trade to rai'ro ads.
when II can he retained and increased. pro-
Vidtd boat owners will keep up with the
times and build steel boats with suitable
CAPACITY and speed.
PIrTsBUR6H, Pa, November River 81
inches and rising. Weather rainy and
cool.
EVANSVILLE, November River 4 feet.
Weather fosgy and warm.
CAIRO. November l.-Riyer Q feet inches
and rising. Weather rainy.
LOUISVILLE, November River station
airy with feet o inches in the canal:
2 feet less on the falls. Business good.
Heavy rain fell At dark.
81. LOUIS, November River risen 4
inches: IL feet 2 inches by the guaye.
Rain at intervals all day and onoler.
VIcKsBuRG. Eoven,b. n i.-R YER fell ons
inch. Weather warm and clear.
NEv ORLEANS, November l-Weather
fair and warm.
MEMPHIS. November l.-Riyer rose 2
inches. Weather sultry and threatening.
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