Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-22
WATER WAEfB.
Personal and General News from the
River bank.

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The river was rising slowly at dark last
night, with Is feet OF water in the channel.
The Courier lett II IL 80 yesterday morn
The Bachelor left for Pittsburgh yester-
day morning.
The Diurnal is the Parkersburg packet
to day.
The w. y. Chancellor is due down to-day
en- route for Charleston.
The elegant side wheel steamer ST. Law.
renee is due up to-day en- route for Pitts.
burgh.
Tn Emma Graham passed down yester-
day en- route for Cincinnati.
TIL SCOTS passed up yesterday en- route
for Pittsburgh. .
The Lud keefer passed up with a tow OF
empties.
The Dick Fulton and Maggie passed down
| with tows Of coal yesterday.
The steamer Chesapeake did not arrive
yesterday. Report says she ran through
herself.
Thu steamer Chesap cake did not reach
the landing yesterday on account OF burst
ing her supply pipe when near Captina.
Workmen were sent down 10 repair 1t. Ii
| is thought she will he on time to day.
The Abner O'Seal, with Capt. George
O'Neal at the wheel, left for Steubenville
YESTERDAY III . J.. W. Win q luISC pusSChbSh
list. Her freight trip was light.
AID. and ALI. Marks, two we'll known
| engineers OF this city, left for Cincinnati
last evening.
The steamer Courier came to the land.
ing Yesterday morning with q fine psssen.
ger list, and her freight list was all she
| could handle. She left on time with agood
| trip with that veteran steamboatman, Capt.
| John Booth, in command.
Capt. Asa Booth is at present in command
| of the flying steamer Regular, and yester-
day she left at 3 =. ". with over fifty cabin
passengers for Sistersville. Asa b. had
| charge OF the wheel, and Col. John Cumins
had charge Of the throttle. This steamer
dees all her way business and makes her
hundred miles with ease.
Shad Heatherington, OF the new steamer
| Chesapeake, had the derrick placed IN posi-.
ton on her yesterday. 1t is to be used for
the swinging stage.
We learn that Capt. SALISBURY has pro.
cured a new boiler for his ferry and will
soon have it running from the foot OF
Twelfth street.
The body OF Thomas Haskins, who was
drowned oil the steamer Amos at the time
of the sinking OF that steamer. was brought
TO this city yesterday on the steamer c. w.
Bachelor. His father II brother had
charge OF the remains.
Fairfax Devol, the well known steamboat
man, is at present on the steamer Courier.
A new swinging stage was placed on the
| steamer Prince yesterday. IL Is q big I'M.
provement over the old style.
Ed Cline is at present holding the weeel
on the steamer Courier.
The C.. W. Bachelor received a large
amount of freight from the Courier yes
terday morning for Pittsburg, and she de-
parted on good time with n big passenger
list.
Lew SNYDER has lust returned from New
| Orleans after an absence OF several months
and is visiting his friends here and at
Darlington.
Amos Braust, one Of the old steamboat
clerks, was visiting friends in the city,
yesterday.
Capt. Dave Davis, the well.Rnown pilot,
is at present in charge OF the wheel on the
steamer Belle Prince.
The steamer Little Anna Is being thor
oughly cleansed. Her captain reports
Saturday evening TO accommodate the Mar
tins Ferry people.
A CRUSHED HEEL.
Yesterday afternoon Peter Seybold had
the heel Of bis right foot crushed of on the
steamer Princess. He was engaged In
making some needed repairs TO the water
wheel, and in some manner the wheel
turned slightly, which caused the crank TO
catch and hold his foot. He cried out to
one of the men in the boat TO reverse the
engine and backing. Unfortu.
nately the man, in his haste to relieve Sey-
bold. started the engine mp. without reyers.
ing, but seeing his mistake tried to stop
the machinery and reverse II. Before that
could be done the engineers heel had been
mashed of.
PIrTsBURGH,J June 2l.-River9 feet 10 inch.
and rising. Clear and warm.
EVANSVILLE, June 2l.-Riyer Is 6 10 feet
and rising.
CINCINNATI, June 2l.-River q feet and
falling. Weather fair and cooler.
ST. LOUfs. June Gl.-River risen { inches,
80 feet s inches. Cloudy and warm.
MEMPHIS, June 2l.-Riyer rose 3 inches.
VIcxsBuRG, June 2l.-River gauge not
given.
CAIRo, June 2l.-Riyer IS feet 5 inches
and stationary. Thermometer 10. Cloudy.
Louisville, June 2l.-Riyer falling slow.
~ with Q feet 7 inches in canal and ! feet 4
inches in chute on falls.