The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-07
BSAGs sTOrPIA0 STEAMERS.
The DrplornsIc Condition OF the OF!
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The Drp1Ornslc Condition OF the Otto.
..s. Ennk ilrisfs nud Dispatches. -
Tho river has been falling slowly bn. sIrely
for the plst ten days. and al yet ths,f 10 no
prospect for the ususl June r:sa. Sfer be.
fore in a long number Of y:a.c hs, nsy'gs.
lion been 30 difi;ult oil the uppr Ohio ~
at present. TIE falling wa.srs h.,s revealed
a channel full Of wrecked barSe5 sasGs aud
logs. Many VI these have been'in the river
for over year and havs been steadily &C.
cumulatirg rubbish nrtil tlb eb1Igctiors
have become sterror 10 VII p!o:s. The syss
boat Woodruff, owing to the fact that thsrt
was no appropriation 10, i: to do nuy work
with, has been lying idle at Cincinnati fbr
nearly a year. Work haH bean p!l!ng up 30
| that when she Is again put In service II will
take fully years tims ord several hundred
! thontand dollsrs 10 put the channel In tie
| condition 1t ought TO be. Steamboat ri
knye repeatedly urEtd upoa oong1eEs the
| necessity orsneedy ec.ion In this matter, bu,
all to no avail. An,l tn many instances they
hare been ohlisol',o phil out tu.ss then
selves In order to do ihfir business As an
instance Of this the It. lawrence may TO &c.
fe1red to. festerGsy, owirg 10 the low waller,
she wa7 detained ct Fish Greek until she had
pulled three srsg. on. CT the channel. Cap
tain Billy List Will rsceiye tho theEas Ct all
river mes On this river Tor tais work. The
snses were d. gtrous even to tie smaller
packets. .a4 j .se.,.sn Z. 80
The tioveInnloIt .drcdfe boats are also Idle
owing 10 .ihs rams iGrf, thet the.s 10 no
appropriation for them. Tie result IL that
tho sand bars arc az bed ind In many Gaze.
wo:ss thEn the tnsgs and wrecks Tho bar
d! tha mn2ia q the cre,E hssso filed ua the
channel that tiiAll t6T boats tyen,sro obiietd
10 sirgie trip In gettirg over 1t with barSes
az so 1t is oil along tbs river. A fs1 months
.lnce, With the prttcnt stage Of wster, tie 81.
lawIssoe could BOT iroM nsis 10 Pittsburgh
but now 1t ls an imposhib!li.y. so
This state Of affairs has Eet, rs may bs
unde,atood, put the river men III anything
liks PLEASANT hun,os. Trey hayj beeh
badly treated and The fecl that they are mad,
iinot 10 b. wondered at. Ga dark and iOEry
nights they ara In constant Danger Z running
on boinp Of these hidden Uts.tuctiaHs and
sinking thcis b. sis.s They claim That il come
Of the time srsal BY tie Board Of Gupo,ylt.
Ing Inspectors in framing roubensr cal and
uniSir.. rules for the government! OF pilots,
aud II tho monty paid Tor the time ..aun
Sasted was devoted 10 the real needs of ihs
steAnbos!m.n, the public ~ well as them.
selvex would bs g1gcl tEttss rztltneu,
(, The luls prohibiting pa9!sngtrs i.on, the
pilot house Is still being CON.
demntd by ths pilots. Thsy claim
.hr! passengers should be p,ohiied
from the hurricane deck II the idea OF thel i.
spec:oys ws1 to proytde tat the attention Of
pilots should not 'be delsscttd. Said one.
pilot whllo speaking on the subject: "When
people are In the pilot house they sit behind
mfj my typs aad pttpnl0n ars always 10 the
FRONT never think Of looking beblnd, bur
when crowd gathers on tho front ,ot the
hurricane deck my attention Is liable to be
diverted. Since tho pssasgt Of that rule
keeping peopls ont sot /Iha house, ms.
sangers have tsken to gathering In font and
l don't like II. TheD, besides those in.
speetoi1 provided hbt.hey End tEsir t,iords
might hare tho psi5i!s2s Of the house. Il tell
sou one thing Yhty dnn't oslue, In Wills
I'm on WATCH. ! THY are a. llAb'e to dotrrot
my attention " any one else. That rule. as
we'll ID Que Or two olhsro they hayc passed, Ia
m outrage and an insult to u.s." sO5.
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j Thptaarks l,tt eyealns !ne,aatels d,p.h
ottesht faN. E1slnes1 ives lively, u. n
The Nall City passed. up with two bsrees
ofGeI. She had considerable trouble Ia at al
ting over the creek bat aud Wa, obliged 10
firsle trip. az n
Tho WIN. Chancellor passed down shortly
after noon with o. irnoh NJ she, could carry
on the present p:aSs Of water: She was de-.
ts!ned By fog. is' X fTN'7 - i
\ The St. Lawrence arrived about 1rM
with BIC trip, q large portion Of which wls
Tor Plttsbarsh and had 10 hd shipped hy rail.
IS the river is In such bad cohc,,ion tbat
IApt. List did not caro- 10 risk his boat by
'ak!ng hes through. IFS hsd on bard an
'xsursion .psr,y Of Gbaut sixty iyo from
points near Pittsburgh who wvro making ids
'ound Trip, These be hkd 10 send back by
all. &, WI "a I. NJ n $50 !, s54se
! The elegant Bidc,whcol steamer Ct. Law.
.once, owing 10 the fact that abe could not
,st through 10 Pittsburgh, will leave hare
hh afternoon at o'clock on her return trip
o Cincinnati. She will remain at Bellaire
lnti! the aYoning train on the g. 4 P. road |
'ets IN. Tho 81. LAWRENCE Ia well md favor.
IDLY known. Her liil GERS are gentlemen and |
viii make 1t agreeable for oil who accom-,
ANY them. VI. -, d; 81 E n * III
GREEsss,Ro, Pa, Juus 6.-Rlver lo feet
nd on a stand; weather clear. G7: Isl
Or CtTT, Pa, June 0-River inches and
'an stand; weather clear and warm. III
!; BROWNSVILLE, Pa, June G.-River s feet
md stationary weather cleari Thermometer
PEssuroH, June 8.-Monongahela river
ioel.tnches and falling; weather clear and
MoROs1ows, Viva, June o. River 0 inches
M on y stand; weather clear; thssmoE.
Lock M 4. Pa. June 8.-Rlvcr Is feet 0
n : e. snt FALLING; weather clear; thermom.
PARnzn, Pa, June o.-Rivsr l foot 5
1 : and % stand; weather clear and
, hcIa LAhHNa. PA, June G.-Rivsr 3 feet
;nchss s aSd falling; weather cloudy; thar.
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