The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-03
sRIvER NEWS.

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Notes About the Steamboats,, Rank Briefs
II aud Tolegraphio Reports. ". I,
I The New chesaps sks passed up yesterday.
4 The coal feet 10 on lis way up with empty
barges. 5,j q a z I, b I
Pilots found It hard work 10 handle their
boats yesterday. & The heavy wind at times
almost drove them to the banks. n.
Tbs river was stationary 1t this point yes.
terday. The marks indicated. 4 depth, y az
nearly as could be estimated. Of 10 feet. '3t5
Y The w. N. Chancellor passed down early
Yesterday morning before daylight. The
Emmn Graham will pass down this morning.
The steamer Regular met with slight 40.
cldent on her up trip last evening, shortly
after . clock. At that time, she was lying
at the Bellsirs upper wharf boat aud the
Princess, on one OF her down trips, was pre-.
pairing 10 make landing there. About The
time the Phncsss started to- swing In, the
Regular was ready 10 70 out. The wheels oil
tho latter boat had made two revolutions
when the pilot, seslug that tho pilot Of the
Princess Intended landing at the upper end oil
the boat and that there were barges ahead Of
the whAriboat thereby leaving but little
water for the Princess to work ir, also sAw
that collision was almost sure 10 follow,
He, therefore, turned the head at the Kepu,
lar directly acro,s the river. m Tho Princess
swung around rabidly aud her FAINT VI trmh
ed into the side of the Regular blacksmith
room situated just forward OF the wheel
house. 2 Had moe the Regular been handled
us she was. she would probably have stove In
the hull Of the Princess. ~ ~! nv
The Jacksonville Times. Union ola recen,
Issue says: "Ths ADs new steamer Caesa.
peake, now running on the Ohio river be.
tween Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, will be
brought 10 this city al once and will be
placed on a line between this city and San.
ford. The Chesapeake Is Utmost new boat.
and one Of the 4 lsst on the upper Ohio. She
Ia lighted throughout by electricity, and Ii
said TO be the fastest tteAmer OF her s:z, on
the river. Externally abe resembles very
much the ssteamer Fannie Dugan, except
ttat she stands up much higher ont Of the
water and Is in every way larger, though she
been perfected, she will leave Cincinnati
within ten days and arrive here just 90 soon
as possible. MIR. @. u. Smith, OF Jacksonville,
Ia one OF the owners OF the Chesspe an d
will be her agent here" The Chesapeake
with her electric lights. quality OF speed and
elegant appurtenances haelbecome very pop.
ular on ths Ohio, and will DO missed when
shs goes away. bs5sNg.3. ig5ttl.'il i2lsf
tPlrrsBuEen, April 2.-Monongahela rive,
8 feet and falling; raining. e 70
GRxEss Bogo, Pa, April 2.-River 10 feet 8
inches and rising; weather rainy. ~
PARKER, Pa. April .2-River4 feet pcte,
and on stand; weather cloudy and mild. g
LouIsviLLE.' April 2-Depthin the canal II
feet; on the falls 0 feet inch and falling.
! BROWNSVILLE, Pa, April 2-Rlyer Z fee,
and stationary; weather cloudy; thermome.
ter 56o'. g. 81 8
Lock No. 4, April q River 9 ieet ii
inches and falling; weather cloudy; Their
mometer 81. szslse i''.,5s5 ~
Rlc1's LANDING, Pa, April 2.-Riyer s
lee, 9 inches and rising; weather rainy; Their.
mometer AGO. ~ ~
MoEaANrowN, W. Va, April 2.-Rlyer
feet inches snd rising; weather rainy
thermometer 40 3.sa s-',sss = -aI.'s. o i -