Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-06
THE COAL FLEET.
Reported Damage Ia Part OF n-Rnats
Passed naHn.

Reported Damage Ia "a Part OF n-Bnats
Passed n0wn.
The following telegram came by As-oci
ated Press last evening from ri,tsburp:
The coal fleet which left here for CInrin-
natl and Louisville yesterday. is having 4
rough trip on account Of the reccding wa
t,r AMI heavy ice. Between tins city and
Wheeling at least ten tOws are reported
gruuudrd and in number OF cl'G- pOr-
tlons Of ;hG tows have been abandoned.
The l0s+ cannot be estimated 1T tins time,
but it will De very heavy.
There il evidently some mistake in this
information, ~ no damage is reported to
the coal fleet ab0ut TINS vicinity.
The following towboats passed down
with coal yesterday: Raymond Horner 1t
p. M, James Gilmore at i.3O p. m.,
Pacific at i:i5 =. m., Samuel CLARK at .
p. m, Venture al 5p. M, Advance ami
Hunter No > AT jp m, linunet No. nj >
a. m, Nelic Spears at . II. m, Onward
at $50 a m, Little Fred at ! p. NJ, Ed.
Roberts. pierpoint and Beaver at 3p. IN,
sam Brown and Chas. Brown at 3.iOp. IN,
Tom Res No . at 3i5, Belle McGOwan
at { p. M.
A later telegram said: Among the tow
boats reported 10 have met disasteI with
their coal tOw8 while tuTOutc
TO Cincinnati and Louisville, were the
steamers Coal City, Ami" Roberts,
Charlie Brown and J. s. Neal. The
steamer Roberts ttuck eight harrcs nt
Montgomcry Island. and the Coal CiIy
grounded five bargrs at tic samIc place.
The Charlie Brown LETT three hargcs on an
island near Industry, Pa, and the Neal Is
said To have grounded her entire tow Of
twelve hargrs at Meuman's kIlIie. The
barues contained j., 600 bushels each, and
the aggregate amount oi coal in danger is
about 3iO, OOO bushels
NOTES ALONG SHORE.
The Telegram will he up to-day.
The Courier left on time Yesterday.
The Andes will leave Cincinnati for this
port this evening.
The Pen Hur is to.day's Parkcr8burr
packet, leaving nt II a. NJ.
Quite large amount Of coal has been
taken out OF the Great kanawha within
the past week.
Tie Fashion passed down for Cincinnati
at : o'clock yesterday morning.
The marks on the landing last evening
at : o'clock Indicated : feet ~ inches and
falling, fall of foot inches i'll the past
81 hOuTs.
The I.ons A. Sherley will be mp to-day
and leave for Cincinnati to-Inorro" AFTER
na0n at O'Clock.
The marks from above yesterday were:
Plttsburg, : and -.l0 feet and falling;
Parker , feet inches and falling,
clear and cool. OIL City, feet and falling,
cloudy. Rice's Landing, & feet inches
and falling; cloudy. MorgantOwn, b feet
and stationary; cloudy. Lock No. 1, 3
feet inches and falling; cloudy Browns
vile, feet aud falling; cl0udy. Greens
boro feet ~ inches and failing; cloudy.
The Charleston Industrial and Develop
mrut Association has issued a neat pamph-
let upon the subject of coal shipments rom
the kanawha valley TO western points on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. 1t shows
the number OF locks and dams already
built and those contemplated IN the
Kanawha system vet Ia be built. 1t m
tended as data for the use OF Congressman
in considering the question OF approPIi'
ating money sufficient Ia complete the
building of the remaining locks upon the
river Charleston Stdr.