Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-27
NOTES OF THE RIVER
News of the Boats and BOatmsn Along
the Ohio.

The II. K. Bedford left at 500 a. m.
for Pittsburg.
Ben Hur leaves to-day at 1880 a. m.
for Parkersburg.
The Liberty got away at 2:3O yester-
day afternoon for Darlington.
Lizzie Bay is making weekly run
between Pttsburg and Charleston.
The Harry Brown went up the river
yesterday with tow of empties.
Capt Royal C. Hart will be the pilot
OF the Joe b. Williams this season.
The Annie Laurie is doing big
trade between Memphis and Friar's
Point,
Capt. VIM. Bay, of the Bay Line
steamers, had his foot amputated sew
eral weeks ago.
The towboat John F. Walton is on the
docks in lower Allegheny. She is re-
ceiving thorough overhauling.
The Ida A., which formerly ran in
the Marietta and Parkersburg trade, Is
now running between Parkersburg and
Longbottom.
The new Dick Brown has started in
the GallipoIs and Charleston trade.
She was built at Marietta, o., and Is
said TO be an excellent boat.
1t is estimated that 100000 tons OF
coal is awaiting shipment, and the
amount is constantly being increased
by the daily runs from the mines in the
upper pools.
The Lizzie Bay took on the Whalen
and Martelle South Before the War"
company at Steubenville last evening.
There are forty people In the company
bound for Cincinnati.
The shippers along the Kanawha are
talking Of establishing freight packet
between Charleston aud Cincinnati aud
shipping their stuff themselves. This
enterprise, like all others Of the past,
will undoubtedly end in talk.
The following well-known and popu-
lar river men compose the crew Of the
Lizzie Bay: Master, captain Ed. Mad
dy; pilot, Harry OlIum, formerly OF the
keystone State; mate, o. A. Hissom;
clerk, Ralph Caches; steward, VIM.
Cloninger.
A New Orleans telegram SAYS:
"Roustabouts have already started TO
give steamboat trouble by advancing
wages, and to-day asked $50 and $40.
Several boats were delayed in conse-
ouence for several hours, but In the end
had to acceed to their demands"
The newly-arrived Pittsburg river
coal is selling at retail at 1925 a ton at
the elevator at Cincinnati, and S2.75 de-
livered. This promises to be the ruling
price. 1t was generally supposed that
when the Pittsburg coal arrived 1t
would be quoted at SO ton delivered.
Kanawha coal has been selling most Of
the summer at S2.75.
Notice has been given by the Louis
Vile and Jacksonville Bridge Company
that staging for the erection of the
bridge superstructure is being put into
the river. The work begins at the
louisville end and moves toward the
other side OF the river. This will
necessarily interrupt navigation, but
Mr.. Epes Randolph, chief engineer OF
the company, states that one span will
always remain open'
During the summer and fall Of SO
there was Just such a spell OF low water
as coal men are now experiencing.
When a six-foot rise came q number Of
boats which started out on the 9th of
December OF that year were caught in
a tran by the ice. There they were
icebound until the Goth OF the following
March. This should offer some con-
ISOLATION in the present instance.
The output Of coal from the pools Of
the Monongahela river into the Pitts
burgh harbor during the week ending
October 81 will be found in the fellow
ing daily runs: Monday, 351, 900 bush
els: Tuesday. PAS, 600 bushels; Wednes-
day. sc. 200 bushels; Thursday, As, 200
bushels; Friday, 1913, 600 bushels; Sat
urday, 90, 200 bushels; total, S9s, goo
bushels. For the week ending October
: the output reached PAL, 500 bushels.
The total for the month was l,32s,50O
bushels.
The river marks yesterday evening
were feet aud 101S inches.
MoRGANTowN, w. VA, October 26.
River feet inches and falling;
weather cloudy and cool.
OIL CITY, PA, October 26.-River 10
inches and falling; raining and cool.
GREENSBORO, PA, October 26.-RiVer
: feet inches and falling; weather
cloudy and cool.
WARREE, Pa, October 26.-River
eight-teuths of 3 foot above zero; cloudy
and cool.