Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-19
BIGGEST NOTCH.
TBR RIVER CLIMBS UP TO TEB q FOOT MARK
on TUB LANDING,
And Was Falling Last Mythical shipments
Of 100000 Bushels on Their Way
10 the South - River
Notes

The cold weather during the past Two
days, had the effect Of checking the
swell in the Ohio, and it did not quite
reach the proportions here which re-
ports from above seemed to indicate
Still there is enough water 10 hll the
average steamboatman's heart with de-
light, and with prospects for milder
weather, 10 is altogether probable that
the high water will continue for week
or more. Yesterday afternoon the water
reached the 9l foot notch on the marks
on the landing, and shortly sfterward
began to recede. AT midnight there
were 90 feet 10 Inches in the channel
and falling slowly.
The FRS. boat in the coal feet, which
Is carrying is, 600, 900 Of bushels OF the
fuel 20 the southern markets, passed
this city yesterday morning. IL was
the Jim Wood, which was closely Iol-
lowed by the Ark and Onward, all pass
ing down about 8. m. The big Jos.
b. Williams, the most powerful tow
boat on the Ohio, passed down ABOUT
one o'clock, with a heavy tow OF pack
ages. The Twilight passed about the
same hour. The Hornet No. ., DICK
Fulton. Alice Brown, Mariner, Dave
Wood. w. W. O'Neil, George Shlras,
Iron Age. John Moren, and Tom Lysle,
All passed down during the afternoon.
Several other boats passed after
dark, but their names could
not be distinguished. There
will be continuous procession
to-day, and at dark this evening most Oh
the boats will have passed wheeling on
their way 20 the South.
The water was higher at Pittsburg
Saturday night than for any time during
the wear. Most Of the tOws were maze
up Of coal boats, each holding from %
OOO to 25. 900 bushels, and as each steam
o. handles from ten TO twelve boats II
takes but four ordinary sized lows 70
make a shipment Of million bushels
The great effort on this rise Will De 70
get a big supply Of coal 10 the southern
markets, where the stock OF fuel IS very
low. The coal boats are usually sofa
atrNew Orleans for Sindliug wood, as 10
"a too expensive 20 bring them back, to
= say nothing Of the danger caused by
low water.
Among the boats which are on their
wsv down with lows Of coal are the
Stella Moren, Lud heeier, Nellie wal
ton. j. y. Benton, Belle MCGOWAN, Rob
ert Jenkins, Maggie, j. A. Stackmore,
Cruiser, Frank Gilmore, Percy Kelsey,
sam Clark, Iron Age, Joe Nixon, Enter
mise. RAYMOND, Horner, Smoky City,
Tom Dodsworth, j. G. FISHER, Josh
Cook. Fred Wilson, Tom Rees, Little
Fred. Crescent, j. w. Allies, Acorn,
Harry Brown, Charley Brown, jim
Wood.
The B. ID. Wood and Twilight passed
up yesterday flying light II they
reach Pittsburg in time they Will also
be pressed into service.
River Notes.
The Liberty was In and out on time
yesterday.
The Ben Hur passed down last even
ing for ParkersOurg.
Following are the boats scheduled to
depart to-day: Hudson and II. h Bed
ford, for Pittsburg at a. m; Key
stone State, for Cincinnati at a. ~;
Sunshine, for Petersburg at 1880.
There IS not much Roadway being
made i'm the effort TO make the Monon-
gahela river free. The steambOatmen
seem 10 be doing that about like they
do everything else-sit around and wait
for somebody else to do it-ll 0tC1Cuys
Journal
The swell In the Ohio is said 20 have
given employment 20 nearly 5000 peo-
pie 10 Pittsburg In starting ana man
aging the coal fleet on its way south.
A number Of Wheeling men are en-
ployed on the tOw6oats in different
capacities.
Capt. A. J. Carpenter, Of the Ohio
River Government Improvement Com
mission. thinks the Ohio should be i'm
uroved from the Davis Island dam TO
ebe mouth Of the Kanawha, 10 provide
a fair boating stage the year around,
70 put the PittSburg coal operators on
An equal footing with those OF the Kama
Wha district
MoRGANrOwN, W. VA, December 10.
River 8 feet inches and stationary;
cloudy and cold.
GREENSBORO, PA, December is
River 2 feet inches and falling; cloudy
ana colo.
WARREN, PA, December 1s.-River
feet inches and falling; cloudy and
cold
on. CITY, PA, December 17.-RiVer
S feet inches and falling; clear and
cold.
PrrrsBURG, PA, December 1S.-Coal
shipments during the past iOrty-eighs
hours 90 the Southwest, 9,S40,0OD bush
els Of coal in PSI boats, 2j+ bargeS and
10 fuel boats. or this 2,9l6,00O bush
els were for Cincinnati, and 6,924,O00
bushels for Louisville and New Orleans.
MOGULIAN GAYETY.
rho Kniehts OF the Porous PLASTER Hold