Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-29
NOTES OF The eIvER
News of the Boats and Bostmsn Along
the Ohio.

the Ohio.
The Sunshine departed at noon for
Parkersburg.
The Ben Hur will be up from Park
ersburg this morning.
The Bedford was yesterdays Pitts
burg packet, departing for that point
at 8 a. m.
The Joe Williams, it is said, will take
the biggest tow OF coal South ever
taken by single towboat, the coming
season.
The Ben Hur arrived from Plttsburg
shortly after midnight yesterday morn
ing, and cleared at a. M, for Parkers-
burg and way landings.
Pilot Tony Meldahl says the beacon
light steamer Golden Rod is one OF the
most complete steamboats, he was ever
on. She is supplied with all the latest
appliances aud improvements.
The steamer Iron Queen is having a
powerful search light constructed for
her use, which is the same pattern as
those used on the Manufacturers build
ing az the Worlds Fair, and will throw
an effective light five miles.
Capt. Charles Muhleman and Capt. j.
NJ Gamble were circulating among
merchants in this city yesterday, com
pleting arrangements for entering the
Sunshine as al independent packet In
the Wheeling and Cincinnati trade.
The Sunshine is a trim craft, her crew
is deseryedIy popular, and the boat will
no doubt secure It's share OF passenger
and freight business.
Local rivermen were all in good spir-
its yesterday. The kilograms from up
river points conveyed the information
that the rains of Monday and yesterday
| would cause coal boat rise, which
meant employment for them after a
long period of idleness, and a general
Frightening up in river matters. At
noon the marks on the landing showed
4 feet inches in the channel, and STA
tionary. A little later the river began
rising, and at Z o'clock the water had
crawled up an inch higher on the
marks. At midnight there was 4 feet 6
inches in the channel.
There were number Of well known
steam boatmen, who were passengers on
the 1855 Panhandle train for Pittsburg
Yesterday afternoon. Pilot Con Nc
Donald received a telegram In the
morning, calling him to Pittsburg to
take out the Iron Duke, with tow OF
coal. He was accompanied to the
Smoky City by Casper CIllus, who will
stand watch with him on the Duke.
| Pilot Asa Booth also went up, and will
bring out tow of coal. Capt. Wishart
and pilot, VIM. G. Moore, were passen-
gers for Pomeroy, leaving on the Ohio
River train. They will bring up the
Joe Nixon with empties. The Nixon
has been tied up for some time.
GREENSBORO, PA, November 2s.-
River feet II inches aud stationary;
weather, cloudy and cold.
MoRGANrowN, w. VA, November %.
River feet and stationary; weather,
raining.
on CITY, PA, November 2s.-River
3 foot inches and rising; weather, cold
and cloudy.
WARREN, PA. November 2s.-RIver
feet . inches and rising; weather cold
and cloudy.
PITTsBURG, PA, November 2s.-Coal
| operators aud river men are happy over
the prospects of the shipment Of large
part, or all OF the 5000, 600 bushels OF
coal now lying in :he Pittsburg haroor.
River men had almost given up hopes OF
a rise in the rivers before February,
but the rains Of Yesterday aud last
night gives promise Of enough water
for good shipment, the first In many
months. AZ present there is more coal
| tied I'D here than has ever accumulated
in one place before. The shipment OF
this coal TO the south would mean the
placing in circulation Of many thousand;
! OF dollars in this city and the employ
| ment OF thousands Of idle men.