Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-23
RIVER INTELLIGENoE.
What Is Going on Among The Boats and
BoaTmen

What Is Going on Among The Boats and
BoaJmen
The Phillips cleared for Matamoras
yesterday morning on time,
The Ben Hur will leave this morning
at II o'clock for ParkerSburg.
The Courier left at 1920 a. IN. yester-
day for Parkers0urg on her regular
trip.
The C. w. Bachelor got some new
carpets aud furniture while at Cincin-
nat.
The Bedford passed up yesterday
morning at eight o'clock for Pitts6urg
with a good trip.
Lon Drake is making "a few trips as
steersman on the Ii. X. Bedford with
Capt. Gordon Green.
Capt. Jim Sanford is standing a watch
at the wheel Of the IL. X. Bedford in
place OF Capt. George Poe, who has
stopped for few days.
The fog and smoke on the river yes
terday morning was very dense, and 1t
was necessary for the boatmen to take
extra precautions against accidents.
Capt. Mack Gamble has contracted for
an electric light plant for the steamer
Courier. These electric lights are much
cheaper than they were few years ago.
The Panhandle contractors are put
ting the finishing touches on the re-
pairing of the beach where il was torn
up during the building OF the retaining
wall during the summer and fall.
Mr.. H. Z. Bevan, chief clerk of the
Wheeling packet II. X. Bedford, was
married Wednesday at Newport, ONO,
TO Miss Jennie Kraft, OF that place.
The many friends OF the newly married
couple wish them much happiness, that
their journey through life may continue
as it has commenced.
Now that the winter season is coming
on when the water nearly always gets
very high, the necessity Of having the
marks on the wharf made palmer is
obvious. As they are now, after the
water passes the 10 foot stage IL Is
almost impossible to decipher the
marks. If they are not TO be repaired
the stones might as we'll be taken up for
all they amount to as they are al pres
ent.
Wharfmaster Crockard received word
from Pittsburg yesterday 20 the effect
that the steamer Andes OF the Pittsourg
and Cincinnati Packet Company is about
10 change hands. 1t could notbe learned
who the purchasers were. The ADdes
sprung into rotoriety about two years
ago by reason of the notorious excursion
ruu from Pittsburg 20 this city which
will be readily remember ed as one OF
the most disgrAceiul ever run on the
Ohio river.
River business has been bet er so far
this year than it was during che corre-
spending period last year notWith-
standing the fact that last year is gen.
orally said by river men TO have oeen
water" year. This yea. navigaole
stage OF water below Davis Island dam
has not been manifest as il was last
wear. but commercial results have i'm
proved. A large perc' ntsge OF the coal
business, the principl river industry.
depends on plenty of water below.
Below Davis island dam there is hard
Iy any lockage 10 Cincinnati, which
permits the river 10 get almost as low
as il would naturally, excepting Tor
the slight feeder it gets by the over
flowing water from the pools. Thus II
is that the river business canoot De
gagged so we'll by that done above this
city as that below. The shippers, es-
pecially OF coal. which is the chief fac
tor in river transportation here, are
hand icapped when there is not sDouEh
water TO foAt loaded coal craft, but