Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-09
NOTES OF TIE KIVEE
News or tIS B1IsI sai BOttmso Along
The OHIO

News or tIS BlIsI aaI BOStmsu Along
the OHIO
1t is expected that the Gray Iron line
will commence loading model barg es
with rails shortly.
The w. G. Horner passed down last
night on her way to Cincinnati TO bring
up tow Of empties.
The steamer r. E. Phillips cleared
yesterday morning at 1890 for Mata-
moras with good load.
The towboats Little Fred. Crescent
and Clifton passed up at ? p. m. yester-
day with tows.of empty coal barges.
The towboats Henry DeBus and Jim
Wood passed up Yesterday morning at
II o'clock with empties for Pittsburg.
The Courier departed yesterday morn
lag at 1890 for Parkersburg, with a
good trip, both in freight ADD passen-
gers.
The latest advices from the sunken
Mark Winnett state that work was pro-
crossing satisfactorily and the chances
are that she is a6oat by this time. She
was not Injured much.
The Lizzie Bay, which has been lying
upat Cincinnati since the early summer,
left that port Tuesday and is expected
in Pittsburg Monday next. She will
pass here about Sunday.
Capt. Ben Goodwin piloted the new
towboat Victor on her first trip from
Long Reach to Pittsburg. Capt. Good
win was al applicant for the position OF
hull inspector of the Wheeling district,
but was not successful.
The river showed 6 feet 2 inch es and
rising on the marks last night. The
continued rains will likely raise the
river some higher, and in such case
all the towboats lying In the pools at
Pittsburg will get out with fleets OF coal
for southern ports.
The first towboat ever built at Browns
willie, and the first that was ever launch
ed into the Monongahela was the Goal
Hill" She was built by John 5. Pringle,
when he had his boatVard In Bridge
port. This was about sixty years ago.
From 1912 up to the present time, steam
boats have been building in Browns
Vile, and it seems they have all been
well built The present proprietors Of
our boatyard, Axton 81 Son, enjoy the
old reputation of being the best steam
boat builders along the river. The
Axtons have built more than fifty
steamboats, and they have all been salts
factory. Brownsville Monitor.
The John A. Wood is a steamer which
has an interesting history. She passed
inspection the other day at Pittsburg,
and was found TO be ia excellent con-
dition. The Wood was built in 1870 at
cost Of $685. 900, and has been twice
since that time doomed to destruction.
She was practically rebuilt in 1875. 10
the early seventies she struck sunken
Confederate gunboat in the Mississippi,
and il was thought she could not be
raised. Captain Wood went down and
by wonderful engineering raised it at a
cost OF $4,000. A month ago the
Wood took fire, and was only saved
through the presence of mind Of Cap
tain Wood, who rushed into her hold,
turned on the water, and sunk her. She
was Immediately raised, locked and re-
paired, and is now ready for Southern
trip.
lSosctGI 10 he Renter.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA, November g.
River at this point feet 2 inches and
rising; weather cloudy and cold.
The Pacific No. 2 stopped here on her
way up yesterday and called for men.
Two responded and were rowed out TO
the boat. They ship as fremen.
The pools in the Little Kanawha are
slowly filling up. The government pool
was reported full last night. 1t is
thought by good authorities that it will
be but few days until boats are run
ming up the Little Kanawha again.
The Oneida and Hilton both will pro-
badly be brought out in few days II
the present rate of rise in the Little
Kanawha keeps up.
GREENSBORO, PA, November s.
River 7 feet inches aud stationary.
Weather, cloudy and cool.
WARREN, PA, November s.--River
2 feet inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and cold.
STEUBENvILLE, OHIO, November s.
River 8 feet 2 inches aud rising.
Weather, cloudy and clear.