Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-18
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
What is Going On Among the Boats and
BoAtmen.

Weather, clear and cold.
River. 6 feet II inches, stationary.
The Coal Bluff, engineer j. Gillespie,
is laid up in safe harbor at Charles
ton.
Four million bushels OF coal are har-
bored at the Pumpkin Patch, and ii Is
all in good shape.
In the narrows, forty miles below
Louisville, aud at Troy and Leaven-
worth, heavy gorges have formed.
At Memphis are laid up the following
boats: Rowena Lee, Lady Lee, Ora Lee,
Joe Peters, State of Kansas, S. L. Wood
aud Beaver.
The Dixmont gorge, near Pittsburg,
is growing in size, and fears are ex-
pressed for the safety Of property near
the rivers edge.
The Charley lutte, George Shiras
and Tom Lysle are the towboats which
are doing good service breaking up the
ice near Pittsburg.
The Advance and the Ironsides,
which are laid up at Pittsburg, were
inspected Friday. This Minke No. ?,
which was in a dangerous place in the
Allegheny, has been removed.
1t is reported that along the Ken
lucky river are scattered more than
500, 600 worth Of logs, mainly between
Beattyvlle and the mouth OF the mid
die fork of the Kentucky river.
The John A, Wood, Captain Lew
Speer, which Is at present laid up a I
Memphis, has taken two lows OF Pitts
burg coal to Baton Rouge this season,
and is on her way back for third one.
An attempt will be made to release
Captain Harry Regen. who is serving
six months sentence at the Ohio Peni-
Tertiary for personatlng an officer.
A petition to President Cleveland Is be-
ing largely signed by riyermen and
coal operators.
The warm weather of the past few
DAYS caused the ice to melt considera-
bly,, and should q rain come at the
present time there is possibility of the
river breaking up easier and doing less
damage than in the event OF sudden
thaw and big rain.
At Charleston, w. Va, are laid up
the following boats: The William
Ernst, Iron Cliff, Winifrede, Kanawha
Belle, Spring Hill, Ben WOOD, Lydia,
Handy No. >, d. j. Dale. D. c. Lane,
Coal Bluff, j. NJ. Bowel, Mountaineer
and the Government BOAT Bee.
A report was received from Pittsburg
yesterday to the effect that the river
men there are OF the opinion that few
more days of weather similar TO that
Just passed will cause the river TO
break up, and they are doing every
thing possible TO get things in shape
for an emergency.
The investigation into the response
biity for the accident 10 the State OF
Missouri is being carried on behind
closed doors at Louisville. Witnesses
present are Captain Joe ConIon, Pilot
James Pell, Jr., Engineer j. w. Alex
ander, Chief CLERK julie Wehrmann and
Mr.. Whitehead, citizen of Cloyerport,
Ky, who was a cabin passenger. The
testimony will be taken day after day
until finished.
PITTsBURG, February 17-River 5
feet aud stationary at dam; weather
clear aud mild.
PARKERsBURa, w. VA, February II.
The river is frozen; weather clear
with the thermometer at 30.
GREENSBORO. PA, February IL
River, : feet inches and stationary
Weather, clear and warmer
OIL CITY, PA, February 17.--River 1
foot inches and stationary. Weather,
clear and mild.
WARREN, PA, February 17.-River,
seven-tenths Of a foot. Weather, clear
and mild.
MoRGANTowN,W w. VA, February IL
The river is closed. The thermometer
is at So and the weather is moderating
fast.
STEUBENvHLE, O., February IT,
River, feet aud stationary, and is
still frozen over. Weather, clear and
cold,