The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-28

This morning at 2 o'clock the marks
at the public landing showed IS feet
g Inches and stlll coming up the bank
az quite u lively rate, The prediction
OF the Intelligeneer that u fifteen or
sixteen-foot stage would be recorded
on the present rise seems about TO b0
FULFILLED. Last nights report from
Pittsburgh told OF an eleyen-foot stage,
with the rivers stiil rising, the BELIEF
being that not more than twelve feet
would be recorded The top-notch OF
the rise win probably be seen here Sat
urday night or Sunday morning,
There are many distractions yet IN
the way at Merrlman, and the coal
operators, 10 be on the safe side, sent
]. Frank Tilley, OF the Pittsburgh Coal
Exchange, 10 Merriman to blow out all
the wrecks that are In the way. He
left shortly after o'clocklo on the tow
boat Tide, owned by Capt. w, b, Rodg-
ers, with $500 pounds OF dynamite, II
Is thought that the channel will be clear
OF wrecks this morning No attempt
will be made to blow up the
wrecks that are located outside the
channel.
The largest boats that ply on tho
river are now In port at Pittsburgh and
Will start loE IHu nuubu bhtn AAvtn'Hb'
They are the W. W. O'Neil, Joseph Il,
Williams. Sam Clark, Harry Brown,
Tom Dodsworth, Dick Fulton, Valiant
and the new Jim Moren. A number OF
( smaller boats, including the ldn Budc-,
Enterprise, Tom Lysle and Others, VIII
also get away. The big boats will take
from ten TO sixteen coal boats each.
The Jim Wood was ordered back
from Bellaire at a. m, yesterday. She
will turn her tow over to the Dave
Wood, which boat will proceed TO LOU
isville with II. The Jim Wood will take
ten boats and the Tom Lysle six, and
win 20 through to Louisville on their
arrival the tows win be turned over to
the John a. Wood, which boat will pro.
coed 70 New Orleans with them, Many
OF the coal men are disappointed be-
cause their boats are away on the pres
emit water. There are only about q
dozen boats at Pittsburgh but fortu-
nately the majority OF them are the big
fellows. The Twilight, which broke
hershatt. will be ready to so out Mon
The accidents to the coal fleet this
week can be directly attributed to the
towbOat John W. Allies, although no
blame can be attached to the crew, says
the Chronicle Telegraph. The Allies, nc
most boGtmcn know, left here with
heavy caal-boats, drawing from ~ to
8 feet. when there N,G only rs feet on
the Market street MARKS and 81 feet nj
Davis Island daId. which means o foot
less In the chpnnel below the latter
place II Is no wonder. then, that the
accidents occurred. As long as opera
torg send stun that is drawing all the
water there r. IN tho river. and more,
Just 70 long will there be accidents.
The Allies stuck and sunk most Of her
stun IN the channel. Some OF the most
promlEcnt O1eTAtOrs said that ~ the
Allies had been sent out with lighter
stun the accident would not have &C.
Cured. SHE and the Boaz were the
only vessels that t9Ok heavy boats.
Operators are certainly taking great
chances whor they endcovor 70 send
stun that IL drawing all the water
there Is In the river. When one boat
meets with disaster and others are fol-
lowing in close proximity. there Is no
escape for thOse corning In the rear.
They bang up aEainst the sunken craft
In the FaIne manner ms two trains do
when they try 10 pass or the same
track. There has been more coal sunk
during the past year than there has
been in any previous ten yearn In the
history OF the trade. As long MS opera
TORS send out their crews with morn
stun than they can safely handle, and
overload the craft, accidents will hap