The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-12

At q p. M. the marks at the public
landing showed 81 feet aud slowly ris.
ing. Weather cloudy and warmer.
The body OF Chambermaid MolIio
Mosby. Of the Iron Queen, was recov.
cred fifty feet from the wreck, and was
taken to Cincinnati for intermcnt.
The river continued to come up at the
surprising pace set Wednesday, as uoted
in the lsTELLiGgScEg, unit. noon yester.
day, when the rate declined, and 1t was
evident that the expected thirty.ioot
stage was not going to matetiallze.
However, the %top.notch OF the rise,
tweniy-eighi feet. WA high enough to
cause some uneaslness in she lower
portions OF the city. The maximum
heiGht was reached last evening at s
o'clock. and two hours later Il decline OF
three inches was noted. 1t 10 not ex.
pectod that the river will 20 down very
rapidly. but a cracking good stage on
the upper Ohio is predicted for some
time.
The Raymond iIorner, on her next
trip TO Louisville, will take from Bellaire
twenty.iout coalboats and several flats.
On her last trip she took seventeen coal.
boats. and this was considered n big
tip tor 4 boat OF her class. The Juttes
are the most risky operators in the
business. and it appears they have as
good luck rs any Of tho Pittsburgh coal
mon. Capt. joseph Mcdonald, master
OF the Raymond horner. says ho will
take all the pieces that are giyeu him.
II the boat takes the number OF pieces
mentioned abe will handle the largest
tow ever taken down the upper Ohio
by q single towboat.
"rnE CITY OF WHEELING"
The lNrELLIGESCgG's suggestion that
one OF the new boats OF the Pittsburgh
& Cincinnati packet limo be called
"Wheelinc" or CITY OF Wheeling" has
been received with applause in the
community, and ii the steamboa. people
C'r'ilran their second boat, the one to
h nj: Mt Pittsburgh, ns suggested,
IL rsIlI lind it u most popular move.
IIe contract for thetsecond steamer,
which will DO built almost entirely OF
steel, will likely be given to a Pittsburgh
firm within the next few weeks. This
vessel will be the finest aloat on the
western or southern rivers. The vessel
will be built OF steel FROM the hull TO
the boiler deck, aud the floors OF the
cabin will be lined with asbestos, so
that in case fire should originate in the
deck room or any other part OF the boat,
the flames would soon be e%xtinguished.
At the meeting the directors tossed
up rs to what the name Of the first
boat should be. Both Virginia aud
Allegheny were submitted, but Virginia
turned up heads. Tho name of the
steel boat has not az yet been decided
upon. Both boats will be lighted
throughout by electricity, aud will have
all The latest appliances for comfort, and
be equipped with the latest and best
machinery. even to n steam steering
apparatus. Tho Virginia vii! DO go
feet long. i0.foot beam and 5!.ioo, hold.
The boat is to DO finished in three
months. and is being built Ior speed.
She will have 4 iner cabin than tho
Iron Queen. and will carry 1000 tons
and have Accommodations for 900pcople.
II MARKS ABOVE.
Morgantown-Riyer II feet 6 inches
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
Greensboro-ltiver Is feet 8 inches
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
Warren-River S fact and falling.
Weather clear and cool.
Oil City-tiver $ feet and falling.
Weather clear and cool.
Standardization ~ feet and fall.