The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-25
TOWS ARE PASSING BY,

The Advance Guard OF the Plttslurgh
Coal Fleet Went Down tho River Hrs-
terdny-PaCiilc Ia Trouble NJ BvnwOOd.
The Pittsburgh coal fleet began pass
ing Wheeling yesterday morning, and
throughout the day the tows We're COM
ing along-1 great biz snake-like
string OF pulling steamers and loaded
barses, leaving in the wake pail OF
the sootIest aud blacklist OF smoke for
which Pittsburgh coal is famous At 6
o'clock last evening fourteen tows had
passed tltis port, These are really only
tho advance guard OF the fleet, us there
are approximately some sixty lows be-
hind the fourteen. Altogether about
10, 200 bushels OF coal has been ship
ped, fully as much as was sent out on
the late run OF coal south.
The Pacific was the only boat that
was In trouble In this part OF the river,
She grounded part OF her tow oppo-
site the Benwood and Bellalre ferry
landing and did not get away until I
O'Clock In the afternoon, Her tow was
not damaged greatly,
The following is a list OF the boats
that passed Wheeling up to $ y, m. last
night Paciiic, u, m; Mariner, y.
M; Pacific No, 2, p. M; Ark, p. M;
Bertha, Boaz, Belle MCGOWAN, Hornet
No. 9, 4 p. M; Joseph F. Walton, Ad-
vance, Resolute. Hawk and Sam Brown,
is p, M; Acorn, q p. M.
Yesterdays additional shipments
from Pittsburgh were as follows; bob
Connell, barges; Resolute, 5 coal
boats, 9 barges. Hat; Fallie, Q coal
boats; Hustler. 10 coalboats, barges,
Hat Cyclone. coalboats, 2 barges,
fiat; Clipper, 8 bargeB Belle Prince,
bargGs; Clifton, barges; ], Q, FISHER,
barges; Tornado, coalboats,9 barges;
onward, coalhoat, barges; John W.
Allies, 9 coalbouts; Ironsides, model
barges 2 harges. Hat; John Moren, 2
coalboats, 4 barges; Josh Cook. coal
boats. 8 barges, / fat; Robert Jenkins,
s barRes, flat; Elaine, barges, flats;
Stella Moren. 9 coalboats; Cruiser, .
barges, 2 fats; Clipper, , coalbOats:
Raymond Horner. Q coalboats; Hunter,
No. ., 8 barges; John r, Walton, 10
barges; Mark Winnett, coalboats, ]
barge.
SIIshRps TO the Fleet.
PITTSBURGH. Dec. 2i,-The run of
coal continued to-day. something over
1000. COO bushels going out and few
boats arrived home from below, among
them the Enterprise, The stage OF water
in the harbor Tonight was 7.S feet and
about stationary 1t ls expected that
II will not fall much before tomorrow
night, as light rains up the Allegheny
Will help To keep It up for short time.
The towboat Beaver struck on tho
Merrlmnn bar about y, m, and drop
ped ten packages OF coal. She struck
on the bar to the left OF the channel
and swung across the river, striking on
the other side, also. The j. c. FISHER
was following close behind, and was
unable To stop before striking the
wrSckaEe. She got of with the loss OF
two. burgess. which, however. are total
wreck. She then stopped at Shouse-
town TO put the rest OF her tow In order.
The Onward and Bennett are said TO
have run into the wreck and sustained
GONE losses, but the exact extent OF
damage to each cannot be learned.
Both boats are blocknded above the
wreck. and Il is reported here that nine
teen pieces were lost In all. The chan
mel Is completely blocked. II Is prob
able that the use OF dynamite VIII have
to be resorted to before the wreckage Is
removed.