The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-26

Tho coal fleet continued to pass
Wheeling Tuesday night and through
out the day yesterday aud in this part
OF the, river none OF the tows met with
trouble OF any kind. All the ship
ments have now been made out OF
Pittsburgh harbor and by to-day all
the boats will have passed this port,
Among the boats that went down
yesterday Were the following; 8, l.,
Wood, 1850 a. M; ]. c, Fisher, up with
empties, 7 u. m,;Smoky City, Q n. M, /;
Charles Brown, $3.50 q, m, Frank Gil
more, $50 p, M; Josh Cook, $3.50 p, M;
John Moren, Sa5 p, M; George Wood.
SIP. m.
The Josh Cook. which passed Wheel
ing at $3.50 In the afternoon has the
reputation OF being the lucklest boat
on the rivers, She has seen active SER
vice several years and In that time has
not lost q single piece OF coal. on
Christmas day OF 1880. i've years ago,
she entered the port Of New Orleans
with a big tow OF Pittsburgh coal.
Among the boats that passed down
Tuesday night was the cyclone, with
Casper GILES, OF this city, at the wheel,
This boat IL occasionally termed the
partly by the only colUrtd river mag
nate. Cumberland W posey, Of Pitts
hurRh. who made his start In life many
years ago by running q peanut stand
on the little packet, Snllio Cooper, that
ran in the Parkersbur6 and Bellevllle
trade, down the river. Now, with q
partner he owns the Cyclone and the
Tornado (Tarred-niEEer), two OF the
best towboata than run out OF the up
Per river,
The total shipment Of coal on the
present run amounts TO about 10000, 600
bushels, which was the estimate made
q day before This leaves some l@,090,-
900 or r., 000, 900 bushels In the pools
above Pittsburgh. which will come out
as soon as the towboGts return with
empties-proyidins, OF course, that
there Is enough water then.
More Coal Goes ont.
PITTSBURGH. Dec. 25.-About co.,
900 bushels Of coal were shipped out OF
tho hRrb0r Christmas dA", and Il u
probable that n few hundred thousand
bushels more may be got out before the
river falls. Thu riycr fell steadily to-
day, and OF o'clock In the evening
measured Zee: inchegiat the dam.
The atmosphere was heavy and threat
ened rain. but furthe. rise this year
would be Of no benefit, as the towboats
. are al down south and cannot return
for at leaEt week The lower rivers
are in n good condition so that many
OF the steamers WIN run daS and night.
The Dick Fulton returned yesterday
with TOW OF seventeen empties.
One feature OF the rise Is the fact that
an immense number OF empty boats
and bRrges that have been lying IN
southern waters for eight months past
are now In the pools. and II will assure
tho lVer miners OF steady work all WIN
ter. II IL estimated that tho empty
craft towed into port will hold 200OO,OOO
bushels OF coal. and many more emp
ties are or the way and viii be got in
to-day,
The following were the shipments
passing Davis Island dam to-day:
FrOd Wilson. three harges. three
fats; Little Fred. three hnrEcs, three
hats; Tom Lyslc. three barGca, three
rats; George Shlrus, three bnTEcs;
William C. HorneT. six boats. one Hat;
Twilight, three bargCS. two Hats: Cllf-
ton, ak blrges. one nat. Hunter No. .,
two boats, three bargcs; ]. \. Bunton.
three |bargeg: Henry DeBus. eight
targcs.
Another wreck occurred at Merri-
mans to-day. resulting In the loss OF
I'VE more bargeB This nBkeS twenty
three barges sunk In the past two days
About 100000 bushels Of coal have
been lost IN this way during the past
fnunth