Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-28
EIGHTEEN FEET Of WATER
That Stage in the Ohio May Be
Reached Here,
The River Rising at All Points
Above, and Nearly All the Coal
in the Pools Will Be Sent South.
Local River News and Notes.

As predicted in the Register yester-
day, the heavy rains will cause a swell
of sufficient proportions to enable the
Pittsburg operators to feat all, or near
" all of the coal in the pools TO the
Southern markets. The only difficulty
in the way at present appears to be
the scarcity of boats The swell IS as
sured. The rain up the Allegheny and
Monongahela amounted in some places
to more than an inch. The wracks at the
Davis Island dam showed 10 feet OF wa
ter at two o'clock, and this morning
there will be a u foot stage. This VIII
be SUFFICIENT TO float the heaviest boats.
The last wreck at Merriman's was
said to have been caused by the Allies,
which went OUT with tow which drew
all the water IN the river. j. f. F.lley,
of the Coal Exchange, went down TO
MeTiman's yesterday with 1900 pounds
CT dynamite. and cleared the channel Of
its distractions as precautionary
measure. The largest boats in the
trade are at Pittsburg, and will be sent
out with lows to-day. 1t is very likely
that all. or nearly all, will so out on this
run.
The marks at the Wheeling wharf
showed a stage Of Il feet at midnight,
rise of several feet in twenty-for
hours. Captain Crockard stated that he
viii not be surprised if a stage OF is
feet is reached, and the reports from
above would appear to justify the eXpec-
tation.
The Jim Wood was ordered back from
Bellaire. She turned her tow over to
the Dave Wood, which boat will pro
coed with it TO Louisville. The Jim
will take ten boats from P:ttsburg, and
the Tom Lysle SIX, all of which will be
turned over at Louisville to the John a.
Wood, which will proceed to New Or
leans. The following named boats pass
ed down yesterday with coal: B. D.
Wood. Fallie. Onward, Robert Jenkins,
Jim Wood. Nellie Walton, VIM. G. HOr-
ner, Adele, Fred Wilson and Jno. w.
Allies. The Crescent and Dave Wood
went up with empt,es.
The Ben Hur cleared at II a. m, for
Parkersburg and VIII be back tomorrow
morning for Pittsburg.
The Liberty VIII depart for Parkers-
burg this morning; the Hudson at a.
m. for Cincinnati; the Lexington, for
New Matamoras, and the Jewel for
Darlington.
When the Virginia enters the Cincin-
nat. and Pittsburg trade, that packet
company VIII have three boats making
regular trips, the other two being the
keystone State and Hudson.
The Virginia Will make her initial
trip from Cincinnati next Monday. Sew
eral Wheeling persons Will be passen-
gers on the boat
The Ruth will enter the P.ttsburg and
Charleston trade next week.
The greatest rise ever recorded at
Cairo IN the month of December occur
red there Sunday, when the river rose
10 feet l inch in q hours.
The barge Of rails lost by the Iron
sides is valued at $4,000. As soon as
the river falls the rails will be recover
ed. The barge sunk was the smallest
the Ironsides had in her tow
Capt Asa Booth arrived from Wheel
ing and reports that the Pacific and On
ward passed tina, point at an early hour;
also several other boats.-Chronicle Tel
egra0h.
Special to the Register.
Huntington, W. Va, December ~
Bay Bros. this morning awarded the
contract to the Sl.ger Lumber Company,
Of Central CITY, for lumber for new
steamboat to be built here to be run in
the Charleston and P.ttsburg trade The
boat viii be one hundred and eighty
feet long. th:rty-five foot beam and viii
have fifty-e.ght state rooms and capac-
ity of five hundred tons. The boat IS
to be constructed by March l, and will
probably be named City Of Hunting
ton.
Pittsburg, Pa. December 2Z-R:ver
II feet and rising at the dam. Weather
clear and cold.
Steubenv.lle Ohio, December 81
River y feet 10 inches ana rising. Clear
and cold
Down-Nellie Walton, Adelia, John
w. Allies, George Shiras.
Up-Crescent
Morgantown, W. Va, December 81
river . lttt, IACutS anu StdIIOAdl y
Weather cold and clear.
Warren. Pa, December 27.-R.yer Z
feet 3 inches and stationary. Weather
clear and cold.
Greensboro, Pa. December 27.-Riyer
feet, 8 inches and rising. Fair and
cooler Rainfall 70.
Oil City, Pa, December 27.-River 9
fee and falling. Weather clear and
colder.
Special to the Register
Parkersburg, w. Va, December 81
Ohio II feet, inches and rising.
Weather fair and cold