Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
What is Going On Among the Boats and
Boatmen.

Boatmen.
Weather. fair and warmer.
River. II feet and falling.
The towboats J. c. Fisher and Enter
prise left Pittsburg Sunday night with
lows of coal for Cincinnati and passed
here yesterday. The Risher had 10
GOO bushels and the Enterprise 10000
bushels and a model barge.
The new towboat Fallie was at East
Liverpool yesterday with tow of
twelve barges of coal and the Clifton
brought down seven more yesterday
which will be added to the tow.
The Belle McGown was scheduled
to leave Pittsburg yesterday morning
with a tow of Is, 600 bushels of coal for
Cincinnati.
The Iron Age will leave Pittsburg
tomorrow morning with a tow Of
model barges loaded with railroad
iron.
The New Idea is being towed up
from Louisville by the Raymond Hor-
ner. She was towed from New Or
leans to Louisville by the 5. l.. Wood.
Capt. J. NJ. Phillips received his
commission as hull inspector Satur-
dav. and will assume his duties to-
dav. Capt. Calhoun, of the Keystone
State is transferred to the command
of the Iron Queen, and Captain Charles
Knox assumes the captaincy OF the
keystone State. Henry Best is pro-
NOTED to the first clerkship. The OIL
GERS fred a salute in honor of Captain
Phillips Saturday Post.
The Charlie Brown left Pittsburg
yesterday morning with a big tow OF
coal for Southern ports.
The maximum stage of water at the
last rise was 10 feet 8 inches, which
was reached Sunday. Riyermen are
trying to send out as much coal as
possible on this river. There are 1000
GOO bushels in the second pool above
Pittsburg now awaiting shipment. A
big freight business is being done,
there being water for everything atloat
ND and down. The boats still take
the side of the sunken barges at Line
Island. although there is water enough
to carry them over the wrecks.
1t is reported on good authority that
the new boat contemplated for the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet line
will have a steel hull. The new packet
will be supplied with all the latest
improvements and appliances.
The Hornet No. . left Pittsburg yes
terday morning with tow OF fifteen
barges loaded with coal.
The Ben HUr, at p m, for Pittsburg,
the Lexington. at 1890 p. m, from
New MatamOras, and the Liberty, at )
y. m. for Darlington, were the packets
in and out yesterday.
The Lud Keefer passed up yesterday
with the hull of the old Dakotah in
tow. The Dakota will be remodeled
and run as an excursion boat from
Pittsburg this summer.
The Hudson, at p. m, and the II.
X. Bedford, at a. m, are the packets
for Pittsburg to-day.
The keystone State is due at s
o'clock this morning for Cincinnati.
Her new commander Capt. Knox, Will
be on the roof.
The Courier arrived last night from
Parkersburg about II o'clock and re-
turning will leave for that point this
morning at 1890.
The Alice Brown, of Browns coal
line. passed up yesterday afternoon
with A tow of empty boats and barges,
including one of the new steel barges
the Browns line built some time ago as
an experiment. The steel barges have
nroven TO be in many respects superior
10 The old style ones, and it is probable
they will build several more.
The pleasure yacht Blanche Ed
mupdson is for sale at Cincinnati.
Tbis is the boat that recently made a
trim from Cleveland to Cincinnati via
the Miami canal.
The Belle Prince is laid up above the
wharf on account of no business.
1t is understood that Sam the Seara-