Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-27
RIVER NEWS.
The Ice of the Kittanning Gorge Passed
Last Night--River Rising Rapidly
at All Points Above.

AS stated in the Register yesterday
morning, the gorges in the Allegheny
at Kittanning and above Slid out Sun
day and did little damage. 1t is re-
markable thing that the gorge at Kit
tanning moved out as quietly as it did.
The gorge was an immense one, ex-
tending about thirty miles above that
place. and had at one time about 20
feet Of water back of it. The ice pass
ed Pittsburg Sunday evening at 6
O'Clock. and commenced to arrive here
last evening about 8 o'clock. The
breaking of the gorge and the melting
of the snow on the mountains mas
started the river rising again, and
it is expected that it will reach at
least a 21-foot stage here. There Is
not q great deal of coal in the harbor
at Pittsburg at the present tune 10
come ont. therefore this rise in the
river will not be of much benefit to tho
coal men, unless it holds UP for some
time. The majority of the towboats
at present are down the river, but
there are enough of them in the har-
Dor at Pittsburg to bring out nearly all
the coal there the total amount OF
which is estimated at about 2OOO,OOO
bushels. The river here at 6 o'clock
last night was Il feet inches and ris-
ing rapidly.
Yesterdays packets were the Bed
Of = - the * QV-
stone State for Cincinnati at a. M
the Courier for Parkersburg at 1880 a.
m. and the Hudson at noon Tor Pitts
burg.
The Fallie passed up yesterday
morning with tow of five empty
model barges and four square barges.
Captain Dan Lacey, formerly first
clerk of the Scotia, has been placed IN
command of the Carrollton, in the Gin
cinnati and Memphis trade.
To-day's packets are the Lizzie Bay
for Charleston and Kanawha river
points at d. NJ, the Ben Hur for Pitts
burg at s a. M, the Courier from Par
kersburg at 1890 p. m, the Liberty at
p. m. for Darlington, and the Lex
ington at p. Ii. from New Matamoras:
Quincy Payne, of Marietta, a well
known steamboat cook, has accepted a
position as cook at the Dairy lunch
rooms on Water street.
To- morrow's packets are the Iron
Queen for Pittsburg at a. m, the
Hudson for Cincinnati at 8 a. m, the
Bedford for Pittsburg at a. m, and
the Courier for ParkersburS at 1O:3O
q. m.
On her last trip up the Iron Queen
made a fast run between Huntington
and Gallipolis The distance is forty
miles and the Queen made it in little
less than two hours.
The Resolute arrived safe at Cincin-
natl Yesterday with her big tow of coal.
The Onward and Mariner arrived at
Cincinnati Monday evening with their
lows intact.
The Memphis and New Orleans new
excursion boat, the New South, leaves
Cincinnati tomorrow on a twenty-1our
days excursion trip.
Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, March 20
Ohio. 10 feet s inches and rising
Weather, clear and colder.
Memphis, Tenn, March 26.-River
23.2 and rising; clear and pleasant.
Louisville, KY, March 26.-River
falling. On the falls s feet 6 inches;
in the canal 10 feet inches; weather
clear and pleasant.
Cincinnati, March 26.-River "a feet
> inches and falling; clear and pleas
ant.
Cairo. H., March 26.-Arrived: City
of Hickman, New Orleans, 1870 p. m;
Crescent and tow, Louisville, 1870 a.
NJ: City of Monroe, St Louis, S:15 a.
n. Departed: Crescent and tow, New
Orleans, 7:30 a. m. River 32.4 and
rising; fair.
1lorgantown, w. Va, March 20
River s feet 9 inches and falling;
weather cloudy and colder.
Greensboro, Pa, March 26.-Rlver
10 feet 4 inches and rising; weather
cloudy and cold.
Steubenville, Ohio, March 26.-River
Il feet inches and rising; weather
cloudy and cold
Warren, Pa, March 26.-River 3 feet
) inches and rising; weather light
snow and cold.
OIL city. Pa. March 26.-River 6 feet
Q inches and rising; weather colder
with light snow.