Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-23
TWELVE FOOT STAGE
Of Water Expected Here by TO-mor-
row Morning.
Ten Feet at Pittsburg This Morning.
Coal Fleet Will Start South-Sev-
eral Boats Passed Up Yesterday.
Movements of the Packets-News
and Notes.

and Notes.
The water crawled slowly up the
marks on the landing yesterday, and at
midnight the stage was + feet s inches.
At all points above the river is rising,
and tow boat stage is certain. AS may
be supposed, the rivermen are jubilant'
especially the coal operators at Pitts
burg, who have about 100000 bushels
of coal awaiting shipment to the South.
A goodly portion of this fuel will be
started on its long journey to-day, and
possibly 100000 bushels may be
taken away by the fleet
The boats which were forced TO tie
up at different points along the river,
on account of the low water, will all
be on their way back to Pittsburg this
evening, and if a good stage is main
tanned each will take out tow. The
crews. have all started from Pittsburg.
The John Cook, John Moren and Tom
Dodsworth were among the boats which
passed up yesterday with lows of emp
ties. The Moren was aground opposite
Firth street for some time, but got of
in good shape and continued on her
journey. The crew of the w. w. O'Neil,
which had been lying at the Top mill,
will be down to-day to take that boat
back to Pittsburg.
1t is expected that the stage of water
here will reach y feet by Tuesday
This estimate is justified by all the re-
ports from above,
The keystone State was late in de-
parting for Pitsburg. She cleared at
p. m, with a heavy freight list.
The Bedford departed for Pittsburg
and way landings at noon.
The Lorena came down from Pitts
burg with a big lot of freight for Mus
kigum river points. She departed at
II a. m.
To-day's packets will be the Ben Hur
at p m. for Parkersburg; Jewel for
Darlington.
The Keystone State will be down to-
morrow for Cincinnati.
P.ttsburg, Pa, December 22.-The
river is rising rapidly and by to-mor-
row morning, the knowing ones say,
there Will be between eight and ten feet
of water. In consequence. another
large consignment Of coal will be start
ed down the Ohio for southern ports.
All the returning boats from the last
shipment, tied up within fifty or one
hundred miles below this city, were en-
abled to-day to start for this port. and
it Is expected that with these boats
and those already here ten million
bushels of coal Will get away on this
rise.
Among the boats loaded were the
Ironsides, of Gray's Iron Line; Onward,
owned by c. lutte & Co.; The Ark, of
the Marmet Coal Co.; Advance and Pa
cifc No. 2, of the Pacific Coal Co.; Hor-
net No. 2, of the Hornet Coal Co.; Ida
Budd, of H. r. Budd, Cincinnati; Belle
MCGOWAN, of O'Neil & Co.; Frank Gill
more, Bridge and Flint and the Cruis-
er and Mariner, of w. II. Brown &
Sons.
The Ironsides, of Gray's Iron Line,
will leave this morning with eleven
model barges, loaded with 5000 tons Of
steel rails, for the Texas and Pacific
railroad at Birds Point, Mo.
The rails are worth $25 per ton. The
Boaz and John w. Allies, of the Cres-
cent Coal Co., will take 10 and s coal
boats respectively, the Pacific Coal Co.
will start the advance with S barges,
and the Pacific No. with coal boats
and II barges. The Advance will take
out from Ravenswood a portion of the
tow which she left there on her recent
trip. consisting OF barges. The Ed
Roberts will also help with a part of
this tow.
w. II. Browns Sons will start the
Charles Brown, the Mariner and Sam
Brown with II to 10 barges each, the
Cruiser with IS barges and the Voyager
with 13 barges. For the Hornet Coal
Co the Hornet No. 2 will have tow Of
il pieces and the Bertha a tow of 10
barges. The Clipper will take coal
boats and 3 barges and the Tornado 10
coal boats. while on the tow of the
Hornet there will be 2 barges, of the
Bertha 6. and on the Robert Jenkins 8
coal boats belonging to the John H.
Jones Coal Co. The Cyclone, owned by
Posey & Seybolt, will take out III
barges for Joseph Walton & Co,
Yesterday John H. Jones stated that
they would ship altogether 30 coal
boats on this rise.
Rulings Bros sent the Return yester-
dav to Sewickley under charge of Capt.
VIM. Martin. with 1,5OO pounds of dy-
Mantle. and a barge still lying danger
ouslv near the channel of the river
above Deadman's Island was blown up.
This will free the river from all OBJ
structions and navigation can be start
ed to-day without any fear of accident
through colllding with any of the old
wrecks. .
Warren. Pa, December 22.-River 3
feet 5 inches and stationary. Wealth
er clear and mild.
Oil City, Pa, December 22.-River 4
feet Z inches and rising. Weather
cloudy and mild.
Steubenville. O., December 22.-Riv-
or feet inch and rising. Up-H. K.
Bedford. ]. C. Risher. Down-Annie
Lourie, Lorena.
Pittsburg. Pa, December 22-River 8
feet and rising at the dam. Weather
clear and COOL
Morgantown, w. Va, December o.