Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
What is Going On Among the Boats and
BOatmen.

GC1iN.en.
The steamer Bedford passed up yes
terday morning at s o'clock, from New
port to Pittsburg.
Yesterday the Hudson was so delay
ed by heavy business between here and
PittsbUrg that she did not get away
from here until she was several hours
behind time The boats o. the Pitts
bug and Cincinnati line are doing an
immense business now, and are loaded
to the water line every trip. On her
last "trip down. the Keystone State was
compelled to leave over 90 tons Of
freight here on account of being
packed from stem TO stern.
The packets to-day are the Ben Hur
from PittsburE at 1890 for Parkers-
burg, and the Courier at 1880 p. m, for
Pittsburg from Parkersburg.
The lighthouse tender, Golden Rod,
arrived here about 9 o'clock Wednes-
day evening and laid up over night.
Yesterday morning she continued her
trip 10 Pittsburg.
The towboat Belle MCGOWAN passed
up yesterday with tow OF empues for
pitSbUrg.
Capt. Jack Sleeth, q veteran steam
bOaJman. famous in river circles, died
az his home at PadUcan, Ky, Wednes-
day afternoon Of cancer. lie was 60
years CID. He was born in Pittsburg
and began life as a cabin boy at four
teen. During the war he served as
captain in the Confederate army. He
was undoubtedly the discoyerer of the
submarine cable. Ia 1915 ne erected
the first telegraph in this section from
st. Louis 70 Nashville, and conceived
the idea of bmying the wire under the
Ohio river at Siucinnati. Cyrus w.
Field borrowed his idea of The Atlantic
cable from this invention.
Special 10 tho Register.
Parkersburg. ". Va. March IA
River IA feet 3 inches ndrising; clear,
very cold.
The Hudson arrived to-day for Gin
cinnati with q good trip.
The tOwbOat Pacific No. I, which is
sunk at Line Island. is in such bad
condition that several weeks work will
be necessary before she will be ship
shape again.
Captain Bartlett, of the towboat
Hawk. had q narrow escape recently
from death. He was caught by a
limb while putting out from the bank
near Pittsburg. and had his jaw brok
en-. besides his forehead being badly
cut.
The towboat Fallie is on her way up
from Cincinnati with a tow Of empties.
Captain John Porter, a former we'll
known tOWAOdt owner, but for num-
Der of years past engaged largely in
the brick and sewer pipe manufactur-
ing business, is now Sheriff Of Han
cock county. this State.
The FittsbUrg Times says The
wreck al Line Island promises to be a
more formidable one than was at first
anticipated. After several days hard
work Captain Z. J. Carpenter. with
the assistance of Captain Harry HUI
lings and the steamer Leader, succeed
ed in blowing Off the sides and roof of
the sunken barge Bismarck. Repeated
efforts failed TO displace the hull of the
boat. and, 2s il was lying in 9 feet of
water, il was thought that the boats
and lows could pass it without run
ming any risk of colliding at present.
Captain Carpenter returned to Pitts
burg on Saturday night. and was pre-
pairing TO return TO Cincinnati, when
ne received a message from Captain
Huhngs announcing that the current
had shifted the barge so that the river
was almost completely INSTRUCTED. He
left for Line Island again early We'd
nesday morning..
Pittsburg. Pa. March 14.-Riyer 1O2,
cloudy cold.
Morgantown. w. Va, March IA
900. falling. cloudy. colder.
Greensboro. Pa. March 1t.-12:00,
rising. cloudy, colder.
Warren. Pa. March 14.-34 sta
tionary. cloudy. cold.
Oil City, Pa. March 4.-5:9, sta
tionary, cloudy cold.
Mrs. Charles Schroeder is seriously
sick with erysipelas at her home. on
the corner of Thirty-siXth and Chap
line street.
J. Robert Bryson. Of No. 1922 Woods
street. a Well-known potter, is laid UP
with rheumatism.
O. r. BabcOck. representing the p. J.
Ritter Shoe Company, of Pittsburg, is
calling on the shoe trade of the city.
Abe Benton, Of SistersyiSe, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Or. A. J. Flowers, Of Glover's Gap.
was in this city last night and was the
guest of DR.. l.. 5. Riggs, of South
Chspline street. He returned home
this morning
DR.. Stathers, of South Jacob street.
left last evening for Pittsburg on a
business trip.