Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-29
THE COAL FLEET
Passing This City---A Large Guam
tity Of the Black Diamonds Shipped
South ---- Captain D0vener Here.
River News and Notes.

After waiting thirJy-siX hours at
p. tsburg for the Allegheny ice 10 pass
cut. the coal fleet was started off n good
shape. and So far there have been fewer
accidents tl3n on any of the recent
shipments Of coal. Every available
tow boat N and about P.Usburg was
pressed into service. and the shipments
on Tu sday alm0s broke The record for
q single day The river is falling here
and at all points above. and for this
reason the operators are anxious 10 get
The fleet South while there Z no danger
from low water
IL was stated in P.t-a5urg that the
John W. A.les struck her entire tow
Of ugh- boats at Line Island during the
morning. The eight Stranded boats
contained 100000 bushels Of coal The
A.les has been very unfortunate OF late,
having met with several accidents on
the las- rise The John o. Phillips
struck q flat of coal at he point about
10 o'clock. Capt, Martin, Of the Davis
Island dam. wen- down with 1900
pounds of dynamite. TO blow out a
barge sunk a- the foot of Deadman's,
but when ne arrived he found that
Sc had disappeared. l. was probably
shed away by me current.
There were u feet s inches Of water
I'm The channel here last night Fall
ng. The river IS RAPIDLY clearing Of
.cs. which IS not coming OUT IN sufii-
Client quantity 10 be dangerous to nav
.cs-ion.
The Rssolu-e was the flag ship Of the
coal fleet passing This city shortly after
midnight crjav morning Follow
ing is q partial list, as complete as
could be Obtained, of the boats which
passed this city: Resolu-e. Raymond
Homer. Tornado. Smoky CITY, Hawk,
sam Brown. Little Fed. Pacific No. ,.
Advance. Cruise, Mariner, Onward,
Horne Ne. .. Cyclone. John Moren,
George Sh.ras. Belle MCGOWAN. Joseph
Walton Bertha. Tom D0dsWOrth. Otn-
or boats passed down after dark, and by
this morning the entire flee VII nave
passed down with the exception Of a
few s,ragglers.
The boats which have been tied up
below. are hurry.ug back to- Pittsbrg
While there is sufficient water. The
Robert jenkins. Bob Ballard, Dick
Fulton and Enterprise passed up yester-
day.
The packets scheduled for to-day are
as follows: Ruth for Charleston at e
q. M. Hudson fer Cincinnati at a. m;
". s-n;a for P.-,s5urg at noon, and
Bedford for Newport az II a. m.
The Res0lu.e and Henry De Bus TED
ND at Bell3.re While repairs were being
made 20 their wheels.
The Ben Hur passed - for Park
ersburg e2rly yesterday morning.
The Liberty cleared for Parkersburg
and way landings yes erday.
Special to- the Register.
Parkersburg w Va. January 2S-
Ohio. H. feet. inches and rising.
Weather clear and cold.
Pi-tsburs. Pa. January 2S.-River Q
feet and stationary at the dam. Wealth
err clear and cool.
OH City. Pa. January 2S.-River 3
f.et Z inches and falling. Clear and
cold.
Green boro Pa January 2S.-River
s feet 8 inches and f3lIing.Claar and
cold.
Warren Pa. January 2S.-River .
feet @ inches and falling. Clear and
cold
Stsuberviue. o. January 2S-River
70 feet inches and falling. Clear and
cold. Down-Nariner. Hornet No. >.
John Noren. Cyclone. Pacific. George
Shiras. Belle MCGOWAN Bertha. Sam
Clark Tom D1dsWOrth. Joseph Walton