Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-26

The heavy rains Of the past week
have extended over territory embrac-
inc all the headwaters OF the Ohio and
its tributaries. and a rise is expected
which will insure a good packet stage
for the next two weeks. Ii Is reported
at Pittsburg that bcyh the Allegheny
and Nonongahela will come out strong.
The marks here ,asc night showed a
STAGE Of 8 feet 4 inches and rising. Inc
wafer has been better thus far than
for years. The stage has not been too
low for navigation since the first Oh the
year.
The Liberty was delayed yesterday
by having her boilers cleaned.
The Jewel is doing an excellent excu--
sion business at present.
The Columbia arrived early yester-
day morning with an excursion OF col
ored persons from Charleston and Par
kersburg, and departed last night.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 25.-About r.
100000 bushels OF coal Went out to-
n.ghr. This leaves about 100000
A.. about O'Clock last night the river
stood S.S feet at Davis Island dam, and
the first steamer of the big coal fleet
passed through the lock On the first
June rise IN three years She was the
Enterprise. belonging to w. w. O'Neil
Company. and she carried a tow OF 10
barges and flats, and behind the river
clear to Lock No. ! was dotted with big
tow boats waiting. with steam up and
tows ready, for their chance to pass
down.
During the day there was much spec
ulation among the operators as to
whether to prepare for coal boat sage
or put barges only in tow. The general
cpinion seemed to be that there might
come a boat stage. Late IL the after
neon the weather bureau man posted a
,spec;al bulletin showing the following
stages and rises during the day at up
river points:
OnCtty, S.5, rise is; Parker's Land
ing. A, rise 20; Clarion, 9.S, rise II;
Lock No. 4, - rise, and Morgantown,
9.3 and 4 rise.
From these figures the inference
would be that fully 10 feet of water will
he shown here tomorrow and the boats
can be taken out. At all places there
nave been heavy rainia.ls, and ii was
either raining or cloudy. In case the
boat stage does not get there to-day
some of the big tows now composed OF
barges will be changed to coal boats.
The Iron Age, which has been wait
inc below the dam, came in yesterday,
and Captain Rogers will send her out
with model barg5s to-day if the water
holds.
Up to 1880 tonight the following
steamers had passed the dam with their
tcws: Enterprise. 10 barges, 3 flats; Lii
t,s Dick. 4 bargrs; George w. Murdoch,
one model barge, two fs,s of railroad
iron: SteHa Moren, 10 barges; VIM. G..
Hcrner. 6 bargss; John a. Wood, 6
barees; B. D. Wood, barges, l fiat.
Many c ,hsr steamers were preparing to
leave.
Pittsburg. Pa, June 25.-River s feet
$40 AID rising at the dam. Weather,
clear and warm.
greensboro, Pa, June 25.-River 8
feet 6 inchss and rising. Cloudy and
warm.
Steubenville, O.. June 25.-River s
feet inch and rising. Clear and warm.
Down-Bel Hur.
Oil City. Pa. June 25.-River 8 feet 4
inches and falling. Clear and warm.
Warren. Pa, June 25.-River l foot 4
inches and falling. Clear and warm.
Morgantown, W. Va. June 25.-River
Q feet inches and rising. Hard rain
last night and to-day. Warm.
FONT Pleasant. W. Va. June Is
River 9 feet $40 and rising. Cloudy;
rainfall .04.
Cincinnati. O.. June 25.-River 10 feet
4-1O and rising. Partly cloudy; rain
fall 90.
Cairo Ills. June 25.-River 20 feet
40 and falling. Cloudy; rainfall .02.
Evansville, Ind, June 25.-River s
feet 40 and rising. Clear.
Memphis. Tenn. June 25.-River sta
tionary at 1S feet $40. Cloudy and
warm.
Louisville. Ky. June 25.-River fall
ing: 6 fee: 4 inches in canal. feet 6
inches on falls, and 10 feet inches be-
low locks. Cloudy and warm.
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