The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-07
NAVIGATION SUSPENDED

Navigation remained suspended yes
terday, but the considerably warmer
weather leads rlvermen to expect II
speedy resumption all along the line In
the upper valley. Yesterday. the Alle-
gheny and Monongaheia rivers were
both recorded as closed above Pitts
burgh. This will put IN end TO the
flow of heavy ice from both streams
and with warmer weather the Ice now
in the Ohio will soon disappear. From
the Indications yesterday It was be-
lieyed that the various packets would
resume tomorrow.
The Intelligencer yesterday told OF
the hard fight the Ben Hur had In
coming up the river from Parkersburg
to Wheeling. her heavy steel sheathinS
at the bows being badly battered. Yes
terday morning Captain Kimple dis
covered that the injuries to the boat
were worse than at first known. II was
found that two of the head tlmbers
had been stove In just above the water
line. No water had come In because
there had been considerable freight
taken OF after the accident. The Hur
went down to Bellairc Mt noon yester-
day wher she will be repaired.
The wharfboat got stuck In the Ice
carly yesterday morning. The floating
Ice had formed solidly under bottom
and an attempt to spar OF was fall
ure. The Ben Hur was just getting up
steam TO go to Bellaire, and Captain
Crockard had the steamer brought to
his assistance. Her steam capston
was brought in play, but 1t, too. failed
to bulge the heavy wharfboat The
Hur next took n long hawser and took u
run down stream, but another failure
was chalked up. Finally after butt
ing" the wharfboat several times the
ice was loosened and the boat tloated.
II was noon when this was accomplish
cd. on falling river the matter look
ed serious for time.
It has been many n day since ship
ment OF nails by river amounting into
three figures has been made by river
Sunday morning the new Virginia re-
ceIVed from the I.aughlin nall works.
Martins Ferry. consignment OF 1000
kegs for Cincinnati and lower ports,
This Is more nails than has been ship
ped from Wheeling district in the ag-
RreGate In ak months. Steamboatmen
hope that Wheeling will recover in part,
at least, her old-tIme prestige Us nail
city. The demand for cut nails. for
rough work particularly, is said 10 be
on the increase.
When the Keystone State started up
the river for Pittsburgh Sunday at
noon, there was general disbelief In
the ability of Captain Knox to get her
through TO Pittsburgh in the face OF the
heavy running ice. Yesterday nj noon
NJ lao atrH NJ
boat telling OF the arrival OF the Key
stone safe and sound at Pittsburgh. 1t
Is not yet known when she Will come
out for Cincinnati.
Captain Asa Booth. n we'll known
steamboatman, was In the city yester-
day. He is just on the D. T. Watson,
now harbored at Parkersburg with n
tow OF railroad ties. Captain Booth Will
take his pilots berth on the packet
Liberty rs soon as she comes out. Ed.
Cline has been at the wheel for him on
that boat during the coal runs.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6.-The Key
stone State. OF the Pittsburgh and Gin
clnnatl packet line, reached the wharf
boat at 1880 a. M, IN command OF Capt.
Charles Knox, after making an event.
full "trip. When Capt. Knox was seen
by n reporter he said that OF all his
years OF experience on the river he
never put in such time as he did Sat
Nrday night md last night. HIS boat
left Wheeling yesterday at noon, and
Capt. Knox said that in coming up the
river his vessel would meet great mass
es OF Ice three and four acres wide, and
1t was Ike travelling through the Arc
tic region 10 pillow into such q deep mass
Of frozen water. The captain said he
felt certain that the river was closed
between here and Wheeling. The river
was almost closed at Cables Eddy
when she arrived and she will remain
here until the weather moderateS.
Capt. James 4. Henderson reported
the Hudson as having passed Pomeroy.
o.. at an carly hour, bound for this
port. She has on board $40 barrels OF
New Orleans molasses for this city. the
first OF the consignment OF 1000 barrels
to be brought here. Capt. Henderson
hopes TO be able to get hte boat here.
but It is very doubtful II she can make
It.
Morgantown-RlVer closed by heavy
ice. Thermometer 20.
Greensboro-River frozen; one inch of
snow. Cold.
wnrrcn-RIver foot Q inches and
stationary. Cloudy and cold.
oil City-Rivcr . feet and stationary.
Cloudy and cold.
Stcubenvillc-Rlver 6 feet and falling.
Cloudy and cold
Parkersburg-River at sp. IN. is S feet
n tn,k,n. md fn1Igpu inch T1nr hour