Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-01

was Unexpected, and Many
Boats are Not Ready to Depart.
Cincinnati Packets to Resume.
River Notes.
The rains of the last two or three days
extended over a wile area, ana IN some
sections drained by the Ohio ana us
tributaries. the rain was much heavier
tpsn FIN Wheeying. The result OF the
heavy fail OF rain. is the swelling OF ak
no streams which empty into the OHIO,
and bv to-day there viii be a coal boat
s.ega I'M Pi-tsburg. The rainfall was eN-
ce.iirg,v heavy i'm the valleys OF both
fbs Allegheny and MonOngaheia, over
fv-, inches falling IN several places. IL
was accompanied by wlnu Storm
(which also did considerable damage
T.st risht fl was predicted in PlttsouTs
thsf rbestage there to-day would be be
rv--an 10 and 10 fee. The rise was IN
srD4rfst by river men. ami catches
nam. of the coal boat interests at dis
advantage. as a large number or boats
are UNDERGOING repairs, and cannot De
ssnr1ut with tOws az present. IL Is eS-
-im9ted that 100000 bushels OF coal
ATE loaded at Pittsburg, and mat ABOUT
100000 VIII be shipped. A telegram
from that city last night says:
water street was covered with river
mon during the morning and everything
vas busting along that JhOrOughtare.
The first boats 10 give orders Tor stores
were Inc Dick Fulton. James Moren,
Ilbn NIoren and Ida Budd. Up 10 noon
fbs operat5rs announced they would
Sand Out thaiollOwing boats: Walton
Ccs- company. the Valiant. Joe Walton
and pr5bably others; Mckinley Coai
Company. Hawk. with eight or ten pa
yes. Fa.ie with three barges OIL WHe
rods. w. ri. Browns Sons viii, send on
f71r .1wb1ats. with 81 barges, the boats
Drrhlb.y uc.u5ing the Percy. Kelsey,
Volunteer. Cruiser and possibly ne j IN
Dr.vr. Iy-e Coal Company, b. d.
(Vc.f with ten barges; O'Nel * Co.,
Fred Wilson: ). 5. CrUmp q Co., the
Tom DoLswOrth; w. w. Omen Coal
ComDspv. the Dick Fulton and Belle
MCGOWAN. Nonongaheia Towing Com
Darv Pacific: T. NJ. jenkins, the Re2o-
lutte ana probably the Robert JENKINS;
Advance Coal Company, john Moren'
The Ida Buji and numerous other OoaIs
tfer DO q towing business viii also Jahe
Nh lows. Very few operators have .oaO-
"a coal boats. John i. Wood x Son
have no coal loaded In the pools. Inc
-7uow'ng PAGES report d rainfall eN-
ceiling Two inches: JOhnstown, =
inches: Fairmont. 2.56 inches; Lock No.
4 2.24 inches: other places up the Mon
C-Eche,a showed an average or over one
fDc1 and q half of rain. The heaviest
rains on the Allegheny occurred az War
rer. reporting 10 inches; Oil CITY, IL
inches. and Parkers Landing Loo inch
6. The rains of the past twenty-IouE
hours Will az reach The river, and as
the rain is not vet over it may reach
higher stage than II feet
The crew Of the Tom Rees will 60 to
Cincinnati after that boat this evening.
The Valiant. which is being overhauied,
VIII be ready 10 go, as large force or
men are finishing her repairs. The ,.
J.. Wood and the Joseph B. Williams
VIII not set out, as they are undergoing
repairs
"C8Dt James A. Henderson, OF che
P.ttsburg and Cincinnati packet line. is
en- his way home from Chicago, and
Thso. Poe. of the wharfboat, says tnat
he w.u undoubtedly order his boats cat.
Tie Hudson will likely leave Cincinnati
en- SATURDAY. and the keystone STATE.
which IS now tied up at Wheeling, VIII
De here 10 leave Monday. All the other
Ohio river packets viii be in the track,
end IL seems almost safe TO say that
there win be continued navigation Tor
the packets from this on unless travel
.s interrupted by the ice.
-vhere is o fair stock of coal afoat az
Cincinnati and other lower river ports.
and prices are rOt as good rs they might
De. a number of boats tied up down
the river win get in this evening or 90
morrow morning.
Work was commenced on lowering
the wicke-s on the Davis Island dam
and they viii be down by tonight"
THE STAGE of water az the Wheeling
landing las, night was t feet 10 inches,
and rising slowly.
The Ben Hur Will leave Parkers5urS
Saturday for Pittsburg. passing Wheel
in- sunday morning. The Argand Will
be withdrawn from the trade, and Will
probably run between Marietta and Par
kersburg.
Yesterdays boats were the Kanavha
at2p. m. for Ga.lipOlis; Argand for Par
kersburg.
To-5ay's boats-Lexington for New
NIaumoras at II q. m; J. c. Hopkins
for Parkersburg at IL a. m.
P.ttsburg. Pa. September S0.-River,
G feet $40 and rising at the dam; ram
Ing
OuCiy. Pa, September SO.-River, 8
fee. Z inches and rising; weather, cool
and light rain.
Greensboro, Pa. September SO.-R.Y-
e.. rs feet and rising; weather, cloudy
au5 cooler.
Norgant0wn, w. Va, September So
R.ror 10 feet eleven inches and rising.
Rain an day. Cool.
il TROUBLED WITH RHEUMATISM
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