Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-08

IMAM halI thousand empty barges and
uoats &c lying between this city and
the nrst dam, and the amount of RATS
OF costly timber is simply immense.
standing on the high bridge which
spans the Little Kanawha, the sight
presented is a thrilling one. Timber
men are busy securing the stuff in the
/ stream and the river craft is looked
aIter by the steambOatmen. The cur
rent Is a strong one and the barges
and boats twist and turn and the
! heavy lines and chains make a peculiar
sound that causes a feeling of uneasi-
ness 10 every one present, who expect
at any moment to see the river cleared
OF everything.
Special 10 the Register
GAINESVILLE. w. Va. February L
The river at this point is rising rapidly
at the rate Of ten inches an hour. and
Is running full of valuable timber. sew
eral small bOoms above having broken,
/ ana although the larger ones are still
/ secure, some fears are entertained as to
3 their strength to withstand the rush,
! should the stream continue to rise.
/ Special 10 the Register.
Louisville, KY, February An ice
I gorge Is feet high and twenty miles
long, which has been forming for sew
eral days, gave way this afternoon.
Several New Orleans and Memphis
packets have been caught in the ice
and compelled tc lay up. If these have
! not succeeded in finding refuge in tri-
4 bUtaries the loss may be large. A tel
/ ephOne message from the scene late
tonight states that the Buckeye State
/ ran into Blue river TO escape the ice.
! The water in the river quickly rose
with the passing of the gorge and
quickly receded, leaving the steamer
stranded on the shore Her pilot house
and smoke stack were demolished and
il is now thought she will be a total loss
Her value is $4,000.
Vicksburg. Miss, February THE
steamer NacheZ met with a serious ac-
cident at $50 o'clock this morning.
twenty miles below this city. Captain
Leathers and First Clerk Morris reach
ed this city at l o'clock in a buggy from
the scene of the accident. Capt
feathers states that while making the
landing the boat struck the bank
The Sreat chimneys and stacks and
rigging all went down with a crash.
One stack went over beard. and is I'M
der the boat One of the chimneys fell
directly across the captains room, in
which he and his wife were sitting, but
fortunately they did net crush in -Ae
| room, as the bulk-headS were double
thickness. The other stack struck one
corner of the pilot house. and crashed
on through the decks. The shock
opened many of the forward butts, but
struck nc timbers, as far as could be
seen, but caused the hull to take con-
siderable water. The tug Joe Seay
went down this evening with a large
barge and will bring up the freight.
/ The Nachez will return to New Or
leans. and be locked for repairs.
Pittsburg, Pa, February Both the
/ Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers
are full of floating ice and are rising
rapidly, but a dangerous flood is not
apprehended. A good boating stage Of
water is assured, however, and between
seven and ten million bushels of coal
viii be shipped TO southern ports, dur
ing Monday and Tuesday Several
lows were made up to-day and started,
but had TO lay up because of the ice.
The MonOngahela above Brownsville
and the Allegheny above Kittanning
are still frozen over. and as the weather
is getting cooler, they will not proba-
bly, break uQ at this time.
Elizabeth. w. Va, February T.
Hughes river is running full Of valua-
Bile timber to-day. The heavy rains Of
Friday and Saturday have swollen the
streams very rapidly and the loss to
timbermen on that stream will be very
heavy.
Steubenviue, Ohio, February T.
River 10 feet and rising. Weather
cloudy and cool The gorges above
and below city broke last night and the
ice ran out without doing and amage.
Greensboro, Pa. February River
Is feet and rising slowly. Rain fall go.
Weather. cloudy.
Pittsburg. Pa, February River II
feet three-tenths and rising at the dam.
Clear and cool.
ParkersbUrg. w. Va, February T.
The Ohio River is % feet and rising.
Weather cloudy. Mercury 80. The Lit
tie Kanawha still running out large
quantities Of ice. Coming down Ohio,
no boats
Morgantown. w Va. February T.
Ice broke last night; still running out
rapidly No damage; weather cloudy;
mercury 80.
Warren. Pa. February River 3
feet. Weather cloudy and colder.
/ Oil CITY. Pa. February River 3
feet 4 inches and rising. Oil Creek and
river at this place is still frozen solid,
but will probaly break up before morn
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