Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-12

AT Midnight yesterday the second IN
stallment and the biggest portion Of
Allegheny ice began to reach the city.
1t was particularly thick and heavy,
and continued to flow by all day, in
terfering considerably with the pro-
gress of the packets. The Ruth arriv-
ed at the wharf at p m. after hard
voyage with her wheel badly damaged
by the ice. She intended to start on
her regular trip at $3.50 p. m. but was
compelled to tie up until to-day and
have her wheel repaired. The Hudson
did not arrive at Pittsburg until 3
o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was due
there at p. m. and was TO have left at
midnight, but was delayed by striking
the Allegheny ice after having had her
wheel repaired at Steubenville. When
she got to Pittsburg only the shaft and
flanges were intact. The rest of the
wheel had been whipped away and had
TO be practically rebuilt before she
could go out. Yesterday afternoon
word was received at the wharfboat
that she would reach Wheeling on her
return trip to Cincinnati at midnight.
The only packet that started out from
the wharf yesterday was the Lexing-
ton. She left at her usual time for
New Matamoras. The new propellar
Manhattan, which is to run daily be-
tween Wheeling and Sistersville, left
Sistersville yesterday, but her heater
gave out opposite New Martinsyille and
she had to tie up there The captain,
Bud Williamson, telephoned to Captain
Crockard yesterday afternoon and ask
ed him if he thought it was advisable
to make another start for Wheeling.
Captain Crockard advised him to wait
until the Allegheny ice had passed down
and to leave New Martinsville for
Wheeling at the regular time to-mor-
row. The Manhattan is said TO be
speedy boat, and expects to be form
liable competitor for local trade.
The Argand, formerly the Wheeling,
Pittsburg and Parkersburg packet, Will
shorten her run and will henceforth at
tend exclusively to the trade between
Wheeling and Parkersburg.
There have been several changes in
the routes Of some Of the packets. he
Argand, which formerly ran between
Pittsburg and Parkersburg, has short
ened its run and will henceforth make
Wheeling and Parkersburg her oblec-
tive points. She will commence on her
new run next Tuesday, and will leave
Wheeling for Parkersburg every Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday at II a. m.
She will be commanded by Captain
Gordon Greene who is now sole owner
of the boat. A change has also been
made in the Wheeling and Darlington
packet. The Leroy takes the place OF
the Jewel, and will leave the wharf
every day at $3.50 p. m. She will leave
on her new run to-day for the trst
time. The Jewel has run now up the
Nusl1ingum river. The report that was
published yesterday in both the morn
ing papers to the effect that the Ruth
would enter the Wheeling and MARI
eta trade was a mistake. The message
was to the newspaper offices by tele-
phone. presumably by some person VINO
had been wrongly informed. The Ruth
will remain in the Sistersville trade as
before.
The Lorena is still tied up at the
Muskingum river, and will not start
out again until the river is entirely
free from ice.
To-day's boats will be the Ruth, to
Sistersville, at $3.50 p. m; the Leroy, 10
Darlington. at 8: 80 p. m; the Ben Hur'
to Parkersburg, at II a. NJ, ana the
Manhattan. to Sistersvile, at some
time during the day-likely in the al
ternoon. ~,
The river is still dropping. The
marks last night at the wharf were Is
feet and inches and falling. lie
weather promises to continue warm.
The following towboats passed down
Yesterday with coal, commencing at ~
o'clock a. m. John w. Allies, lornauo'
George Shiras Rescue, Tom Lisle, Tom
Reece Hawk, Smoky City, Tom Dods-
worth. Acorn, Bale McGowan, hellel'
and Fallie. III,
EVANSVILLE. Ind. February limo
greatest ice gorge ever seen III the OiiIo
river exists at this point. The river Is
solid from shore TO shore and as TAR up
and down the stream as the eye can see
Tho stage Is "a feet and rising. frees
logs lumber and all sorts of debris Is
wadped in the ice. No water is visible
except now and then a little pool among
tho masses of ice which have been forced
up above the level of the river Inc DOCK
ado extends from Newburgh I'll the way
around the great horseshoe bend, to Hem
darson twelve miles below. At Hender-
son the ice is piled up against the L. q ~
railway bridge forty feet and the slruc'-
ure will surely go when the gorge breaks
A small steamer was caught at the mouth
of Pigeon creek last night and completely
wrecked. Shipping has been seriously
damaged.
The funerals of men noted in their way
nationally in marine affairs occurred
Tuesday at Cincinnati. one was that OF
David Gibson. who before. during ana al
the close Of the war was the largest IN
dividual owner of steam vessels IN the
United States. The other was that OF
Can't. A. G. Ross, whose inventions made
his name a household word among those
who followed the lakes and rivers.
The Virginia will be held at Cincinnati
until next Tuesday, as Capt. Henderson
doomed il was not advisable to start her
from that point under the present condi-
tions.
Steve Johnson who has been in the en-
Move of the Pittsburg and Cincinnati
packet line for the past thirteen years
has been placed in charge Of the produce
department of the Henderson-Johnston
Company. He is succeeded by Allen kee-
lev. who for a number Of years has been
collector for the line. George Henderson,
n son of Capt. James A. Henderson, sue
ceeds Mr. Allen.
An ordinance has been introduced in
Ct nris Councils nlaCing q tax on tow