Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-10


The heavy rains of the last two days
was general up the Allegheny and Monon-
gahela valleys. and stage of 10 feet of
water IS expected at Pittsburs some time
to-day. This means about % feet Ut this
point The marks at the wharf al o clock
last evening recorded y feet. The river
was rising az the rate of three inches an
hour. The precipitation of rain averaged
about am inch. but AT many points IL
amounted TO more than that. At this place
the fail up 10 noon yesterday amounted
10 10 inches As usual the rise in the
river has attracted hundreds Of men 10
Putsburg who are looking for jobs on some
towboat. About jhroe-fourths OF the boats
are I'm port above. and several are on their
way Up the river with emptes. A big run
of coal Will be made during the next ~
hours. but few of the boats will hardly
move before Sunday. Some Of them are
already dropping loade } boats and barges
to points below 'Pit,sburg, but the
through start Will hardly be made before
Sunday. CcLs' derable coal is loaded. and
i- is calculated by most of the operators
that M least 100000 bushels will so out
ON this rise. This is the season of the
year in which the operators ship their
coal 10 supply tho summer trade.
Considerable manufactured goods will
also Doe shipped on this water. The II. f..
Frisbie. of the Huntington and 81. Louis
Towboat Company. Will take out tow of
rails. nails and other manufactured goods
South. The Advance Coal Company Is
also tak,uc number of loaded barGcs Of
iron products South.
The New Orleans market is pretty well
stocked with coal The competition at
Cincinnati is said TO be very keen just at
present. and coal. IL is said. has sold at low
ais aa. cents on four months time This
sharp competition has affected some of
the smaller operators and they are COM
planning bitterly against it. The operators
I'm the K3uawha valley and elsewhere in
the South are making big inroads on the
coal trade. and this one reason why the
Pittsburg oncrators are making such u
hard fight for free navigation.
YESTERDAYS BOATS-Pttsburg Viz
cinia. g %. m; Parkersburg. Ben Hur, Il
a. M; Sistersviuc Ruth $3.50 p m; Clar-
ingtor. Leroy. $3.50 p. m.
TO-DAN'S BOATS-Charlestop Bedford
$500 q. M: ParkersbUrg. Argaud II a. m:
New Natamoras. Lexington, II a. m; Sis
tersyiie. Ruth. $50 p. m; Darlington,
Leroy. $3.50 p. m.
TO-AIORROW'S BOATS - Pittshurs
Ben Hur. a. M. Eanawh5, "a. m; Key
stone State. a. m; Cincinnati Virginia,
n. M: GAINESVILLE Loreua. : a. n.
Commencing next Sunday The Leroy
VIII run Sunday excursions to Sistersviile.
leaving here at o'clock in the morning
and returning i'm the evening. The Jewel
ran similar excursions last summer. which
were immensely popular.
The W J. Cummings. Capt. Mack Gam
bles u-w boat. is ut Middleport getting
supplied with new chairs. She Will be
taken on Monday to Marietta and put on
The docks there. where she viii be painted
and her name changed TO the Courier. The
repor, tha, the packet would enter the
Pi,tsburs. Wheeling and Parkcrsburg
trade has not been confirmed by Capt.
Gamble. who says he viii not announce
where the boa; viii run until /, is ready
for business. The first report. however.
IS generality believed. The boat VIII be
named for the Courier on account Of the
SucctsSi-t RECORD "ilch lH''l pdCAe1 IHd"e
in The Pi,tsburS and Parkershurs trade.
The w. J. Cummings was built by the
Towards. at Cincinnati in September
1926. and IS 100 feet long and about 80 feet
across the beam. II is boat very much
similar TO The Ben iiur.
y suitable reward VIII be PAID at me
whorfbo1t for the recovery OF large cask
Oh edr'neu"are "hich dropped INTO the
river while being rolled on TO ;he virginia
Nv nights ago Inc casN noa lj' COW" Gown
7 -"' "S - az
graphing but failed to find ,hc cask.