Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-21

The gauge on the landing showed a
stationary stage last evening OF Is feet
and inches, which indicated fall OF
9 feet and inches since Wednesday
evening"
Another rise is expected in the river
within the next twentyfour hours, as
the rain which fell here Wednesday
night and yesterday was general about
headwaters. Yesterday Mornings re-
ports from upper points showed the Al
legheny to be rising from a stage Of
4 feet and 6 inches at Parkers, and
raining with mild weather. At Pitts
burg, Oil City, Rice's Landing, Nor
gantoWn, Greensboro and Brownsville,
the water was receding slowly with
rainy weather. 1t is not likely that
more than substantial coal-boat stage
will be realized in the coming swell,
and even this may be checked by colder
weather, which is predicted for to-day.
The H. K Bedford, which has been
on the docks at Parkersburg Tor some
time past, undergoing slight repairs,
is now on her way up the river, and
will leave the wharf tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock for Charleston.
The following towboats passed the
wharf yesterday on their way to Pitts
burg with empties: Ed. Roberts and
Volunteer, at s a. m; Hornet No.
and Sam Clark, at 8 a. M, and Mount
Clair, with eight barges, at $3.50 p. IN
Daily runs of coal from the pools Of
the Monongahela river into the Pitts
burg harbor during the week ending
January IS, 1898: Sunday, $4,000
bushels; Monday, 100000; Tuesday,
N7SS, 900; Friday, $4,000; Satul Gay,
$40 900; total, 100000 bushels.
The Queen City, arrived from Pitts
burg, departed yesterday at a. m for
Cincinnati. She had the biggest regu-
lar passenger trip ever taken out Of
Pittsburg at this time of year. Nearly
all were through passengers to Gin
cinnati, Memphis and New Orleans.
She also had big load of freight on
board A considerable amount Of
freight and a fair number of passengers
were added to her big trip from the
wharf
The Virginia, which leaves the wharf
this morning at o'clock for Pitts
burg. carries 500 barrels of molasses.
The keystone State left Cincinnati
Queen City will take 900 more from the
John X. Speed at Cincinnati. This in
dicates that the product is on big
boom at the lower points.
The steamer Hudson, of the Pitts
burg & Cincinnati Packet Line, is UNI
dergoing thorough repairs at CincIn-
natl. Her hull will be practically new
when she leaves the ways. The Rud-
son will be placed in the Pittsburg and
Cincinnati trade early in the spring.
A large party Of Pittsburgers Will
attend the Mardi Gras festival at New
Orleans next month. The steamer Viz
ginia will leave there Saturday. Febru-
arv 5. and connect with the big side
wheeler. New South. at Cincinnati. a
stop Of two days will be made in Gin
cinnati, and the party will reach New
Orleans February 10. During the three
DAYS of festivity the boats passengers
will be quartered on board. The round
trim will occupy about a month. Many
prominent residents of this vicinity
have made arrangements to join the
tourists.
Much excitement was caused in
river circles Wednesday afternoon by
a report that the big toWDOat, j. ..
Williams had been wrecked at Blue
| River Island, near Leavenworth, Ind.
The runors were to the effect that the
boat. with it's valuable coal feet, had
struck a rock at the head of the island
and was total loss. At the Office OF
C. lutte & Co., owners of the Williams,
| at Pittsburg, it was stated that the
only information they had received
was a dispatch from Louisville, stating
that the boat had gone ashore a.
! Leavenworth and sunk six of her
coal boats This in itself is a severe
loss. since the boats would carry about
| 10000 bushels Of coal. The J. 3.
| Williams is one of the largest and
most valuable towboats on the Ohio.
| It holds the record for taking out the
| largest feet ever sent South from
Pittsburg. On the present trip 1t start
od for Nav Orleans with ten coal boats