Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-04

The weather failed to moderate suf-
ficiently yesterday to satisfy rivermen.
The ice continues to float heavily in
the Ohio, with the water still falling,
and at stage of feet inches on the
landing. These were the lowest marks
visible last night.
Low water exists at all upper points
as follows: Pittsburg, feet inches;
Oil City, feet inches; Rice's Land
ing, 5 feet inches; Parker's, 3 feet;
Morgantown, feet 6 inches; Green's
boro 10 inches; Brownsville, feet 10
inches. The Allegheny river is still
open and putting out ice in heavy
now closed at Morgantown, Greensboro
and Brownsville, and rivermen are
anxious to see the Allegheny close riv-
Ell close also, as it would allow the
Ohio to float itself clear. The Allie
gheny threatens to close at any mo-
ment, as the thermometer registers
and below zero at Oil City.
The boats that continue to struggle
with the heavy ice are the Leroy, Ben
Hur, Virginia, Queen City and Lo-
rena.
The boats tied up until the condi-
lions are more favorable are: Ruth at
Sistersville; Lexington at New Mata-
moras, T. M. Bayne at Steubenville, H.
K Bedford at Marietta, Keystone State
at Cincinnati, Argand at Marietta, Ka-
nawha at Gallipolis, Urania in the
Muskingum river.
The first boat to arrive at the land
ing yesterday morning shortly after
the departure Of the Queen City at 4
o'clock for Cincinnati was the Lorena
from GAINESVILLE. She reported having
a hard run, but intends to continue
her trips as long as the ice is kept
floating. She departed for. Pittsburg
after taking on a fair amount of
freight, but will land at few inter-
mediate points. The Queen City left
the wharf with the intention of push
ing through to Cincinnati, and will no
doubt succeed in making that port, as
she has proven herself a match for
heavy ice. The next boat to arrive
was the H. K Bedford, from Charles
ton, at o'clock in the afternoon. This
packet experienced about the toughest
run that has ever been made on the
Ohio. She was engaged for three hours
contending with the ice between
Moundsville and Hates Rock. How
ever, she proved fully capable of such
an ordeal and was in first class condi-
ton on her arrival, though she con-
sidered it unwise to continue on to
Pittsburg. Her freight was reshipped
to the latter city by rail and she turn
ed back at $3.50 p. m. and will tie up at
Marietta The last packet to get in
was the Leroy, proving herself to be
one of the toughest little crafts on this
part of the river. She was about four
hours late, but wasting little time at
wharf, she managed to depart for Clar-
ington an hour and a half behind her
schedule time, $3.50 p. m. Captain Da-
Wis stated that another run will likely
be made to-day.
The Ben Hur, which departed for
Pittsburg Wednesday at p. m, reach
ed that port safely yesterday and dis
patch to Captain Crockard last even
ing stated that she had started for
Wheeling at 4 p. m. The boat will
reach the wharf early this morning.
and will clear for Parkersburg at II
a. m. the schedule time. Another dis
patch to Captain Crockard from Park
ersburg stated that the Virginia had
left Parkersburg at o'clock last even
ing for Wheeling.
Yesterday morning at four o'clock
the thermometer stood at four degrees
below zero on the boiler deck of the
Queen City.