Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-28
MARKS rPOM PrTOw

Stella Morcn, Pacific NO q Ben Hur and
Nrania: passed up, Bertha, Lorena, II. K.
Bedford and Stella Moren.
MARKS FROM BELOW.
CINCINNATI-Riv SIS feet and fall
ing. Clear.
CAIRO-River 43.3 feet and rising Clear
EVANiSVILLE-Rlver 4S feet and rising
Fair and cold.
NJ EMP HIS River GO feet and rising.
Clear and cool
LOUIsVILLE-River falling; 20 feet 8
INCHES IN the canal q feet inches on the
falls; IS feet inches below the locks
Clear and cold.
PARKERSBURG--Ohi river q feet 10
inches and falling. weather. cloudy; nler-
curry So. Passed down, Queen City and
Argand; down with ernptes, Ark: passed
UP, Virginia and Valley Belle: passed up
with empties, Wood. Little kanawha is
falling. Passed up. Hilton.
Last evening the gauge on the land
ing showed stage of 90 feet. The
river continues to fall slowly, and by
the above marks indicated a drop Of
one foot since Wednesday at midnight
Reports yesterday from above report
the Allegheny river to be falling at OIL
City and Parker's, and stationary at
Rice's Landing with a stnge Of 12 feet
4 inches. The Monongahela was fall
ing at Morgantown, but was rising at
Brownsville from z. stage OF Y feet 10
inches. At Pittsburg the water was
slowly receding a. 10 feet and inches.
All signs of a food have disappeared.
The boats down yesterday with coal
were: Josh Cook at 10 Q. m, and James
Moren and Pacific No. 2 at 2 p. N.
The model barge Of the Moren be-
came crooked at the upper end OF the
Island and the beat Immediately flank
ed. Her action attracted considerable
attention from people along the bank,
who were ignorant of the art of steer
ing, as they ina gined that the accident
OF Wednesday would be repeated. The
fanking was very neatly done. Appar-
emily the tow was headed for the chan
mel pier of the bridge above the wharf,
but passed it with thirty feet OF space.
Captain Christopher Muhleman and
sister. of Hannibal, Ohio, we're passen-
gers to Wheeling yesterday on the
steamer Ruth, and will spend a while
with friends Captain Muhleman was
commander Of the Andes, which ran
between Wheeling and Cincinnati a
number of years ago.
The H. X. Bedford, scheduled to
leave the wharf at a. m. yesterday,
was delayed at Charleston on account
Of big freight trip. she cleared for
Pittsburg at 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
The Lorena pulled out for GAINESVILLE
yesterday at 6 a. m. with a fair trip.
Capt. Alexander Henderson, Of the
Cincinnati Packet line, reports having
booked quite a number OF passengers
for the New Orleans Mardi Gras festi-
vities, which occurs on the 22d of next
month.
The Pittsburg Coal Exchange has
buttons indorsing the candidacy of Cap
tain Joseph b. Williams for supervis-
ing inspector of steam vessels for the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati district.
The Pacific No. 2 struck one of the
piers of the Beaver bridge Tuesday and
sunk coal boat belonging to the Paci-
flc Coal Company. The George Shiras.
owned by c. lutte G. Co.. lost four coal
boats near Cincinnati Tuesday night.
The Pacific No. l will get out from
Pittsburg for Cincinnati the latter part
of the week with a tow Of coal
The Inflated Ark, which started
south from Glendale Wednesday night
with her remaining tow, went to the
bank 2. short distance above Claring
ton, Ohio, and waited until morning to
resume her trip to Cincinnati.
An extremely fine river record is that
Of Captain John Beaver, of Racine,
Ohio He possesses a mates license,
masters license and a pilots license,
Thirty-six years Of his lif1 has been
spent on the river and vet he has
never been aboard a boat which sank.
burned or blew up. During his many
years on coal boats he has only sunk
one barge and that was caused by
a cyclone.
The fast Queen City left for Gin
cinnati at S a. N. yesterday. and car
ried one OF the largest trips Of the sea-
son. She carried large cargo of whis-
ky and molasses, about 500 barrels in
all. Captain Agnew says that the food
at Cincinnati did not hinder their line
NARROW CHANNEL SPANS.
The accident to the Ark at Bellaire
Wednesday brought the subject Of
bridge piers and their improper con-
struction before the coal operators at
Pittsburg, and it was a matter of much
discussion during the day. When one
operator was asked as 70 what, in his
Judgment. caused the Ark to strike the
bridge, he said: The pier was in the
road" Captain bravo laughed at the
remark. and said that it was about cor
rect, adding: If the channel span at
the Bellaire bridge had been several
hundred feet wider the accident would
not have occurred.'