Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-19

and falling. Weather c4oHay and warm
BRQMNsYILLE-River 70 feet : inches
WARREN-River j foot 5 inches. Clear
and mild.
and falling. Weather cloudy and threat
enins.
The present rise in the river reached
it's height at the wharf yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock. marking a
stage Of II feet. III inches The water
remained stationary until five o'clock
last evening, when il began TO recede
slowly. The following reports, re-
ceived By Capt. Crockard yesterday
morning. show the existing conditions
at upper points: Pittsburg. s feet
inches. falling: Parkers. | foot 6
inches. falling: MoTgantown, II feet,
falling. Greensboro. 10 feet 13 inches,
falling: Brownsville. IL feet, falling
Oil City. > feet, stationary.
The big coal feet now on its way
down the river to southern points, con-
sists of thirty towboats with 161
barges. Il boats and 50 fats, containing
1851 900 bushels The shipment was
one of the largest of the season, and an
additional shipment was made al Pitts
burg yesterday. The advance boat OF
the feet passing the Wheeling wharf
was the Samuel Clarke. at ) a. m. yes
terday, with 10 barges and 4 fats. She
was followed by Dick Fulton and Tom
Dodsworth, at a. m. the former tow
ing boats, barges fats, and the lat
ter. u barges: John Moren, at Z a. m,
j boats. l barge. fat; Raymond HoT-
ner, at 10 a m, boats, 9 baTges; Res
cue, at 10: 10 a. m. boats. ! fiat. En-
terprise, at II a. m, barges, 3 fats;
John W Allies, at II a. m, 5 boats,
Fallie at II a. m, ! boat, + barges,
fat; George Shiras, al noon. ; boats,
fat; Clipper. at noon, ) boats: Pacific
No ., at ! p. m. 10 barges. y fats;
Mariner, at / D. m. t boats, barge. /
fat, Jim Brown, at p. m,
S barges, l fat Robert Jen-
kins at 1 p. m. 3 boats, ? flats:
Little Fred, al 4 D. m, l boat,
barges. ] fat: Volunteer, at 4 p. m.
barges, / fat The following boats
passed down after / p. m: T. =. Bun
ton No. >. Z barges. ? flats; Little
Dick. barges; Relief, barges: VIII
mot barges; Belle MCGOWAN.
barges. ! fiat: Ed Roberts. 10 barges.
flats, James Moren II barges. /
flats; VI. G. Homer, ; barges. 4 fat;
Advance. ; barges. ? fats; ]. c. FISHER,
3 barges, fiat; Dave Wood. 3 boats,
flats: Jim Wood, 8 barges, ! fat.
The towboats passing up yesterday
were the Cruiser, al 1:39 2. m: the
Clipper, al 2:20 p m, and the Jim
Brown. at $40 p. m. having released
their tows at lower points, and were
flying light. The Charlie Brown also
passed TIP with a tow Of empties at
239 p. M
a coal hoist has just been completed
at Browns Mill. for Capt H. Brown.
1t is the invention of Capt. Brown and
vii be used in coaling warships and
any kind Of vessels.
The owners OF the steamer Lorena,
Capts. Wallace and Scott. have chris
tened their new Muskingun river side
wheel packet Zanerra, il honor Of
GAINESVILLE and Marietta. the first three
letters Of the former and the last four
letters OF the latter having been com
bined to make the name. The Zanetla
is now ready for business and will
run between GAINESVILLE and Neon
nellsville
Tomorrow Charleston packet is
the kanawha, leaving at a. ia.
The Urania arriving from Charles
ton departs tomorrow for PiHsburg
a. & = m