Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-22
MARKS FROM BELOW.

1OlNI HlEsACAN l-I6lNGI ~ lGSt anu
CINCINNATI River S6.5 feet and ris-
ing. Cloudy.
G,oUIsvlLLE-Riv rising; IA feet )
inches i'll canal; y feet on falls; IS feet
3 below locks. Cloudy and cool.
EVANSV1LLE-Rive rising: SOL feet:
oanger line Cloudy and warm.
CAlRO-River Sb1 feet and falling.
Rain.
MEMPHIs-Ri 23.5 feet and rising.
Cloudy and pleasant
PARkERSBURG-R % feet inches
and rising rapidly, four inches an hour
and is expected TO reach the danger line.
Raining and warm.
Though the present conditions of the
river are excellent for the shipping
of coal, there is not a single lump in
the Pittsburg harbor and there is but
little loaded in the pools for immedi-
ate shipment. The John w. Allies,
Sam Brown and Voyager passed down
yesterday all loaded light. The boats
OF the last feet are expected up light
about the middle Of the week.
At midnight tn river had reached a
stage of 90 feet and inches. Rising.
In consequence of the rains OF the
past few days, it is likely the Ohio
will reach a stage higher than any one
of the series of raises since the drought
of last summer.
The rain has been general through
out the three valleys and all the side
streams are on a boom. However, a
food stage will not be reached. Local
riyermen are looking for something
between twenty-eight and thirty feet,
and considerable doubt exists as to the
river reaching the twenty mine and a
hol rainG
tinue That the rise as shown by yes
terday's reports is coming entirely
from the Monongahela is very encour-
aging All the side streams of the
Ohio, Wheeling creek especially, put
out heavy quantities Of water and are
aiding the swell considerably. The
river rose rapidly at the wharf yester-
day, marking stage Of % feet and 8
inches at p. m, and showing rise OF
6 feet and 5 inches in twelve hours.
Reports from upper points were as fol-
lows: Pittsburg, IA feet Z inches, rls-
ing, raining; Oil City, feet falling,
raining; Parkers. 8 feet inches, fall
ing, raining; Morgantown, IL feet
inches. rising, raining; Greensboro, IL
feet 6 inches, rising, raining; Browns
Vile. II feet inches, rising, raining.
IT is well that about all the snow
was out of the mountains when the
rain came. for had such not been the
case nothing could have prevented the
rivers reaching the danger point.
Rivermen at Pittsburg are looking Tor
a rise in the Allegheny, but not until
the rise has exhausted itself on the
Monongahela. which is encouraging.
ltlrnt n
solved his connection with the Bay line
10 become travelling freight ana pas
senger agent for the ONO River TAI
road. with headquarters at Gaihpoiis.
7 r Huntington has discharged tIe
duties of captain and clerk On lily
steamer Kanawha, plying between
pittshurg and Charleston, Tor quite
number OF wears. The captain VIII de-
cert his most Of duty on the ran
ou,ba when she lands at Point PEAS
an+ TODAY on her down trip. During
he runs on the river he has mace
host of warm friends among rlNeriiie
and all will vie in wishing him success
in his new position. 1904
cant Martin has been doing gooo
work of late in keeping the chahiiel ~
tho Ohio river clear OF sunkeh codi
craft lust as soon as wreck IS TT
norted to Capt. Martin, and after II
has been abandoned by the owners
he at once sends a force to have u ARE re-
M The sooner these obstruc-
lions are removed the better.
The Ben Hur departs tomorrow at :
n n for Pittsburg. She arrives from
Parkersburg- Al. o,.o+
Raw Bros. Urania is the first packet
ont tomorrow. Arriving from Charles
ian she will clear for Pittsburg az .
a. m. MAJ
The Kanawha pulling in from Pitts
hng DEPARTS for Charleston tomorrow
at $50 a. N.