The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-15
NAVIGATION on THE OHIO


lures Including the Virginia, Lee
roy and Lorena-The River is Now
Falling.
Navigation was resumed yesterday in
the upper Ohio river. after q suspen-
sion of over two weeks on account of
the ice. The ice gorged at several
places. including Wheeling, on New
Years day, and did not break up un-
til last Thursday morning. Since
then, until yesterday. the ice coming
down from the Allegheny has been 80
heavy that the packets were unable to
breast 1t successfully.
The first boat to put in her appear
ance was the Leroy, which got in from
Darlington. Saturday night, and left at
O'Clock yesterday morning with the
biggest freight trip she ever handled,
for AiatamOras and way landings.
The Virginia arrived from Pittsburgh
loaded to the guards, Sunday. at $50 p.
M. and got away for Cincinnati an
hour later. One Of her clerks, win
Barringer, Joined the boat here. The.
big packet had about all the freight
she could handle when leaving this
port
The Lorena was due to pass down for
GAINESVILLE last night.
The Leroy will return this afternoon
and will leave between $3.50 p. m. and .
p. m. for ClaringtOn. in her regular
trade.
Captain Kraft. of the H. K. Bedford,
wired from Marietta last night that his
boat would be here this evening, to
clear for Parkersburg and way land
.ings Tuesday at II a m.
The Keystone State passed Middle
port yesterday at 2 p. m, but on &C
count Of the heavy ice she has to en-
counter. 1t is not thought she will be
here before Tuesday morning, and the
Queen City. which started from cincin-
natl Saturday evening. viii be close on
the Reystone's heels.
The EloIse will be here Tuesday
night. to leave Wednesday at II a. M,
for Matamoras.
The towboat Sam Clark passed up
with emptles at noon. The Sam Brown
left Whlskey run with her tow, dur
ing the morning. but the ice was so
heavy that she went to the bank at the
Island shore at Ii a. M, and was still
there last night. Her inability to fol-
low the Clark was on account Of her
tow being made up Of square-buIlt coal
boats. while the Clarks tow was made
up OF barges.
The towboat Joseph B. Williams, har-
bored above Martins Ferry during the
ice embargo, has departed for Pitts
burgh with her tow of empties.
The captain Of the John W. Allies tel
ephoned the wheeling wharfboat for
river news yesterday. and on receipt of
the latest developments he stated that
the Allies and the Belle MCGOWAN would
start for Pittsburgh with their tows at
once.
The resumption Of several of the
Wheeling packets is not yet announced.
The City of Pittsburgh may resume in
the Louisville Pittsburgh trade Febru-
airy i, according to the announcement
of her owners, but 1t would not be sur
prlslng II her new boilers are not COM
pleted at that time. 1t is said the Pitts
burgh win likely take another party TO
New Orleans and Its Mardi Gras next
month.
The rise reached its top-notch yester-
day morning, 16 feet inches. 1t re-
manned stationary until noon. when the
decline commenced, and at p. m. the
stage was 15 feet inches. Weather,
clear and colder.
Al $50 o'clock this morning the Sam
Brown was arranging TO leave with her
tow in tandem style-one barge after
another behind her, and she will easily
get away this morning.