The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-03
STEAMER DAILY
FREDERICKSBURG
DICK FOWLER TO MAKE DAILY
TRIPS FROM WHEELING.
Other Packets Are Re-enterins Trades
and Business on River 10 Rcsum-
Ing Normal Conditions.

Captain John Crockard. OF the local
wharf boat. last evening announced
that beginning with today, daily trips
between Wheeling and Parkersburg
Will be made by the Steamer Dick
Fowler. The boat will continue In
that trade until Parkersburg and other
down-river towns recover from the ef-
fects OIL the recent flood. and the Ohio
river railroad is able AZ resume opera
ton.
The boat will leave the local wharf
each evening at s. o'clock. and in or
der TO make the trip in one day. will
stop only al wharf boat landings. pas
sing up the way landings. The Dick
Fowler has never been on this part
OF the river before. but has operated
near Parkersourg and IN trades on the
loyer Ohio river
A. iucement was also made last
evening that the steamer Ohio will
arrive at the local wharf at 10 o'clock
this morning. en- route 10 Pittsburgh.
She will operate in the Pittsburgh
Cincinnati traGe.
River Continues to Fall.
Falling AZ the rate OF but two inches
per hour. the Ohio river was slowly
resuming normal stage at this point
yesterday. and last evening at >
O'Clock a stage OF l6 feet : inches
was recorded at the local point Due
10 the great amount or water in the
lover Ohio valley. the water is reced-
ing slowly, leaving behind II n thick
layer OF Shiny mud. in many places
nearly a foot deep.
Yesterdays rains had no noticeable
effect on the decline Of the river. So
far as could be learned the rains were
not general. and in communication
with Darlington over the telephone
late yesterday afternoon. Captain
Crockard was informed that II had not
90 hA r-af rfc
continue. they may check the fab
somewhat, but will not cause the river
10 rise again unless the rainfall is
heavier over the watersheds than IL
was here yesterday
Liberty On Second Trip.
The Steamer Liberty. which carried
the first load OF provisions 10 the food
stricken city OF Marietta on Tuesday.
is scheduled 10 make a second trip
To that point today. and will probably
depart about noon. The boat was
late in arriving last night. and n will
require the greater part OF this morn.
ing 10 transfer cargoees. She Will
probably continue in the Wheeling
Marietta trade until normal conditions
have been resumed and will then re-
enter the Matamoras trade.
Due here yesterday at noon, the
Lorena from Huntington had not ar
rived AZ late hour last night and will
burgh until this morning. The Steel
City Is expected up this evening or
tomorrow for Pittsburgh
The present stage affords an excel
lent opportunity TO ship coal and as
there - a great demand for II in the
southern markets. many large ship
ments ars being sent out from Pitts
burEh. The sam Brown and the Helen
White. each towing several hargcs o.
coal passed this point yesterday aft
ernoon. assisted ~ the Tornado. which
returned To Pittsburgh after reaching
NJ NeChen. Tho Noyagcr passed down
ut an carly nour Hc-t-rday morning.
Stages at Dam 70.
| During the sixteen hours rom J
O'Clock yes-crduN morning until 8
! O'Clock last evening. the river had
| fallen IS feet al the McMechou dam.
| Averaging a fall % about tw" inches
Pc hour.
Tn. local wharf still contains a
| coating ~ mud. but tho drlveways
! have h-en cleaned and with tho pid ~
! tho city hose much ~ tho coblled
! surface has been cleaned.
| During tho high water the stag ~
| the local wharf scat was broken and
g. VIII pc necessary 20 build "A nov
| stage.