The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-04
DISTRACTIONS
In OHIO RIVER
REPORT ISSUED eY col. JeRvey
OF THE LIGHTHOUSE
SERVICE.
obstrvetions az Dams Nos. 10 and
n Are Cisssed As Most Danger
Gus TO Navigation Int rests.

1t. Col. II. Jeryey. OF the l.. y
corps OF engineers. Inspector for the
Fourteenth Lighthouse District. has
prepared a report OF distractions IN
the Ohio river. Attention OF pilots
and masters II called TO these OBJ
structions and they are cautioned 10
AXE particular care al Dams Nos. -
and IS.
The following report includes ali
distractions in the Ohio river now
lighted by the Wheeling L. :. En-
gineers Office:
section 1. Ohio River.
Dam No. l.-Ns miles below Pitts
eurgh. Pa Conerdsm extends SEE fest
from the West Virginia shore. leaving
,Sy fes, OF open river adjacent to the
Dam No. mas miles below Pitts
burgh. Pa. conerdam extends 2is feet
It"ln the ohio shore. leaving about 500
rect o. open river adjacent 20 the West
virginia shore.
Dam 40. lS.-I:S.s miles below PITTS
hurgh. Pa Lock cofsrdam extends siO.
feet from Ohio shore. leaving about $50
teet OF open river adjacent to the West
Virginia shore.
Dam No. Is.-i4s.4 miles below Pitts
burgh. Pa Lock coeIdam extends s7s
Feet from Ohio shore. leaving about $50
iset or open river adjacent To the West
Dam No. i7-Is7.4 miles below Puts
burgh, Pa Lock conerdnm extends ga
feet from Ohio shore Is now under con-
struction. When this conerdam is
completed. there will be Use feet OF
open river adjacent to the West Virgin
Dam No. is.-tsi4 miles below PITTS
burgh, ~. There are two conerdams
az this site. From the West Virginia
leaving a channel of about 52S feet he
tween this conerdam and the bear trap
conetdam. The inner corner Of the bear
trap conerdam II $50 feet from thu
abutment on the Ohio shore. ana the
outer corner l. ecs ieet from the abut-
MEM LII AAEnNHAAME AWAI
feet wide.
burgh. Pa. Lock and pass conerdam eN-
tends SEQ feet from West Virginia
shore. leaving about 515 feet OF open
river adjacent to the ohio shore.
Dam No. 24-2fs miles below Pitts
burgh. Pa. Lock coferdam extends ESQ
feet from Ohio shore is now under CON
structiOn. When this Conerdam is com
pieted. there will be about s2U ieet of
open river adjacent to the West Vir-
Dam No. 2s.-3iO9 miles below PUTS
ourgh. IA. The main channel il OBJ
structed by bear trap ana pass Golfer
dam. The main channel Is on the ohio
shore and extends outward from the
river wall about 800 feet The second
airy channel il adjacent to the Nest
wide.
Regulations For Lighting.
MI OF the GboVs Instructions are
lighted in accordance with paragraph
$50 OF the district regulations. which is
as lolioWSs
During the construction OF a lock
and dam on the Ohio river. lights will
he maintained as follows:
al To define the main channel. use
Two red lights on one side placed side
by sidel and one red light on the opPo-
site side. Place these lights az the
head upstream end Of the Instructions
and, in addition. place one white light
AZ the foot OF the obstruction which has
the two red lights At the head.
"tbl For q secondary channel place
"A white and a rcd Hight. side by side. on
one side OF the obstruction and a single
white light ON the other. If there is
"A third chaunel. light IL the same way.
Co IT there Is only "a short lire
marking one side Of "A channel. the cor
TfspSadins ight may or may not be
These lights shall he placed on Eoat-
ing buoys or on standards at least six
feet above tho top OF the conerdam
I where they VII, he Of some benent dur
ing an ordinary Hood stage of the river:
preferably floating huoys will be main
Particularly Dangerous.
The distractions at Dams Nos. = ana
tion interests. Pilots should. therefore.
be cautioned go take particular care In
passing thes" Instructions. II has
been round impossible to display lights
at Dam No. = when the stage or the
river exceeds i feet above low water.
a. prescribed hv tn" regulations above
quoted. Floating barrel buoys are an
chored At the outer upper corner Of the
c~onerdam. and an attempt Is being made
- 81 AEAAN wv ~ NNAAANlN hAhN
az the lower outer corner Of the Golfer
dam during stages exceeding 1. feet.
Al Dam No. ~ during high stages OF
the river the outer line Of The conerdam
Is marked 10y e light suspended by n
wire from the galloway.
Obstruction.
Coal boat reported sunk March T.. two
hundred feet from Onto shore. abo1t
head of Northcrs Island. VIII be re-
moved as soon as possible.
Special Health Warning for March
March Is ? trying month for the
very young and FOR elderly people.
Group. bronchial colds. In grippe and
pneumonia are to be feared and
avoided. Foley's Honey and Tar IS
q great family medicine that VIII
nuicklN stop q cOnph. check the pro