The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-15
HIoH WATER
HIGH WATER,
LIZ Belle REVERE 1 on. s
: Rampage.
.;sIIi5L-ll LII tEu
South Wheeling and BenwOOd
Submerged.
Wheeling Island Partly Under
A Water.
Bask.Water Three Niles wheel.
ing Creeks

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=
Baek.Water Three lilies UpsHheel'
6 Ing Creek
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At 4 o'clock Friday evening the river
OF this point was rising slowly, with IA
feet In the channel. At the same time
there was scant 11afeet in Pittsburgh,
with Q slow rise. No one anticipated
high water, but Saturday morning the
marks at the wharf indicated 20 feet, and
rising rapidly. yS y'.sse,',.2., =! ,'' .. ,,
Then. people began to be. alarmed. In
uuiries were heard on every side as 10
the stage OF the water, and the prospects
of flood. Excited crowds gathered upon
Tho river hank and discussed the situation.
The "oldest Inhabitants" detailed to eyer
lio,erera ;ncijenta ic,oinlnefeledt with pre-
yions floods and tliapatches from above
were read aloud 10 excited erorins. Al
darhstbere WAS % feet and rising steadily
a, The rate Of A foot AN hour. A., s,y57r,si
sunday morning found the river still
r;sIno irom three n Ave inches an hour:
and + continued 40 nearly all DAVE 81 !
49,, ALONG SHORE. rla,sT
n, tho wbarf yesterday activity me-.
vo;Iad among ths MERCHANTS Esrlv in
tbe mo,ning The ceI,aFs IN lower Main
ana Water s,,se,s hecan h an Sgyith wa.
,ar Merchordiss, mas etored. nromiscu-
on.,v unon ma n,aave,nenls Wa saw won one
s,ors room nearly flIed with; loose pota-
tons g-'TT'ftII
A. da,t ,ost r,.bt,there was fortv,ieet
=, wster The Ss,esmer Fyniess a ~
v.,,b;n ,wsntv teet' of5tbe Ws,ars strest
onsh atone A. tho Kaimi House SSooiT:ner
,hs woter vos. nearly Ieysl win he aB q
n Railroad dsnot The rails on The two
ro,lroad hriasss a. ,ho month n tbe creei,
n,ara nv, oger forr incbea above water
tn Mar .,roat Is,oneI hridoe ,yss enr-
rnn,dad =, ,ss,er ana IN nasssb,e excent
h1 ,naIt,,n. Nv tho wsl, p 81 ~
y - ~ ~ ,s,,,n i',1,.a -;
n,.,,..,,i - 's''.'D =, .,o I,,.u, :.
Inc enufe io"er part Vi ,ne ts'aue =
suometseu, anu a. = huiuoet y. sue peop,s
nave Removed. ino w va. nete eAi.na =,
aealiy " 5,oAu"ay. ino easements u. ~ y.
houses on hlm street are snuef Wa'er. A y
.ne emu q sne suspehsien ptluse 'ne ma.e s.
Is near .ne sstest'ear ttaCs' W .ne wesI
sue o. .ne lsiana 'ne ra'l efouhI 10
ANU, na'i covete ~ aIu 'ne nouS =. Deio"
,ne ofiuse On .he panh aie ~ "s'et u.
Afms'fongs Dtick yafu, near 'ae enu VI
,ne "oUuen pfloSS, y suptneiseu, anu .ne
ioss WIN " enlslsetap.e, as ,aiso YUAN
NY Vi sierI DtioA "e.e opo"su
| ~ sooth . .as w., .ss.,,o a.
'uc mhois popu'a'vn .a,nsa oa1 oons "
see 'he i''e' aS II io''eu h,ons IL .'s
might, DUETS " sa.het sone'ulns useiu,
u pfontaUie ou., Vi 'he VaS' amoun. " :.
url't "nlcn y. .nls POM amos. '1uo ..s,i
'ne shore; weary an .ne houses ~ ,i'i :
part o. inc Guy nave peen oull. WIN d
view, 70 .ae aangeis anu , ms ,a u
t!nese petloalcal ilo9as. tne people W,
ieving ,nat .ne WINDOWS '' al . heaven -, weie
sumclen1ly smut 10 feiieYelne,n VI gu up
prenenslons OF un excessive iloeu, ma a
nay' II we may USE ltne eHptesaon, WINS !
tue sun snnea, anu Immense pi'eg o. woou
now coVef,ail ava'iao,e pisees: inv f'ver
entering ~ 'ne hou.n Vi oaiuMells iuu
iioooeu .he wnole easln' eA'enulns nom
inc Baltimore road 10 Chapline street
Most oil This basin Is occupied ny build
ings belonging 10 the Railway Company
and there are pat rev dwelling houses
which were not hooded 10 Inc nrst noor'
Lobensteins tannery was also In waller
over the Vats'
10 inc nelghporhooa Oh Wilson'S saw
mill, Chapilne ana Eon streets, ior several
squares were submerged and the cellars