The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-16
THE DELUGE.
! he Beau.lful Rlver RetLres Slowly.

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Against tho Stream.
The river fell but two feet during the
entire day yesterday. At dark last night
the marks Of the wharf indicated 81 feet
In the channel. Various reasons are as
signed as to the probable cause Of the
alowly receding water. Some think that
the Ohio Is still fed by large body OF wa.
ter, while others assert that It Is due to the
numerous small streams which empty into
the river.
Be that as It may, the water Is in no
hurry to leave, and hundreds Of, families
are suffering therefor. II impossible to
ascertain the amount Of damage done un.
til the river retires to its customary chan.
mel.
In South Wheeling the people generally
still remain In their houses, but occupy
exclusively upper stories.
Benwood appears to be comparatively
deserted. Dwellings are abandoned for
dryer localities, but the man Of the house
is generally as near as possible to his late
residence, anxiously awaiting the depart
ure Of an unwelcome visitor.
The late independent republic" Of
Richietown Is almost cut of from all
communication with the outside world.
The street cars can only run down as far
as Hamilton's foundry, In the Sixth
Ward, as the water covers oil the ground
between that and the La Belle store. The
bridge about midway between these
places, over CGldwell's Run, on Chapline
street, has foated of. The mills In the
vicinity are idle because Of the water.
There Is nothing new on the Island
People residing on the lower ground
| lead o temporary Venetian life, and keep
upa floating Communication with their
neighbors. They come to this side in
skiffs, II If fortunate enough to possess or
secure them, and Il not remain prisoners
in their own houses.
Persons residing in Kirkwood are
obliged in crossing to Bridgeport to pat
ronize the railroad bridge The south
end of the wagon bridge Is fifty yards
from dry land. The Presby terrain Church
near the end of the bridge, has ten
or twelve feet Of water in 1t. The small
suspension bridge at the west end Of
Bridgeport is broken in the middle, and
the two parts are floating on the water
A large lot Of lumber in R. ]. Baggs &
Sons lumber yard was set adriit In the
back water at the mouth of Whisky Run
but was secured and piled out Of reach
Turner & Sons saw mill, in Kirkwood
stands in water almost 10 the rool. About
thirty dwellings on the creek bottom have
been deserted by their occupants.
| MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The Skillipger, due here Sunday, laid
over night at Sistersville, and did not ar
rive until yesterday afternoon. She
brought up about fifty cabin passengers
and big freight lat. She put of 60(
bags oil wheat at Parkersburg, and tool
on q large lot oil metal for this city q
Hanging Rock. She will leave this morn
ing punctually at 2 o'clock for Parkers
burg, Gallipolis and Cincinnati.
The Express did not leave for Parkers
burg as usual yesterday. She will not &c
until Wednesday, and on that day the
Courier will leave Parkersburg for thil
city. The reason Of the delay is because
OF the fact that the river has overhowet
It's banks to such an extent that It Is i'm
possible 10 land at way points.
i [By Telegraph r. ..
l CINCINNATI. Dec. 15.-River 38 feet ant
rising. Arrived-R r. Hudson from
Wheeling, Lawrence from Memphis
Weather clear and pleasant.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15.-River rapidly
falling here, III feet this afternoon.
: ST. LOUIE, Dec. 15.-River rising, bu
more slowly. Weather clear and warm
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 15.-Clear II
part; cold; mercury 81 10 40; rive
: risen 23 inches; 80 feet 3 inches BY
mark business good.
CAIRO, Ills, Dec. 15.-Arrived-Bub
bage, St. Louis, Allegheny Belle, from
Cincinnati. Departed-Belle of Shreve
port, Red River; Babbage, Grand Tower
River riseen 10 inches; clear; mercury
40.
William Lynch, mate Of the steamer @
, B. Church, died in the hospital here las
night.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 15.-The river hal
fallen 10 inches in the past "a hours, tn
marks showing IA feet in the channel, 1:
feet in the pass down Indian chute. Clea
and pleasant. The new steamer Rel
Cloud, built by Howard & Co., leaves to
morrow for Evansville. She Is owned
, by the Tennessee River Packet Company
! to run between Evansville and Florival
has capacity for 5000 tons Of freight, /
1874 feet lonp 81 feet beam and Il font