The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-15
THE FLOOD.
The Ohio River Oyerhows ITS Banks
Highest Water Since lS85-Gr cal
Damage TO Property.

The Ohio River OveThows HIS Banks
Highest Water Since lS85-Gr cal
Damage to Property.
The rapid rise in the river during the
last two days and the speculations and
probabilities of q big food, were the all
absorbing topic Of conversation among
our people yesterday and Saturday
The Island people have been in terri
BILE state of tribulation, and those liv-
ing in the "lowlands" were making
preparations to remove their quarters
should circumstances demand it.
Water street was thronged with men,
| women and children during the entire
day, gazing upon the broad expanse of
water and watching the floating OBJ
jects as they were quickly hurried down
the rushing and uncomfortable waters
The marks at this point indicated
3S4 feet at nine o'clock last night, and
rising at the rate OF about half an inch
an hour. 1t is thought by those who
are supposed to be competent judges,
that the present rise will not reach
more than thirty-nine feet, and by tits
morning the river would commence to
recede. Dispatches from Pittsburgh
yesterday afternoon, conveyed the graf
flying information that the Allegheny
and Monongahels rivers were falling
slowly. At Steubenville, at four
o'clock yesterday there was 81 feet o!
water in the river, and rising at the
rate OF three inches an hour.
The people of this city and vicinity
who have suffered from the present
rise are those living on the Island, the
lower portion of the city, West Wheel
ing, Fulton, aud the inhabitants Of
Water street. That portion Of the Is-
land known as Stonetown and from
Huron street to the Back River, includ
ing the Fair Grounds, is completely
submerged. the occupants being COM
PEELED TO vacate their houses or remove
to their second stories. In the lower
part OF the city, from the Belmont
mill to Csldwell's run, extending
back as far as Chapline street is en-
tirely covered with water. The street
cars were unable to extend their trips
further than Hamllton's foundry. All
the ground between 34th and 3Sth
streets, in the Sth ward, and from Eoff
street to the river is completely SUBJ
merged. All the residents 10 the above
locality removed their furniture to the
sidewalks and vacated their houses.
The cellars OF the business houses and
others on Water and those south OF 18th
street, on Main, we're filled with water
and necessitated the removal aud haul.
ing away Of an immense amonnt Of
goods.
At this writing it is impossible to
form any estimate OF the damage that
has been done, but i. will probably
reach considerable amount. List,
Davenport & Parks had fifty men at
york in their pork packing house in
Fulton, Saturday night and Sunday
| morning, removing 100000 pounds OF
| pork Isaiah Warren had twenty or
thirty men employed removing oil from
hia refinery in East Wheeling. August
Pollock was compelled TO find other
quarters for 100000 pounds of tobacco
which was stored in his cellar on
Main street. The water destroyed un-
| burnt brick in theyard Of George Crum.
backer in the Eighth ward to the
amount OF $1,000. Mr.. Armstrong,
has 100000 gresn brick in hia yard on
the Island, which will in all p1obabili-
ty be destroyed. Ofcourse all property
covered by the water will be more or
less damaged.
This il an unusual time OF the year
for flood, but our people can congrat.
ulste themselves that the worst has
passed. We will endeayor 10 give
full and detailed report Of the Losses TO-
hicted.
Later.-At one o'clock this morning
the water was thirty-nine feet deep by
the marks and was still slowly rising.
A notched stick at the St. James Hotel
indicated rise Of about three-quarters
OF an inch per hour since eleven o'clock.
Experienced river men believe that the
flood will have reached its highest be-
tween two and three o'clock this morn
ing, and that no apprehensious of a
greater rise after that time need be felt.
FEAST oF UAUNCAH.-Last evening