The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-09
WELLsBURH.

EufIuef ExLEAtn LfUlA kAo VAtA
Pilots Diary-The Great Flood
OF lS52--Brooke aud Hancock
Counties Agitate Annexation
to Pennsylvania.
wn1puRo, July 8.
oousspOu dsnce d the Intsllgeneef.
We open up the second volume Of the
diary. The frat entry Ia made at
Wellsburg November 18th, 1851. General
rise in the river; packets running; weather
cold heavy storm on the night Of the 20!hi
great many coal boats lost and ten or
fifteen lives.
December q, 1851. River closed with
ice Thursday night Dec. Is.
December %. River still closed great
deal Of talk about Kossuth, the Hungarian
and his RepubIicanism.
January 8, 1852. Ice in the river
broke up the night Of December Both;
scarlet fever very bad in this place,
Flour 8 25; pork S476 per cwt; potatoes
so cents per bushel; beef 8 tod.
January IS. River closed below
Wheeling and at Liverpool; about two
feet Of snow on the ground; scarlet fever
still continues. This winter has beer
fatal to the coal business on the river.
February /, 1852. River closed Mon
day night Jan. 18th. Tuesday was tht
coolest day remembered by the "oldest In
habitant; Thermometer down lat exposed
poin ts) 2O' below zero; at unexposet
points 12' below; yesterday it began Il
rain. The river broke ct s o'clock thil
morning.
March Is. Remarkable fne weather
March 81. Very cold; scarlet teyel
continues.
April4. The past week has been cold
some snow and rain.
April11. River higher the past weel
than It has been for year; MonongahelI
river higher than since what was calleC
the Pumpkin Flood," Pm 1910.
April "a, 1852. / have 10 record on,
among the greatest oyeraows in the 0hit
river since 1882; the river commenced tt
rise on Sunday, 18th, aud rose until the
10th at 10 P. NJ, when II came 10 stand
Il reached within 16 inches Of the '32
flood; destruction very great and ground
frozen.
May 8, 1852. The past week has been
u repetition OF the one before, only the
river has not been so high; there has not
been twenty;four hours at one time with
out rain, more or less.
April, 1852, will long be remembered.
II Is said by many Of our citizens that on
Thursday last "Lhere wasi shock Of ar
earthquake
June S, 1852. On the night Of the 4th
we had q heavy frost; -four s. %.
June 13. Heavy rains the past week
and cold; this Is the warmest day Of the
season.
June 10th. Fine growing weather:
river has been in good boating order al
spring. Steamboats, are likely to he sup
erceded by the railroads. We can now
come from Cincinnati via Cleveland and
Wellsyille to Wheeling in day light,
Two years ago forty.eight hours was
quick time. Last August 1came through
| in "a hours: thought that quick time
Nov, around by Cleveland Is at least 100
miles farther, and yet 1t can be made in
IL hours.
June 26. The past week dry and cold
no rain for two weeks: wool selling at so
abs. Wing National Convention has nom,
mated Gen. Scott for President, and W
A. Graham for Vice.Preaident. Th,
Democrats have nominated PIERCE and
King.
July 10Th, 1852; Weeyil in the wheat
September 18th; have been to Cncin-
natl; the crops along the river are aver
age ones.
Nov. IA. Have been 10 Cincinnati will
. hatboat ladened with cotton yarns ant
glassware. Had 4 low water trip. Re
turned home via the Cleveland 4 Pitts.
burgh Railroad; came through to Pitts
burgh in III hours. What will be don,
neIt2 Ihope in two years more to &c
from Cincinnati TO our little town in 2!
hours by rail. We are to have copnec
ton between the Cleveland and Balti-
more roads, which will pass on this or III,
other side Of the river. Surveyors have
been running lines on this side lately. ]
have no doubt but what the road will g
on the side that has or offers the best in.
ducements.
Pierce and King are elected President
and Vice President River low for the
past three months.
Nov. q. Three feet Of water In the
channel. Flour 81 90; potatoes Sic 10
40c; apples 50 90; butter 1sic. Those
who are opposed to railroads say that
they will be against the poor, as they will
have to pay more for all they get, though
things arc as high here as they are where
there are railroads.
January 2, 1868. River high; IS feet
in the channel. Flour advanced to 81 80
corn meal 80 cents; butter 1920 cents
Pork 81, 90 per cwt.
January 10, 1853. The utility Of rail.
roads 10 becoming more aud more univer.
sally felt, and the day Is not far distant
when this country will be checkered with
them. The good people Of Wheeling had
grand jubilee on last Tuesday, (11th) TO
celebrate theeompleting Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad to that place. The sub
ject Of railroad from 81. Louis 10 the
Pacific Is beginning 10 be seriously talk
ed Of, and 1 have mot the least hesitation
in saying that within the bounds OF ten
years that we may 20 to California BY
railroad.
(The old pilot was little premature
in this opinion, but no. very much.-EDs
IsrEL.)
February %, 1858. Several houses in
New York and Liverpool have failed for
large amounts. This Is but the begin
ming Of trouble. Payday Ia Just coming.
Our County Court has lssued an order
that an election be held 10 ASCERTAIN IL the
people Of this county want railroad or
not, by voting for or against the county
taking stock 10 the amount OF 500, 900
in the Wellsyille and Cleveland road, TO
extend from Wellsyille 10 Wheeling,
along the banks Of the Ohio river. Poor
riyerl You once served all our purposes
for trading, but you are too slow; thus
people cannot wait on you; they must
travel not less than forty miles an hour.
Farewell, my old friend railroads. are all
the 60.
February 10, 1858. A line Of the
finest steamers on the Western waters
hAA commencad IN RIM from Wheelipu IN