Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-20

Degrees ut B o'clock Last
Night-A High Riyer-The
Dauntless Sunk at Pitts
burgh Other Losses.
All day Saturday aud up to u late
hour Saturday night, there were large
crowds Of persons strung along the riV-
OF bank at convenient points, watching
for tho expected breakup. At dark
Saturday evening the marks ut th .
wharf indicated thirteen feet and still
rising The volume of water in tho riY-
or continued 10 increase during Satur-
day night and all day yesterday aud at
twelve o'clock last night, showed
by the marks that there were over
eighteen feet of water in the channel,
aud still rising During tho early part
of last evening there wero but few peo-
plo along tho river bank except those
who aro directly concerned in river in-
teros,s, and they were around the
several boats at tho wharf, making all
preparations and attentiyoly watching
Tor the breakup, which was expected
to COme early this morning
TuB NOVA.
About the time the congregations
were dismissed from the various churches
and temperance halls last night the tow
boats llornbrook aud Kelly blew an
alarm which caused every person, men
and women, on the streets tu rush "pell
nell" to the wharf, as all supposed, to
witness tho breakup, but fortunately,
e. that time, $40 o'clock, the ice gave
way and moved about thirty yards, car
rying down with il, tho hulls of the old
Express and Captain Lists new boat
from the foot ui Fourteenth street,
to the q. L. Brown boat house,
lust hollow tho "Pyko" freight
depot. When tho hulls moved,
new cable lines with which thoy had
been made fast, snapped like cords,
thus showing what might bo expected
when general breakup should como.
The Old Reliable aad Peoples wharf
boats were not moved from their posi-
tons, owing to the fact that the Kelly,
which has been lying at tho lower end
of the old Reliable. had. Ia working her
way up tO q point above the Peoples
wharf boat, broken the ice 81 that the
move did not do moro than to close in
upon the two boats aud pushed thOm
few inches up on shore, from which
they were freed q few minutes later by
tho water, which was rising
POSITION or BoArs.
la port are the Ragon, lying at tho
foot uf seventh street; Nail City, just
above tho suspension bridge; Annie
Kelly, at the foot uf Eleventh street;
IIorwhrnok, at the foot of Alley o;
Andes. at tho belmont Mills, aud the
Iron Valley, at the old Washington
mills. Neither of the boats were in
jurelb by the move, nor IL either at them,
except the RagOn, in what might he
safe position.
SATURDAY. uight the creek broke aud
ran out IN far w Mt. De Ohantal, where
it gorgcd about day light
yesterday morning. Tho ice in
a. having ing broken and iiadovo3 "IoVn
several hundred feet.
Alto o'clock last night, tho ico gave
way and moved down a few feet, AS
also at H. O'Clock. At 9 o'clock this
everything was quiet, hut a
break sup expected every momont
The Island docks, Just below the West
ahutment of the suspension Bridge, still
in their position.
The latest dispatches from Rll points
will hc found below.
lRy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, January l9.-Thc ice in
the MonOngahcla began To run about
noon to-day, and has been running
steadily since then. The Allegheny and
rivers are still closed,
au1 as il has turned colder Il In not
probable that they will come out now.
No damage has been done here, but
is reported from NJ the
MOnongahela Sofar as known onetow-
boat. tho pauntlcss, has been sunk, and
twenty two empty haHyes and three coal
tippcs have been carried away or dc.
stroycd. River l. feet and rising slowly.
The weather has turned colder, aud II
has been showing since T.. "
BElLAIRR, January ~, p. N.-The
ice moved short distance and stopped.
RIrE's LANpING, January la.-Nvcr
% feet Il inches aud falling. The gorge
broke at n IA. Ice running thick.
Thermometer 10 degrees.
WELIsyILlE, January ~. lee started
hero at IL 40 a. M, aud is moving very
slowly.
SLo,S's SrArIoS, January lo.-lco
started here u: 800 o'clock p. III.
SrRvuENyIILR, January la.-6:i5 =,
m. River o. feet leo moved aud
gnrgcd again at foot oi Washington
street; at 7:i5 O'Clock =. m. the Ice be-
low Washington street gorge moved out
Train from above says there is heavy
gorge at Browns Island. S:l5-River
2O feet and falling. Big gorge at foot ot
Washington street moved oil.
Lock Ma. I, January l9-lce isgorRed
above and below Lock No. I, with Is
feet Of water in the channel.
MoRGANrowN, January l9.-Riyer IL
feet Ico and timber running thick.
Weather clear.
BRuw NSvIIIg, January l9.-River y
feet 10 inches and rising, leo running
thick.
PAREERs. January 40 River 3 feet
aud stationary. Noimmediate prospects
Of y breakup.
Lock No. d, January 10 Ice started
at 4. N. aud Is running thick and
heavy.
CALIFORNIA. January l9.--lcc started
at5A.M. River very high. Some dam
age irom breakup.
MTNrHS, January Is River rising
Departed Mll, Shreveport, Gold Dust,
iur New Orleans, and Golden Grown, foI
Cincinnati.
PoRT PKRKY, January la-RiyeT not
broken. There is n gorge below here
that is fifteen miles long aud thirty feet
high.
LOUISVILLE, January lQ-Weathel
cloudy and coli. Departei-Robert
Mitchell New Orleans River station
AIRY with IL feet in the canal
NJ; lr,,lt Tbo riv.r - riaing elnu In