The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-02-15
Wheeling Register. 1lth inst.
TEE FLOOD.
The Flattering Prospects for a Riy-
er That Will Submerge Cellars
and Drown the Island.
Thirty-TwO Feet Already and Mer-
chants Begin the Work of Un-
loading Their Cellars.

Log chain that Island! For sure
enough it will go this time, II the river
men do not miss their mark. And you
merchants along Main street, look that
your cellars are in condition to receive
bath, for the water is coming. =
Sc iously speaking, great river may
be expected and people living at low
waller mark are beginning to auxioosly
scan the rising hDod. Tie recent heavy
SHOWS we're general, as we'll as the thsv
and continued rains and every tributary
Of the Ohio is swollen full. The anna
streams at the head water OF the Allie
gheny and Monnngahels are running
out trimming aud both rivers are rising
rapidly Advicss from Brownstown,
Morganto wn, Parker's Landing and Oil
City report the rise at from 6 to IL
inches per hour and the latest telegraph
ic news from Pittsburgh conveys the in
formation that the Ohio there is "a feel
8 inches and still upward.
The Wednesday food in Wheeling
creek will give some idea OF what every
tributary has been doing. The creek at
Bridgeport has been on 3 similar high
and the Iowlands have suffered consid-
erahly. Caldwell's run is brim full and
running rapidly. Whiskey run, below
West Wheeling, from 5 tiny stream has
become a roaring torrent and Boggs'
runis 10 the, same way. Grave creek,
at Moundsville, is over its banks, and
reports from Fish and Fishing creeks
give them equally high.
Rivermen here estimate the coming
river at various depths from 36 to sc
feet, the latter being the figure placed By
the alarmists. None of them fall belo y
35, and it may be put down that tina,
depth will be the minimum. In the pres.
ent condition OF affairs we will get the
entire upper rise and such additionsl as
may come in between. The maximum
depth estimated for Pittsburgh is &c
feet, and there is variety OF opinions
as to. how much more we will get.
Should it only be So feet, the Lowest
estimate, the result will be serious.-
That depth will hiring 1t into most o.
the cellars along Main and Water streelt
which communicate with the sewers =
Beside this, it will food great portion
Of Clldwell's ield with the back watel
Of the run. 1t will also cover consid
erable portion of the low land of tht
leland and compel many families tG
! move into their second stories How
ever, there is no necessity to anticipate
trouble, and bv tonight the information
will be more definite
THE RIVER, LAST NIGHT.
AT an early hour. this morning, tn
river presented grand spectacle as i
swept by the wharf, completely fllin.
| it's course from bank to bank. In spit,
OF the hour. many persons were to bt
seen on the watch and special messen
gers carried the latest news to watchers
along Main street The boats beachet
| by the last breakup had their forces
ready and by and by the rise foatet
them safely off. Tae wharfbnat went
off first and now rests easily with her
nose against the platform Of the Par
Handle station The Mallie Ragon AM
The new Bellaire packet are both safell
afloat and the former had steam up tc
be ready fer an emergency. The hid
eous masses OF ice piled along the shor
have entirely disappeared.
At Q 80 A. NJ. the marks on. the whar
showed 80 feet and still rising rapidly
The waters edge was creeping slowi'
but surely TO the Pan Handle track, ant
by the time this is read will have cover
ed 1t, ii the rise continues as rapid o
now. Reports from the Island stat
that the back river has come over tn
banks, and is now working north, anf
at Caldwell's ran the bottom is unde
water. The food is upon US, and tb
worst is to come