The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-14
RRon nH0RE no aHORE.

The Condition or the River This Morning
The Island and q Portion Of the Sixth
and Eighth wards Gtill UndeF water
RenWoOd, MOupdsVille and Leather
weed Partially Submerged.
The river did not fall much during Sat.
urdAy night, on the contrary there was a
slight rise in. the morning, but after noon
there was q very slight recession Of the
waters and gradual falling, which con-
tinued slowly all night and all day yestsr'
day with one or two exceptions, At Pitts
burgh Saturday there was rise Of con-
siderable proportion, but 1t did not visi-
bly, affect matters here, The marks at the
wharf last night indicated 81 feet Of water
and gradually falling. Old river men
opine that the fall will be very rapid from
this on, and in q day or two there will be
only moderate supply OF water.
Saturday night and all day yesterday, and
ice formed in many places where there
was back water. In the Sixth ward, on
Main and Market streets, 1t was several
inches thick in certain localities. Later in
the evening the weather moderated very
materially and at midnightit was showing
pEofusely.
A tour OF the Island yesterday afternoon
showed up very few changes over Friday
afternoon. stonetown iscdmpletely inun-
dated and the Venetian method of loco
motion Is still in vogue over there, The
western side OF the Island, the Fair
Grounds, and many cellars on the eastern
side OF the Island are under water.
Some trouble has arisen on account OF the
scarcity OF coal, but this has been easily
obyiated through the use Of the skifs,
which carry supplies oil everything neces'
Over in the Sixth ward skilfs are in
constant demand and the lower end OF
Market street Is full olthem at all hours,
Caldwell's run Is still spread out over all
the low lands between Chapline, Eotf, ia
cob, Wood and MCColloCh streets. West oil
Ohapline and south Of Thirty.frst streets,
every house In the city is more or less I'M
der water. The WRter 10 deeper at these
points than In any other OF the submerged
localities, and much distress and inCon-
venience Is occasioned on account OF the
absence OF coal and other necessary
household articles.
The little city Of Benwood Is completely
inundated, every house In 1t being under
water.
The lower part Of Moundsville, inCud
ing the mill, Is under water. All the bot
tom land between Benwood and Mounds
vile is also submerged,
LeRtherwood and Its surroundings are
covered with back water from the creek
but no very serious Inconvenience Il
caused on accountot II.
MARTINS FERRY.
Friday morning the high water reached
the fires in the coke furnaces at the Buck
eye Glass Works, and extinguished them
About 10 o'clock Of the same forenoon,
work was suspended at the Laughlin Mill,
on account OF the water filling the fly.
wheel pit. The Benwood Furnace was
obliged to stop Saturday morning for want
Of coke, their supply being cut of by the
wash.ont on the o. 4 P. road, below Steu-
benyille, delaying oil ireights at that place.
A few families living in Olark's addi-
ton were forced TO leave their houses by
the water.
The "Climax" was reached by the waller
Thursday morning, The wharlboat filled
and sank while being drawn into the
river.
SCENES.
Anegro, from Washington, Pa, fell off
the Hempfeld bridge last Saturday, and
was rescued with much difficulty.
Ayoung lady living IN the Sixth ward
fell into the water yesterday, on Market
street, but she was rescued by a passing
skifT.
CINCINNATI, February 13.-River 43 feet
Q, inches and rising; weather lair aud
windy, with light snow during the day.
Thermometer q. There is So feet 9 inches
clear space under the Newport bridge, and
IS feet 6 inches under the Suspension.
The river Is full Of heavy ice, but not
hard, from the Allegheny, Monongahela
and muskingum rivers. The Louisville
packet arrived, but oil the other boats are
smuggling close In harbor.
NEw ORLEANS, February 13.-No arr.
walls. The steamer Henry Frank, Of Mem.
phis, deferred her departure this morning.
Paris O. Brown, for Cincinnati, lays over
till tomorrow. Clear and cold. Their.
mometer 46 degrees.