The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-11

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Ing Statistics, Comparisons and Mid
niEht A~edIIatiOns.
"Reminiscences Of sloppingl over Of the
Ohio river in former years are not partic-
ulsry cheerful reading atths present time.
Neither are the sources Of information for
such literature Of the most reliable kind.
The river reporter, during his frequent
visits 10 the gauge on the wharf yesterday,
about twenty Of the Oldest inhabi.
tants, each one Of whom were willing, aye,
even anxious, to pour into the generous
co~uyo!utions Of his ear startling tales Of
divers inland excursions Of the Ohio go
Gnd.so many years ago. A good many oil
these ~TeCitals seemed as inflated as the
present condition Of the river, and 10 time
generally spreads q Varntsh or gloRs over
things gone bye, the reporter thought that
the high river reminisenCe business would
have to go by the board until the time
rolls around when leland cows wade out
in the channel to get the flies off their
pastsrn joints, 30 To speak. That Ia the
time for nigh river yarns.
Along with the ''oldest," the Island PEG
pie seemed to take some interest In the
present "rising Of the waters" Just
eighty house owners living in the Seventh
ward have their buildings ION the high
est point on the leland, The reporter
tore around lrantically to find an Island
man whose house was four or FIVE inches
below the highest point, but he was either
over in town or very busy in the cellar.
According TO q fair estimate 400 people
remarked ut the water guage yesterday
tina! Council should order 0 new set Of
stones and have new marks Cut on them,
AZ II Is now they are about RonpariA In
size and appear to have been cut on the
Cobbles with g bone handled Barlow
knife.
ON THR ISLAND.
The Island was visited by q reporter
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. From
this the side new fair ground seemed to be
getting = heavy baptism. At that time
there was Just SO feet s inches In tho chan.
mel. As II had been a main topic on the
wharf IL was the frat spot visited. The re-
porter walked clear over 1t and down to the
extreme point, There was not q drop oil
water from the river on 1t except q small
semi.CirCulRr depression at the point, on
the Ohio side. But the water was coming
up and some locust posts liable to get
Rfloat were taken on high ground. The
old fair grounds was then inspected and
here the water was creeping through the
fence at the lower end. About three
acres OF eCbmulbach's property was under
water, but the majority Of this land Ia we'll
elevated. The undlsputed fact shown is,
that any OF tho sites offered for the fair
ground are all liable TO about the same
amount Of submerginG during high water
10 the river, and, consequently, 90 far as
this Is concerned nj plot Ia % good %
another for the purposes OF q fair.
Generally the Island people were await.
ing events, The gardens above the bridge,
on the West Virginia side, were all under
q good deal Of water, and quite q number
oil skitfs were navigating owe fence Tops
and rowed In some cases almost up 10 the
back doors Of some dwellings. Aside
from this watery Inflammation OF lilac
bushes, shrubbery and strawberry beds,
no damage bad resulted up to supper time.
IN THE NIGHT
was the dreaded period to people living
on The banks, and when the full moon
put on lts evening costume the reporter
hied himself 10 the Garden Spot 10 take
On inventory OF the contents oil cellars and
first floors along East and West Front
streets.
At ten o'clock at night O skif wal Dor.
rOwed Just above the bridge on the West
Virginia side, aud the scribe's work com.
menCed. Being q graduate Of the late
Standard Boat Club, half an hour sulliCed
10 carry him TO the kitchen door OF nearly
eyery-residence clear up 10 Capt. Dove.
ner'1 house. Judge Okey Johnson's base.
ment was slloat, and Mr.. Clilton's real.
denCe Looked like cottage In Venice. At
Frank Jepson's tho water was licking the
back steps and an inverted summer house
was tossing around on top Of some peach
trees supposed to be In his garden, for all
land marks in tho shape q iauCes were
submerged, and tho repOrtotial mariner
was even glad 10 gst sight Of the crown
OF a tree. No special damage seemed to
lufo uoou buuoIou III my VI buo lluub6b
along the bank, but three out oil every
four OF the gardens attached were cult.
waited and Hlled with vegetables and
small fruits. AS the population
was pretty generally distributed in
tho kitchen doors and all ornamented with
various kinds bilaDtorHs the reporter tried
10 get an approximate idea Of the total
RnOunt Of damage suffered, But for every
question he could ask the people In the
Kitchen doors wanted to ask ten, which
was Encouraging, ~ say the least and
the lower part Of the Island was rowed to.
The paoplein thstseCllon were also looking
at the moon aud things by the aid Of
lanterna. Stonetown seemed 10 be thor.
oughly damp. In q number Of the base
lnents was q summers supply Of water,
while In divers yards could be seen vAri.
Gus housekeeping utensils floating around.
In this section much garden truck was de.
Btroyed, but nothing else OF value. The
new fair ground scenery was not
particularly enChan.in b from the report.
et's point Of view.
The back river was next visited. The
water was nearly up 10 the street car
stables, and, Of course, was extremely IA.
miliar with the houses situated much
lower on the bank. In some Of these II
was up to the windows Of the first story.
But the people had taken warning from
the February freshet, and moved their val.
uablesto thetop Aoorsand themselves with
them. The only serious injury to any
house that the reporter could hear Of was
10 the foundation OF the one occupied BY
MI. MoTg Gregg. This was washed away
to some extent, making the place danger.
Gus. Generally, while the Island people
will he put 10 sgreat deal OF Inconvenience
the flood will not cause any resident any
great amount Of wsalth-say from $25 10
$500.
RAsT AND SOUTH WHEELING LOSSES.
The river inundated hundreds Of cellars
all along Water street last night, and the
river backed up Caldwell's run till that
whole section looked like q big lake. The
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