The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-22
ON A TERRIBLE TARE.
WEATHER CLERK DECIDEDLY OFF.
Too Mach Water BY Juvrul--Aush Moisture Me-
AndsrIns Over the Land, to ths Discomfort
OfNany LOralItIss-Old BOrsm Talssa
HAndIn 1t and Adds to the Misery.

CINCINNATI, February 2l.-The Ohio river
is now higher than it has been since the
food OF 1S47. At 1880 o'clock 1t was IS
feet o inches and rising half an inch an
hour. High winds prevailed this morning
and colder weather with light snow. This
will check the rise though net Immediately,
rs the river is still rising rapidly above.
The wind has a most injurious effect on
railroad cmbankments. In Mill Creek
Valley the waves tend to crumble the
banks. There aro serious fears that tho
track Of the Cincinnati 4 Baltimore road
will be seriously injured. It is already
abandoned, owing TO an injury to the
Gist street bridge. All freight business Is
suspended.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton, the
Cincinnati Southern and the Cincinnati
Northern were the only roads whose trucks
were free from water. The obstruction OF
the other trucks and the flooding OF the
sidewalks Of the Cincinnati Southern re.
stricts business and the running Of pasSen-
ger trains. The wind this morning blew
down much Of the telegraph lines and
business ut the telegraph olIicc is conse.
quently in great confusion and much re.
tArded. The most serious loss this morn.
ing was the breaking away Of eighteen
Darges OF coal from Collier, Budd 4 Co.
There being no steamers ready to pursue
them the chances are that they will be
lost. All the coal yards ara submerged and
Obliged to suspend business. Great incon.
yenience is caused by tho flooding Of the
first floors on the streets along the river
front, where yesterday only cellers were
inundated.
JEFrEnsoNyILLE, Februarv2l.-The flood
in the Ohio river had not done any mate
rial damage III Jacksonville or vicinity up
TO a late hour last night, The aowarris
and Btrtnores are busy removing timber to
prevent its washing away, und are fighting
the water TO prevent its entering the sewers
which drain their mills. Their loss will be
considerable. The Jacksonville glass
works will probably be cOmpeiied TO close
on account OF the water, It is the back
water that generally does the most damage
ut JelierSOnvllle, as the Ohio banks on that
side are high. Below the city, Mt the "Y"
on the line OF the jctfersonyiIIc rOad n
Hood gate has been put in, in order TO
keep out the water from Silver creek and
the Ohio river. AT present local rains have
swollen all creeks, ana tho Good yates hive
not prevented al! roads leading dut OF the
city from being tioCded-somc places 10 the
depth OF ten feet. In the vicinity Of the
Ninth street depot the water commenced
rising rapidly tonight, and one or two
houses III that vicinity are ander water.
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE, February 2l.-
The APPcars Helena special saws: The
situation remains unchanged. The river
has been on \ stand for the past twenty
iour hours. The water continues rising In
the city, and is now over North Main street
ut the Presbyterian Church. All the mills
and work shops in the lower mart of the
city have suspended operations. and many
la60rcrs are thrown out OF employment, i
few more days Of such distress will leaye
many i'll actual want. The only means OF
communication between Main street and
West Helena is by skiils, for which there
is great demand. Business is at n stand.
still, and there are no transactions in mer.
camille circles, except for the actual neces-
saries Of life. 'S''''' $500"
News reached Helena this afternoon Of
the drowning Of six children on the planta.
ton OF the Inte Col. Ellis. Charles Wush-
ingtOn, coIOred, when he found that the
plantation would be ovGrllowed last Friday,
put his wife and six children in dug.oIt
to take them TO place Of safety. lie had
Just startta when the dug.out capsized.
All the children were drowned, but Wash
lngIon and his wife were sayed by clinging
TO the boat. Information has also lust been
received OF the drowning of Moses Green,
eol0red, on Deliard ( Cotiin's plantation,
on the Mississippi side, by the capsizing OF
Il dug.out.
SPEINGFIELD, lLL., February 2l.-The
ram oil the last IS hourshaS been very dis.
astrous TO this vicinity. The streams are
greatly swollen and travel impeded. The
train going south from here at 4:2O this
morning found that the bridge over Mac
o9ps@ creek had gone, and had to return
10 thlS city. II went west by the way Of
the Wabash track this evening, expecting
TO reach St. Louis from Jackson. The Mac.
onpln creek bottoms are oyerflowed for n
distance OF five miles along the Chicago
and Alton track. At this point the streams
are all overIlowcd. The wagon bridge
over Spring creek, near the Ohio and Mis-.
slSSiPpi road is gone and the bridge over
the south fork OF the SanramoH ia i'm.
passable. Trainmen on the Pekin brapcb
OF the Wabash say they have never seen
ILLINOIS river so high. The bridge over
Nlac0ulPin creek on the St. Louis branch OF
the Wabash is also reported swept away.
The Wabash trains continue 10 arrive and
depart on time ut Springfield, but il is ex-
pGcted that they will be interrupted. The
Wabash wires are demoralized in the west,
and little is heard OF the movements Il
trains on the Hannibal branch; nothing Is
heard up to late hour this evening.
CHICAGO, February 2I.-The great storm
has reached Chicago, and alter raging
steadily yesterday and last night the
weather has grown much colder and snow
has been falling since early this morning.
IelegraphiC communication in most ali
directions is seriously interferred with or
entirely cut of. Private DISPATCHES from
Rock Island say the storm RACED 30
violently there last evening that part Of the
great Government bridge there, solid
stone and iron structure, was blown down.
Adyices from Vandalia, Ills, say that
Okarr river is out Of its banks and the
bottom land, comprising un area OF three
or four miles square, is one vast sheet of
water An immense amount OF live stock
and lumber has been swept away. The
water is higher than ut any time since
1879, and it is still rising. 1t is greatly
feared that some Of the bridges on the Ma
tlonal road will be washed away. At Car
linville it llas rained for iorty.eight hours.
All trains have been abandoned, bridges
and houses have been swept away and
grett damage has Q done to the farms
situated in the low lands.
Rock ISLAND, February 2l.-The storm
OF sleet and snow has not abated this after.
noon. Little damage is as yet reported.
All the ailroads except the Chicago,
burlington 4 Quincy are reported in good
order. From the meagre reports and off.
ciai telegrams TO telegraph officials, it is
learned that thesleet and wind storm which
has finally subsided, extended all over
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