The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-21
THE THREE RIVERS
TRANSFERRED INTO INLAND SEAS.
The iilIsialppL AlsOurl and Ohio Ouraorlsr
Their Basis and working Terrible D.sirae.
uOa to Property and stSets-A
VsrltaHls MOdsra Dsluvs.

CINCINNATI, February PO.-A heavy rair
has been falling all morning. The rive
ut eleven o'clock was flity.Rye feet and ris.
ing two inches an hour. All tho cellar.
below Third street are flooded, partially
suspending business in TINT part Of the
city, as a great force is kept busy moving
goods. The Plum street passenger dcpotFs
inaccessible, and trains deliver passengers
at Wood street. Maddox & Hobart's dis.
tiiiery and the Globe rolling mill have
been compelled to cease operations. The
former have driven away all their stock,
Other diStillers In the samd locality will be
compelled to close to-day. II tho rain
should stop now, it is estimated that there
will be five feet more Of rise. Wbat will
come with more rain would make the high.
est river ever known.
MADISON, IND, February 20,-The Ohio
river at this point is over the banks, caus.
ing suspension Of business along the
river front and considerable damage to
property, The people along the shore are
fearful OF a great flood, US the river is still
rising at the rate Of two inches per hour,
and drizzling rain is still falling.
ST. LOUIS, February 20.-A Pot. DispaIch
special from ST. Charles says: The Miss.
ouri river rose seven feet between Sunday
evening and this morning, and The SUI.
rounding country is much flooded by rain,
and the track OF the Wabash, St Louis K
Pacific Railroad, between here and St
Peters, is flooded. The scafToldinp sun.
ported by the short piling which has been
used in erecting the wooden spans Of the
St. Charles bridge was swept awav, but
three temporary pieces are still standing
Trains will not be allowed to cross the
bridge until the condition Of the new
wooden pieces has been ascertained by mn
examination Of them.
The river has risen about ten feet since
yesterday: The rise was so unexpected that
considerable freight on the leyee near the
old short line has been swept away. Other
property has been moved further IN the
ban k or taken away altogether, so that no
further damage may be done. The Ohio
4 Mississippi east and the Missouri Pacific
west we're the only trains that departed TO-.
day. All trains on the other roads have
returned on account Of the washouts.
KALAMAZOO, MICH., February 2O.-Tbe
rain has fallen pretty steadily here since
Saturday morning, measuring six inches,
and has done considerable damage. All
the trains were from four 10 eight hours
late III arriving this morning. Several
trains which left this morning were aban.
doned and obliged 10 return nj Cave Cliff
on the Iron Mountain road. There Is mn
extensive washout, and two passenger
trains that lett the Union depot last even
ing were obliged to lay over all night at
Carondolet and are still there. Scaiiolding
which was erected for the use OF workmen
while repairing the st. Charles bridge on
the Wabash road was washed away BY the
sudden rise in the Missouri,
CINCINNATI, February 2O.-The promise
OF m unusually high river is we'll kent
The river at midnight is 81 feet and rising
ut the rate one inch per hour. Rain has
continued to fall almost steadily all the
afternoon and night. Navigation is vir.
tually suspended owing to the difficulty Of
making landings.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 20.-There has
been almost continuous rain fall here for
torty-eight hours. Trains on the St. Louis
arc Eve and six hours late. ''' '''"'"s'
CAIRO, February 2O.--There is violent
storm prevailing here 10 night, but so far
us known no damage has been done.
= EVANSVILLE, February 9O.-Weather
cloudy with the heaviest rain Of the sea.
son this evening, for three hours, accom-.
panied by lightning aud thunder. Mercury
Sg. River 52l feet and rising steadily.
All the land to the bluffs are covered and
great suffering and inconvenience prevails
along the lower Ohio and Mississippi.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February 2O.lThe river
Is, is rising at the rate Of two inches per hour.
The water is 80! feet deep in the canal.
Business is suspended in consequence Of
the flood. 1t has rained all day. There
have been no arrivals outside OF local bouts.