The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-07

which sweeps Where The Calm Ohio
kNept.

| The ONO rlverBhould, unuI Iurther notlce,
be spelled with big R-it lisa big thing, and
II last nights heavy, drenchlng rain counts
for anything it will be still bigger thing
ere many hours have passed. Visitors to the
| leyee Yesterday morning found that the river
had continued to rise during the night and
was still coming Up slowly. Looking across
10 the Island Shore where the houses appear
ed to be coming up out Of the water, one
could hardly realize that that broad, turbld
expanse OF water rolling on with such cruel
power, was the 0hio-the river that less than
TOUR months ago was so low and shallow that
packets could not run, and which will prob.
ably be in the same condition inside OF the
next four months.
DISGRACE TO THE CITY.
By 10 o'clock yesterday morning the usual
leyee lOungers were all on hand, aud also q
large crowd that gathered 10 see what the
river had done and what II was likely to do.
The bulletin boards were first earnestly
scanned for telegraph news, and then the
observers hurried 10 where the marks ought
to be, to see what they could learn there.
They learned very little, and put in the time
abusing the city OF Wheeling and all con.
nected with 1t who In any way have any.
thing to do with the wharf. The abuse was
Just. The city collected over s., 900 last year
from the levae, and 1t Is In condition that
would disgrace a country town. Tbs marks
only show to thirty feet, and are said not TO
be reliable. Above thirty feet, certain cobble
stones stand for marks. Every time there is
big river, the depth has to be guessed at
This could oil be remedied by putting down
old iron rails with the fiat side up and the
marks cut in.
The Ice was running very light aud all In
the center, while the broken barges and 9TH
er debris were few and far between, having all
gone out the day before. Shortly after 10
O'Clock the J. W. Gould passed up under full
head OF steam. 1t will be remembered that
she passed down broadside the day before in
the midst OF stream OF ice; in helpless
condition; It was rough trp, but judging
from her appearance yesterday, she was I'm.
injured. The DiurnAl was warped up from
the foot OF Twelfth street 10 Just below the
"Old Reliable wharf boat, where she looms
up like an ocean steamer. One does not get
a very good idea OF the size OF our packets
until be sees them raised on the bosom OF a
mighty river, so that from the hurricane
deck one can see into the second.story win.
dows OF the houses on the wharf and from
the gang.plank almost jump to the curb.
stones. The whariboat rubbed against
the platform OF the p, W. & Ky. passenger
depot and at the dip in the track at Twelfth
street, the water was within few inches Of
the rails At the freight depot the river was
well up under 1t.
THE RIVER AT NOON.
Shortly after 12 o'clock the river, as near
as could be guessed aud calculated, was SO
feet 10 inches in depth. 1t remained 30 for
about two hours and 1t was b .ieved that the
top notch had been reached. When the
river gets so high, and there is such dis.
| Ln.n IL -, knn ) t.I, tT,
meuse amount OF water TO raise 1t an inch,
and the dispatches did not indicate that any
more water was to come, but on the contrary,
that the rivers above were falling At 0
o'clock there was about SO feet OF water In
the channel and 1t remained at that stage
for several hours.
Yesterday morning the weather was threat
ening, and shortly after noon driZzling rain
set in that gradually increased, until at six
O'Clock asteady, drenching storm was In pro.
gress, the water falling almost by the buckets
| full. At tirst 1t was supposed TO be merely
local storm, but as 1t increased in volume
and continued without intermission, the
apprehcnsions OF river men began to
be excited. They were augmented by the
dispatches, which indicated that the rain
was general. The effect cannot be otherwise
than TO still further swell the already swOl.
SPOT, who begaR to breathe freer as the waters
subsidized, again became anxious, and the
night was one OF much anxiety.
OIL CRY, February 6-RIver 0 feet and
falling; cloudy and cold.
GREENSBORO, Pa, February 6.-River fleet
II inches. Weather cloudy.
PrrrsBURoH, February G.-River 10 feet
inches and falliugi cloudy and cool.
PAREER's, Pa, February Driver feet
and falling. Weather cloudy and cool.
MoRGANTowN. W. Va, February 6-River
feet and rising; raining; thermometer 32'
at4P.M.
OIL Cry, Pa, February 0.-River 0 feet
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and cool.
FArRAoHr, February O.-The river took
sudden rise today. Is now seven feet four
inches and rising slowly.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, February G-River II
feet 4 inches and stationary. Weather
cloudy Thermometer 2G'.