The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-09
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CINCINNATI, O., February sat 0 A. NJ.
the river was o.. feet a inches, rise Of Al
inches since ga. NJ. Weather cloudy and
cool. The cold wave flag that was flying
from tho bignal office yesterday morning
has disappeared. Hopes OF a free 20 ara
dissipated. No relief "a expected now nm ,
that account. Up at Portsmouth there ID
W ieet and rising fast. It is falling fast at
headquarters, but further rise must come
before 1t all runs out, Marietta and Par.
kersbufg are entirely cut OF from ali com.
municaation ior two days. Portsmouth Ia
tho only up river point heard from go far.
ul. MADE MAD Br TIE FLOOD. ,I6l
The river has been falling here rapidly
since o'clock. At noon It was &c feet o.
inches, being rise Of two inches in the
last three hours. No additional lcs,es are
reported and no loss Of life on this sido OF
the river. In Newport, Ky, early this
morning VIM. Buckeit, a bngler Of The
United States troops at tho Newport ba,.
racks, fell from skiE while irving 10
reach the second story OF the barracks
building, aud was drowned. He was 20
years old and belonged to Baltimore. Mrs.
Waddle, n widow, living at Newport, be.
came raving maniac on account OF the
hood. She was a poor woman, will, several
children, living In the flooded district.
Tho neighbors took charge Of her children
and Of her, but being unable TO aea hsr
children, ahe imagined them drowned
and today is hopolessly insane.
4 DAY OF ArrngngvsloN,
The day has been one Of anxious s,u.
pense and constant speculation as to the
continuance Of the rise. The average rise
during The day has been slightly over half
nm inch an hour. The weather has been
cloudy with occasional drizzling showers.
All eyes are turned 10 up river points.
There tho prospects are not encouraging.
1t ia true the fall is pronounced at Pitts.
burgb, and actual, though slow, at Wheel.
lug. Thence downward no news can he
had until Gallipolis is reached, 200 miles
above Cincinnati. ~
There Is still NO Communication with
Parkersburg or Marietta. News from
GAINESVILLE, however, that the Muskingun
river was at an unprecedented height and
stu rising showed that the chance for a
fall at Marietta would be small. At Cali.
polls at 1880 r. NJ. the river had risen 10
inches above tho high water mark Of last
year, and was still rising about i inches an
hour. Grl
Specials tonight to tho Commercial
Gazette show that at Hinton, w. Va, the
river is feet and rising. The weather d
warm and raining. Rain is reported also
to-day at Charleston, w. Va, and the
Kanawha Is rising there. This gives an.
other feeder to tho Ohio at Point Pleasant.
The rain at Hinton indicates that general
rain has fallen along the west side Of the
mountains, as Chattanooga reports 1 inches
rain iall in the last SO hours in East Ten.
nesgee.
OHIO RIVER TOWNS.
Coming further down the river, Cattlets.
burg, KY, at noon reports heavy rain
and says the storm is general. These facts
indicate that the fall cannot be rapid, and
at best tho fall cannot reach Cincinnati be.
lore Monday or Tuesday next, With
the present rate that will bring the water
above last years flood. This estimate is
based on a continuance OF tho present
weather. The prospect OF cold weather
hss gone and there is greater probability
OF more rain.
At Ironton, o., at G p. NJ. the river is still
rising 2 inches IN hour. All Of West Iron-
ton is under water. New Richmond ia cut
OF from all communication except bv
boats. Town hall is the only building not
Hooded. A messenger from there reports
the water within 9 feet Of last years flood.
In most villages along the Ohio river peo.
pie have loft their houses and gone to the
high lands. Great distress is reported at
various points.