Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-07
At PITTSBURGH.
The worst Flood I'm Halt Century
Looked For.

The worst Flood I'm Halt . Century
Looked For.
PTrTsBURGH, February s, . P. M.-The
river at this point passed the danger line
last night, and at noon to day had reached
thirty-one feet and six inches, the highest
stage since lS52. Dispatches from the
headwaters OF both rivers report water still
rising, while here it is creeping up into the
streets at the rate of eight inches an hour.
Miles of property in this city on the South
side and in Allegheny is submerged, and
har d-eds of fan lilies compelled to vacsts
their houses. All the mills and factories
on the banks of both rivers have suspend
ed. Operations and connection between
Pittsburgh and Allegheny by street cars
is entirely cut oil.
The schools in the First and Fourth
wards are closed. On DuqUesne way the
water covers the Office furniture OF the
Robinson House and is within one foot Of
the first floor of the Duquesne depot
Merchants on Water street have moved
their goods to the second floor. This pre-
caution has never been necessary for them
70 take before. Railroad traffic on all
river lines is greatly retarded and the
Baltimore & Ohio, Pittsburgh j Lake Erie,
Pittsburgh & Western, Pittsburgh, Nc.
Keesporr & Yougheia heny, West Psnnsyl-
varia and Allegheny Valley roads have
either suspended entirely or will be COM
peiled to before evening. So far there
have been no individual losses here
and the damsge i confined e1-
clusiysly 10 foodipg property. The
greatest suffering and danger reported
in this vicinity come from the Iough-
los heuy region, where mining hsmlets
and portions OF towns lying on lowlsnds
have been inundated, snd hundreds OF FAM
lilies forced to desert their homes and fly
before the coming food. In some p aces
il was found necessary to snchor dwelling g
houses to trees and rocks TO keep them
from drifting of TO total destruction. The
scene along the route OF the great gorge,
which extended thirty miles up the
Youghiogheny River, beggars description.
Streets and door-ysrds are piled full OF ice,
with dreary heaps piled in many instances
fifteen feet high, standing as silent monu-
ments 10 the might OF the food. So far as
can be learned no levses have been lost,
but the total damage will reach thousands
and thousands of dollars. Specials from
Washington, Pa, say the Charters
Railroad Bridge at Bridgeville
is washed out but no serious
accidents are reported. The Beaver river
rose suddenly yesterday and carried of
about fifteen thousand dollars worth OF
lumber. kilograms from head waters re-
port the rivers still rising at all points but
At Greensboro where il is stationary. The
rain has been falling almost without mo-
nents cessation since Monday afternoon,
and from the present indications
the Hood will be greater than
that of lSS2, when the water reached
shirty-five feet, the highest on record. All
the lower part Of Allegheny is now under
wafer. and il is estimated that one thousand
i've hundred hoases in Allegheny City
slone s-e inundated. The gas supply on
the north and south side have been cut of,
and IL the rise continues 8 Kew hours
longer Pittsburgh will be without either
gas or water. Fears are entertained that
the Sixteenth street bridge over the Allie
Sbeny will be washed away. 1t was de-
clarsd unsafe this morning and travel was
suspended. II the water carries ii away il
will probably take with it the rsiirosd and
Hand street bridges. Only one fatality Is
reported up to this hour. An unknown
man Was drowned.