The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-07
A STEADY RAINFALL
NsUREs ANOTHER BARoE-RIsE
IL tho River Yesterdays DisaErsSabls
weathsr-HOw the Rain Poured Down.
Reports from Abovs-NotsS About
the steamers and the Coal Fleet.

Au INC ANoE- AoaSeEuhS NA8AbHooASAo
weathsr-HOw the Rain Poured Down.
Reports from Abovs-NoisS About
the steamers and the Coal Fleet.
The fourtsou.foOt stage Of water that
was in the river at this point last Tuesday
morning is likely to be followed by a still
higher rise within the next forty.sight
hours, as q reault Of the steady rain OF
yesterday. It commenced to rain before
dsybreak and continued to pour down Rll
through the day and goodly portion Of
Last night. The weather in the mean.
time grew warmer, and at mid.
night last night, although the
rain had ceased 1t was warm and
sultry, and all the indications pointed to
to-day being a repetition OF yesterday.
Yesterday morning and during the early
part Of last evening the rainfall was par
ticularly heavy, and the guttsrs Of the
streets leading down from the hillsides
were filled almostto OVERLOOKING. Through.
out the day it was very dissgreeable out
OF doors, and only those whose business
compelled them to be out were found on
the streets.
Reports received from up and down the
Ohio Valley, from along the Monographs
and Allegheny and from out along the
Baltimore & Ohio road are to the effect
that the rain was a general one. About
Fairmont and Grafton 1t rRined all day
and was raining last night. This means
that there will be big rise in the Mon.
ongahela, and the Allegheny g put-outadd-
ed TO this and coming on the stage Of water
already in the Ohio, will mean at least
rice in that stream sufficient TO let out all
the coal remaining in and about Pitts
burgh.
The rise the early part Of the week was
the first Of any consequence since last
June. II came at q most opportune time,
and notwithstanding the difficulties en-
countered by the coal fleet at Davis Island
dam, relieved coal famine below and put
In circulation among the miners along the
MonoDgahela much needed thousands.
The coming rise will but further the ben
eficial results OF the first; both came at
time when all hope Of anything like 3
bsrge.stRge before spring had about been
given up.
The stage here last night was feet, and
the river stationary. AT Pittsburgh there
was feet inches and at the dam 9 feet
inches, and stationary ct both places.
A Pittsburgh dispatch Of last night reads
as follows: Reports from all the up-river
points state that heavy, continuous rain ia
falling, and that the smaller streams are
considerably swollen. 1t is almost GER
tain that by tomorrow there will be suli-
Gent water to run out more coal. Should
the hopes Of the rivermen be fulfilled there
will be at least 100000 bushels Of coal
sent down tho river"
Reporta from above Pittsburgh were as
follows: Morgantown. feet and station
airy; Rice's Landing, 5 feet inches and
stationary; Greensboro, feet 6 inches;
OIL City, 6 feet Z inches and rising;
Brownsville, 5 feet l inch; Lock No. 4.
Z feet inches and stationary; Parker's, 2
feet 5 inches and rising. At oil these
pointa 1t was raining.
NOTES FROM THE LEvEE.
The Telegram arrived and departed in
the Darlington trade yesterday and did a
good trade.
The ]. II. Bonnell, Coal City and On
ward passed down about 8 o'clock yester-
day afternoon having coal in tow.
Capt. Ben Goodwin telogrsphs from
Middleport that the silRs F. Ooe, reported
to hRve been completely wrecked, ia all
right.
The Ben Hur got away for Parkersburg
all right yesterday morning, having on
board big trip. The Courier will be this
morning's packet in this trade.
Tho q. E. Psirpont having assisted the
feet in getting below here passed up yes
terday on her way back to heltgep the re-
naming feet in readiness to come out on
the coming rise.
The O. W. Bachelor will resume her
place in the Wheeling and Pittsburgh
trade next week, leaving Pittsburgh for
here Monday morning. She has been on
the docks having repsira made.
The big W. W. o'NeiIl, the giant Of the
coal fleet, paced up with big tow Of
empties at 8 A. n. yesterday. 1t has been
nearly year since che was seen in these
waters, having been kept below by
variety Of causes.
A corrected table OF the coal shipments
sent out OF Pittsburgh this week SHOWS
that Q 1885, 600 bushels were cent to Cincin-
matt and 100000 bushels to Louisville;
total, 405G000 bushels. OF this amount
$40, 900 bushels were grounded or nunk.
Tho damsge done by the leo to Davis
Island dam now turns ito be not nearly
so large as was at frat supposed. Only
one wicket, the one struck and knocked
down by the Little Bill, ia wrecked en-
tirely, and 1t can be easily replaced, while
the other wiCkets can be resdjusted with
but little trouble and expense. The uae-
fulness Of the dam is not destroyed by 8
good deal.
The Louis A. Shirley arrived from Gin.
cinnRti last evening and will leave for that
port on her return trip at 8 O'Clock this
afternoon. Capt. Hunter Is in command
and Charlie Reeves does the honors in the
Office. The packet is one firmly estab'
lished in the trade by reason Of the atten-
tive manner in which her officers are al
ways looking after their patrons interests.
Her freight facilities are Of the beat, and
her passenger qusrters easy and COM
Portable.
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