Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-23

II Srr.frt TtlegrGll 60 ttt sunday hegiSttf.
+ PrrrsRuRG. March 22.-There is a
/ flood I'm both rivers. The MOnongahela
|carried of the doubtful honorS OF the
raise. scoring rise of two and a half
/ feet in a single hour tone point. There
|are heavy rains everywhere, but at this
writing there are mo- fears of damage
here. although these conditions are IL
/ able 10 change at any time.
/ At eight o'clock this morning there
was Is feet inches of water IN the Mo-
|uougahela. rise of 4 feet inches since
Yesterday. At two o'clock this after
moon this had increased 10 l6fcct.
Az five o'clock this afternoon there
I was Is feet inches of water i'm the Mo-
Inoncahela. and rising There is going
7 to Doe % heavy frcshet I'm the Ohio by
Sunday night.
AT g.46 tonight the Monongahela was
25 feet and rising 40 the rate of 8 inches
per hour.
Careful attention is being paid TO the
fleets. men being kept constantly on
I duty drawing the boats and bargeS fur
thcr up as the waters rises and the un-
usually strong current spreads out and
increases The wharfboat stages are a
foot or more iu the water. Ii takes all
of one mans time 90 pull the boats up.
AT the locks the usual precautions
against damage by flood have been
taken. everything being cleared away TO
give the water free passage. As yet
very little drift has come down.
TWENTY-FIVE feet is the danger line
here. and al the present ratio of rise this
win Doe reached this evening. Gangs are
at work moving freight Up the wharf.
and labOrers viii be kept ON hand all day
in readiness to jump in and get things
out of the way If the danger becomes
great.
OF course. under present conditions,
business on the rivers is very light.
No coal was shipped to-day, and none
win go down for several days, or until
the water has considerably SubSlded.
The packets are suffering somewhat on
account of the rain.
There is every probability that the
Morgantown packet. James G.. Blaine,
viii boz unable 90 make her usual trip to-
morrow. She is unable t0 60 under the
Brownsville bridge with more than -
feet of water 40 that point, and more
than that depth is expected Tonight.
These boats were detained % day about
"a month ago from the same cause.
The lasr really high water was ON
February G. lSS4. when the Mononga-
he,a rose 33 feet 6 inches and flooded
Water street.
The following is furnished by the As
s0ciated Press;
Prrr~RrRG. PA. March 22.-From all
indications flood of serious proper
tior, threatens this section. A warm
rain set I'm late last night, and has con-
rinuol ever since The mountains We're
covered with several feet of snow. and
this melting has swollen all the small
streams until they are out of their
banks. Dispatches from AN points along
the Allegheny. Noughioghcny and Mon
ongahcla rivers report the waters rising
rapidly. AT the headwaterS of the Mon
oncahea thr water is higher than ever
suowu before and is still fast creeping
up. Farm lands along the streams are
areljv under water. and great alarm Is
felt. Iu this city the marks 40 IL o'clock
registered 20 feet and rising fast Some
think that the water will reach as high
point as in $50. but conservative river
mon do not look for mere than from 20
t1 IS feet.
The danger line here is % feet and a
rise OF 3 90 3 feet more Will inundate
tho lower portions of the south Side
and Allegheny City and cause % SuSpen-
sion of work ln the mills along the riv-
cr, by reason of the flooding of the fur
mace pits.
People living in the lower districts
are preparing to vacate their houses M
thc event of the flood reaching them
So far mo- serious damage has been re-
ported. and while the water Will UNI
doubtedly reach very high stage at
this time mo- greater damage than the
Hoodmg of the lowlandS is apprehend-
cd. The rain stl continues with mo-
>i-ns of abatement.