Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-17
A BIG RIVER
THE NEXT Thing On TIE TAPS IN TETS
VICINITY.
Prospse, Dr rl.ry-Ttfsa Zee, Of WAisf-Sei-
sl;ssn Feel 81 Pit,sturg Last Night AID
Risins Rapidy-AlI The Local
Streams Bank Full


mark again to-day. FOR the fourth time
this year-a pretty good record for
about seven weeks.
The first flood Of 1891 reached its
highest point on January Attn, when, at
Il. M. the water reached 33 feet
inches. February 81 the water touched
= feet Z inches, and ON the nth 1t
marked a. feet inches. AT . o'clock
this morning the marks showed Il feet
i inches. and it is easy TO predict that
the e7 foot stage will again be reached
by tonight.
The hces>lut rain Of Sunday night
was kept up Yesterday morning, the
downpour at times being very violent.
During the afternoon the clouds broke
~ tunes. and the rain was confined to fire.
quent and lively showers. this being the
state Of affairs up 20 about eight o'clock
last night. From eight until haii-paSt
ten there was only drizzle at times,
but Just before eleven o'clock another
violent storm set IN, which continued
for some time. Al Il. m. ii was still
raining.
Under this lOng-cOntinued rain, the
small streams in the vicinity OF Wheel
/ ing were soon bank full, and by noon,
I the creeks and runs on both sides OF the
/ Ohio were booming At Barton, on lu-
/ dian Wheeling Creek, the stream rose at
an alarming rate, being higher during
/ the afternoon than for several years
past. Several families were compelled
| 10 vacate their houses on the north side
/ OF the C., l.. X w. railroad, and last
evening there were fears that good
deal of damage would be done. Tubs,
boxes, and other domestic articles came
down the stream aud were caughi at
Barton, Indicating damage at points
above. A bridge was washed out
at Gresham, on the c., l.. X w, and the
noon train did not arrive until p. m.
On the Soho division OF the Is. n
/ O.. about four miles west Of Bellaire, a
bridge was carried away, and the line
was useless during the remainder OF the
day. all trains being at stand still.
Z The evening trains were live hours late'
There was great deal Of trouble on
the c. n 2. The i:52 p. IN. train down
WAS not in at p. M, and il wa very
uncertain when il would arrived. 10 is
supposed the trouble was caused by
waShOut>.
The morning train on The Ohio river
road was delayed an hour aud i hall,
twenty-five miles below ParkerSburg,
by a landslide.
The PittSburg division Of the Il. y q.
was a sufferer, rs usual In the vicinity
of TaylOrSville there were several SIPS,
and the 7:3O n. IN. train did not get Ia
until 1870 p. m, while the II Il. M. traIn
did not arrive until p. N. There
was a corresponding delay in starting
outgoing trains. The hill came down
on the track opposite ClarkS. between
the Park and Elm Grove. and a Olg
gang of men were at work there all
day. There was another slip on the
Terminal railroad connection Just east
Of the Peninsula cemetery.
The Elm Grove road had small slip
about a quarter of a mile beyond the
Park. but traffic was not materially de-
laycd.
Wheeling creek rose rapidly ycster-
dav morning, the bulk Of the early rise
coming out of the Little creek. At noon
the water was washing over the PIKE,
between the Elm Grove toll house anu
the Monument. aud the water was level
with the rails OF the b. X o., just west
of the Elm Grove bridge. All the low
lands along the creek between Elm
Grove aud Wheeling were submerged,
and the water was almost on lever
with the pike IT Leatherwood. Little
damage was done. however, beyond
some Inconvenience TO residents
Woods run came out heavy, flooding
the fields and Bethany pike at the toll
house. Al three o'clock the creek,
which had fallen about a foot al Elm
Grove. began 10 rise again, under the
pressure OF the water from the zig
creek. and the noon level was reached
before the water finally fell. The water
poured under the b. X O. railroad
bridge at the Grove in waves i've or SIN
feet high. aud made quite IA interesting
sight
In the river Cross creek and short
creek ran ont very heavy, tue current
being carried clear across the ONO.
Caldwells run was also high, and every
other stream in this vicinity ran out
big.
No particular damage was caused
within the city limits.
There was good deal OF anxiety dur
ing the latter portion of the afternoon
and last night, concerning the river
and this was added to unnecessarily 0y
sensational dispatches sent ont IRON
PittSburg. From all the Information at
tainable last night, it Is not probable
that the water here will much exceed
33 fcet-it will certainly not 20 over 30
feet. The marks yesterday stood as
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