Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-15
Full Reports from All Important Points Above
and the Marks at the Landing Up to
an Early Hour this Morning.
THE RECORD.

About thlrty-three feet will probably
be the extreme limit OF the present
freshet in the Ohio at this point.
Thirty-fve feet is possible, but not
probable.
The water began to come up fast yes
terday morning, as was predicted in the
REGISTER, good honest average OF
about eight inches per hour being done
all day, but the cold weather, while not
freezing much here, had tendency 10
check up the output OF small streams
in the mountains, and probably cut &
couple or three feet of the extreme
limits of the food. Three feet Of water
on top Of thirty-fve means good deal
to the people OF this vicinity, and they
ought to be correspondingly thankful
for the slight drop in the thermometer.
The rain OF Wednesday continued
throughout the night and up to 10 day
light yesterday morning, when the fall
ing thermometer changed the fall into
a slight scurry OF snow, which continued
during most Of the day. This
fall in the temperature was
the last straw which knocked out
the telephone and telegraph wires,
and added no little to the diScomforts OF
making repairs, as Is fully detailed else
where In this issue. The surface OF the
river was early filled with heavy ice,
coming from the small streams above,
the Beaver and from the Monongahela,
making navigation difficult, and there
were few movements of boats during
the day. There was good deal Of pub
lie uneasiness about the water, which
was not allayed by the usual sensational
ana irresponsible kilograms sent out
from Pittsburgh, and confidence was
not restored until the REGISTER issued
q bulletin stating that there would not
likely be more than twenty-five feet at
Pittsburgh, aud containing data which
showed that thirty-tive feet was the
extreme outside limit here.
The water comes entirely from the
Mouougahela and it's main tributaries,
the Cheat and the Youghiogheny, AID
from the Beaver river. The Allegheny,
very fortunately, is doing nothing in
the way Of contributing to the flood,
and this fact, as was the case last jan
uary and February, prevented much
discomfort, Inconvenience and loss.
The early morning bulletins, issued
from points above at 9:30 o'clock, were
as follows:-
Lock No. 4, 25.7 feet, a rise of 14.7
feet in "a hours, Confluence, Q 9 feet, a
rise OF 40 feet; Moagantown, 10 feet,
rise Of 8 feet, with heavy rain; Oil City,
Is feet; JohnstOwn, SIS feet; Freeport,
1874 feet; PittSburg, 11.6 feet, rise OF
1876 feet in "a hours.
The REGISTERS special kilograms
from points above were as follows
THE CHEAT.
Special telegram TO tas Register.
RowLEsBURG, w. VA, January A.
1880 p. m.-River 10 feet and falling
No prospects OF 2 food.
THE YOUGHIoGHENY.
SPECIAL Telegram % the Rsctstsr.
CoNNELLsvILLE, PA, January II,
7:O5 D. m.-River extremely high, but
no danger of disastrous food.
THE MoNoNGAHELA.
SpeetaI Telegram TO tbs Register.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Januery u. Z p.
m.-River 90 feet 6 inches and rising 3
inches per hour.
Special Telegram 10 ne REGISTER.
MoRGANTowN, w. VA, January IA
7:4O p. m.-River 20 feet and station
airy. No prospect Of further rise.
S,,.;1y J-.g,or1,1 IN ne Psrisfsr
FAIRMoNr, w. VA, January 14.-7:4O
p. m.-River II feet and falling.
THE ALLEGHENY.
Special Tt!egrGm TO The Register
WARREN, PA. January l4.-River two
feet. Has risen only three-tenths
Of one foot since morning. No prospect
Tor much further rise at present. Snow
ing and growing colder.
Special 7tieQrGn 10 TIE Register.
OIL CITY, PA, January 14-7:47 P. NJ.
River = feet inches and rising.
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, PA, January 14.-Not
over % feet Of water is expected here.
About nine o'clock this morning the OLD
wooden bridge at Herrs Island broke in
two, the entire centre crushing into the
ice gorge below. 1t was feared that the
new structure might go, too, and CHIEF
Ehlers was summoned, The central
span Of the bridge was suspended IN
concave arch from either end. Mr..
Ehlers ordered this to be forced OF into
the river. After two hours OF hard
work with tools, ropes and pulleys
the centre section began TO give way.
Then there was d creaking and grating
as the heavy tmbers rubbed against
each other. and then followed the
plunge. The broken section Coated
down the river, where it was caught
and anchored by ropes. Nothing is left
of the old bridge except the two ends
projecting out into the river.
At the Signal Office, Observer Stewart
was kept busy answering the telephone.
He advised all merchants whose cellars
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