Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-09
The Water Came to Stand at 7:S0 O'clock Last
E7sning-NO Damage Here but the Dan
ger Llna Reaehed-Gsneral
Congratulations
TIE RECORD.

about half-past seven o'clock, Just
about at the danger line.
Another foot of water would have
made II very unpleasant FOR quite large
number Of people, as water was showing
in lumber Of business aud residence
cellars at dark last night. and many
scores of tons of goods aud personal ef-
fects had To be removed to upper floors.
The cold snap Of the last three nights
Is what saved US. Had the weather re-
manned warm, we would easily have had
three feet more water, ana considera-
bic part OF the Island and the South
Side would have been wet, while the
water would have been up on the Pc
wiky" railroad track at the foot or
Twelfth street. This narrow escape
was subject for general congratula-
tion yesterday.
As it was, there was water In the cell
lars of several business houses on Main
and South streets, down toward Six
teenth; in the 'orcbard district" OF the
Island q number Of cellars were wet,
and water spread over good deal OF
ground west Of the old ball park and
down about the Fair grounds. On the
South Side water entered cellars down
about Thirty-thlrd street, and at Bogg's
run the county road WAS covered, and
many people had to move house
hold goods TO higher level.
The steel works at BenWood
had TO shut down during the day, aRd
q good portion of lower Benwood was
covered with from six inches TO foot
of water. At Market ana Twenty-sev-
enth streets, in the Sixth ward, the
water came up through the sewers and
flooded the street, and at Thirty-ninth
street the boat of the South Side Fishing
Club sunk. At several points on the
Island water could be seen in the sewer
openings, and another foot would nave
brought it to the surface at numerous
places.
The ice ran tolerably heavy all day,
the pieces not very large In area, but
often from eight inches to d foot In
thickness. 1t came from far up the
Allegheny, beyond OIL City, and much
of 1t had peculiar blue tint character
istic of Allegheny ice. Not a great
deal Of drift came down during the day.
A large amount OF ice ran through the
rear of tue lots on North Front street
during the day, and last night, when
the water began to fall, the ice seemed
to set more strongly towards the Island
shore and could be heard cutting
through the trees and shrubbery which
beautify the gardens along the river
front Of that portion Of the Island.
No damage was done along the wharf,
but the Mark Twain boat was in some
danger during the afternoon. The bot
tom Of barge came down and lodged
between the east pier Of the steel bridge
and the railroad smbankment, and a
big los Of ice and other stuff got In be-
hind it. The members of the boat were
afraid the gorge would let go and dam
age their boat, and a dozen OF them
worked all afternoon getting the stuff
out of the way, quite large number Of
spectators being attracted to the spot,
There were a great many visitors at
the wharf all during the day,
and there was always al
least two or three men
about the river marks, while Wharf
master Crockard was beseiged for infor-
nation every time De ventured out.
Some few pianos were moved from
the Island yesterday morning, but the
old resdenters over there as a rule were
not frightened by the outlook, and
numbers of them said they heard good
deal more ''flood talk" on the city side
OF the river than they did about home.
The REGISTER referred yesterday
morning 10 the fact that the midnight
telegram from Pittsburg, Tuesday night,
said there was % feet Of water there
then and rising, while the a. IN. tele-
gram said there was but "a feet. 1t
came out yesterday that neither OF these
figures were correct, and that the high
est point reached at Pittsburg was %
feet s inches in the Allegheny. The
Pittsburg river artists are maintaining
their reputation for untrustworthiness.
The following kilograms were re-
ceived last night:
PITTsBURG, PA, February S.-The
rivers are again rsceding with 80 feet
G inches on the marks at noon. At the
highest point many houses were flooded
in Allegheny, Sharpsburg and the
South Side and numerous mills and
factories along the river fronts suffered
from the water entering the fly pits.
The damage, however, was slight and
all danger has passed. Trains on all
the roads are running again as usual.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, February s.
River II feet and falling, weather
clear and COOL
WARREN, PA, February s.-River 5
feet eight-tenths; weather clear and
cold.
MoRaANTowN,W w. VA, February g.
River feet inches and falling;
weather, cloudy.
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