Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-31

afternoon the marks showed sixteen
feet two inches in the channel. AT half
past eight last night there was nineteen
feet six inches. with q prospect OF about
twenty-three feet as the highest stage.
The ice seemed heavier at nine o'clock
than during any previous time, and a
visit to the edge of the water at the
wharf showed the mass would average
a good honest foot and half above the
surface Of the water, all over the river.
Much OF this ice seemed eight to ten
inches thick, and very solid.
At one o'clock this morning there was
21 feet OF water at the wharf The rise
will not run over % feet.
AT POINTS ABOVE.
PIrTsBURG, PA, January S0.-All
danger Of a flood has passed. The rivers
are now falling and the ice is moving
out to the satisfaction Of the rivermen
as we'll as the owners Of property along
the streams. The only damage was on
the Allegheny river near the Sixteenth
street bridge and was caused by an i'm
mense quantity of snow, ice and
debris floating against the lum-
Der RATS Of Kopp & Voegtly,
moored at that point. The heavy lines
were cut in two and the RATS were
swept down the river. When the wreck
age reached the coal boats OF Hartley
and Henderson. coal boat partially
filed with coal, was wrecked and sent
TO the bottom of the river. A coal float
TO which the boat was attached was also
badly damaged. The loss is estimated
at 5000
The gorge at Morgantown broke yes
terday, and for a time it was feared that
IL was likely to come down with such a
rush as would cause considerable havoc.
Fortunately it became an admiXture
with the smaller pieces, and when 1t
passed under the bridges this morning
il was noticed that il had rotted consld-
cradle and was very easily broken.
The Allegheny river between Free
port and Oil City is still reported fro
zen, but when the break comes there
no trouble is anticipated, as the great
body of ice in the two rivers will have
passed out in the mean time.
IL was greatly feared that the Pitts
burg and Western railroad bridge over
Pine creek would be carried away by
high water last night and the night be-
fore. There is more water In Pine creek
now than there has been for twenty-five
years. A large ice gorge formed a
short distance above the bridge late
Saturday afternoon. BY ten o'clock
that night, it looked as though the
gorge was going to break and heavy
train Of cars was run out on the bridge
GO hold it down and several hastily i'm
provised supports were placed under
meath.
Yesterday afternoon the danger was
deemed 10 be over for time, at least,
but last night more ice came down the
creek. The gorge was still holding
this morning, but grave fears are en-
tertained for the safety of the bridge
when the gorge breaks.
AT McKeeSpOrt the Youghiogheny ice
began TO run into the Monongahels at
1880 o'clock this morning. Very little
damage was done. An old shanty-
boat, moored at Ninth avenue, was
sunk. The boat was occupied
by a family named Reynolds, who
moved out before the ice came.
The ice is still floating out OF the
Monongahela without causing damage
and the river is falling. The ice broke
az Steubenville at $50 a. m, doing no
damage. The Raymond HOrner and
tOws are safe. Three barges, one sand
flat and log raft went down in the ice.
The barges belong TO the Coal City and
Joseph Nixon. The Relief towboat
company at New Cumberland nearly
lost all its fleet, as the break in the ice
was unexpected. The gorge broke at
about eleven o'clock and came past
with a roar. The Joseph Nixon is safe.
MoRGANrowN, w. VA, January 30.
The Monongahela, at this point at
least, is clear. The immense gorge
broke at an early hour this morning and
by the dawn Of day all the ice had
passed At this point and below at
places in the river the ice had frozen to
the bottom and when the grinding at
the start began ice piled high in the
air at these solid places until they dnal-
ly broke and everything moved. United
States Engineer Golay sent men TO Gov
eminent locks Nos. s and 9 to report
any damage that might have been done,
this being much feared. They were
strong enough to withstand the frozen
armament and are uninjured. The
river at this point is now 10 feet and
falling.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, January 3d.
River o. feet inches and falling;
weather, running.
WARREN, PA, January 3O.-River 3
feet and one-tenths Of foot; weather,
showing.
MoRGANTowN,W w. VA, January 3d.
River Is feet inches and falling;
weather, rainy.