The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-12
MAY BRING ON ANOTHER FLOOD
Like Those OF 1888 and 1ss4,.coldest
Weather and Heaviest Rall Of Snow
of the season Yesterday Trains DO,
laysd by the snow-.ThO River still
Closed ut This Point,

The biggest fall OF snow, and the
lowest temperature for years experi'
enced In this section Of the country
characterized yesterday, Not only was
it tbs coIdest day oithe season at one
period, but the change in temperature
within few hours was something
alarming, though to be expected in this
glorious climate. At 1880 yesterday
morning the Thermometer at schnepfs
pharmacy registered one degree below
zero tho lowest temperature this
thermometer has indicated for q long
lime. At one o'clock in tho afternoon
il indicated il above, a rise OF ~ de-
prees in less than six hours at 10 p. III,
Il was ut IA above, Tho six inches Of
snow now covering the entire upper
Ohio Valley like shroud, the rise OF
temperaturG and the sudden fall Of the
barometer yesterday afternoon, are the
elements al situation that Ia both
complex and alarming. Should the
temperature, like tho porker, continue
ON the rapid rise, tho almost inevitable
result would be big river, and proba-
hy a repetition OF the experiences OF
Isl aud III, which are still fresh in the
minds Of the people OF the Ohio Valley.
On the other hand should it become
cold aud continue showing at q rate APP
proaching Yesterdays fall, tho conse-
qaeRces would in all probability he
even worse, rs when the higher tenn
parature would come. there would be
more snow 10 find itswayinto the Ohio.
Numbers Of people throughout the
city Yesterday expressed tear that the
Ohio would Rtleast approach the record
uf SO, and possibly that of'Sl.
The river remains frozen in front OF
the city, with eight feet IN the channel
and rising from the back water. Should
tie rise continue and the Temperature
advance, there will OF course be break
up Of tho Ice at this point, with prob
able destruction or heavy damage to
river craft.
The snow has been tho means OF do
LAYING trains on all the railroads enter
ing tho city. Hardly q train got in on
time, being late from thirty minutes to
two hours. Though the fall OF snow
has been heavy in tho mountains along
tho b. & o. line, IL has not yet driited,
and unless there Is an extreme heavy
fall and high wind, no serious hindrance
10 travel Is expected.
The heavy snow over the city kept
tho City Water Board employees very
busy preventing the fires around the
fire plugs from going out. II was big
job, and some OF tho fires we're very low
last night The board will handle the
emergency all right however.
Tho extreme cold weather Of early
yesterday morning caught many fam
lilies unprepared, and as consequence
tho water and gas in numerous houses
were frozen. Both the water board and
gas people ut the city building were be-
seigod by these people, who, Of course,
wanted immediate relief. There were
over n hundred complaints OF frozen
meters filed at tho gus Office. A double
force was kept at work until midnight
undoing tho work Of tho cold weather.
The most ardent admirers of chose
old.iashoned winters" were thoroughly
satisfied yesterday. OF course the man
who was here when the thermometers
iroze, and the Ohio river was one solid
cake OF ice, Is ON hand and tells his
auditors show 1t was"