The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-11
NOT OVER 80 FEET.
The Ohio May Reach that Point.
But Not Beyond it,
PEOPLE GETTING READY FOR IT
In the lower Portions Of the City.
Not Over aa or IF Feet Predicted Mt
Pntsburgh-The Gas Goes of at 35
Foet-Tho Situation Very Serious
Down the River a

1t seems certain that by this evening
the water herewith rlsetoa point several
feet higher than it was on Wednesday,
whom "a feet inches was reached, 1t
il thought the highest point that will
be reached will be 81 or SS feet, This
stage of water will get into the cellars
and Easements on Water street, and
into some on Main street. 1t will also
como up over some of the railroad
tracks along the river front on both sides
Of the stream.
Yesterday morning the stage Of water
in the channel here was 2S feet, aud
during the day the rise was felt slowly,
the marks at 4 p. m. showing % feet 8
inches.
More apprehension was felt yesterday
by the people generally than at any
time within the past week. Wherever
it was thought Information could be
had, telephone inquiries poured in al
most constantly.
Superintendent Jim Henderson, OF
Pittsburgh, who is considered an Al
river authority, said lastevening that he
thought not more than % feet would be
reached at Pittsburgh. At that figure
the rise here would probably reach IS
feet Wharfmaster Crockard is of the
opinion that 81 or 3S feet will mark the
top notcho OF the flood here. The rise in
the river here Yesterday was not from
above. but was caused by Wheeling
creek running out strong, thus backing
the river up above the mouth OF the
creek. The creek went out stronger
yesterday than has been known Tor a
long time. The river from above will
not reach the highest point until this
evening about @ o'clock.
The following are the advices received
yesterday by Captain croekafd, OF the
wharfboat:
Parker, Pail feet and risingi rain
all night.
Rice's Landing, Pail feet 3 inches
and rising; cloudy; temperature IS
above.
Brownsville, Pail feet inches and
rising; cloudy; temperature As above.
Lock No. 4, Pa.-l2 feet 10 inches and
rising; cloudy; temperature As above.
Morgantown, w. Vas feet 4 inches
and rising; cloudy; 90 above.
Greensboro, Pail feet and rising;
cloudy.
Oil City, Pa feet s inches and ris-
ingi cloudy: 40 above.
II will be seen that at all the head
water points reported the rivers are
again rising, with cloudy weather also
at every point, making II pretty certain
that great volume OF water Ia on its
way to the Ohio.
II is certain that the natural gas sup
ply will be turned of throughout tho
city, also in Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry. The natural gas company has
issued a notice that when thirty-tive
feet is reached the gas will be turned
off. 1t does. not seem possible that the
river will stop at or below that point.
The following dispatch from Pitts
burgh describes tho situation about
there yesterday afternoon: III
PIrTsBURdH, Pa, Feb. 10.-High water
is playing havoc with the travel on the
railroads Centering here. The Pan
Handle has been compelled to use the
Fort Wayne tracks for two days and
the Allegheny Valley was again block
AIDED, but is running again this after
noon. The Tuscarawas river is the
stream that has proven the obstacle to
travel on the Pan Handle. Two piers
Of the railroad bridge at New Corners
town we're washed away last night and
the bridge was LETT clinging to the one
remaining abutment. On the main limo
OF the Fort Wayne, the tracks are badly
knocked out by tho high water. The
Erie and youngstown and Ashtabula Is
submerged by four feet OF water at War
rem, o., and at Nashville, o., on the
same road 90 inches OF water cover the
tracks with, the river still rising. Swol-
len creeks necessitated slow running on
the part Of the Pennsylvania railroad
and all trains were late to-day.
The river was Is feet Mt Pittsburgh at
2 o'clock and rising rapidly, but old
rivermen do not look for Us much water
rs there was early in the week.
AT ten o'clock last night tho river
was stationary at this point, the rise in
the creek having ceased At the same
hour at Pittsburgh there was 10 feet in
the channel, and 25 feet expected by
morning. The rise from above will be
felt hore early this morning
Reports from headwaters last night
were US follows:
Brownswllo--River 10 feet and rising
cloudy.
Morgantown-River 10 feet 0 inche,
and rising; cloudy and cool.
The above reports from the Mononga.
hela show a rise in twenty-four hours
OF 3 feet at Morgantown and Browns
vile.
THE MIDNIGHT REPORTS.