The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-18
RIVER COMING UP.
The Thirty Foot Mark May be Elk
pscted to be Reached Here,
IHE IOP-NOTGH OF THE BIG RISE
WIN Reach Wheeling Tomorrow
Eyening-Pittsburgh AlarmlSts Pre-
dict Twenty-Five Feet Thoro-The
Low River Below WIN Absorb the
Water from About-Thc Present
Outlook Not Alarming,

Though the Ohio isn't in it with some
other western streams in sudden over
flows, La Belle Riyiere just now bids
fair to hold up her end in that respect
Not that there is any present danger Of
the river getting out OF its banks at
Wheeling, for that is not probable, but
very high water, probably near the
thirty foot mark, is coming from above,
Tho cause OF the sudden and unex.
pected rise lies in the fact that there
have been steady and heavy rains at
headwaters within the past forty.eiRht
hours, agGregating at Pittsburgh and
vicinity two inches, according to the
government rain gauge, The first that
was known by the people generally in
Wheeling Of the big rise was from the
dispatches from headwatera displayed
yesterday morning and afternoon by the
telegraph and newspaper offices. The
morning dispatches showed headwater
streams rising and raining at every
point This was enough to start gen.
uine food scare. and thenceforth during
the day the river was almost the sole
topic OF conversation. Some OF the re.
ports that got abroad were grossly OK.
aggerated and entirely without founda.
ton.
An lNTELLIdENcER reporter saw Cap
tain Crockard, Of the wharfboat, late In
the afternoon, and he was very hopeful
and did not think that the river would
90 above the thirty foot line. "How.
ever, II the steady rains above continue,
more water may come, and probably
would, but as long as the streams below
do not contribute their quota OF high
water don't believe we will get above
thirty feet Still. the conditions this
spring very much resemble those OF Tor.
mer years when there was great deal
OF water"
Yesterday morning the river hero
showed 10 feet A inches, and at 8 p. IN. it
had risen to 10 feet inch. AT Pitts.
burgh tho morning stage was 8 feet z
inches, and at p. m. ~ feet inches. q
rise OF four feet nine inches. II tho rise
does not come out at the head Of the
Ohio any faster, the predicted stage Of
twenty-five feet there this morning will,
like good many more forecasts by
Pittsburgh scare artistic, not be true, or
with much foundation.
Tho effect here OF the big rise above
began to be felt more last night than
before during the day. AT 1880 p. m.
the marks showed 10 feet, rise Of So
inches in little over five hours, or at
the rate OF about inches an hour. II
the same rate is maintained until s
o'clock this morning there will be %
feet OF water here. and at 6 o'clock this
evening the 3O-foot mark would be
reached.
At midnight It was still raining, in a
steady sort OF way that indicated it was
general.
At o'clock this morning the marks
at the wharf showed that tho rate OF the
rise had diminished very little, the
stage then being 90 feet inches, or at
the rate Of six inches an hour.
The following dispatches from head.
water points were received last night:
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, May 17.-River 8
feet 8 inches and rising slowly; weather
cloudy; thermometer As.
MoRGANTowN, w. Va, May H.
River 8 feet and rising slowly; raining.
PARKER, Pa, May 17.-River IS feet
and stationary; cloudy and cold. Don't
look for any further rise.
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, May 1Z.-River 2
feet 7 inches; weather rainy and
cloudy.