Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-08

| and snow ana Tue CuIlcnS woo
swift The docks at McKeesport and
the boat bottoms tied up along the
river gave way early this morning ana
went rushing down the river. Inc
! ferry boat II. z. Sinclair broke away
from her moorings and flosted down
/ the stream. She was caught In the mar
! Dor and towed safely to shore. Inc re-
port of twenty-five feet at Lock NO.
and twenty-three feet at MorgantoWn
caused general panic among the Goa.
operators and most OF the CLERKS anu
employees were ordered out OF the ONCE
and stationed along the river al olHer.
emit points TO look after the safety OF
the craft and make general reports TO
the general offices. i.
There were several million bushels OF
coal on fats in the harbor here, ana
every effort was put forth to keep the
fleets from being wrecked. Several
coal barges, house boat and swing
ing ferry boat broke from their moor
ipgs and went down with the current.
The most serious damage In the Allie
gheny will be done to the government
work at Herr's Island, where the new
dam is now In course OF construction.
The water is now over the Golfer dams,
and it is likely that all of the works
will be destroyed.
The residents OF Etna and Sharps-
burg, suburbs on the Allegheny, are
alarmed over the prospects OF Dig
food. The low grounds in both towns
is submerged and the water rising.
The railroads, both east and west,
are being troubled by high water, al
though as yet no serious damage has
been done on any of the lines.
Al Mcdonald, on the Panhandle, the
Union News Company's stand was
washed away this morning. The build
ing was built on piles along the river
bank, and when the ice broke the piles
were knocked out from under it and the
building floated down stream. No
trouble was reported on the Fort
WAYNE, although q close watch is being
kept on all property bordering on the
river. Trains on this road were de-
layed by a landslide at Ben Avon, but
no serious damage was done. land
slide occurred at Connellsvllle on the
Baltimore and Ohio which completely
interrupted traffic for several hours
Forecaster Stewart, of the local signal
service station, does not think the stage
In the Allegheny river will exceed
Twenty-Five feet. He says that the only
danger now from food is TO be appre-
hended from the Monongahela river.
THE LATE NEWS MORE ENCOURAGING.
associated Press Night Report.
n Ian
M.-Tne latest news is encouraging
and indicates that the food has done
its worst as far as Pittsburgh and
poin is above on both rivers are con-
cerned What further damage may
be done will be done below.
At1Op. m. the Monongahelia here
registered "a feet and rising very slow
". The best river authorities agree In
placing the highest stage al 26 feet.
Advices from all OF the up river points
show that the water is either recedlng
or about stationary.
At Morgantown it reached % feet
without doing much damage, and at 6
o. IN. had receded to "a feet.
Kittanning, on the Allegheny, reports
an eleven foot stage, rising very slowly.
ne oeOPPSN oLN 'A~NN%0
is expected tonight.
The heaviest individual loss so far re-
ported was that at McKeesport, where
fifty coal barges were carried from the
docks down the river entailing loss OF
between S35. 900 and $4,000
BEAVER, PA. January 7.-Reports
tonight that the Golfer dam at the new
government dam just below Vanport,
has been swept away with considerable
money damage and the loss Of one life.
John McSweehey, stone mason, who
had gone out on the dam to get his
tools, was caught in the crash and was
swept away. Joseph Ledlin was res
cued with much difficulty.
Now that the danger here seems to
have been avertee, coal men are max
ing preparations 80 get large quantity
of coal to southern ports as soon as the
ice has thinned sufficiently which will
probably be abouS Thursday.