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

/ 1851, June.............-y0 40
/ l6,j. February ......2o ~
/ l'e4. February .......,..55 ~
! 1881, January. .........sS %
| 1891, February .....Sl II IL
THE WEATHER YESTERD AY.
Although the weather predictions for
yesterday called for clearing and colder
weather, neither the one or the other
TRANSFERRED The rain which fell inces-
sanity Sunday night continued most OF
yesterday morning, and in the after
noon the sky remained about as cloudy
as ever, with an occasional shower.
Even last night sprinEles of rain and a
/ -~StY mist fell, as though the weather
mend was determined TO squeeze
the last drops Of water out OF
the clouds while he was
about it. The thermometer remained
in the neighborhood Of fifty degrees all
day and up TO midnight last night, and
] if the expected cold wave comes TO
/ hand at all, it will Do to-day, when the
| frost will be powerless to check the
rising water. No matter what the tenn
perature may be after this morning, it
may be accepted as fact that all the
water now In the channels OF the
streams will run of, it having gotten
too good start TO be checked up.
! The total rainfall, as measured by
| SchneDi, up TO noon yesterday, was
LIB inches, and estimating the
snow on the ground when the thaw
came as equal to an inch OF water, 3 70
| inches have been poured into the
! streams tributary TO the Ohio-enough
it must be- admitted, to form reason
able basis for the general scare extant
Yesterday. All the small streams In
this vicinity ran out strong yesterday,
| but by this morning they will be falling.
People In town yesterday from out the
valley of Wheeling creek, say that
stream has seldom put out more water
in less time than il did Sunday night,
| and at Elm Grove it was perfect tor
rent. The ice in the creek was very
heavy, but so far no damage worthy OF
mention resulted from the breakup out
that way.
RAILROAD PROPERTY DAMAGED
Out the valley of Indian Wheeling
creek, back OF Bridgeport the break
I'D resulted in some loss to the c., L. 81
W. railroad. The torrent Of water and
the heavy ice carried away the false
work OF two of the new bridges under
going construction by the Company,
one being the first bridge west Of
Bridgeport, and the other at Bruce Sta
ton. The Railroad Company made an
effort to save the bridge just back Of
Bridgeport by running loaded ore cars
upon il, out the structure gave
way under the pressure, and several Of
the cars went into tho creek with the
superstructure. All traffic on this end
Of the road was stopped as result of
this accident. and it will take some time
20 repair the damage done. This was
about the only loss sustained by the
railroads in this vicinity, as far as
heard from last night, and they played
in considerable luck.
The river interests also escaped dam
age, by good management and good
luck. The Scotia, which was moored
near the Top mill, was in some little
danger at one time Sunday night, but
the lines held, and yesterday afternoon
about half-past one the boat cut loose
and was steamed down the river. She
was waite he'd with some curiosity as
she began the trip, as the craft drifted
Sideways for quite a distance, de-
spite the evident efforts of
the pilot to swing her nose down
stream, but she was finally straight
ened out. and passed the wharf all
right. Everything about the wharf
was intact, last evening, and no dam
age whatever is to be apprehended.
The ice running was quite light dur
ing most of the day, but 10 thickened
up considerably after dark, and abent
S o'clock was running heavy and In big
cakes, which often made the steel
bridge tremble as they struck the west
channel pier. The Island ferry boat 10
still down at Bellaire, and will likely
not be brought up until to-day. The
engineer and crew went down to the
boat yesterday afternoon.
REFERENCE MARKS FOR ISLAND CITp
IZENS.
Below will be found the height OF the
various city base marks on the Island,
above zero of the wharf marks, for the
information Of Seventh ward citiEensi
Feet
Allsv 46 and South Front streets, curb S689
Northwest corner South Front and Fink
top OF base course. ............... 81. ~
Northwest corner south Front aud Ohio,
curb ........ -...-.-... .........4l bS
south side west end Suspension bridge,top
DR.. Best.s top OF stone monument...........~45.SS
No 50 North Front, top OF base rse......4S.9S
No 100 North Front, top Of base course .....46.6O
No i76 North Front, top OF base course .4o.o5
Ton OF parapet OF stoneNwall at southwest
corner OF Capt. DoVener's property,
North 'FRONT.'. ..-....... &c. 44-4S
Top OF base course OF HOUSE. st southwest
corner Of New Jersey and n. Huron. .47.lS
Ton OF curb at northeast corner Of North
Huron and Indiana streets........-......... ~ A
Curb at southwest corner OF Zane and y.
Huron streets ......- -..--. ....-. ~
Top OF base course OF No 81 south Huron
street sau'oA
Ton OF monument st creek northeast cor
ner OF south Huron and Virginia sts--31.1O
Ton OF base course OF house AT northeast
corner OF South Broadway and Virginia
streets .-.. e. ...-..- .- .-...-.fz.oO
Ton OF base course OF house northeast cor
ner OF south BrothwBv and Ohio sts...-45 AZ
Curb west side OF South Broadway at IRE
ulur opposite No. 40 -......... ......-39U5
Ton OF base course Of building at northeast
corner OF Virginia ana $ Penn streets-44.Oo
THE ALLEGHENY ACTED QUEERLY.
The curious course OF the Allegheny,
yesterday, is worthy Of note. During