Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-10
THn RIVER FALLING.
The EXTREME HEIGHT REACHED So FEET
INCHES.
A Considerable Area on the Island and South
Side Covered by the Flood Considerable
Inconvenience, But Little Actual Loss.
The Ferry Running Again.

The river crawled up two inches be
tween three o'clock aud six o'clock yes.
terday morning, making the total
height of the flood" sc feet inches,
and the water remained at about that
figure for two or three hours, before
the slow decline set In. Up to noon
the water had fallen but about two
inches, but between that hour and dark
the drop was little more rapid, and
thereafter the big river will rapidly
fade away, unless there is a
repetition of the wet weather
OF the first of the week. A
few boats moved about in this vicinity
yesterday, among them the Valiant,
which passed up with tow of empties.
The Island ferry boat came up to the
wharf yesterday morning from her har-
Dor at Bellaire, and resumed her trips,
as soon as the floats could be gotten in
TO position. The Island float was turned
eud.wlse into the mouth OF Ohio street,
and was pieced out with trestles and
heavy planks until foOtway was made
from the float TO the shore, fifteen or
twenty yards away. The float on the
city side of the river was dropped down
to the foot CT Twelfth street, and then
the transfer of passengers began. The
long distance and very swift current
placed the boat at great disadvantage,
and the business transacted during the
day was not large.
A survey OF the city yesterday morn
ing, when the water was at It's extreme
height, showed that very considera-
BILE territory was under water, the
largest share being on the Island. The
loss sustained, however, was very
light, owing TO the ample warning
given, and the precautions taken by
everybody exposed TO the foundation.
The State Fair Association got the
worst OF il, as usual, the grounds being
entirely covered, except very small
section OF the high Eli for the new
track, and at the extreme south end OF
the grounds there was about eight feet
of water From the Fair Grounds the
water extended north along South
Front street, covering the full
width OF the street as far as Fink
street, and running north in the cutters
almost TO Florida street, while ii ex-
tended west from south Front street
along Elizabeth and Elm streets, and
north on Elm 10 Florida, thence across
the block, still going north, to Yer
mont, ana through the next block on
the north, coming out on Ohio street In
front of St. Luke'S church, aud sur
rounding the church memorial build
ing on the east and south. There was
no water on the south end of South
Penn street, the grade Of which has
been raised several feet by the city
since the last big food, but west Of
South Penn the water coming north
through the Fair grounds ran north
for nearly half mile, first through
the "orchard" district, and then
10 and across Ohio, Virginia and Della
ware streets, filing the yards aud cell
lars along South Wabash, South Huron
and q few on South York streets. On
South Wabash the water extended as
far north as the Zane street approach
10 the Back" river bridge. North OF
Zane street there was a good deal OF
water in the Old Fair grounds addition,
filing many cellars and cutting people