Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-09
THE RECORD.
At PTTTsBuRG.
High water mark-0a a. m........s5 feet 9 inches.

AT PITTsBURG.
High water mark-g n m. ......2j feet inches.
The river came to stand at this
city at Just about three o'clock this
morning, with the marks indicating
thirty-six feet even In the channel. The
water remained almost stationary until
nearly five o'clock, when slow de-
cline began. A rapid fall is expected
during to-day, and by this evening the
water will be well within the thirty
foot line.
ABOUT THE WHARF YESTERDAY.
The river was the great centre Of at
traction yesterday and last night, and
Water street, between Eleventh aud
Fourteenth, took on many Of the char
acteristics OF fashionable aud popu-
lar promenade. From an early hour In
the morning until nine or ten o'clock
last night, the sidewalk within the
space indicated was thronged with
people, many ladies being among those
who were curious 10 see what was pos
ing as big flood" and even as late
as midnight last night little groups OF
Interested persons were to oe seen along
the street intent upon ascertaining the
exact hour and minute when the water
should come 10 a stand. TheY had
long wait OF IL, for the stream
IL fe,h mi
wee sma' hours"
During the hours OF daylight. and
particularly during the morning, the
run of ice was very heavy, although
the swift current had broken II up lnto
com paratlvely small pieces, and mixed
in with this ice was very considerable
quantity of drift, including many me
pine logs cut into lengths ready for tho
mill. These logs began to pass the city
before daylight, and they continued 70
20 by up TO about five o'clock 10 tho
afternoon, and must have numbered
many thousands in the aggregate.
They probably came from far up tnp
Allegheny, or from some or the smail
tributaries OF the Monongahela, In
the mountains, and represented very
considerable loss TO somebody. many
men along the river attempted TO catch
them, but tho large quantity OF Ice
made the risk too great for most peo-
pie. Still, good many were landed
some at the upper end OF town, 10"
on the Island, and others along
the water front OF the South Slde'
About four o'clock in the morning sew
eral wrecked coal barges went oy the
city, and after daylight several more
were seen. They were crushed anu
battered all out of shape, however anu
represented a total loss. Something
like fifty OF these boats wero earrIeu
of by the ice from the PItts0ury poO'''
and their remains are scattered aIoAg
the river for two or three huhuiet
miles. The ice thinned out great
deal by dark last evening, and al teu
o'clock last night very little was rum
ming, the river presenting an unoroKeG
surface, except close along TIE I'!su"
shore.
now TIE STREAM CANE UP.
At DAYLIGHT yesterday morning tue
water was rising az the rate OF over
foot an hour. but Il soon showed signs
Dl sldChtulUk kuln ffANNf
eight and nine o'clock the Increase "s
teu inches. Then 1t fell of TO elEns
inches an hour for the succeeding 1"o
hours, the next two the rise was seven
inches an hour. and between one AnI
two o'clock 10 the afternoon It droppsu
to six. The rate OF the increase
fell of steadily until 1t was ou. wv
inches between seven and eight o'clocH
last evening and the cad appeared 70 20
in sight. but the succeeding hour
went Up again to three inches n, u,hs
o'clock telephone message rom ,n'
Steuoenvile water works pump'ns 80
tlon said the rise there had ialIen 70 an
inch aud a half an hour, ana hopo va" va
nigh about the wharf here tnss VIC
river would come TO stahu ~
bour or two, but from nine 70 ""
o'clock the river took another spI,11,
tod rose four inches, most oi u 10 na,t
An bour. and the next hour or iroa .e"
- aleven. three inches more was Sdue1,
as nearly as could be told' the ulsIAs
rcon,nlted OF. Fourth Pdge,l