The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-08
THE NEWS FROM rIrrsBunGm.

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Railroads Ineonvsnlcncod by tho leo md
High wAtcr-Govornmrnt Works In.
Jured-The Situation In Detail.
PlrrsRuRau, Jan. 7..-Riyormcn are
thoroughly alarmed over tho proba.
bility OF big flood ut this point, The
Monongahcla camo out with rush this
morning, and with tho breaking OF tho
leo in tho upper pools the damage to
boats began. Immense coal fleets wore
threatened with total destruction. The
Allegheny is also full Of leo and Is run.
ming like a torrent. Great amount OF
wseakase i, coming down. indicating
damage at points above. Rivermen
said to-day that they expected n stage
OF 80 feet, with prospect OF going still
higher. At the timo OF the great flood
OF 1854 the Allegheny rose to % feet aud
great damage was done.
There was Intense excitement along
the Monongahcla wharf all day. All
the boats in the harbor had steam up
aud were doing all they could to keep
out OF tho way OF the leo in the rapidly
rising water. The channel Was full OF
ice aud snow and the current was very
swift. The docks at Mckeesport aud
the boat bottoms tied up along the river
gave w. by early this morning and went
rushing down the river. The ferry boat,
II. p Sinclair. broke away from her
moorings and floated down the stream.
She was caught in the harbor here aud
towed safely to shore. Tho report OF
twenty-five feet ut Lock No. 5 and TWEEN.
ty.,hree feet at Morgantown caused
general panic among tho coal operators
and mos, OF the clcrks and employees
were ordered out OF the office aud sta.
toned along the river at different points
TO look alter the safety OF the craft and
make reports to tho general offices.
There were several million bushels OF
coal on fats in the harbor hers and
every effort was put forth TO keep the
fleets from being wrecked. Several coal
barges. house boat and Il swinging
ferry boat broke from their moorings
and went down with the current The
most serious damage in the Allegheny
will be done to the government work al
Hers 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 OH the Allegheny, are
alarmed over the prospects OF big
flood. The low ground in both towns is
submerged and the water rising. The
railroads both east and west are being
troubled by high water, although as yet
DO serious damage has been done on
any CT the lines. ts
At:McDonald, on tho Pan Handle, the
Union News company's stand WAS wash.
ed away this morning. The building
was built on piles along the river bank
and wher the ice broke, the piles were
knocked on, from under it and the build.
ing floated down stream. Notrouble was
reported on the Fort Wayne, although
close watch is being kept on all prop.
er,y bordering on the river. Trains on
this road were delayed by landslide at
Ben Avon, but no serious damage was
done. A landslide occurred at Conneis.
vile on the Baltimore 4 Ohio which
completely interrupted traffic for sever
al hours. o
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 flood 10 to be appre-
hended from the Alonongahela river.