Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
RIVER FALLING,
But the Rain was Also Falling Last
Night---Water Did Not Reach the
SO-FoOt Misunderstanding Slowly.
Local River News and Notes.

After all the scare about the flood.
and the consequent uneasiness among
persos living in the low-lying districts
of the city. the river did not reach the
S0-foot mark. When the Register went
to press yesterday morning, the stage
as indicated by the marks on the land
ing was % feet II inches. The water
remained stationary until after day
light. when it began to fall very slowly.
Al two o'clock the stage was % feet s
inches. and at eleven o'clock IS feet
10 inches.
At Pittsburg the weather bureau
promised from % to % feet Of water.
The former mark was the cause o. soma
Inconvenience in certain quarters, and
many persons in the lower part Of Ale
gheny took the usual precautions. The
Allegheny ceased 10 rise when ii had
reached p feet 8 inches. and the high
est stage in the MonOngahela was 20
feet g inches at noon Tuesday. The coal
operators ware afraid 10 risk their
boats On the high water. and no ship
mentS of coal were made.
An evening paper said yesterday:
1T would be interesting TO know how
the reporter on a morning paper aScer-
tanned the stage of water so nicely. He
had an hourly report Of the stage down
even 20 the half inches, while eXper-
fenced riyermen have little trouble
with whole inches when judging by Iae
local wharf" Presumably the reports
in the evening paper was secured from
experienced rivermen." The Register
gave the stage every two hours. and
found no trouble in ascertaining il
from the marks. If experience" is re
spons.ble for predictions from 80 10 81
and 40 feet, this is one case in which
experience does not count for accur
experience does not count fer accu-
racy.
Early last night the rain began 70
fall. and there were several srowers dur
ing the evening. The river kilograms
received last night follow:
Pittsburg. April River 17.2 feet
and falling al ne dam. Weather clear
and pleasant.
Oil City. Pa. April River II feet
10 inches and falling. Cloudy and lid.
Greensboro. Pa, April River Is
feet inches and falling. Cloudy and
warm.
Norgantown. ". Va. April River
II feet > inches. Cloudy and warm with
rain.
Warren, Pa. Apfn 1.-Rtyer II feet
S inches. Cloudy and mild.
Steubenville. Ohio. April River p
feet 10 inches and falling. Cloudy and
warm. Up-Josh Cook. Ben Hur. Down
Hudson.
Parkersburg. W. Va. April River
80 feet 9 inches and rising. Raining
and mercury %. Down-Ruth. Up
Liberty. Bedford. Valley Belle Tor
nado. Due dOwn-Adelle Little Kan
awha falling. Tributaries falling.
The Virginia. on her way up from
Cincinnati. has 700 barrels Of mOlasses
in her cargo.
The Ruth cleared for Kanawha river
landings az 6 a. m. The Ben Hur
cleaB 80 for Pittsburg at 5 a m. the
Evansville for Newport at II. and the
Jewel for Darlington al the usual hour.
The arrival and departure Of packets
are watched with considerable interest
az the wharf now. There was a good
sized crowd watching the river all day
yesterday.
To-day's packets Will be the Lorena
for Pittsburg at a. m. and Bedford
at : a. m: Hudson. Cincinnati. 9 a. m;
Lexington. New MatamOras. and Lib
erty. ParkersbUrg, II d m; Jewel.
Darlington $50.
The Jos. B. Williams is on her way
from Louisville TO New Orleans with a
tow OF 30 coal boats.