Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-31

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result Cl these rum0rs ana
considerable number of
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rs l.-r ol ,le clteN' were '~'1
..., night. and dozens of -ell-
. .-. personal calls were made to-
rE newspaper offices during
0r some definite information
..e height to which The wa-
probably come
time yesterday did it appear
that q thrty-fye foot stage
reached bur on Jne contrary
.-. probabilities pointed t0 about
a.1 f-at as The maximum Last
-- avon This feure was subject to
and F. lis more probable that
, V.r -t9D rising az thirty fe-
ed. viii 20 to -hir-v-1re. Tr IS
hin ..r.o = little inconvenience.
-1 q few people. notably t0
Sand ferry but there win Dr. mo-
i md business men viii not have -0
- GOODS ouf of cellars. although iu
-.a Instances the margin of safety
.. r-7reserred bv about toc or
A- tho Davis Island dam.
o'clock lqs- nie1- The marks
.a.. 10 faef e inches of water. and qt
-..r-,t The r-ror- WAS 20 feat
--r.~g that the rise was about over
r- Pins -rr- The water will probably
-.7rr-v az PHrsbrrs this morn
In this city. ar two O'Clock this
rrce. The marks showed 20 feet.
while the water had BEEN only coming
- a- the rate of about three inches an
-r for several hours. This indicated
the end was Inc sight. and n three
more Is added 90 the 81 between .
M and noon to-day it VIII be about
much AS can be reasonably evpac--
Very rrfa drift went down vrs-
rday or last night. but the water was
cry muddy The ElegEny was s-8-
onary az Warren and on City last
gh.. hu- the Nonongahela was sru
rg slowly ar points heard from. A-
unusual and at most places t was
r less than is seen in spring fresh
Apparently there was not as much
- in the valley of The Monougabea
there was up the Allegheny. which
- the nature Of good thing
Early Yesterday morning some ener-
person started a report on the Isle
Thar there was going 10 DE at least
Iaa. oi water. and during the day
spread 10 lne business parf or lle
ana me south side. occaslonine
'ea. or anxiety An evening p1-
-.F-n to sensa-ionalism helped this
ere along oy saying The condition Of
on l1e river Is truly alarming.
.1a- t1e indications point strong
' stage of water higher than amy
fi ms was Followed by as-
mar river men predicted 53 70
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".' -', receive so mNcn
.et.is are nor SO raging.
wing o0l considerable W3-
was sen, out to-day. The
100 nigh and che current
... 'l sa-e navigation When
comes q number o. fleets
dispatched with coal and heavy
iron ann. -.rrI .u-ffr nr -..,-