Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-26

OF Cleaning Up IS Making Rapid
Progress-Events OF Yesterday in
General.
BY one o'clock yesterday morning
the river had fallen about an inch, as
was demonstrated by an examination
at several points on the Island, by a
number Of people BY four a m. the
fall mad increased to seven inches, and
by six o'clock 10 fifteen inches. AT five
o'clock last evening there was only
thirty-four feet in the channel, and at
midnight last night there was three feet
less. BY daylight this morning the wa
ter will be away down the wharf, while
the Island will be completely clear, eX-
cept such ponds as cannot drain on
with the receding water and will have
TO soak away.
The cellars throughout the business
district of the city were generally free
of water by noon yesterday, and by eve
ming all were as dry as could be eX-
pected under the circumstances. The
only loss occasioned by the inundation
among business men arose from the eX-
pense Of removing goods and moving
them back again. with the incidental in
terruptiOn to business. No goods were
actually damaged by water, as far as
could be ascerJained through diligent
enquiry.
ON THE ISLAND.
On the Island there were some sorry
scenes yesterday afternoon. after the
water had receded far enough TO DIS
close the layer of tenacious yellow mud
which always follows a flood. Ola res
idents of the Garden Spot, who have
been there before did not mlnd IL
much and set about clearing rp as soon
as the reccding water gave them
chance. but some newcomers to the
Seventh ward much lamented tie un-
hidden visit from La Belle Riviere. ana
were much discouraged. Only those
neoDIe whose residences were but light
ly touched by the water could get 10
work yesterday, as the water leit hrsI
those PREMISES it last invaded Down
in "St0netown. on Elm and FINK
streets i'm the orchard district, ana
certain localities along South WaDasn
street. and i'm the old fair ground neigh
borhOO1 the real work will come TINS
morning. There was still lots OF water
in these low-lyiug localities last even
ing. but by daylight this morning II VIII
be Wei gone
When a big river levels things up a
little some interesting comparisons can
be made between the streets in the
business portion Of the city and some
localities on the Island. For instance,
the intersection of Ohio and South
Front streets looks low, but 1t Is TWO
/ feet higher than Main and sixteenth
I streets where the water came Wlthln
a few inches of coming up on the street
through The sewer. The intersection or
/ Ohio and South Penn streets Is as hlgh
as Main and Twelfth streets. ana
1 Broadway and Ohio, Virginia and Penn,
and all the territory from Ohio street
north for over half a mile is as nlgh
| or higher than the city district from
/ Twelfth street south to the stone Oruge'
and from Water east on Fourteenth 10
Market and thence south to the creek.
/ Yet Deople doing business on Main or
Market street speak of the exposure
/ of the Island to floods and those on the
| South Side do the same, while ABOUT
one-third of the South Side Is as low
as the general level of the Island. With
! tbirtv-nine feet of water in the river,
/ lacking two inches, there was no water
ON Penn street. from a point far south
nj Fink street to it's northern end, no
water on Broadway from Fink to North
Front no water on Virginia street. eN-
cent small amount in a lOF place at
! the west end. no water on Zane street,
no water on North Front, none on In
diana. or Maryland, or KENTUCKY OF
New Jersey. or North York, or North
Huron or North Broadway or North
penn AS a matter of fact it takes
about fortv-hve feet to really reach the
Island and forty-fve feet raises Neo
in town as we'll. Il is we'll to keep littie
matters like this in mind
The State Fair grounds presented a
sorry sight Yesterday. yet the actual
damage done was inconsequenuaL
There was two feet of water on the
highest pOint Of land within the enclos-
me. up near the custodian resIuence,
while down about the grand stand ana
south of il. along the stables the water
was eight to ten feet deep and was up
70 the roofs of the stables and cattle
mems etc. The only damage done 10
buildings was the raising of couple OF
small live stock buildings and these can
no replaced with little effort. Nester-
dav Custodian Zane and his assistants
vera at work doing what was possible
in the way of cleaning up and this work