Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-06
WHAT TIE RIVER WILL Do.
Not Over Twenty = Five Feet Is
Likely.

South Of Us-A Fall of Over One
Inch at This Point-Fifteen Feet
at Pittsburg Expected-No Pros
poet Now of Recent Rise Being
Repeated General River Notes.
The advices from Pittsburg and from
various points along the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers say that there will be
considerable water but no food. While
the recent rain was general along the
upper tributaries of the Ohio, yet the
heaviest rain fell to the south, in the re-
gion of southern West Virginia. Ohio, In
diana and Kentucky. The rivermen at
Pittsburg expect fifteen feet of water at
that point II this is realized a stage Of
very nearly twenty-five feet Al Wheeling
may be looked for The basis for reliable
predictions depends upon the amount of
rainfall. The average rainfall along the
Monongahela and Allegheny rivers for the
twenty-fOur hours previous TO yesterday
afternoon was about .3S inch. The rain
fail at this point for the twelve hours be-
fore the time the rain stopped yesterday
afternoon amounted TO 10 inches. Gin
clnnati reports rainfall of over three
inches. It will be observed that the rain
fall increased toward the south Al ten
o'clock last night the marks at the wharf
reached is feet 9 inches. This showed a
rise of one foot since six o'clock. indicat-
ing that The water was coming up at the
rate Of three inches an hour. Colder
weather is promised by the weather bu-
reau, but as the ground is in very moist
condition the water will likely reach the
rivers before the cold wave arrives. At
any rate, there is no ground for appr5-
hension. There is no reason to believe that
the recent rise will be repeated.
The river continued to rise all day yes
terday, at about the rate of four inches
an hour At o'clock yesterday morning
the marks at the wharf were II feet >
inches. At six o'clock it has reached Il
feet 9 inches. Between five and six
o'clock it rose three inches, showing that
the upward swell had begun to decrease.
The afternoon report showed a stage of
y feet ? inches at Pittsburg, with both
the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers
rising. The report also stated that il was
rising along both rivers. Captain Crock
ard was not able to make any estimate
last evening. qs the reports were too
meagre. but said that he did not anticipate
any particular rise as the stage of the
water at Pttsburg had only Increased l.
inches during yesterday. The wharfboat
officials. however, instructed the local
shippers to remove freight from the wharf
so as not TO be damaged by the rising
water.
YESTERDAYS BOATS-PittsburE,
Virginia, a. m. Parkersburg, Ben Hur
II a. M; Sistersviue Ruth. $3.50 p. m;
Clarington. Leroy. $3.50 p. m.
TO-DAY'S BOATS-Charleston Bed
ford ESQ a. m; Petersburg. Argand II a.
m; New Matamoras. Lexington. Il a. m;
Sisters-l,e. Ruth, $3.50 p. m; Darlington,
Leroy, $3.50 p. m.
TOMORROW BOATS-Pittsburg Ben
Hur ] a. m, Eanawha 6 a. m. keystone
State a. m; Cincinnati, Virginia a. m.
GAINESVILLE Lorena, . a. m.
The Sunday packets will all be here on
about schedule time tomorrow. the first
time for several weeks. The packets for
Pittsburg will be the Ben Hur Kanawha
and keystone state. The Virginia will
leave for Cincinnati and the Lorena for
GAINESVILLE.
For several days past considerable nitro
glycerine has been taken past the city
wharf to the oil fields. Yesterday after
noon a man with a fatboat of the ex-
plosive material passed by the wharf at
about two o'clock. \ red flag was dis
played at the bow Of the boat. and all the
other river craft gave the lone man and
his dangerous cargo a wide berth. and
several packets that saw the craft coming
took TO the shore.
The local board Of the United States
steamboat inspectors have been author
lied to inspect all launches propelled
by naptha gas, gasoline and electricity,
Of more that fifteen tons burden, on
and after March 1st, under a new pro-
vision in steamboat regulations. These
boats are also required to comply with
the regular steamboat rules respecting
signal lights, steering, etc, and failure
to do so will render the owner liable
to a fine of $50
The pilots have been notified that
there is a barge sunk in the Ohio near
New Cumberland. No definite infOr-
nation is at hand about it, but pilots
are warned to be on the lookout for 1t.
WARREN. Pa. March 5.-River feet I
inch: weather cloudy and mild.
GREENSBORO Pa. March River II
feet 9 inches and falling: rainfall 90;
weather cloudy The Adam Jacobs is due
up and down on Saturday.
OIL CITY. Pa. March River 10 feet
and rising slowly at $3.50 p. m. y gorge Of
ice passed down between ( and p. N.
Considerable ice still passing down very
slowly. Weather mild
PITTsRURG. March 5.-River 10 feet and
rising ~ the dam: weather cloudy and
cooler.
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