Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23

The Ohio is still rising from the eff
.ects of Saturdays and Sundays rains
Which. as before stated, were general
throughout the three valleys, and the
hard rains which fell Monday night
and yesterday morning, and Iere also
general. bid fair to put the river at an
alarming stage. While merchants and
residents of the lower districts are
cautioned TO be prepared for the worse,
yet there is no immediate cause for
alarm. There would have been no
cause for apprehension of a dangerous
stage had the rains of Monday night
and yesterday morning not taken
place AS TO the effect OF this later
rainfall on the river no definite pre-
diction can be made at present. AS
to the foretelling of how much is to
be had it is now merely conjecture
and nothing reassuring will be known
until this mornings reports from
Pittsburg are received.
Some of the 'local riyermen believe
that sufficient rain has fallen to put
the Ohio at 4 stage of 81 feet, while
others are of the opinion that higher
stage will be reached. Capt. Crock
ard. Of the Wheeling wharfboat, who
is officially informed of the conditions
of upper points. stated last evening
that he was unable to make any pre-
diction AS to what the full extent OF
the swell would be at the wharf as the
water at Pittsburg at p. M. yesterday
was still coming I'D. at a stage OF
Il feet. while the effect of Monday
nights and yesterday mornings rain
fall would not be felt al that point I'M
til to-day. The Captain further stated
that the Pittsburg rivernlen could.
therefore, make 10 prediction as to
the full extent of the rise until to-day
Reports received from upper points
YESTERDAY morning showed the water
to be rising at Pittsburg only and that
the present rise was exhausted on the
Monongahela and the Allegheny was
stationary. Nevertheless they were
extremely alarming. as they showed
rain to be general along both streams.
The reports were as follows:
Pittsburg 19 feet inches and ris-
ing, raining; Oil City, feet inches
and falling, raining; Parker's, S feet
8 inches and falling, raining: Morgan
town, 16 feet inches and stationary,
raining; Greensboro, Is feet inches
and falling, raining; Brownsville, Il
feet and stationary, raining
The river at the wharf at a. m.
Yesterday registered stage of % feet
inches. At D. m. it had reached
% feet l inch, showing a rise of
2 feet and inches in the twelve
hours.
Uneasiness was intense among resi-
dents of the Island and of the lowland
about the city all during yesterday,
and the telephone at the wharfboat
was kept almost constantly ringing by
anxious INQUIRIES, who were very de-
tCrnlined to learn the real state of af-
fairs in order to be on the safe side.
Capt. Crockard responded promptly
and in his usually good natured man.
ner to the many inquiries with an
swers to the effect of what is Qaoted
above. The wharf presented lively
scene throughou the day. as the head
quarters for the food-s Decula(crs and
the gauge was ever the attraction for
countless opticals 1t is we'll that mer-
chants along Main street especially
between Fourteenth and South streets.
be prepared to meet any emergency. as
but 80 feet is required to put it in the
cellars. Thirtv-three feet puts it in
some Of the cellars above Fourteenth
street while for others thirty-ive feet
IS rquired.
The only thinS that well serve to be
unfavorable to the effect os Monday
nights and Yesterday mornings rains
is the big stage which the river has
already making q very large surface
over which the water must spread.