Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26

patcn from PlttSburg at 3. 80 p. m. yes
terday showing the river at that point
to have fallen to % feet inches This
indicated a drop at that city of only
feet 2 inches from early morning,
showing at the same time a slight de-
crease in the rate at which it fell there
Thursday. This decrease is due to the
rise in the Monongahela The captain
stated. that the rise in the Mononga-
hela would not be felt here until some
time this morning, when the river
would show a decrease in the rate Of
recession.
Following were the carly morning
reports yesterday: PntsDurg, IS feet
inches, falling; Oil City, s feet 6 inches,
falling; Parker's, 10 feet, falling;
Morgantown, q feet, rising slowly;
Greensboro, 81 feet inches, rising
inches per hour; Brownsville, "A feet
inches rising 4 inches per hour.
Yesterday was one of the busiest
days along the wharf that has been ex-
perienced by wharf boat officials for
many day. At 4 p m. the river was
falling at the rate OF three and a half
inches an hour, showing an increase
in the rate of half inch from noon.
1t now registered stage of IL feet and
a half inch and was just 512 inches
below the top Of the P, c., c.. st. L..
railroad wall. This stage had left the
sidewalk along Water street and the
white Wings and employees of BUSH
ness houses were at work with brooms,
shoyels and hose cleaning the street
and letting the debris float off with the
receding water. At this hour the tracks
along either side of the p, c., G. & st.
L. passenger station was fairly well
cleared of the river to the south end Of
the railroad wall and passenger trains
were running down to this point. The
crowds assembled along Water street
to witness these scenes of business
once more along the wharf were SIM
ply immense, and it is estimated that
thousands of people Travelled this thor
oughfare during the day.
To add to the business aspect along
water street four steamers passed in
and out at the wharf, letting off and
taking on freight The first packet to
arrive was the Lcrena from GAINESVILLE.
She tied up to the Argand which boat
is lying alongside of the Ben Hur, thus
joining the three boats that the Lore
mas freight and passengers could be
.
business, departed for Pittsburg at IL
a. m. The next steamer to arrive was
the H. K Bedford from Charleston,
departing at p. m. for Pittsburg. The
Bedford was followed by the Virginia.
She discharged and took on freight and
passengers at the wharf boat and clear
ed for Pittsburg at p. m. The Viz
GINA arrived from Bellaire. where she
had been lying since Thursday, having
taken refuge there from the flying bull
lets from the bank, and which We're SO
plentiful that had so continued she
would certainly have been riddled by
the flying missiles before a great dis
lance had been covered.
After the Virginia's departure the
Lexington arrived from Bellaire. she
also had been tied up since Thursday
out of fear of losing their lives by bull
lets which came flying from the banks
in all directions and fired by people
who were determined to cease nayiga-
ton of the packets or to kill.
The last packet to arrive was the
Queen City from Pittsburg. After put
ting off her freight and passengers for
Wheeling she loaded up and cleared for
Cincinnati at p. m.