Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24

present emergency, for a statement OF
the probable stage of water at Wheel
ing, based on a given stage at Pitts
burg. There is no hard and fast rule.
The differences may be as small as
eight feet, or as large as sixteen, the
cause being the condition of small
streams and of the broad general
character of the rise. In 1852 there
was 81 feet 3 inches at Pittsburg, and
As feet at Wheeling; in 1861 there was
SO feet at Pittsburg and A feet inches
at Wheeling; in 1862. 81 feet inches
at Pittsburg, and 81 feet at Wheeling;
in 1865, 81 feet 4 inches at Pittsburg
and Al feet at Wheeling; in 1873, 25
feet inches at Pittsburg and 40 feet
inches at Wheeling; in 1874, % feet
inches at Pittsburg and SO feet s
inches at Wheeling; in 1878, "a feet
6 inches at Pittsburg and 81 feet 8
inches at Wheeling; in 1884 there was
SO feet inches in Pittsburg and 50
feet inches at Wheeling. and in 1891
81 feet 8 inches at Pittsburg and A
feet II inches at Wheeling, while in
1895 the Pittsburg stage was 25 feet 9
inches and at Wheeling SO feet 2
inches 1t will thus be seen that there
is no sure rule to go by. but as a
general thing IA feet added to the
Pittsburg stage will hit it fairly in this
city
The loss to gardeners having
gardens and hot beds on the
low grounds will be no small matter.
Out Wheeling creek, acres of gardens
and farm lands are inundated, and
the result is that everything that has
been planted will rot
Above Martins Ferry, busch e
Kuckuck's extensive green gardens will
all have to be replanted as the water
has covered these grounds to a depth
of nearly four feet. Nearly all their
hot bed plants were destroyed, not
withstanding the efforts made to save
them.
THE RAILROADS.
The c. & T. made an attempt yes
terday morning to run their trains
through north, but could get as far as
Toronto only Later in the morning
the east-bound train due at Martins
Ferry at 1915 could not go farther
than Georges run, between Rush run
and Brilliant. The only east-bound
train of the entire day arrived about
2 o'clock. 1t only passed Georges run
by putting on full head of steam and
allowing its momentum to carry it
through the water on the tracks, as
the water extingulshed the fire under
the boiler. This was the last train
run over the road at this end.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie river
division is practically tied up from
Terminal Junction, above Martins
Ferry, to Steubenville, as the track,
which is rather low, is covered from
one end to the other almost with
water Not one train was run on the
river division yesterday. The Ter
minal company moved many Of the
loaded cars at the junction yesterday,
as the entire yards were under water
before noon.
The connections between Bridgeport
and Martins Ferry were cut off as far
as street car and railway transporta-
ton were concerned yesterday after
noon, as was the two towns cut off
from Wheeling, when the Wheeling
cars were taken off.
Tie B. & 0. did not run the 1925 a.
m. train east this morning.
Summing matters up, the water has
entailed a heavy loss and large
amount of inconvenience and suffering
on the Ohio side of the river so far,
and possibilities are that more will
follow. Between two and three hum
bred families have been forced to
vacate their homes, and freight and
passenger traffic on the railroads and
street car service has been stopped.
All are anxiously waiting for the rains
to cease and to hear the report that the
river is receding.
The cannon BALI train from Pitts
burg got in all right last night, about
half an hour late The train from the
west over the B. & 0. also arrived
about eleven o'clock, but came no
further up town than Ford's crossing,
where passengers were dlsembarked.
Information from along the OHIO
river road, last night, was that the
water was over the Ohio River tracks
at Moundsville, New Martlnsvlile ana
several other points south. There Will
be no trains run to-day on this ROAD.
The Ohio River road did much good
Yesterday at threatened points along
it's line in removing goods in box cars.
The railroad telegraph line is intact.
EARLY THIS MORNING.
At one O'Clock this morning teams
were still carrying goods from a few
business houses to high ground, and
Fourteenth street, from Market 10
Chapline, was piled throughout the
square ten feet high with boxes and
barrels, effectually cutting OH the light
from the sidewalk, particularly on the
north side At the same hour South
street below Fourteenth was covered
with water for it's full length, on the
east side, while there was regular
lake navigable for sliffs at Main and
Sixteenth streets. The water was up
Ia the curb along the whole extent OF
Water street, and at Twelfth the
water had backed up half way to
Main street. All along the streets the
noise Of water pouring into cellars
couId be heard, and many business
houses apparently remote from the
river will have all the water they can
stand in their cellars this morning.
tour of the wharf showed that many
houses on the Island were brilliantly
lighted up. showing that the residents
were uneasy and were keeping a close
watch upon the river. The lights In
the lower floors were almost level with
the surface Of the water, particularly
in "Stonetown" Back on the Island
the streets were only passable for
skiffs. a number of which were in SER
vice all during the night. One man
who wished to go home at midnight,
ho,,eht a skiff for ten dollars, and was