West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-01

The indications nov all point
TO a flood In the Ohio River,
and the predictions are from
some sources of information
that we are going to have river
that will sweep the valley oil
all the houses In the low lands.
The papers this morning pre-
dicted AZ feet as being the highest
point the river would reach. This
much water at Wheeling would put
the river up here to about
the same height as 1t was
on the 2Ist of April Of
last year. But you cannot figure
definitely as 1t varies. Sometimes
more and less. The variation Is
about 3 feet. AS the side streams
are not running out at this time we
can figure on a less stage of water
here from to 3 feet.
Later information Is not so en-.
couraging. The Pipe Line Co.
received the following Telegram
this afternoon from Superinten
dent Scraford:
PIttsburg, Pa, 1o'clock p. m =
Thirty.fve feet of water expected
at Pittsburg the same as in 1882.
It was 81 feet 3 inches In 1884. AT
noon today river at Plttsburg was
At feet and rising. 1t Will be about
the 1884 height at Wheeling and
Marietta.
We hardly believe this report Is
accurate, but give 1t tor what 1t Is
worth. In 1884, the year we had
the largest food ever known In the
Ohio river, there was SO feet and
inches of water al Pttsburg ard
52 feet and inches at Wheeling, a
difference of 10 feet and 3 inche S
between the two cities. In 1901
the difference between these two
cities was IS feet and 8 inches
In November, 1900, 1t was only 7
feet s.and the general average Is
about IS feet. We may expect the
low average this time, as the Side
streams are coming out but very
little.
The weather bureau sends as the
following report this afternoon at
o'clock, which Is supposed to bs
accurate:
Parkersburg, w. Va, March I.
OH Review Rivers still rising
at headwaters from melting snow
River Is now 81 feet at Pittsburt
and stage OF at least 40 feet ex
pected at Sistersville Monday.
VosE.
This afternoon A. S. Mccoy re
celved a telepho one message from J
S Naylor & Co. at Wheeling who
stated they had just heard from
Pittsburg. The river was 81 tee
there and SO feet was Elk
pected. They figure on ;hav
Ing from AZ to As feet at Wheeling
Last spring 1t was Al feet and
inches at Wheeling. In February
1891 1t was a. feet and 6 inches a
Wheeling and that Is the highes
water we have had since 1884. Un
less we have food equal 10 TIL
1884 A pod no serious damage will
take place here outside of the cos
and trouble of moving household
goods. We may expect our high
est water Monday.
While we expect the water t.
get into the Oil Review ofice w
will issue a paper Monday as usua
unless we have an '84 food and Ii
that event we don't know when W.
will publish paper but we will dt
our best and ask our patrons 10 b
lenient with US and we know the
will be. In the meantime dom
get excited. Move everythin,
out OF high water mark. e
and live with your more for
tunate neighbors apd there Is nj
reason for any one suffering 10 THU
city even If we have an '84 filod
II the water gets into your house
calmly, bat firmly, retire to th'
second story, lay In some grub !
quart of spirits of frumenti ant
take life easy. No use to WORRY
If the water Is coming 1t will com,
aud you can't stop 1t. So laugl
and be merry and you will feel bet
ter. It's nasty, muddy job bu
never kills anybody. We will al
know more about 1t Monday.
LATEST NEWS.
At halt past three O'Clock TIL