The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-30
REPORT FLOOD
DANGER PASSED
WArE1s RISE SLOWLY AND CREST
BELOW 35-TOOT MARX Elk
PECTED HERE TO-DAY.
stare 1T Midnight was a. Feet . Inches
ana river u Bscomtng Almost sta
uonAry NO Serious Damage.

The ohio registered - feet inches
NE local wharf AT midnight. and Is
rising so slowly that IL Is indicated the
waters Will fall short Of the 35-foot
mark. which was predicted for this city
oy MI. Pennywitt; OF the official wealth
or bureau at Pittsburgh. The river here
had become almost stationary during
Inc night. having risen only l-l0 OF a
700, 700, from II ?. m. to midnight. During
the DAY the waters rose about inches
m hour. Prom y. m. until .. m.
they came up only an inch and one half.
thereafter.
last night that they believed We would
scarcely have IL feet here. and assert
The danger OF a food stag has passed.
The volume OF water swelling the Nile
enemy river being smaller than was an
ticipatcc. The melting Of the snow
along the northern part Of the river did
not caus" as biz a rise as was predicted.
There were none hut light rains re-
ported along tho Allegheny river course
sestcrdey. The river az Pittsburgh be
came STATIONARY at noon yesterday.
with only 81 feet inches being record
81. There wer" > feet Of water pre-
dicted for Pittsburgh and on the
strength Of that prediction IS feet was
predicted for this city.
At MeMechen Dam.
At the McMschsn dam at I o'clock
This morning stage Of 80 feet was re-
corded, and the officials stated the wa
1.rs there were practically stationary.
They said 10 was their opinion we had
all the water to he had on the present
rise at that point. The stage at the
dam Is always about two feet higher
Than at IN" local wharf
Fear Southern waters.
Many persons throughout the city
yesterday expressed a fear Of the south
efn waterS, whore several food stages
have been reported during the past few
days. During the 1918 fiCssd. which was
The largest since IN" one Of 1854. ~ was
The bsck-water from the southern trihu-
taricS % IN" ohio which caused the big
e'r hood stag" here. IL always seemed
% be forcgonc conclusion that Wheel
1hg never received more than 10 or -
1cet more water than Pittsburgh. hut
IN 1913 there was a difference Of II feet
between tho two stages. this being due
Subway Flooded.
The subway AZ feuWood h. flooded
nnd as result all cars Of the Wheeling
TRACTION company wcr" operated only
as far az the subway. as the water was
too deep Tor them &" run through H..
All passengers Tor lower H-nWood Nc
Mechcn and Mouudsviiio were COMPELLED
10 climb over the h. a q. visduct in or
der to transfer.
Arrangements had ALREADY boon made
hH IN" Officials Of the traction company
Tor Transferring their passengers on the
Bsllairr line at West Wheeling where
the tracks are very low but fortunately
The waters had not ntcrf.rrcd with traf-
fc last night.
No Damage Repored.
No serious damage had been reported
a. result Of 'hr high waters up uut 10
late hour last night. The lower end
OF the Island was covered and the water
entered tho cellars Of several homes in
the low lands. Even ~ the riv.r did
come up 10 80 feet there would b. little
damage don" and none OF IN. first floors
m amy section would b. reached. The
water has reached several wards IN
Goosctown and Bow streets. but none
of the residents have shown any sgus
of uusasinesS
Many Pianos Moved.
In spite uf the prediction Of Mr.. Pen
nywitt that m. water would not come
over 30 feet. there were % numb sr OF
Island residents. who took chance on
the sam" Ceutleman'S prediction IN 1918.
but did not accept 70 a. automatically on
This rise. - q result there Wcr. over
loo pianos moved from the Island yss-
terday To various ~torag, houses in Tho
city. The toll keepers at tho bridges 70
port That express wagons were kept
on the go throughout tho day hauliui.
pianos. organs and valuable household
furniture from homes in the low dis
frlFfe