Show towns submerged the crest of the flood at Wh epling r W va wag was reached at 4 0 clock sun gun day afternoon when the stage was 44 feet 2 inches fully one third of the homes in 10 the city y ere wholly or partially inundated and the sharp fall in temperature caused a great deal of suffering on the island very few streets are out of the water rater and many second stories are invaded but the residents are accustomed to floods and have made arrangements accord angly the teather ather remains cold and many halls and churches have boen thrown open for the accommodation of those who are sufferers yearly nearly the whole town of rupert pa la to submerged in some places the awater fw ater coming up to sea second story tory windows |