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Show Towns Submerged. Tho crest ot tho flood at "Wheeling, W. Va., was reached at 4 o'clock Sunday Sun-day afternoon, when tho stago was 44 foot 2 Inches. Fully ono-thlrd of tho homos In the city woro wholly or partially par-tially Inundatod and tho sharp fall In temperature has causod a groat donl of sufforlng. On tho Island vory fow streets aro out of tho water, nnd many second Btorles aro invnded, but tho rosldonts aro accustomed to floods and havo mado arrangements accordingly. accord-ingly. Tho woathor romnlns cold and ino-'y halls and churches hnvo boon thrown open for tho accommodation "' thoBO who aro sufferers. Nearly j wholo town of Itupert, Pn., Is sub-I sub-I orged, In Bomo plnccs tho water mlng up to second-story windows. |