Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-28
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From. From he StauaioH Spectator.
DENIRICTlVE FLOOD.

Our town was visited on SATURDAY les, wild
one ct the most terrible aud destructive hond
That has ever been known in its annals Tn,
u storm came up about | | O'Clock. 4. NJ MOI
lnoicauuS' as we thought, any thing unusual
The thckened sky like a dark ceiling stood:
Down rushed The r.. IA impctuou.. -
filling the water channels along our streets
ana Threatening IN some places an inundl lion
V' me csiidgs. This continued for about an
( h"uf' when The clouds brgan so tighten. but
scarcely hid Tie appTrl { isiou II sided for The
V'uInafY amt comparatively trivial flow Of
wafer rom The hiii-sid =. before Ga. creek al
me west ent 81 the town oveTlsgped it, banks
ono came Gown OF ~ ~ prnCci delugc 10.
unuauns u any Tour entire sQuaTes. So sud-
cen, 50 unexpected, ani So iriehtmi was the
Hood OF waters, that fear and algrn, vondrr
anu amszcment filled the mind, of Who
oeheld ~. There was no uotiu. o! iisapprusrb.
~ rushed INTO tic doors OF aany OF the nous
G o-luie llme WAS bad 10 close iacm Gard T
ems were oveTswepl and made d,solate. but
me streets. Offering fewer distractions 10 the
water, werc made the principal channels FOR
NE great boty Of the foot ana as il rushed
through them, washing lhe houses GA either
slde' AMI wearing Tor itself deep passages
"here us progress was hndered. scene Was
pre- h'eo thai was truly novel aud terrific
"'t 20 ne Idil. was washed by stream. the
strength aud bulk (which can OIL, DC iudpsd
OF ~ viewing the destruction which now
MARKS Us course. The pavemcnls are liter
ai'y torn uPani The paving carried away. deep
s.uiees worn IA the road rendering n imu,s
s'oie, and ihs foundation OF mIny OF the hon.
s's more OF less injured. Another stream
from TIC Post Office % Brccdinndse's s,ore
end from thence to the creek. equal i'm sizs
WIN 'he 'he hFsi, proved equally destructive
along rs course.
We are glad 20 have i, in orr mower % ,,v
mat there was no loss of life. although several
al our ciiizens very narrowly escap n drown.
|lnE' Many families, particularly slong TN.
creek were obliged 10 abandon their house
lo' safety. portion Of The foundation Of
tNe 3"cA building adjoining the iail gave way
70 Ihf iorcc OF the water, AMI hal The np,y
continued little longer. doubtless t.lst builI.
!'s "ou'a now be ~ ruius. a Hag Placement
in 'front.' Of 81, upou which William Frazier
l. was standing, was undermined b. the
Water aud he prcCipitated ten OF twelve l..,
into deep channel Fortunately however
diier being carried some distance bv the cir.
reni, ne escaped with his Vie, and without
much Injury.
S'nous losses have been sustained by many
OF our CITIZENS. Our merchants bove,,,
arr ia. principal sufferers. Their er,c,d :
ana other articles kept by them IN their eel.
Tors are almost total loss. The destruction
OF Snl INJURY TO properly, pubic aud pnr,ie
nave oeen Nauously estimated al from fye 10
ten thousand dollars.
vigorous measures, ere glal 10 hear. are
about 10 be adopted by ,he Common C,n,,;l
ior The immediate repair of tie d.rntos. ~ ,,,c
streets emf side walks. This i. i,o,o,i.,,.
but we hope their attention viii also h, IN,
Tecied To- the necessity OF deepening ami wi.
dening lhe channel Oi ihe creek II i IA.
opiaion Of many that itis sulirel, ipoat r,,,.
81 70 prevent a recurrence Of ihs ierriLii I'M.
ssier With which we were visited on So.
aud = certainly TIE psr, Of wisdom +, no.
the effort ''''s