The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-14
VIOLENT THUNDER STORM.
Their Bodies swept Away.
Great Damage Done to Property

Great Damage Done to Property.
I-About 9 O'Clock Sunday night a rain
commenced falling, gently at first, but it
soon grew heavy; and from IL on TO-
wards morning storm ragged over the
city and vicinity, unprecedented in Sc
verify. There was but little wind, but
how the lightning did flash, the
thunder crack and roll, and the rain
come down!
The damage done to property was
very great, but that was nothing COM
pared to the loss of human life that took
place.
One woman, a widow with six child
rem, was killed instantly by lightning.
She resided in the vicinity of the North
Street NJ. +. Church, and was in bed
when she WAS struck. The electric
current tore out tho front of the house
and part of the side, scattered into
thousand pieces clock standing in the
room in which the woman lay, injured
large lOoking-glass and bureau on
which it stood, and set fire to q bonnet
inside the bureau.
Two persons were sleeping in the
room next that of the woman, but were
uninj ured. Awakened by the report
they spranG out of bed and FASTENED
into the next room to find the woman,
Mrs Soldier, dead upon the floor, hav-
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On the Island, man named H. II.
Laup, living ina one story frame house,
on the grounds OF Henry Moore, ESQ.
was instantly killed. His head and
breast were covered with SCOT, and
there was cut in his head, and bruises
on other parts of his body. There were
no marks about the house, made by
the electric current, except in:the cell
ing of the room, and on the side of
the chimney, near which he was when
struck; on the ceiling small strip of
plastering, about the width OfOnes' fin
ger, had been torn off.
An entire family, named Robinson,
living on branch of Wheeling creek,
on the Ohio side, about two and a half
miles above its mouth, were drowned,
and the bodies swept away by the cur
rent.
The family consisted Ofseven persons,
the man and his wife, and five children,
The body of one of the children was
caught by a Mr.. Hyle, living back of
Bridgeport, who, at the same time, saw
the body of the mother swept past in
the current, but too far out to be secur-
ed. The bodies of the father and one
of the children were also caught, in the
driftwOod at the mouth of the creek,
near bridgeport. The bodies Ofthe other
members of the family have not yet
been recovered.
Since the above was written, it is re-
ported that the bodies of two more of
the Robinson family have been recov-
cred.
The damage done to the crops and
stock along Indian Wheeling Greek is
estimated at not less than $50, 900.
Scarcely a fence is lett along the mar
gin of the creek. At the mouth of
every run large piles of drift wood are
10 be seen. Large logs have been swept
across the pike, obstructing travel.
Tho life nf NEu1
in Zaues' old house on the island. was
awakened by the storm, and got up to
see what time ii was. She had hardly
got out of bed, however, before she fell
insensible. y startling crash ut the
same time, as though the skies were
rending, revealed to her husband the
cause OF her fall.
The house of Mrs. Lewis, corner of
German and Sd streets was struck,
The lightning passed down tile
chimney, knocking out the arch
OF one Oft fire places, thence passed
1" the basement, forcing out a brick
wall, and then entered the ground. No
persons injured.
A little boy, about S years old, was
drowned Yesterday afternoon at Ben
wood. He was wading round in some
water, with which a corn field had been
covered by the storm, and, getting into
deep ditch, was unable to get out,
The boys mother waded in and car
ried him out, and, when our informant
left, vigorous efforts were being made
for his resuscitation.
Great damage was done to the c, Il
7. X. K. by the storm. The bridges at
bridgeport, Burlington and Patton's
opposite the SISTERS" have all been
injured, more or less. At different
places along the road great quantities
OF earth and gravel have been washed
over the track. Trains from above
came as far down as Portland yester-
day.
The sewer, at the corner of Monroe
and Market streets, was badly damag-
ed by the eXtraordiny rush of water
through it during the storm. Work.
terday.
The flood of water down Stack-vnrd
hollow swept every thing before
1t, logs, rails, hay stacks, and
rushing over the pike, carried away
nifty or sixty feet of the stone wall,
with which it came in contact.
The bridge over the b. a. o, r. R.
this side of Moundsville, was seri-
nusly injured. The middle pier was
swept away, and the arches on each
side have fallen down. With this ex-
"sptlon, the track is in perfect order
clear to Baltimore.
The whart-boat of Booth, Battelle &
To-, refused to float upon the bosom OF
The swelling Ohio, night before last.
ana now lies with hull completely sub.
No freight was injured.