The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-14

The most terrific and destructive storm
that was ever known in Ohio county
visited this section of country on sun
Jay night. The lightning was more
vivid and glariDg and the thunder was
louder and more fearful than ever seen
or heard The rain began to descend IN
rentle showers between nine and ten
o'clock at night About haltpast ten
o'clock the sky became overcast with
dark and threatening clouds, then GEN.
meuced the war among the elements, and
the artillery Of Heaven flashed and
crashed with fearful rapidity the earth
iairly trembled from the shock, Chin
neys tottered and fell from the roofs of
DWELLINGS,, houses were Jared by the
,hock, and the inmates thrown into
yreat CONSERVATION; the rain poured
down in torrents and our streets were
flooded from curb to curb. The scene
presented in the heavens during the
storm, though terrific, was beautiful
awfully grand. The massive clouds APP
peared to play around each other and
collide nicely, while the whole firma-
ment was brilliantly illuminated. For
near three hours tniS frighful yet sublime
picture was to be seen.
But, sad to relate, two persons were
killed in this city by lightning, and on
Wheeling creek, few miles west of
here, a whole family was drowned. Mrs.
Agatha Saidler, an old and esteemed
German lady, residing on Market just
above Franklin street, in the First Ward,
was aroused by the storm, and got mp
ont of bed TO lower the windows She
had lowered the windows, and was about
stepping ont of her own room u enter
that Of her SOP, when the hOlsc was
struck with lightning. Mrs. Saidler fell
TO the door and died almost instantly.
The shock aroused her son and his wife
and they rushed out of their room to as
certain the extent Of the damage done
The son found his mother lying on the
door, and when his wife came with
lighted candle, it was found that the old
lady was dead Justice John Irwin held
II inquest over the remains yesterday
morning, when a verdict was rem
cred in accordance with the
above facts. The residence of Mrs
>a.dleT was considerably damaged The
leather boarding on the front of the
aoGse was badly broken and shattered.
On the Island q gentleman named
mann Lamp was instantly killed.
vas aroused by the storm, and got
20 90 see if all was safe in an adjoining
yn Just as he opened the door lead
out of his room he was struck with
inning and fell to the floor a corpse
T , wife called to him but receiving no
4-sver got up ond struck light She
ind her husband, dead. just where be
sd fallen. The lightning struck him
tie head and caused a slight fracture.
s..ce 4. y. johnson held an inquest
the remains yesterday afternoon,
-l5n \ verdict was rendered IN accord
a- with the above narrated facts
Tg Wheeling creek, about six miles
rJn this city, ion the Ohio side
{ the river, the house OF Mr.. kells Roo-
lsou vas carried away by the Hood, and
tia. Gentleman, his wife and their five
ir'dTen were drowned The house was
gs;gucted of logo, and was located at
- mouth of Flat Run, where said run
-mpties into the creek. The water, ponr-
- down the run, when coming IN c"u-
act with the OVERLOOKING creek, was
t.rsed back. and thus Mir Robinson ;
ganse was completely inundated and
iarced out into the food The old log
gabin was soon broken to pieces and the
inmates of the house were either
killed br the falling timbers
or were drowned The bodies
+ four of the children were
e~terday recovered. They were float
70 the creek about 4 mile above Bridge
g7rt The children appeared to have
zen between the ages of four and
.velve years. Up to a late hour last
mght the bodies OF the parents and Te-
aiming child had not been recovered.
Portions of the house aud its contents
ere scattered along the creek for miles
Low where is had been built.
lie damage done TO property and the
EroNing crops in Ohio comfy IN this
state aud Belmont county, Ohio, can
,,arcely be estimated.
Along Wheeling Greek in bOth counties
'lo loss will be very heavy. Where
.rr,ks and small runs formerly ran under
...1,es on the National Road, the drift
v.d and miro closed mp the channel,
I'D the waters were forced over the
"a through corn and other g ain fields,
.ll IN some places through mills or
yrh-hops. ON the Ohio side We obsery-
"a that whole fields of grain had been
...l waste, and occasionally we passed \
arm where acres of land had been under
uncd and washed away, OF where
Tees and logs were strewn
around promiscuOusly Along the
.anks of the creeks we observed mum
Der of dead hogs which had been washed
away and drowned. la some places
lere small streams ran down the steep
bills. we noticed that massive rocks had
.een washed ont and rolled down hun
lreds of feet below. Near the residence
Il Mr. Oglebay, a few miles west of
Bridgeport, the creek overlooked the
small channel made to conduct water to
the mill, aud the course of the creek
was completely changed. Near half an
acre oil ground was washed away; thus a
new channel was made for the creek,
aud the water how flows through il in
stead of over the dam.
a number of bridges vcra washed
way on the Pittsburg and ClevaIand
Railroad-among others tue structure
crossing the creek between BridUenorf
and Kirkwood. On the National R"ad
Ia,vraen here and Triadelphia. and L.