Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-06-03

braves who rest in our midst. One OF
these Capt. Tom Drummond, OF the
5Lh U. 5. Cavalry, WAS as gallant a
spirit AS fell in the war. On his head
stone are inscribed all the great actions
Of the Army Of the Potomac, from Bull
Run to Five Forks, where he fell while
leading his regiment i'll the greatest
cavalry charge of the war.
THE Council, last night, passed an
ordinance declaring the traffic in intox-
icating liquors within the corporate
limits of 81. Clxirsviile to be unlawful.
The ordinance will be found in our ad-
vertising columns.
GREAT HAILNTORM-DESTR
OF PROPERTY.
From the Wheeling Intellingencsr Of Saturday.
Not moment was allowed to mer-
chants for removing the goods which
were in front of their stores, or the
housekeepers for closing blinds, doors
orshutters. and these moveablss, togeth-
er with roofs, timbers, chimnsys, ETC.,
were flying in every direction, ,as If an
earthquake had shaken the city from
her foundation. Horses attached to and
disconnected from their vehicles were
madly plunging through the thorough
fares, endangering life and limb to un-
fortunate pedestrians. These quickly
found shelter, as nosane person would
out i'm such q blast. Before the wind
had ceased, and it did not last but mo-
ment, the rain. had changed to hail
which ratified against the windows for
a moment and then perforated the glass
as the Jumps of CONCEALED water grew in
size. The sound upon the pavements
and the rsofs WAS like the rapid firing
OF musketry, and SO great was the force
of the stones that shutters were snash-
ed and even the window sashes broken
aud beaten to Opieces. Not emily this but
the walls across the rooms from the win
dows were indented and the plastering
in some cases, beaten off to the solid
masonry.
SIZE OF THE STONES
When the storm was at its highest
fury, the hail stones were of the size Of
a mans clenched fist and solid as canis-
ter balls which they very much resem-
bled in appearance. They were in most
cases nearly round, being slightly fiat
tened OH two sides like an apple, with
small holes or indentations resembling
the place whers the stem joins the core,
on one side.
LIN less time than it takes to write it,
the streets in the lower portion of the
city or that nearest the river were Gov
cred to a depth of = foot with these won
Il f.,l hall - nI dNts
facing the north, from which direction
panes.
SCENES IN THE STREET.
In about twenty minutes 1t was possi
ble for u man TO venture out without
danger of having his head broken and
an opportunity afforded for witnessing
the effects. The rain was pouring down
i'm torrents and the streets seemed lik.
huge cutters or small rivers bearing
away boxes and debris upon rapidly in
crsasing currents. Here and there
large tree came floating by with the
stock in trade of "a merchant mingled in
its branches; carts and wagons were
clinging to the lamp posts and convent
ent corners. The depth of the hail and
water on Main street was over three
feet, and the heaps Of ice in places were
nearly five feet high. Al the corner Of
Quincy and Main streets the current
turned, and ran toward the river, down
Quincy street. The sewers were of great
service. but for some time the depth OF
the water rendered it impossible to OBJ
serve their utility.
THE STORM ABATING.
In twenty minutes more the rain had
nearly ceased to fall, and the work of
clearing away commenced. By the
time the roads we're passnble the sun
was sshining, and the air warm and pleas
ant as if the ground was covered with
dust instead of heaped with ice and
hail. In half an hour more the frozen
particles were swept away by the water
and scarcely one could be found, e1-
cept in corners aud cellars where lodg-
ment had been made.
NARROW ESCAPES.
At Fulton the coal mine worked by
Mr.. Marshall, which is situated at the
foot of a ravine, the torrent of water
coming down the hill above carried
with it q shed, which lodged at the
mouth of the drift, and damned the
flood SO that the volume Of water and
debris was precipitsted into the opening.
There seven men engaged in the mine
at the time who were quickly immersed
in the fosd. BY retrsating to the
highest part of the mine they managed
to keep above water till the citizens who
understood their dangerous situa-
ton, turned out and tsre away the shed
aud other impediments to the flew of
the water, when they were permitted to
make their escape. TO understand the
situation of the men, 1t should be stated
that the mine goes straight into the
mountain and the mouth Of il 10 but lit
tie lower than its inner chambers. Is
A wagon of Mr.. Lukens on the Island,
was occupied by two children, the
horses attached to which became fright
ened and sprang away without control.
BY some chance the children managed
to get out, thereby saving their lives,
the wagon being dashed to pieces shortly
after.
THE DAMAaE TO PROPERTY.
1t is Of course impossible to give any
idea Of the number Of windows broken
or roofs blown of, we have not yet met
with any one who has not sustained
more or feas loss The lst Ward School
house. which we mentioned ~ having
been injured by the comparatively gen.
tie breeze of w sdnesday, was finished OF
Yesterday by the first blast. The entire
wss: side of tho third story was blown
down and toppled into the cellar nsces-