The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-15
AROUND TnR PkNrNsuliA

the water Is well filed with portions Oh
fences, fodder, barrels, etc., which several
men with skiffs, were, securingss i'r-
Abram kMichaels. EWho lives ibn Mra
Carter's place, had about forty acres Of
fodder out, which was all carried away.
His loss will amount TO about $3.50.
The pest house, Just above the tunnel,
Is surrounded BY water, but 1t is unoccu-,
pied. '1,ee 4
Below the bridge the brick yards Of
Messrss John Glue, Andrew Britt and
James Wheat are partially inundated.
What bricks remain In the yards, howey-
or, have been burned and the damage will
be comparatively triaing.
Mr.. John Clator lost considerable iod-
der, and his stable is covered with water.
MANCHESTER.
The buildings on the creek bank in
Manchester stand pretty high, but q the
waier his reached some oflthem. Isaiah
EWaftenS oil refinery, Lewis tahnety and
Hess & Happy's slaughter house stand
partly In theiwater. "A building used by
A. Reymann for storing barrels In con.
nection with his brewery. IS. nearly cover
cd, and the lower part Of Pebler's brew.
eryis flledwith Raiertng@ s3i'a'
z4su TOWARD TILE MOUTH. 1 4s
At the foot OF 18th street, a brick house
occupied byAndy Gallagher is nearly filled
with water. on The north side Of 10th
street, James Bodley's brick yard y
partly In the water, while George Crum!
hackers, on the opposite side, Is nearly
covered Mr.. Orumbacker's kiln con-
tanned 10000 green brick, and his loss
will exceed $500. ~ ,,.,,,,,,;e,,,,
The house Of jeffrey Mills, u boilerin
the Crescent Mill,at the east end oil 10th
street, stands out In the water like a lit.
tic island. The small frame houses occu.
pied by Phillip Repp, John 'I,eaer and
Isaac Smith (colored), are partly sur.
rounded by water. The lower story oil q
house owned by Thomas Britt is filed.
Z 4 bridge owned by henry savern, tat
thefoot Of Jacob street, used by work.
men al thelCrescent Mill, was swept
AWAY.
The, water isyithin eighteen inc hes d
| . ievel with the; Crescent Mil, Sandsthe
entire lower portion q, Burl's OIL, refine.
ry Is submerged The high banks lower
down prevented any damage, but the
water is nearly level with the streets.
ACROSS THE WATER.
That part ofjKrkwoodI lying on The
creek bottom is completely under water.
A number Of houses are submerged. The
Khkwood bridge Is partly covered by
water, and consequently impossible, The
.houses on the Bridgeport side are gener.
ally high and dry. The water has backed
up Whisky Run nearly TO the La Belle
House, and the office Off. ]. Baggs q Son,
and portion Of their lumber yardiare
submerged. fsrgfe99 %; siws
At the Etna Mill in the afternoon the
water was fifteen feet above the cylinder
in the pump house. Thepump, however
was kept working under water. Two OF
three brick houses below the mill ON the
bank Of the river are In the water.a
| ON THIS SIDE
OF the river, so far as we can learn, there
has been no destruction Of property. In
cbsn,s have IN some instances heen' com.
nellad tohonale ,ho;- 'ann5s n,o,,,, ,irsir
as.,; ~ A .ns.', s.sis ptesg rsy
~ set'ihs tneiii ou N " sne cellhfS.s III tne
lower part OF the city and Benwood the
principal evil will be in the uncomfortable
condition In which the houses will be
left. Winter win probably prevent MANY
nj ,bem FINN bo;ra A. - i;na IN e.,
mon,sa - oan,a DeanS lux ~ ,sos ~ i've ~ ~
noh'nS y eone' anu .nose VINO may oe
sonpei.su W oeSupS sums VI 'ne'h VIII
w 81 '' great tIsA " neaith. a..
| THE TURNING POINT! . u
AT . o'clock the river was still rising
at the rate Of three or four inches per
hour, which gradually decreased until II
o'clock, when II remained stationary. A
few minutes before 10 O'Clock the waters
BEGAN 10 Gently uv' reced de- '''''A 'H' "a'sfs
'ss'" :" seH''y tseeuo' l-EEi
| W. I'm. sN1% n. uinAn ro.Nis. .,,
we appenu Deiow aispa'cnes received
from Sother points concerning the high
water. ,ou.r.,.,
| loyifeieS'aphI .,,....y
DAMAGE AT fiTTsBuRaH FROM TIE FLOOD
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13.-Considerable
damage has been done, The Flats are
Hooded, and the water Is In The Easements