The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-30
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Its Thrilling Incidents Not
Half Told.

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Butchers Run have not yet been told
Mr. A. Y. Coole, one Of the members
Of the firm oi q. Hoover s Co, whose
glue works were entirely wrecked, states
that when the food Of the waters began
10 descend, no one had any idea that Inc
Hood would reach the great proportions
which 1t assumed. Mr.. COole, who dur.
ing the storm stood outside Of his dwell.
ing, located Just In the rear of the upper
end OF the glue works, says that the hill
mad the appearance Of immense sheets OF
water, as outlined on the opposite hill
when lighted up by the continuous q 4shes
oi lightning. When the great q ,od Of
water rushed down the run he likeued
the sound produced 10 the roaring oil
Niagara Falls. Mr.. Coole described the
incidents attending the destruction of the
dwelling occupied by Mr. August Rem.
kautf and the drowipg Of little Emma,
aged three years, Mary RenkaufT, aged
one year, and the nurse girl, Miss Mating,
aged fourteen years. When the food be.
gan Mr. RCnkAuf was visiting brother
on Spring Garden avenue. His wife went
to the front door 10 ascertain the extent
oi the flood, and upon op, mug it the
water rushed In in great volume and was
soon several feet deep. A number ol
articles Of furniture were jammed up
against tho door leading to the second
story where the children were. she
found she was unable to get up the stair.
case, and then tried 10 get 10 the rear OF
the house If possible to save the sleeping
ones by an upstairs window: She tried
in vain to arouse them. As she passed
ont Of the front door, tho side OF the house
facing the Allegheny river fell out, carry.
ing her with ii. She was swept down the
run about 100 yards and was caught on
the top OF some of the debris OF the glue
works. She clambered over this a dis
tance Of fifty feet, and had 10 wade from
that point to the shore, q distance Of about
twenty yards, In water waist deep. Her
calls for assistance were responded TO BY
several men who happened to be in the
vicinity, and they did what they could in
enabling her TO reach the shore. She Is
In delicate health, and the courage she
displayed was remarkable. During the
time she was being swept away, Mr.. A.
'. Coole, with his brother Isaac, went 10
the rear of the house by means
OF a private lane leading past it, and
by shouting at the top OF their voices
endeavOred 10 awaken The children who
were imprisoned in the upper story ol the
dwelling. The roar OF the torrent drown.
cd his voice and he was unable 10 make
himself heard above the tempestuous ele.
ment. He and his brother then picked up
cIumps OF earth and threw at the window,
but just then the house was swept of and
disappeared In the food, and the three
children crushed to death in It's crumbling
ruins. Their mangled bodies were found
about 100 yards below the scene Of the
heroic efforts for their rescue.
Another thrilling incident which oc-
CURED in this vicinity was the miracul-
GUS escape of the watchman OF the glue
works. He thought the flood was small
affair and started up stsirs to get beyond
the reach OF 1t just as there was about O
loot Of water In the lower story. He had
scarcely reached the second story when
the stairs gave way and he was compelled
to jump to the coal house, which stood in
the vicinity OF the boilers. Out Of this
he crawled through an aperture while the
water was up to his chin. Fortunately
he secured q plank and with that made
tor the shore, which he readhed In safety.
The sudden rise Of tho water In Butch.
ers Run is well illustrated by some Incl.
dents related by a German family that
resided in stone dwelling opposite @.
Hoovers glue works. The husband
told his vile TO proceed to the cellar and
obtain some kindling Tor the cook stove,
as he desired 10 60 TO work early Monday
morning. The vile placed the wood in
the stove, but by the time she had CON-
pleted her work the water had reached
the floor. She notified her husband OF
the TACT, and suggested that they had
better vacate the house, as the food
threatened to destroy it. The husband,
who had retired, jumped out Of bed into
water knee deep, and with his wife pro.
ceeded TO get the children out at an up.
per story window on the high ground in
the rear. Alter they had accomplished
this, the husband returned 10 the bed.
room to get some clothing out Of ward.
robe, but in the meantime the water had
reached such height as 10 upset 1t, and
he found It impossible 10 get the articles,
being compelled 10 hastily vacate the
apartment.
TIE RRLIEF FUND.
Subscriptions to the relief fund arc
pouring in rapidly, and up 10 this time
over SEQ, 900 have been raised.
BODIES FOUND.
Three bodies were found today-The.
ress Caulen. John Rogers, and q little
girl Of MIR. Farden's. The bodies of the
entire Farden family have now all been
recovered. There Is but one missing at
Woods Run, 8 child Of MIR. Gormsn's
The body OF o little boy about four years
old was found at East Liverpool Monday
evening, making two children found
there In an opening made in a sewer
10 drain Voightley's Meadow, Butchers
Run, this afternoon, some shawls, &C.,
were found, indicating that bodies are
there.
Loss IN BRlDsRs $4,000.
Returns received at the County Com
missioners office show that twenty bridges
were swept away by the food in the
county, entatliDg q loss OF about $4,000.
TWENTY MILLION CUBIC FRET OF WATER.
In the ButcEer's Run district alone 1t
IS said that more than twenty million
cubic ieet OF water fell In the space Of one
hour and q half.
Peoples Fire Insurance Company
Collapse.