The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-09

Pleasant creek almost all the fences and
crops were swept off from head to mouth.
Near Kidwell P. O., at the mouth Of Elk
Fork, there we're four dwelling houses all
swept of; also G. W. Glendennins, ssr.s5
store house with some five or six hundred
dollars worth OF goods; also all his bottom
fences. The owners Of the houses were as
follows: Thos, GOrrel, with all his goods;
]. II. Fox and portion Of his goods; l,
W, I. Martin (Gi. w. Glendenning, ir,s
honse), with 5000 worth OF furniture;
Aaron JaCksOn'S house goods saved;
Henry Summers house goods all
sayedG Mr.. j, Lazear lost about
$1,000 in fences, crops, etc, MIR. l.. Bow
ser, Of Ten Mile creek, estimates his loss
at about 81 900; besides not less than 30
or 40 other farmers have lost from $50 to
$3.50. Mr.. Raughs mill and dwelling
house near MiddlebOurne were swept of
also. There is but one mill and dam left
on Point Pleasant and waters, that OF G,
Beatty, A great many had Just finished
fencing in their open fields with their
middle fences, when the second rise came
and took them all Oft again, This has
been one Of the most destructive floods
ever known in Tyler county.
Out in Harrison county many farmers
estimate their damages at from $50 10
$3.50. Much Of the wheat was caught in
the shock and left standing 10 long that it
became very much injured. The high
water moved out every stick OF timber
available for market in that region.
The KanAwha Chronicle says that the
flood was destructive on Coal river:
Many thousands Of dollars worth OF logs
and staves were taken off, and the $4,000,
iron bridge just COmpletedat Upper Falls
Of Coal, was carried of. Low bottom
lands were flooded, and oats, wheat and
corn destroyed. The rise came like n
thief in the night.
A BraxtOn county letter to the INTELLI-
GENcER,Of the 9th, reports that the flood
in that county last Monday was the high
est since 1916 The farmers have suffer
ed severely in the little Kanawha and
Salt Lick vallies. Burns & Co., lost a
largelot ofsaw-logs. The crops are greatly
damaged, and n scarcity Of grain Of all
kinds is anticipated this fall. Threeper-
sons, Wm. Kirkpatrick and daughter,
and a Miss Mayors, were drowned while
crossing the Little Kanawha, by drift
Of logs striking their boat.
To Mr.. II. r. McGrcgor, OF Wheeling,
We are indebted for some notes Of travel
along the line Of the Parkersburg rail.
road. lie tells ia that on last Monday
the water in Hughes river was higher
than ever known before. The steam saw
and flour mill, and carling machine, near
Ilarrisville, were carried away, as was
also the county bridge. The accumulation
Of drift, &C., caused the water To dam up
over the town Of CORVALLIS and cover
the railroad track some four feet. It
came into the store Of SiglCr & Gilbert,
causing loss to them of over 81 900, be-
sides some 10000 slaves. Dwellings in
CORVALLIS were submerged TO their roofs,
One man lost his house and lis entire con-
tents. Two bridges were lost at Cairo
and nearly every house in that place was
under water. J., Texter & Bro, Of Balti-
more, lost about 100000 slaves. There
was n constant stream Of buildings, lum-
Der, slaves, bridges, rails, &c, going down
the rushing tide, aud often could be seen
bed clothes, furniture, trunks, bar
rels Of flour, lleGCCs Of wool, and
agricultural implements OF every kind
that would float. Many poor man lost
his Nil. The Sunday night before the
food was very dark and the rain came
down in torrents. Hundreds groped their
way from their houses on the banks Of
the river and ita tributaries to the hills,
and remained exposed all night, and then
sought shelter for their drCnchGd little
ones ut some more fortunate neighbor's
house. Very many farmers have lost
their entire crop and will suffer unless
mid is rendered them, Several fine -four
ing mills on Middle Island Creek were
swept away. This stream rose to an nm
precedented height, causing a loss Of more
than 100000.
Mr.. McGrcgor closes his letter as fol.
lows:
at is truly sad sight to behold such
a scene Of wide spread destruction, and
years must elapse before many persons
will recover their losses"