The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-14
hours, when she went ashore near the pier.
One fireman was drowned In attempting

| 10 Jump 10 the dock. V u ~. Z
Reports from all points in this yicinit!
state that the storm OF last night was on,
Of the heaviest ever known. The damag,
to property Is very great and connot nov
be estimated. Trains on the Erie Division
OF the. Lake Shore Railroad were detained
by the damage from high water. It Is ex
pected that the track will be In running
order some time this evening.
The schooner Startling OF Picton, Capt
Blanchard, from Toronto 10 the Black
river, went ashore near Vermillion. ~
TORRENTS OF RAIN AND TREMENDOUS WIND
fPrrBpuRoH, September 13.-The seye' {
storm which prevailed in this vicinity for
three days reached It's full fury last night,
when the rain fell in torrents and was &C.
companied by a tremendous gale OF wind.
No damage OF any consequence Is reported
in this city as yet, but the rural districts
report great destruction, especially Of rail.
road property, Travel on the Western
lines has generally been suspended, heavy
wash outs having occurred on the Pan
handle, Fl. Wayne and Cleveland Roads,
and also on the Erie branch. The new
Wheeling branch Of the Panhandle line Is
also obstructed. Large forces Of trackmcn
are at work and travel will probably re-
open tomorrow. The telegraph line isuf-
fered severly.
.. BREAKS REPAIRED.
CRRsrliSI, o., September Is. The Pitts
burgh, Fl. Wayne 4 Chicago Railway will
have al their breaks, caused by the flood,
repaired by morning. Trains are now run
ming over all the breaks except one near
Alliance, which will be ready to pass trains
by morning.
TIE DROWNED AT MEANWHILE. ,.-,
MEANWHILE, Pa, September 13.-The
names OF those who lost their lives last
night in the food are engineer Geo. Brown,
fireman Geo. Hooffman, brakman Mike
Cohill. These men were all drowned in
the Watson River culvacrt' on the A. &
G. w. Railway, 8 miles Southeast OF the
city. The locomotive and five cars are un-
der water. About Z o'clock this morning 5.
C. Denickson went to the corner OF Park
avenue, where his father had u residence,
and while engaged in pulling out drift
wood that was blocking the channel fell
into the stream and was carried in mo-
ment under the Long bridge. A gentleman
who saw the accident hurried TO the other
end to rescue him, but was too
late, only reaching in time to see his body
whirl past in the rushing torrent. ~.
AtGuntown, FIVE miles north OF Con-
neautyille, the houselof Wm. Lawrence
was swept from Its foundation early this
and borne down the stream sonie
distance with the family in it. The entire
valley at that place is Q perfect sea OF VA
Ter, aud fears are entertained for the safe
by OF lives. s6& kEs1
Parties from Conneautville arrived with
many ropes and are endeayoring to anchor
The house. An accident occurred this
at Shenango. The train proceed
ing down the Erie 4 Pittsburgh Railroad,
lust below Shenango, ran into a floating
.ulvert and went down, killing the engi-
neer and fireman and injuring the brake
man so badly that hisrecovery isimpossible
The bodies had not been recovered up to
the hour OF 4P.a. EH-g..t.Il-s,g ,.A,1
: At Geneva, p, Just west OF here the high
water did much damage. A. 7. Cooper, o.
man said to have been intoxicated, fell of
The bridge while looking at the high water
and was drowned.
A dispatch from Geneva says aboy, name
not stated, was also drowned. This makes
The list in this Vicinity reach total OF
nine. ftiflfi5.a. 1ry,l 81 j-l
Trains on the Atlantic & Great Western
have been abandoned In all dl-
owing to the several washouts
and wrecks. West trains may not be ex-
pected to get through for several days;
rhe Eastern division has suffered less and
.o.night trains will be able to go through
safely.
Our city is filled with strangers, who are
storm bound for the present. tits thought
The storm is over tonight The loss in
this city will reach 100000. 81
HEAVY LOSSES SDlNARRow ESCAPES.
CLEVELAND, o., septemberl3. Dispatch
es from the surrounding country state,
that large losses OF property by the Hood
in bridge and railroad washouts are nu-
Trains. on. all the roads leading
into the city. are running very re3u-
Iarly. The rain ceased falling about
seven o'clock. The weather now Is
clear and cold. Much damage has been
done to some OF the streets in the city, and
many narrow escapes were had, but there
was no loss OF lives. The damage has not
been estimated yet. The Water Works
crib was damaged to the amount Of several
thousand dollars by the heavy; sea break
ing over 1t. ..s1 Fay
fREsHET IN THE JAMES RISIR. r5' oG3
RICHMOND, Va, September ia dis
patch from Lynchburg tonight says: The
water is rising rapidly. Anumber OF mer-
chants, doing business near the river, are
removing their goods in anticipation OF
freslict. as,s.ata.7a fr,lt ri t-r0y
HEAVY RAINS tS CANADA. 2
ToRosro, September 13. Rain has fal.
len almost incessently the past four days.
Bridges are washed away on the Great
Western Railway between Toronto anu
Hamilton, and on the Crank Trunk be-
tween Toronto and Drompton and trains
DELAYED. Navigation on the lower hall
OF the Welland canal Is entirely suspended.
The food is greater than ever known be-
fore. Several small boats and open yachts.
have been carried away, also O. steam
yacht. Bridges andEroads are washed
away. ..,...e tf=.sFfa,
CIarIssburg Pair.
a r4 CIAEEnURo, September IS
Special to the lntellIseneer.
The Agricultural Fair at misplace closed
this evening. Considering the unfayora-
BILE weather it was q grand success, The
receipts amounted to 5000. It Is pro-
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