Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-13
ITiIE INUNDATION.
The River Ovcrsteps It's Hanks.
Scenes In Various Localities. &,

The River Oyersteps It's Hanks
Scenes In Various Localities.
Our river IL no Nile and our people
no ENyptians, consequently whom the
Ohio gets full and overs,eps its bounds
II falls 10 scatter plenty over the land
aud bring Joy to the jewellers therein,
Az a general thing II scaiiors discomfort
aud devastation, anil In looked upon IN
q calamity, n IN by no means pleasant
10 no compelled to hurriedly vacste
your premises lur several days and re-
turn after the ebb OF tho waters Ia ind
u heavy layer ol mud over everything
Tho food In this vicinity has done its
worst, and viii now Withdraw it, forces
Az We predicted, !, reached thirjy.hve
ieet, and Is nov stationary at midnight
During yesterday the water Tell sis Ieet
NJ Pittsburgh, aud IL now rapidly IN tho
decline.
IN TuE isLasp
Up 10 dark No very extensive damage
had been done, bcyond suburrgnv
number ol cellars and easements, la
one or two instances compelling families
tn vacatr their homes, Among these
arn the following; South Wabash street,
NJ, l., Gregg, 4, Mccarthy, A. Rurkctt,
7, Helms; wust end Of Virginia street,
VIM. Plummer, q. T. Zimmcr, john
Dornng Thcho ot a, Rino, just north
oi the back bridge was inundated on the
first iioor. Several houses ou the west
end II Ohio street and the block on
South Huron, south III Ohio, wero
more or loss Hooded by back water from
tho orchard IT, the south. Tie water in
yaded the Fair Ground early In the mnrn'
Inv. aud by dark fully one third oi its
surface was covered. A number ri Va.
cant lois near the corner OF Delaware
and South Wabash streets were sub.
merged to u depth III two or three feet
M particular damage was duno ~
'Stnuetnwu." One ontorprising citizen
on South Wabash street was seen hard
nj work throwing up M cmbankmont
around his Premises In The vain hope ui
escaping u voting,
TiiE CnsEE.
The water backed tho creek ~ mr
~ lratherw ood doing more az less
damage along its course. VI Hub
bard's saw mill most III the lum.
her un tho south sdc wRs Iioated,
but was occurred a. prevent luaS. The
easements aud ont houses al the Miller
block, just north oi the Market street
bridge won completely submerged, IN
occurrence common Ia even MI ur,li'
nary high water. AZ Manchester and
Fulton the same scene was presented
low ground buildings and hasomcnts
were Hooded. hut everything had boon
removed IN readiness, At Main street
the wntrr calno FROM the creek and
poured into all connected cellars, but
No particular damage has been reported
IN yet.
C,Lpwrl,s nuN.
The appearance III this little stream,
within the city limits. Is that nf lake,
aud M most of tho new buildings
are upon low ground in the old field, "
they ara more or less inundated
la tho lower yard oi the u. Il %, shops
every thing In ailoat, and the brick shop
near Chuplino street resembles u coast
fort. Tho water backed up on Market
street Ia Twenty and filled cellars
aud flooded low easements. TN the
wrsi side ol Chaplinn IN the vicinity III
wv lNH, N''i'l h'NHtH NV '"h'i'''I w"
water having reached u depth oi siN
feet, and over many al the fences,
Between Chaplino aud Eon, and
south II the oil Hamilton foundry, In
another lake, aud several residents
there are Obliged Ia ferry III coal un rata.
oruER POINTS,
The lower story at tho Nail City boat
house IN under water, but this TACT will
not Interfere with tho masquerade 10
take place there tonight The banksn
ths vicinity are piled up with DRIFT
busy all day Along the "rowiky"
several slides were occnsioncd, the most
important 1T which was one just above
the hridgc, which carried away the earth
Ia the very rails.
Thnrc were other points which our
reporter was unable Ia visit, and from
which uo reports OF injury have beon re-
ceiyed When this ~ read, the waters
will have begun to subsde, md farther
danger viii have been past.
BESSoA y rkRRN,
The effects oi the Hood yesterday
ua,r the lnrry boat considerable trouble
W INNlHNtts EN'iN NNN
favored With about Tour ordinary trips
across IN one, landing on the I'elIairu
side near the u, Il q, Il, L. crossing
the little steamer having Ia run among
the trsw on tho bank tho lower por.
ton al the street car track being mum
dated lur very considerable distance.
M Wagons OF horses could cross ior
the DAY aud the ferry boat ceased run.
ming about hall pas, four o'clock The
current washed endless trees, spars
aud dead animals pas, this point during
the day AMI several Wmal boats were
out cruising for Are wood Ia tow
ashore, one man being fortunate
enough H. SEIZURE u huge tiller, that
iloatcd down, which yielded ample
kindling tr keep him warm iof probably
the balance at the winter.
VAL Paper and BORDERS III the best
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