The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-05
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Terrific storm and Damaget TO Property.
Yesterday was as beautiful and balmy
a day as ever set poet raying, until about
2 P. n, when It suddenly clouded, and
almost before ourcitizens could realize the
transition, one Of the most terrific wind,
hail and rain storms that ever, visited this
section was upon us; and although but Of
a few minutes duration, much damage was
done TO property in various parta Of the
CITY, but 50 far we have not been able to
learn Of any personal injury TO any one,
although it was by mere chance that some
escaped. The storm came from The west,
and was at first introduced by q terrific
burst Of wind that was o good precursor
OF what was 10 follow. In moment
deluge OF water mingled with hail sue
ceeded the wind, and then . perfect hur-
ricane followed, during which the damage
to property We have noticed, took place;
Our reporter, as soon as the storm had
subsidized, made a tour OF the city 70 ascer-
tain the damage done in the different
quarters. In North Wheeling the wind
caught the tin roof oil what is known as
the t'Superior" shops at Sweeney & Sons
works, and carried the whole southern
part about sixty feet away, depositing 0
mart OF IL on the office. So terrible was
the force OF the collision that the timbers
and ioists supporting the roofwerecarried
with it A smaller building was also
blown down here, and other inconsidera-
Bile damage done. Mayor Sweeney esti-
mated his loss to US at about $500 or SSOQ.
and as there Is no insurance upon acct
dents Of this kind on the building the loss
will be total to him. ~
Coming down below Seventh street, on
Main, we found the fence OF Andrew
Irwin blown down for distance OF sixty
feet, and the root OF the coupola o.
the Fourth Presbyterian Church had
been lifted up and deposited in the yard
| In the rear OF the church,
A very fragile structure belonging TO
August Beltz, a wagon and carriage man
ufactory doing business at 500 Market
street, was broken in two in the middle
and thrown down, crushing inits fall sew
eral carriages and maybe spring wagons,
besides doing other less valuable damage.
| His loss will not exceed $500.
Along the line OF the "Pwiky" In this
city, several shanties were upset. but the
damages from this source are trivial.
| At the Yigilant Engine House the tall
flagstaff was thrown down.
In East Wheeling the roof OF the large
| ice house near the Peninsula bridge was
blown off which will involve loss OIL
from 500 tS200.
A funeral Just starting from the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Smith, was caught in the
midst Of the storm, and the persons com.
posing the funeral were very much
frightened and terrified, although none
Of them suffered any harm, further than
pelting by the seyerefain which fell In
torrents at the time.
One or two OF the ornamental parts Of
the roof OF the Fourth Ward school were
dislodged, but did not fall, as they were
securely held by the iron clampings:
i A part OF the dome OF Zion Lutheran
Church was blown of, but no other dam
age done.
nery, at Twenty.iourth and Main streets
was struck by some heavy boards which
were piled upon stacks Of tanbark
and had been blown against the car, ant
caused some CONSERVATION to the passen
gers, but fortunately no one was hurt
and the car proceeded only few feet tc
be confronted with hugh mass OF CORFU
gated iron roofing, which had been land
ed there a few minutes before from the
plate mill OF the lower Riverside mill, and
had been carried q distance OF 100 feet OF
more and thrown down as noticed above
Another section OF the roof was carried
clear across Twenty.iourth. street and
thrown down upon the fence dividing the
Norton property and the Hicks boarding
house, demolishing II and an out house
the latter smashed to kindling wood. An
other piece was thrown into the space be
tween the Riverside factory and the Bel
mont mill, doing no damage. Another
piece was hurled through the roof joining
the plate mill land the nail factory, which die
considerable damage to the tmbers. Sew
eral smaller pieces darkened the air Tor
while, but did no damage. The loss BY
this accident will be from $1,000 te
s., 500.
Further on down Main street at the B
& o. shops, the west end Of the oil shop
was blown In, and a part oil the roof Of the
large frame building near Main street.
Several windows In houses and saloons
in this neigborhood were broken by the
violence Of the storm.
In South Wheeling the gable end Of one
Of Ed. Larkin's brick buildings near the
footof Thirty-ionrth, streetwas blown in
but the damage will be slight.
Such are the principal losses and dam
age we have heard OF, SO far. As TO any
points East or West Of the city we have
not heard, but 1t is thought the fury of the
blast was nearly expended when It reached
this city and the storm did not extend fur
Their East.