The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-12
VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER l49,
BRLLAIRE.

The blast furnace had to suspend worl
Friday morning, the water filling the stool
house, and preventing the raising Of orr
and coke to the top OF the stack,
The all.absorbing topic is the water, and
the banks Of the river and the edges o.
the baCk'water are lined with curious peo
ple' In the neighborhood Of the creek
many houses are, more or less, under wa.
ter, and several families had to move out
early IN the morning. In some cases the
goods were merely removed to the upper
story, where there was one, or set out OF
doors on higher ground. In one place we
noticed the cooking'stove glowing in the
midst OF water fast rising about lts ash.
box. At Whisky run house boat unset
on its side, and the household goods had
to be lifted out OF window. The chick.
ems took to the top OF a sycamore tree,
Boggs' Island is almost submerged, with
an old horse wandering about its
lessening fodder patch, The wharf.
boat Is safely aaoat at the mouth
the run has backed up under the Noble
street bridge, The houses Of j, W. Jones
and Simon Tobsn, near the water works,
are surrounded, and the fly wheel OF the
power house was all day runningin in water,
making belt OF wafer fly from the outer
edge,
The Ferryboat Is tied up below the
B. 4 0, bridge and the Hornbrook below
the wharf The Il. IS. W, railroad bridge
Is the only means Of crosslng the creek,
except In skifs, whiCk perform ferry duty
from the upper end OF the market house.
The approaches to the wagon bridge are
under water, All along the shore men and
boys have hauled In quantities OF timber
floating past. In the forenoon boat
house went down, striking the nearest
channel pier with great crash, but not
sinking,
The teachers Of the First ward school
who live above the creek, could not get to
the school house without walking the u.
4 $. W. bridge, which they did not do.
Some Of those who saw the Gas Works
surrounded by rising water, went home
and trimmed their lamps In anticipation
OF the fires being put out.
The Bellaire & South Weatern train was
stopped Friday morning at Ambler's, by a
slip that interrupted the track. Mail Agent
viii Danford walked to town with tho reg.
istered mail sack.
There was an extraordinary demand for
empty houses Friday. Those who had to
move so unCeremoniously did not care
about making another move soon, back to
the same house, II other accommodations
could be found.
Our milk supply twas cut short by the
high water at Pinch run and at the creek
bridge.
Mr.. Clark, principal Of the Gravel Hill
sCheol, did not teach Friday, suffering
from a disabled eye.
The West Wheeling ierryboat is to be
sold Saturday, the 3Oth inst.
The Alumni Literary Society are talk.
Ing Of an entertainment about the first Of
April,
An entire Eet Of gas fixtures for the City
Hall stage has been put In, and the scenery
is being put up. George Grafton has
painted five curtains and wings to CORES
pond. Those OF the scenes we have seen
are excellent.
Representative Atkinson has introduced
q bill into the Legislature authorizing the
Secretary ot State, Auditor OF State and
Attorney.General to sell the State tobacco
warehouse al Bellaire.
DR.. Grafton yesterday amputated two Of
his own fingers. The fingers have for
some time been affected by gangrene,
and the Doctor thought It best 10 be rid
Of them, aud 80 performed the operation
himself.
The Belmont Social Dancing Club has
displayed In Marsh's window a gold pin
to be awarded to either Wallie Campbell,
OF Belaire, or JEFF Miller, Of Wheeling,
whichever swings Indian clubs the best
at Turner Hall on the 18th inst.
Part OF the blast furnace inclined track
to the river was removed by a large cake
Of ice. r. OF.