The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-09

10 phhhhket Auu Wuon morning QAWQeu |
naturalization was found to be correct, as
the storm appeared to have moved from
the west, coming down Wheeling creek
and Short creek on the Ohio side and
moving ina ~southeasterly direction. It's
dimensions seem to have been Cousldera.
bly, cirCumsCrlbed, as certain localities
within the boundaries mentioned were
visited and others only "grazsd." In this
city the electrical display. was fully as
grand, and there was as much Of 1t as
there was anywhere in the line Of the
storm, and . large quantity OF water also
fell, but 30 Tar as Il reporters have been
able to learn, the damage done was incon.
siderable. Some injury was done to gar.
dens on the Island, and also out the pike
on both sides o tthe river, but beyond this
there was very little actual losa caused by
the storm, :.
woods RUN.
About 2:SO O'clock, yesterday morning,
Mr.. Allan Davis t%elephoned from toll
house No. 2, out the National Road, that
Woods Run was on a high, and tearing
up the fields and gardens in its course to
the creek. Our reporter visited this local.
ity after noon yesterday, and found that
Mr.. Davis had made q very mild statement
respecting the real damage. Woods Run,
under ordinary circumstances, ia a very
ordinary little stream, and during eleven
months In q year can be regarded as almost
~inotenslve, but every now and then q
sudden summer freshet lets loose q flood
Of water on the hills whence comet s trib.
utaries, and In Q few minutes the little
stream assumes the proportions OF an an.
CRY creek, and carries destruction with II
over the short distance II u A short
distance above the Bethany toll house II
forks, one branch running northeast, and
the other nearly north. Both Of these
branches are plentifully supplied with in.
terior tributaries, and when q general rain
occurs, and all these Btreamlets tend to
swell the short main stream that discharges
them into the creek, the people owning
property along the National Road near
~Leatherwood are great sufferers in Conse.
quence.
At Allen Davis the garden was over.
flowed, covered with O thick stratum OF
mud, and ruined; his house and cellar
were overlooked and his furniture dam.
aged. Across the road the gardens OF
Louis Cook and Wm Conrad were over.
flowed and covered with mud, the houses
injured, as to their contents very expen.
sively. The house and lot. ct the end OF
the Leatherwood lane were also badly
damaged. North OF the pike the beautiful
bottom fields Of John Woods, ESQ, were
torn up, overlooked and the Rrass and
grain growing In them very materially in.
lured. The Bethany pike, near the toll
house, was overlooked, covered with mud
and q large mass OF debris, consisting OF
tence.rails, sapllngs, torn up by the roots,
mud, grass, etc, etc, while Just over the
fence In MI. Woods field lay q bellows,
bench and other smith shop furniture,
which had been carried down on the food
from Greggsville.
Above the toll house on the Bethany
pike, on the left a bridge belonging to
John Woods was carried away and N.
tirely destroyed. This bridge was a large
wagon bridge, and was used as the outlet
from the Woods farm, and Il will cost
several hundred dollars to replace Il. Just
above this bridge the county bridge across
the run was carried away and the abut.
mentS much injured. This bridge was
comparatively new, and It's reconstruction
will makea heavy expense on the county,
Above this bridge there was a coal chute,
connecting the county road with o coal
works above on the hill, was torn from
its position and smashed to pieces, while
along the route Of the road every now and
then q large section OF the road bed was
missing, and the cash torn into the road
side showed very plainly the terrific force
OF the waters.
AT dREaasV1LLE
A little hamlet about q mile from
the pike, where the two branches
Of the stream converge, the blacksmith
shop oil Nj. Nigel was torn to Hliyers,
and all the contents carried of except
theanvil. The fortunes Of Nigel" were
rather bad, but they were Insignificant in
comparison to those oil some Of the farm.
era further on up the run. A small store
at Grsggsyille, andithe one or two other
houses there, were oil more or less torn nm
and not one Of the property owners there
escaped loss. At Pogue's run, o tributary
Of Woods' run, there was 0 huge pile Of
fence rails and logs which obstruCted the
road. We'did not 20 up the Pogue,s run
road but were informed that considerable
loss had resulted on account ofthe "rush
Of waters" Father up Woods run We
found the road obslructed by huge slips OF
mud from the steep over.hang1nR Ellis,
and these will have 10 be removed before
travel can be resumed. Mr., W. O. Smith,
County Engineer, passed up the road just
ahead Of us, and was taking all necessary
steps 10 remove all distractions and repair |
the roads,
Arriving OF The top Of the bill, we left
Woods run and began the descent OF the
long hill leading to Short Greek, and
about half way down encountered 0 badly
broken Culveft, from which the earth had
been washed away. This Culbert L. In q
dangerous condition, as II 10 badly Under.
mined and liable TO cave In at any mol
ment ,.l.
AT DEANS BMlTH snoF,
at The confluence Of MitChellis and Nc.
Colloch's runs and Short Greek, the re.
porter first began 10 see evidences Of
heavy losses. The neat and beautiful resi-.
dence Of Dr.. English had been oveffun by
the water, his fences torn down and car.
ried Of, his garden, large and thrifty be.
fore the flood. dAatroyed, and hig whole
place desolated. Along the bottoms wheels
Of wagons sleds, cart wheels and parts
Of farming utensils were scattered and
mixed up Unfortunately. From q gen.
tleman who came from Clinton, we learn.
cd that The farm and farm house Of Mr..
VIM. Mitchell had been badly damaged,
much OF the soil Of the bottom lands hav.
Ing been washed of, and bis furniture
very much injured by mud and water,
which had been carried into the house In !
liberal quantities. At Gus Ridgeley's, the {
bottom lands we're cut 10 pieces, and also {
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