Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-07
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The Experience Of Wheeling Party
The Moundsyile Concort

The Experience Of Q Wheeling Party
The houndsvile Concert.
The ladies and gentlemen of this city
who attended and took part in the cor
cert given by Miss Gaus in Mounds.
vile, Thursday eve, had q rather hard
time OF it owing to the big land slide on
the B. & o. road at the narrows.
OF the concert and the audience there
is nsught but praise, and q gentleman
FROM Mound ,yille said the people could
not say too much OF Mr.. and Mrs Sheib,
Prof Nsss, Misses Jennie Hupp and
Ida Todd, Mrs. N. A. Lunsford and
Messrs. A. W. Donel and ". B. Howell.
During the concert the rain came
down in torrents, bat in the neat and
pretty Masonic Hall all was dry and
comfortable. But when it came TO going
down to the depot il was appalling. il
there is anything Moundsville has it is
yellow mud, as the bedrabblsd appear.
snce oil the party that arrived in this
~ Yesterday morning about 1 O'Clock
will testify. The particulars ofthe jour
ney home are gathered from party on
the train.
Firstly, the train was a half hour late,
and the wait in the drizling rain at the
depot was anything but de.
liyhtiul. When the iron team
did arrive it Travelled very slowly on &C
count OF the sliding condition OF the
road. Suddenly a full stop was had.
and that in the Narrows, which at any
time is a squeamish place, as the bar <
runs down to the river on one side and
straight up to The road on the other.
A big land slide had taken place It
this point, one Of the worst known fIr
some time. Several freight trains were
following close behind, and men were
quickly sent TO the rear. In few mo-
ments the short, sharp whistles were
heard away down the road as the en-
gineer recognized the danger signal, fol-
lowed by others as the other trains
came up.
Word was telegraphed ahead; the pas
s,ngers rousedi the slecpers and told
OF tne situation. The conductor was &C.
commodating. lie offered 10 order the
other trains to back aud take them 10
Moundsyille. and they could stay there
or be transferred 10 Benwood by an.
other train, or they could stay where
they were. AS tina, train would not be
out before ii o'clock the following
morning, friday all but one growled
and rolled over 10 sleep.
In the meantime all the available force
had been put TO work on the slide,
which was long one, in order to get q
path through, as on top it had been con.
verted into mud by the constant rain.
| The passengers in the coaches 20. Ian.
terms and watched for steamer TO come
along, hut none come.
The Wheeling party, which was in
| the rear car, were sitting on the side
next TO the road which was well lit mp
by the headlight OF the tram in the rear.
Suddenly one of the ladies' screamed
and almost tainted. The steep bank
leading up to the road suddenly slipped
about two feet, and were il 10 slide "A
it had ahead, nothing would have saved
the car and Its occupants from etcrna
destruction.
There almos, ensued panic, but two
or three cool headed men, comprehend
| ing the situation, calmly kept their
seats and swore that nothing OF the sort
had happened, although their hearts
| were in their mouths all the time. In
about ten minutes another slight move
mcnt was observed, but at that moment
| the whistle Of the train from Benwood
was heard and rapid transfer was had
1t rdired hard, the mud and sand was
up to ones knees, and the gentlemen
! were Obliged to carry the ladies across.
When the train that had been sent for
was reached, the lower step was found
TO be about breast high. One OF the
parties described the getting up as
follows 1.-TWO brswny brakemen stood
up on the platform and would catch our
hand. Then two OF our party stood he
low and would boost us up; il was worse
than Mark Twain's experience in
climbing the pyramids"
The slide was not cleared away un,i'
late yesterday morning, and the trains
were delayed Nil along