Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-26
THE CYCLONE
And Water Spout which Burst Over
This Vicinity, Yesterday.
Terrible Wreck at Martins Fery-Damages
to the Benwood Furnace and Buckeye
Glass works-The Storm In
Wheeling and Vicinity.

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For the past four days the atmosphere
has been heavily charged with electricity
and violent storm been pending. From
day to day it has been STAYED off until,
yesterday, it bust in all its fury. The day
was intolerably warm and the air was close,
dry and sultry. Breathingwss difficult and
life itself only sustained under pressure.
Shortly after noon a wind sprang up and
Immediately the heavens were covered with
heavy leaden clouds, while the change OF
temperature was 80 sudden, the mercury
fell fifteen degrees in as many minutes.
Soon after / o'clock the storm burst and
the rain fell in torrents. The city caught
only the tail end of the seyerest part. the
bulk passing off to the northeast.
DAMAGE AT MARTINS FERRY.
Watchers in this city were startled at the
malignant look of the storm clouds which
lowered over Martins Ferry, through
which the lightning darted vindictively.
The little city seemed totally enveloped
by the tornado, which burst over it about2
P. NJ. with all its fury. Its shock was ter
rifle, trees went down before it ike toys,
houses shook and trembled on their founda-
tons, great buildings and factories rocked
and trembled like aspens, and for little
time, almost seemed falling, so great
were their oscillations. Never was
anything in the shape of an elemental
warfare given this city such a visitation,
and never do our citizens wish to see
repetition of the scenes of yesterday. The
cheek of the strongest man blanched, and
the shrieks of women and children were
dreadful TO hear. For a quarter of an hour
the fury of the cyclone was upon US, and
for nearly an hour did the storm prevail.
When at last the wind fell away into
low murmur, and q few stray drops
of rain permitted the people to go out ana
view the rain the storc:. mad wrought. In
CIark's addition, about 100 feet OF the brick
wall of the new foundry building going up
there was thr own down all around. Other
buildings there were also much damaged,
and trees were nearly all ruined.
Coming down to the Benwood furnace
the large casting house, two stacks and
other buildings were thrown down, involv.
ing loss of about 81, 800 to $1,000.
At the new Union Glass Works large
portion of the new building was badly
shattered, and damaged certainly to the ex'
tent of from $500 to 81 900.
At spence's shops the new tin roof was
torn of, and damage to the extent of $500
done.
A new house in Martins addition, owned
by Mayor Mitchell, was wrecked, causing
loss of $500.
DIR. Vests orchard was nearly ruined
scarcely tree being left standing. the
gardens about the city and out along the
line passed by the cyclone were badly
damsged and in some cases ruined. The
damage entailed by the loss in Pease town.
ship cannot fall short of $4,000.
The rain fall at the tims was tremendous,
the water Ginning down in bucketfuls, flood
ing the streets and causing much danger
to houses and gardens by flooding. No
one, so far as we could learn, was hurt by
the storm. although several narrow escapes
are reported. The oldest inhabitant does
not remember such storm, and no such
another has ever been seen here.
IN THE CITY.
Though much less severe in the city the
rainfall was very heavy. The terrible wind
did not reach us, having spent its fury on
the west side of the river. The storm
seemed to come from the valley at Bridge
port and break as il reached the river pass
ing north, in which direction the clouds
and lightning flashes were terrific A not
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the city, but did no particular damage
beyond flooding cellars and pilng up debris
of all kinds. The streets running from the
hills were overlooking and impossible for
hours.
The storm lasted for an hour, during
which time a grateful GOODNESS permeated
the air, and made the remainder of the day
pleasant. The rain was not over, nor is it
yet, us at this writing it is falling quietly
from solid bank of clouds, in which no rift
is discernable.
OUT THE CREEK.
Yesterdays storm in Long Run was one
of the severest ever witnessed, and did a
heap Of damage principally in the upper
part. The rain fell in torrents; fences
were swept away, and several bridges and
the road badly damaged. At Greggsville
the bridge was too low-like mostiuf the
county bridges-to let the water or the
Long Run and that of Polecat Run through
and in a very short time it went over it.
The store rear the bridge occupied by
Mr.. Lowry was entered by the water
and boxes and barrels standing
TN a platform before the house, hoated
down the run. A coal oil barrel lays on
McCrumIo's meadow. Here the fences
suffered very much. Logs, timber, fence
rails and heavy stones were swept away.
Milkman Reinacker has a heavy loss on
his crop on Woods Bottom; also Henry
KCch's garden, near the bridge in Leather
wood. was completely ruined.