Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-22

ton, which was made In the gray OF the
evening. At midnight Cattlettsburg, the
last town on tho Kentucky shore, and 10
Gated ut the mouth OF tho Big Sandy was
passed, but
THERE WAS NO cArTLErrsBuna--
nothing but one big, sweeping river
Huntington, In West Virginia, was
reached about eight o'clock on Friday morn
ing II was not as yet greatly damaged by
the flood and contained 4 humber Of peoA
pie, whose intention was 10 take the train
TO Charlestown, w. Va, and there find
means of transportation. All hopes OF
boat from below had been given up, aud
when the Stocledale appeared they crowded
upon her
At nine o'clock in the morning Gallipolis
was reached There the utmost excitement
prevailed. The city was half submerged
and the citizens were wild with fright over
the rumors that a big flood was on top OF
the present one and coming down to sweep
the town. Camden was reached that night
and found to be under water three and n
half feet deeper than the great flood of last
year. The salt and coal works were soaked
out and women and children were huddled
into such second stories as still stood out of
the water. Saturday was day OF Incl
dents. Over 100
FLOATING HOUSES
were passed. On some Of them the brick
chimneys were still standing The houses,
many of them large and substantial farm
buildings, would sink to their caves, and so
ride down upon the flood with their roofs
out of the water. On the flooded farms,
where the waters had not yet reached the
farmhouse roofs, women and children who
flung their hands in the air and shrieked
family at the boat were frequently met.
II would not have answered to have taken
the boat to them, for the swash would have
carried them off, or floated their last refuge
away. Their only hope was In skiifs, and a
number of them, organized into
RIVER RELIEF BoATs,
were plying about, attempting to rescue
those who could not help themselves.
Bridges from tributary streams were seen
caught in the heavy timber, and one mass
Of hair, straw, weeds, wood, lumber and
household goods seemed to be gathered up
In the net of the flooded forest. On one
tree babys cradle was met with, some of
its bedding still In It, and not far distant
was the body of cow wedged In between
two branches.
When the historic Blennerhassett Island
was reached 1t was found to have entirely
disappeared, and the steamer passed di.
rectly over it on its way to Belpre without a
vestige of the old home of Aaron Burrs
simple-minded victim being discovered.
There were some six or eight houses on the
Island previous to the flood, but where
they are now is hard to state. The town OF
BELPRE WAS ENTIRELY GONE,
as were quite number of other small set
| Elements along the river. Harry Cloin, q
| pilot on the Stockdale, resides at Belpre
but all he could discover of his house was
black line that marked the comb of its
roof sticking out of the water. Spence
Sandford. another river pilot residing in
that Vicinity, had been telcgraphed for by
| the boat at Cincinnati last Tuesday, bu
neither SandfOrd, his house, nor sight oil
news of him or his, could be discovered.
At the foot of Vienna Island reliet
committee from Marietta was picked up il
a skill. The gentlemen had started out tt
look up those who needed help, but getting
in the jaws of the flood needed rescue
themselves. There were
NUMEROUS OTHER PICK-UPS
on the trip, and one man was taken off
float of logs, on which he had rashly ven
tured to make investigations. Several o
those taken aboard were merchants from
small towns higher UP to see if they coul,
find trace of where their warehouses o
merchandise might be lodged.
Newport, Bull Creek, Wade and scor
of other places have disappeared. At Coch
ransville, 140 miles below Pittsburgh, wher
formerly stood a pleasant little hamlet o
forty-five houses. the roofs of only fiv
were TO be seen Sunday. The other fort
were all piled up in jumble in the pocke
of q neghboring slough At Martinsville
1913 miles from Pittsburgh, men came ou
on the bank and
SHOT AT THE BOAT.
The lady passengers screamed and fell
thn Hnnr In tha plpntnSt nnnstnrnn flor
What the shooting was for the Captain @
the Stockdale couldno surmise. The boa
was shot at many times from both bank
from Martinsvile until it passed Wheeling
AT several points men appeared with rifle
simultaneously on both banks and blaze
away. If, as has been suggested, the
were afraid the waves of the bo;
would loosen the submerged houses froi
their foundation, they went about preven
ing it in a singular manner, for no soonI
did the steamer find herself under fire tina
she put OH all the steam she could carr
and got ont of range as soon as possibl,
The fright caused to lady passengers b
this frlsilade from the banks was very grea
The Stockdales chief clerk, Mr.. G. Barril
ger, had riile-ball pass by his ear an
glance off on the smokestack while on til
forward part of the bOiler-deck. At I'll
boats approach to Wheeling there was
A BRISK FUsILADE.
, AT Wheeling the shooters appeared bere
of all sense. They shot at the police pacl
cts and also at the packet that was delive
ing help and supplies One shot struck til
Dan Kane and came near hitting the pilo
Saturday afternoon sixty houses floatin
down stream were counted inside of fiy
hours this side OF Camden. Many house
! are still standing i'm New Martinsville, an
Proctor and AGoundsville still have man
tenantable. Sunday night the boat laid IL
at Moundsville, and Monday forenoon cor
tinued her trip to this city.
SCENES ON THE RIVER
are beyond the power of tongue to portray
and when the waters go down and revea
the full extent of the destruction the sigh
will be appalling. All coal tipples are NOR
or less damaged, and many entirely swep
away. Whole farms of previously grea
value will be found entirely stripped @
fences, farm houses, haystacks and out
buildings. Numerous railroad freight an
passenger houses were met sailing down tn
flood, and stores, houses, store signs, crates
barrels. boxes and broken boats and scOw
fairly Uttered the river and battered til
Katie Stockdale's stout sides ON her histori
trip.
Engineers Arrested for Runnin
Over Mexicans.
LAREDO, Mex, Feb. 1.-THE locomt
tive engineers of the Mexican Natlona