Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-14
FLOOD NOTES.

this place, on her Island property, is put
at $500.
The c., L. & W. trestle from Bridge
port TO West Wheeling, and their ice
house, were among the things floated
away.
| 1t is estimated that the mills of Wheel.
ing will lose az aggregate of half mil
lion dollars, the Riverside alone esti-
mating its damages at 100000.
Secretary Lincoln wired Mayor Miller
of Wheeling, on Tuesday, that Wheel
ing's apportionment of the Government
appropriation would be $4,000. While
this will do much good, it is thought tC
be small amount.
Senator Payne, of this State, telegraph.
ed the Register relief fund $1,000, and
). j. Tilden $3.50. on Tuesday.
A large number of ST. Clairsville peo
pie were down to the river every day
viewing the big water and the deStruc
tion.
Relief committees were quickly organ.
lied in all the towns, and donations
promptly distributed to the needy.
Manv large, generous hearted men will
be remembered for their kind acts long
after the effects of the flood have ceased
to be felt
The railroads generally transported
food, ETC., to the sufferers, free of charge
The absence of gas and water was
one OF the serious matters to contend
with.
The B., 2. & c. narrow gauge railroad
Is reported to be great sufferer from the
| flood. The pike is said to be over Their
|
A gentleman in our Office on Monday
from Powhatan, reports considerable de.
structlon at that place. Several houses
were moved from their foundation, and
many submerged. The inhabitants were
all well cared for. however, and are not
in need, as the citizens from the sur
rounding country donated literally from
their plenty. Two fine large barns, and
several houses, besides large amount OF
other drift, is anchored on the Ramsey
| bottom, at that place. The greatest loss
at this point is in large quantity of
wheat being floated away.
The highest river ever known will be
remembered for the lifetime of many who
now have to commence over the struggle
for the possession of a little home.
The mean characters show out as plain
ly on such occasions as the better natures.
These men have all been marked down
all along the river.
Congress has been memorialized for an
appropriation of S1,0OO.0O0 to aid those
made destitute by the flood in the Ohio
Valley.
The Ohio Legislature should hurry up
an appropriation for the worthy flood
xvnC nod h. i
southern boundary.
There is great fears of some epidemic
after the people return to their flooded
homes. The doctors advise putting it
off until the houses are dry, wherever it
is possible.
On Saturday morning, the Belle Prince
steamer, under command of Maj. Alder
son, acting as relief boat, en- route from
Benwood. where they had been with sup
plies, started toward West Wheeling,
where the suffering was reported great,
to leave supply of provisions The peo-
pie were standing on the shore, making
violent signs, which were taken for signs
OF distress, but to the surprise of the re-
lief committee, they began firing on the
boat, one ball passing in close proximity
to the head of the pilot. The trouble
seems to have originated from misun-
outstanding of signals, the people mis-
taking the mission of the boat, and fear
ing the waves would cause greater loss of
property. Ex-senator Wagner, who is
said to have almost been crazed by his
losses, boarded the boat, and the matter
was amicably adjusted. When the fact
became known in Wheeling that there
lief boat had been fired upon, the excite
ment was intense, but better feeling
prevailed when the facts became known
Two other steamers were also fired upon
one of which was endeavoring to reach
Bridgeport
A sycamore tree at Pinch run has both
the marks of the floods of 80 and '52,
and the marks of the 'S4 flood are feet
above the others, which are II inches
apart.
A large number of the Bellaire suffer-
ers are quartered temporarily in empty
freight cars on the B. & o. road
Strange as it may appear. Bellaire suf-
fered considerably for the want of water.
and the people have hard work to get
water to clean out their houses.
The Wheeling Inteliigencer office was
flooded. but by using the presses of the
Evening Journal, l,with considerable enter
prise, succeeded in getting out paper
every day. Their presses, and counting
room were entirely under water. The
first paper printed on their own press
since Wednesday of last week, was on
Tuesday morning of this week.
The village of Cochransville, in Mon
roe county, is reported fioated entirely
away, with the exception of one of the
churches.
The loss of R. K. Giffin, of Wheeling,
formerly of this vicinity, in seeds and i'm
plements, is estimated at $4,000.
The Bellairs Independent, of Monday,
says: The good people of st. Clairsville
GAINESVILLE and other fortunate neigh
bors, will live forever in the hearts of
Bellaire people"
The estimates of losses, while many
may be nearly correct, are generally made
therefore too high, while others are too
low.
The pump at the Etna mill was kept
going all through the flood.
A young man named Fred Kunth, of
BenwOod, is the only one drowned in the
neighborhood, so far as known.
AT OTHER PLACES.
At Baresville, Monroe county, several
houses were floated away The entire
town was submerged, and much damage
done.
Marietta is in great distress. Fifteen
persons are known to have been drowned.
while the loss of life is supposed to be
even greater. The city's loss is rough
ly estimated at S250000 Full two-thirds
of the town of 5000 inhabitants, was un-
der from to IA feet of water. On
Wednesday, the business section of the
town was abandoned. On Friday eve
ming the entire lower part of the city was
under water, the Ohio marking SO feet
9 inches, being feet higher than in 1882.
Fifty houses have floated entirely away
from the town. Both railroad and coun-
ty bridges over the Muskingum are gone