Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-17
MEM0RY'S FLIGHT,
Back to tho Frsshsts Of Our Early
Days.
interesting "reminiscences BY Our
eldest Citizens
Regarding tho Historic Floods OF
80 and SO.
4 Chat With the vsasrabIe G. W.
Thsupsea.
The Exact Depth Of tho Matsr at
High Tide,
And q Satisfactory Dsmoastratios
That II Beat tho Record.
Brief Pen Pictures Of Notable
Events and LocaIltis,,
Talks and Walks in tho Inundated
Districts,
The Exact Depth Of tho Matsr at
High Tide,
And q Satisfactory Dsmoastratios
That Il Beat tho Record.
Brief Pen Pictures Of Notable
Events and locaIltie,,
Talks and Walks Ia tho Inundated
Districts,
And tho Personal Experiences and
observations Of . Reporter

And tho Personal Experiences md
observations Of . Reporter
hsd the pleasure Of meeting the vener.
oble Judge @. W. Thompson few days
ago, and spent an hour or two very proau.
bly, listening TO "reminiscences of former
floods in the Ohio Valley. In reply to .
query 40 to his early reeollections OF frcsh.
et,, Colonel Thompson said THE first
Hood OF which have any information was
one around Cincinnati, not far from the
yeaY lSs0, bus csnnot e- enact ~ 10 the
date. A graphite account Of the food will
be found in he discourscs OF the Hon.
Jacob Burnet lpfore the Historical Society
OF Cincinnati. A number OF discourses
were dsiiverei 1efore the society BY Judge
Burnet,. jene raj ". II. Harrison, Mr.. Per-
Kins and others. They werc published In
an interesting volume, which I had Tor
many ycsrs in my library, and which
gave st'spring to my son, Colonel W. T.
Thompson, OF Cleveland. ] sm quite sure
II 10 in ore OF the discoveries BY Judge
Rurnet THAI II vii! b found. Il speaks Of
the aood - one Of very extraordinary
character, and discorrses with great clear
ness and precision on the points In GAcip-
mats which wsre covered by u. The de-
scription $50 full sod accurate that there
will BE- no. trouble In fixing It's precise
limits by certain permanent localities
which are described In the discourse.
Judge B,;rnet, for thst time, wss . gentle.
man OF culture and learning. lawyer OF
the highest standing. stterwasds Judge
ator from that State during the frat cd:
mini stration Of General Jscksea. ! had
met him ~ NV fathers house when he
was member Of the 3upFems Bench OF
Ohis st time when that body wss IN itin-
erary one OF very clsves gentlemen"
What per,ooal recollection al other
hood, prior 10 1882 eau you recall
ssked.
have In oonnS otion with the Mississippi
Valley, though not connected directly with
floods, but which 10 nevertheless worth re-
calling, was the earthquake OF View Mad
rid, inst below ~. Louis when the levels OF
a lares district of country was broken up.
and The surface OF the and greatly dis
turbet was then very young bat 20
great > danger n such proximity did not
isil 10 create someta ppre ssnsion and great
deal Of talk. This happened, think, In
1871, and while the disloostion was quits
extensive Il soon passed away from the
public recollection, because that portion
Of the country WIS but sparcely iahabited.'
DO you remember the Hood Of isl0r'
II have no recollection. Of the Hood of
November, 1910, which lses noticed In ths
printed list. | have . distinct recollection
If n bigh flood which occurred between
isi3 and 1916. when my fathers family ~.
sided a. DilIes Bottom. on The farm bsIonG'
ing TO the estate Of my brothsy, ths late
Col John Thorn pson, opposite 10 hounds-
vile. / rscollect OF seeing many houses
Tor tb,t time In the then limited populs-
tiou Of the country going down the river.
With the usual acoompapimsnu oi out
buildings. barns, pens and sfscts ol hsy.
The river then was near to tie foundation
Of The Thompson houss, vbb'h would In
dicnte Z very high stage Of water"
"Wbst srs your rsoollsctions OF the
great treshst OF fsS2@' Fssksd.
"As 10 the flood Of ls32, remember IL
very disiinciIy. l Wa married st the
S,eepr0d House on the 18th OF January, OF
tbst yssr. The mornins Of that day. sst In
with . gloomy. cherries rain, which COO.
tnusd al day. In ths evening it turned
cold snd began 10 snow. DuhnE the nisht
the cold became iatsnas. The snow nslt
morning Wss deep. and the weather -
bitterly cold. Ths river Wa full Of run.
ming ice, snd tbs crossing Of y va sus-
pended for . nunber Of days, aitsr which
he food commenced, and this was the
great food Of Is32. From certsia date
which hsys at the Stsenrod House ths
flood OF 1884 exceeds that OF 1887 by u 70
- inches. Water lines are not lines OF Alb
aiioaannA fnunl
eraIIy be made for some disturbance OF the
,urfsos OF the water and for capillary
| attraction"
"Did you s.s the food OF lsS2T'
"Ho. At the tine Of the food of lsj1 ]
sss In Wsshington CITY SIS nsmbsf OF
Were you 70, instrumental 10 saving
the Suspension bridge from DESTRUCTION a.
that time
YES; I sol . bill thro1sh Congress
which saved the bridge. The suprsms
Court had, By decree, ordssd tes ismo's, .,
Of tins bridge. but IL Sss ssvsd ~ sa OF
IBID you ~ the aood stass2r'
"At the time OF The nseA Of is0a ~''
| away fYon bone and tbsrsfore e.gsos
| sps1f of psssonai kpowhdes OF thsl Food.
| hui really What doss DoDousi knoSlcoes
l AMOUNT 70 On such IN eocsionY Apvsn
| AMOUNT Of sood peodunas . Eissa smount
/ of injury, loss ed destruction, snd tbs
bssdship ci individuA cases 10 iost In the
I gsnsrsl calamity" .
ODE yss snHeipstt.sha4 the aeessnt hood
| viii D followed b2 spidsnlo. o! a M
usual anount Of delasor askea-
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