The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-09


Mr.. ia. Rock publisher Of the Mounds.
villo Reporter, iasned an extra yesterday, 4
copy OF which was received last night. The
following Is from III
HOUSES SWEET AWAY.
The flood which Is now sweeping the
Ohio river surpasseu that Of 1852 by over
two feet at this writins(3 o'clock p. NJ. !, and
Is rising at the rate Of 4 inches per hour.
It Is estimated that the channel Is 45 feet
deep. Houses, barns, stables with stock,
outbuildings, hay, fodder, fencing, mer.
chandise, lumber, and, In fact, everything
Is being swept away. Many families in Ibs
low lauds In this place and vicinity lose
their houses, clothing, chatte!s, etc. We'd
nes1ay evening the river raised over the
banks at the ratio Of seven inches m hour,
and people naturally supposed that after II
got over tho banks II would subsiae, and
moved their effects into tho second stories.
1t continued to rise through tho night at
at s! inches IN hour, and at an early hour
Thursday morning people were calling In
all direc,ions for relief, which was hard to
get, as skitts wero swept away. Telegraph
and mail communication with the outside
ia entirely cut oil and will likely continue
80 until Sunday,
VALUABLE FREIGHT SUBMERGED.
Several long trains Of wheat, wool, mer.
chandisc, ctc., are submerged here in six
feet Of water, alao No. 4 passenger train,
with tho eastern mail, expreesage and the
baggage Of passengers. It is reported tina!
an infant child Of Mr.. Grsnds!sG, living on
West avenue, was drowned this morning,
and another, tho child OF Mr.. Williams,
met tho same fate. But these'are exciting
times and many fAlae reports are in circu.
lation. Mr.. J. II. Fountain was out with a
large skin all Of Wednesday night, and
did noble work in relieving the distressed.
All kinds Of business may be eail to be ut
stand still. Nearly one-half OF the frame
buildings on the low lands have already
been swept away and many others arc
moving on their foundation, among which,
it is said, is tho large store Of ]. W. Gala.
her, whoae Tarehouge with thousands OF
bushels soi wheat Ia under water we'll up
in tho second story. The loes here cannot
he estimated, but will loot up thousands,
and in The main falls on class OF people
who can i'll atlord 10 meet their lossea.
A gentleman who came from Wheeling
says the water thereis up nesr the Mcclure
House corner.
AT FISH CREEK.
BAnother from Fish creek reports that
stream black with floating timbers, hay,
fodder, buildings OF all kinds, cattle, etc.
The water ia in all the coal banks, except
the new ono and it is feared that the SUD.
ply oil That necessary article will be ex.
hausted before tho waters recede.
Water iGr use ut the psniten,iary has 10
be hauled. In the present existing condi-
tion Of affairs it would be impossible to
give full description OF the situation.
Our people are doing all they can for the
sufferers, and Masonic Hall has been
thrown open to their use. It has been lust
ono year to the day since the last biz
river.
A HOUSE, passed here this morning with a
man on the roof, but all enorts to rescue
him were frTitless.
The Ohio River Railroad Company will
lose considerable.
Mr.. s. G. Gausis. row trying to make
telegraph connection from the second
story OF the station.