The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-13
FLOATING FlOFH
Rescued from Tho ncwx Current by IN.
%telligencer Men, nd.

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Louis +. Thomas, m Eighth warder. was
one OF the steady and ever present work
ers in that section.
Mr.. Joseph Seibold Loaf the flowers in bis
greenhouse. 1t will coat ~Eeyeral THOUSAND
dollars to replace them.
The Comet Social Dancing Club addeda
neat little amount to the Mcclure House
subscription list yesterday.
One hundred dollars Of the St. Matthews
church contribution as printed yesterday,
should have been credited 10 S. K. Wal
lace.
Thieves entered the house Of Mira. Burial,
near the Chicago meat house, and stole
everything she had that the flood did rot
destroy.
WIS. Mccullough, the South Wheeling
druggist, had d bad mess Of ii, but 10 has
finally got his store cleaned out aud re-
sumed business. ~
A fine square piano is in Clerk Mitchell'd
Office, atthe Court House. At least it was
fine before it went through the flood. II is
placed there to dry.
John Bla!ner, a we'll known Eighth
wsrder, loses nearly all he had. He wasa
hearty worker with q skiI, though, and
helped many to land.
Many a house on tho Island owes its sal-
walton to the large Telegraph poles Standing
in front, which caught the heavy DRIFT aud
thereby formed a barricade.
Several chimneys fell on the Island yes-
terday. Tho mortar was washed out by
the water, leaving nothing to hold the
bricks together except their own weight.
Horkheimer& Son, in addition to other
losses, ltse 10000 skirs that were ii pickle
at the old Bradley WOODEN works. They
were flooded of or ruined.
At O'Clock this morning the marks in.
Dictated as nearly as could be e5tisnated a
depth Of 20 feet 3inches. This was a rise
Of about 6 inches in the preceding eight
hours.
The Western Union Office cannotbs got.
ten into to order for ten days yet. Never
once during the food was COMMUNICATION
by wire with the outside world entirely
cutoff.
DR.. S. 1. Jepson, with disregard Tor his
own health, which at present Is yery bad,
has been out in all kinds OF weather, apd
in his quiet, systematic way has given help
where most needed.
Ex-Mayor A. Q. Egetter was one Of the
very first to suggest a relief conmittee.
Since the Hood commenced be has worked
night and day with untlaseing zeal and
energy for the relief Of the afflicted.
New Athens contributes liberallv. The
faculty and students OF Franklin College
all giving generously. Indeed, ali the
Eastern Ohio towns followed the noble
example 50 promptly set by St. Ciairsyil!s.
Mr.. Gillelsnd late last evening Received
from Mrs. DR.. Haz!ettsnd Mrs. McMechen
q supply Of blankets, ladies' and children's
clothing, shoes, &C., to be distributed
among the sufferers in the Boggs' Run dis
trict.
Joseph Bell & Co., the founders, are
selling their stoves at cost to those who los.
their stoves by the flood. MIR George Bell,
OF this firm, did some Of the best work in
resculng the endangered residents OF the
Island.
South Chicago, Colehour and Cum.
mings contain: over fifty families who
have friends and relatives in Wheeliug
and would be glad Of the opportunity to
aid them in this, the hour OF their trials, il
asked to do so.-South Chicago DAILY hide.
pendent.
At West Wheeling out Of the seventy
houses that composed that little village
iorty-one are ruined as homes. OF the
forty.one eighteen are gone, and the rest
have been dashed to pieces. The inhabi-
tants are suffering only from Exposure,
having no shelter, but are well Provided
with food. 4st@.
Mrs. Yerko, an old German lady. 10
years Of age, refused to be removed from
Gilleland's glue factory. Several efforts
were made, but abe resisted all. Up in
the second story she lived with one loaf Of
bread, 4 big lire and threo bull dogs, When
the waters went down she was found cry.
ing and nearly frantic. She was perhaps
the only woman who lived in tho niJss OF
that flood.
Kemple's lecture on 1.-THE Mule will be
delivered at tho Opera House on Saturday
night. The G. a. r., under whose
auspices'the lecture Is given, will donate
the receipts to the flood Relief Committee.
The object is q worthy one. The house
should be packed. Go to Wilson i
Banners, get tickets, and thereby make a
small donation 10 The fund.
In order 10 ascertain the best treatment
for flooded canned goods, JamesL Hawley
4 Go. yesterday te%legraphed to several
packers they represent. All anwera agreed
in suggesting that the cans be takea from
the cases and thoroughly dried first heipg
wiped of ii necessary before they become
this process flooded canned
goods will be uninjured excepting the
label.
s1r. viii Handlgn, Of Handlan ( Hal.
stead, the commission men, hauled goods
with his two horses until they were worn
out and then hired others out Of his own
Being thoroughly acquainted with
the Eighth ward, he was much better onali.
fed. to distribute rations ,i%ntelligentlv in
that section than many who were in All.
Mr.. Handlan, insisted by Ma.ara.
Swetzfeger, Lynch and Evans, did good
work.
There Is no doubt, that great imposi.
lion is being practiced by a large humber
hat are a%bundantly able to take care OF
Several rank cases hare Al.
been brought to the attention Of IN.
rELL1GEScER reporters. An impostor Who
will practice his or her calling in tl,e face ,
j such real suffering should be SEVERELY :
isalt with. Let my one applying ior aid )
70 sent to the Central COMMITTEES ~ liz {
ub.committees in each ward, and lat
very doubtful case be investigated ,
igidly. This may appear a harah nro. , ,
edure, but it is the only and best nav.
here are q number Of professional dead. 4