Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-18
| THE WORK OF RELIEF
shleh Follows in the Haks OF fne
Waters
|ys7 as the Sunshine FolloWsth
Alter the Storm.
|cmsrOy, O., the Centre OF Active
Operations,
Ind the Crews of the stOckdale
and Iron City
distributing Supplies Witha Lavish
Hand.
be Latest Reports from Down
the Riysr.
be Latest Reports from Down
the RiYsr.

'r,vpRoY. o., February 1.-THE Uoited
,es relief boat Stockade will probably
rain in the twelve miles of the Pomeroy
nd and distribute her entire load. Cir
instances have had 10 dictate the boats
use. The original intention was to 60
t. Iron,on and work back, but the destitu'
|, in this bend is so great and the sp'
iss 30 pressing that Colonel Rose, in
re OF the expedition, thinks he will
1 .s.u there. POmeroy Bend is twenty
,su e les by water from Letart, Ohio,
sEo.a, Pleasant. H., fifteen miles be-
len tie two points across the country.
ci'y Of Pomeroy is in the bite Of the
The bottoms on its concave north
~. average one aud one-hslf miles ia
L.. The bend is 3 continuous stretch
Nineteen Towns.
Sb-acr. 10000 inhabitants. The district
4 g. 90 coal and salt region, and supplies
4 /. .s .e u ssiSsippj river. The tip2' 2'"S
i TIE mines are destroyed. Six Of the
4 ...a.s are Hooded, but two, one Al
4 .... I'D Ore AZ NuyerSyill, are wOrs-
Il T.. -scior Is One OF heavy labor, AMI
IN . .,r geOu,e in the bend are idle ana
IL uIssd assistance. All the towns were
- srd tie .Oss IN the bend is eSG-
~ Il Al over = uu0.UOO. Many lost TIL ir
AZ snd as there Will De no work for some
u Much Suffering May Oeenr.
&ll'polis. 10 L lies west of Pittsburgh,
suffered but title, and having railroad
mUn.catiOn has been made the head,
4 ter, for relief supplies. Five relief
II b ers patrol the bend, giving out pro-
&brs. Bed clothing is most needed.
4 80, kiale left 10000 pounds OF meat,
tkscss of Hour. 100 barrels Of -four, 600
- 4 blankets and two tons of other sup
IL N.dJleport, and at Clifton, in West
Il tipis, opposite Middleport, the Stod-
4 Nail Works have suffered severely
viii not resume work for at least hye
Mks. The salt works are destroyed.
Il M ve tons Of supplies were put oil.
|/FnnerOy more supplies were gwen ont.
4 s~-s Fell relief boat, from Gsllipolis,
cs--O Of supplies from the Stockdale
viii
II Run Into the Smaller Streams
them. wnsre the Stockdsle cannot go.
i bos, iust from below states that much
ICn'on. o., Catletrsburg and Green's
ny, are still under water. Soup
y &>es nave been established at Ironton.
ton was tiIst reached with supplies
rrsv morning. The people are grad
Iy returning 10 their houses IN the bend,
j srr occupying the second floors. IL
u b. hard for many merchants IN the
n s'0ng il to resume business, their
i 4 having been destroyed and they have
Il ill.,, 10 resume with.
1as, Tuesday the flood reached its height
j Tss eight feet three inches above the
4 water of lS32. Last week thousands
|a,usb'e horses, cattle and sheep were
@Ifn rom
4 The ParIors and Dining Rooms
'<lhe residences in the farming country
y the bend by steamers with fiat boats,
. hta N of the people IS reported In al
iC;s rs excellent. Their immediate
1Ssss.',ts are supplied, bat the idle class
a iced help for fully two or three
BITS. -,
fCuproy. in the bite Of the bead, Is still
4 a,sr sDOve its tirst floors, The rlVel
~ w y falling.