The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-11
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A reporter OF tho 1NrRLLioENcER who
visited Martins Ferry yesterday found
that town III terrible condition in the
first fat. In that part OF town lying east
Of the @. &p. railroad trackirom the Laugh
lin mill to Park 4 Mears' kcg factory the
scene was busy one. Occupants OF houses
were scrubbing out the dirt and filth,
keeping mp great fires and arranging their
household effects where any were iortu-
nate enough to save anything. BY TO-
morrow night nearly everyone will have
returned to their houses, except those who
were so very unfortunate as to have them
swept AWAY. No trains have arrived on
the 9. 4 T. Railroad and the telegraph and
telephone communications arc still cut OF,
but II Is expected some OF these difficulties
will bu rlghted by tomorrow. 17l
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. J. R. Davis
and another young gentleman arrived from
Cadiz. bringing the joyful news that two
lour.horse wagon loads OF provisions would
arrive that evening from the good peonle
Of Cadfz.. sent by Mcears. Welsh, Leslie,
liafnss, Brillis, Dell, Finley, Kennedy and
others. Among other things were six large
boxes Of cooked MEATS, several hundred
loayes oil bread, several boxes OF butter,
three barrels OF crackers, one hundred
pounds Of coit'se, one barrel OF white sugar,
beams and other things, all Of the very best
quality.
Mt. Pleasant sent wagon load OF cook.
cd meats, butter and bread. Joshua Moule
sent q iarge amour. Of food and clothing,
oil OF which WAS taken charge by the fol.
lowing committee, appointed at a citizens
meeting: Joel Wood, T. P. Scott, Ed,
Calien, Mss. James II. Gray, Mrs. J. X,
Elson aud Miss Hannah Bird, who will
give out the provisions only on the orde,
Of tho committees appointed 10 look aftei
the needs Of tho suffering in each ward.
II is absolutely necessary that these mat,
ters be conducted in this systematic way
to prevent imposition and to husband the
supplies. The different committees me,
at tho Presbyterian church yesterday alter
noon 10 further perfect their arrangements
They are III very great need OF clothing o.
all klnda, and every one having anything
Of the kind Is requested to send 1t to head
quarters corner Of Walnut and Fifth streets
There was considerable talk about the par
ties who were caught stealing at Ton
Mears' store Saturday. Mr.. Mears caugh,
| Dr.. Hineman, one OF the parties, in the ac
Of stealing, and gave him sound beating
which be richly deserved. The only pity
expressed is that he was not drowned Of
lynched. He is already well known tt
that community, and is at present bount
over to court Tor the unsavory part he took
III the recent abortion case. The parties
ore all known, and will be prosecuted It
the full extent Of the law.
NOTES. I.,m
Ten extra police did patrol duty.
The blast furnace got up steam yesterday
A large number wero led in Commercial
Hall yesterday.
The postotlice will be opened for bust
ness again some time to-day.
Many persons wero in favor Of dealing
aummarlly with the thieves caught stealing
Jacob Hines deserves special mention
ior his heroic work in behalf OF the suffer
ers. ed
Several babies have been born. One
presented to Gus Spec was christened
Flood Spec.
"Poney" WEIGH broke bis arm Saturday
while at work fixing up his house, which
WAS flooded.
| A petition will be cent to the Legisla
tuSo asking for an appropriation for the
flooded districts.
Mt. Pleasant, Trenton and Harrisville
each sent q large two-horse wagon load O
provisions last evening.
Tho losses, as reported in the different
papers, arc greatly exaggerated in soma
cases aud too low in others.
Several Wheeling parties having businest
in Mnrtin's Ferry wero over yesterday
looking alter their interests and friends
Aa many oil the factories as can will re
sume work this week, which will give i'm
mediate work to great many who neee
money. i
The Lomas arrived Saturday and began
to run in the place Of the ferryboat, much
to toe qualification Of Martins Ferrianl
who we're anxious 10 get over 10 Wheeling
10 see the destruction.
The water IVES two feet deep on the rail
road at Hanover street, and fifteen inches
on the postofIice floor. Bodies Of freigh
cara standing ct the depot were about tive
inches deep in the water.
Israel Sidwell brought load OF straw
to town last week which was quickly put
into ticks msde by the Ladies' Benevolent
society, aud distributed 10 those neediul
them. 1t was splendid idea OF Sidwell's
Tho message cent by O. Russell Wood
NJ. @. Mitchell and J. D. Cochran to Col. J
D. Taylor, member Of Congress from this
district, WAS received Friday evening, ant
Mr.. Taylor will do all be can to have Q
large appropriation made by Congress.
| DOWN T;iE RIVER,
[ The YorI OF Destruction nj PnIo1A