Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-17
HOW PARkERSBURG

battle can be snuffed from afar.
| HOW PARkERsBuRa
Was swept BY the AsEry waters II
Their lad Course.
7 Special 10 the REGISTER.
PARXIKssURe. February l5.-This city
in common with numerous others all alonl
the Ohio Valley has just passed through
one OF the most remarkable deluges or
| record and it is now matter OF history
We sincerely hope that history in thi,
case will NO. repeat itself. The depth oi
the river here reached 81 feet, and the "old
| est inhabitant7 tries In vain to beat the
| record. A bettsr idea can perhaps be had
| OF the magnitude Of the Hood when We
say that the entire business portion Of the
city was under water. Market street was
navigable for skifis up as FAR as The market
house. The front portico OF tSe court
house made a Grst rate wharf and was util.
lied as such for three days. An enSerpris.
ing boat builder tur,ed ons cornr Of il
into sort OF boat y ID and drove brisk
trade In the constructs on aud sale OF John
boats" During this time Hills Hotel had
two feet OF water on the office floor, but
Jerry was equal 10 the oscasion and moved
his gaests into the secosd story and kept
hotel al the sane. The Custom House
was al! surrounded, and he water at tie
highest point, just
Cane Up Eve, with me PIosr
in the postoifice. No mails were rsceiyet
from Tharsday until Monday. Telesrsphic
communication was cut off in,ll directions
and the balance OF the great world might
have gono to destruction aud We none the
wiser. The loss to the city viii probably
never be. known. Mc-t OF this merchants
whose places OF business were nvaded by
the water succeeded, tg workips night aud
day, in saving most OF their goeds, and the
loss on stock OF this soft is comparatively
small. Loss OF time amounts 70 con sidera-
Bile. The heaviest losers are among the
mills and lumber me3. Down near the
river front large number Of houses were
washed out and the owners OF many OF
them are unable to rebAld and the Hood
will affect them more seriously than any
Others. Macy Of these people had by years
OF toll and saving succeeded in getting
sthsnsslves comfortable bone, INST -
they were
Beginnfsg 30 See Their Way svssr
70 begin to take life easier their property
IS swept away, aud the struggle must be
gone over again. Probably the heaviest
loser here is ths-Dhio River Railroad C0n.
pHny. They expected within the next
IL rec months TO have their road ready Tor
travel and trains running through TO
II hn Al0nR
the route is nearly n complete wyodk.
bout oil they have left 10 their right OF
way, and in many places oven that canHos
be found. All the engines they had ct this
emo OF the road are in the river, and oil
their cars have been carried away and ore
lying along the banks for miles down the
rlver. Three engines were run out on the
testle work to hold IL down. The trestae
vas raised by the water and the engines
thrown oil and badly wrecked. The Baitt
more 4 Ohio iSsigbt depot 10 also wrecked
So badly that 10 HiR probsbly,be abandoned
o. d n new one built Some OF ths officials
o. the road ware here during the past
scs " - Was is BE- 0sss.
II was thoIlghi that n new site will be ~
lscied and Ds~ buildings pnt up, Ihs
bridge aCr Jss ihe ksnawba river 10 badly
damaged, Il VII need reps:u again this
summer. large number Of poor people
bave beer, qusrtsred in the churches and
school ho uses during the food. and have
been cart d fer by this Relief Commitlse
who havf dcne noble work PArkersbug
may vel be-proud OF the fact that she has
b,en abI. TO take care OF beTssli and has
not sskt OF received any help from the
outside, and more fortunate world. and
more TN an That she hss sent food clothes and
money to her sister towns both up and
down { he river. Her big hearted citizsns
opened wide their pockets and gave shst
they o ould and seemed TO b glad OF the op
portnI Iiiy. Since the waters have recscsd
the &c enes. in the flooded district beggar
descr iptf,p, and ruin and disolstion most
one st every turn. II wAl be years before
All T.acs~ q: the Flood
OF - sro efIaced. A brick building on tho
corner OF Court s1uare owned by the
Messr A Trscf we'll fell In and will have TO
be elyuiit. It IN said that large hoHl
will Iss built here instead Of a business
housa Msrkst and Julian street merchants
have. sll gottsn tbei7 stores q tIed up ana
are ready for business agsin: Engines,
syp lions. and pumps OF ali kinds are en-
pl6 Jed in pumping out the cellars. The
MA ia drying up slosly and The city be.
Il a. 70 lo0I more like II was Inhabited.
Ths Coisbvsisd Case
Of the S2ioio Lomas collision has been &C.
npyiug the attention Of the L ultsd States
.surt hare for qnite while. The srgu.
naents ware finished Yesterday and we're all
very able efforts; thai Of B. b. Uovsnsr. OF
Whee! gg, is said TO have been especially
, able. The yial OF tbs case has occupied
I "a days The prevailing opinion here
/ seems TO be that the jury will not DO able
10 agree.
Mails. railroads and telegraph linss are
/ sgsin in working order.
John boax have retired from setivs dnty.
II. z. DiIs has returned from - sxtsndsd
eastern zip.
L. s. Woodbridge. Of BslAirs, cams
down TO see Tie ruins
+. b. Loonis, OF thS harista Leader,
| xss In the city Thuysday. He, reports
Fart CT the Lssdsr of6cs tanned oysr. bui
rot badly aamA9sd