The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-12
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Bcnson's ferry began makinyt.ips Sundsy
landing on this side al the upper end G.
Gravel Hill, the fasthest place up at which .
ianting could be made. On the other sidt
passengers we're landed at the street cal
stables. The houses abovo Gravel Hill srt
nearly oil gan. At the br'tk house on th
river baak near Mer IS, a frame cottage hu.
landed, right s;deup. ,~
The G. d 2. track was not covered below
West Wheeling for come distance, and trsint
may run 10 Mar.iu's Ferry to-day. An en-,
g.re want up that for Sunday, stoppiup ia
pull OF all distractions, but could rot ye,
back. It stopped at thu street car crossing
above Gravel Hill, as the track wus found
unsafe Just below on the waters edge.
The baltimore aGd Ohio engines have to
I'LL their tanks with bAcke.s. The @. b P,
engines hhye clear whter that was put In
their large tubs before ths lood.
A great masy' Bstnesyille people were iu
town yesterday. hsving come along with the
sappiies they have sent so liberalIy. AL
the county has mado Beilaire in uoht te
them. ~ ra'sr
woRsE THAN REpogrEn. ...
The de,ti.ction was found yesterday 10 be
even greater tban had b,en reported, tbs
very ones who needed help the most, being
those who ure in the background A nun,
Der In cas- 1ete found nearly starved, and
sevsrel Gare dangerously sick Ous wcuau
could not ba moved With safety,
1t is repor!el that soma persons have
ca rtea word to the country districts thu,
Bellnire wns nos In neod Of nothing more
ihat IL most unfortunate. Much too, IL be.
ing distributed from hero to other bna[Ier
places where help can only come from out.
sids. -
A general rule TINT thoss being regularly
led by the committees must come for their
own meals, cat sad aoms distress In cases OF
sickness. until exceptions were made In well
known instances.
A Mrs. B.ker and her daughter ara sick In
W. Talimun's office, opposite McGreruf's
hardware store. Her daughter Ia low with
pL pLeuMonis.
Tha Benwood ferry h,st Ia making occa.
sionsl trips in aid OF those in inaccessible
places.
Some OF the cars in the Cleveland & Pitts.
bursa yard were Il .ated high enough 10
draw the pins out Of the trucks aid lei the
wheels run out OF place. -
Some OF tho large s'rAw ssacks caught here
served pioe!y to supply beds 10 SONS Of the
most needy,
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a large accumulst on OF Western Uniou
dispatches, that had been received at offices
in Bridgeport snd Wheeling, were brought
here and distributed yesterday. Some OF
them made amusing reading now-nearly a
week old. 1g..1 ~
P.,T Kings South Bellsire store was
much damaged by waler and the goods were
offered yesterday at half prizes !. the upper
l,ore, when auch crowds biockadsd tbo r doo,a
thar force had TO be usel TO keep a!l out
but lew ut a time. i5g -
A mother, hersslf far goae with cousump.
tl,n, was iound with Six caildsnn in Il car
near the 3. Il O.. stock pens yesterday.
The back water wss out 10 the ford just be-
low WallRce's dsm, on thu crock, above the
mill. Some OF the paop' on he low bottom,
had no sk'!f., ldom having Q ,ongh water
TO use them, anu had 10 build ,!ts to pet In
high ground I1I-'. :" " y
Anxious irquirers were at the Western
Union Telegraph Offices ull day Yesterday
trying ta mad some way to send mes,a2es ash.
Ing about friends above and be,oy, Nc
communication ooull be had, however. .r.
cept by messenger to Wheeling. l'f
dispatch Was received yes.ey3. ". an.
nouncing that help wou,d DO sent tc.dsy
from Mantfi Id. by the Richlaud Irsursnct
company; Slen in cash also comes from there
farmtra from this ne'ghboshood cams IL
with iour horse wagon loxd OF provision,
yesterday and Will be down sgala to-day
Word was sent from nearly every town anc
village in the conaty ot help on the way
and much 60. '.ere yesterday. Every,h!u,
y being done TO insure economical dtstrihu
ton and use Of the food and clothing. q In
z; Tho First Na.loral Bank yesterday coz
sributed $500 10 tho relief fund. ~
a public meeting yesterday la!d out p, a,
Tor fading oas the namss aud altua.ion Of al
receiving .help aud arrange ior supplyinl
sorts Of imposition. 53 M = =, =, : = =
The two school buildings In tho Fifth war