The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-12
FLOOD ITEMS.

The food in the Ohio exceeds any
ever known before.
At Bellaire on Thursday morning the
water was in the second story of the to-
bacco ware house and going steadily up
at the rate Of six inches an hour. The
cars on the B z. & C. Railroad were all
under water. The C. & p Depot, near
the old Globe House, was entirely under
water.
Darlington, this county. on Friday,
was almost entirely submerged from
front street to LoBENsTEIN's tannery at
the rear Of the town.
Cochransville, the first bottom in Sar-
dis, and Baresville, all suffered terribly.
At Cochransville, this county, 25
buildings were swept away on Thurs
day. SRAI's large store house was of
the number, At that time the water was
fifteen feet higher than ever known be-
fore. On Friday every house in the
town had been carried away, except a
church and tobacco house.
On Saturday it was reported here that
parties on the river had counted 1000
houses floating by since the food CON-
menced.
! Clarlngton was under, water, except
the buildings on the high ground in the
rear of town.
| We have had no papers later than
those printed on Monday, the 4th inst,
to this writing, Saturday, therefore can
only give reports rs we receive them
from persons who have been along the
river.
Darlington.
At Clarlngton the water was up to the
second floor OF JACOB RoEMER's store.
Two houses near the mouth of the creek
we're carried of BooTH's hotel on VS.
ter street. was under almost to the top
of<the second story.
G L. THLER's loss In his store is es.
timated at $4,000.
B. II MALLORY had several hundred
bushels of.wheat flooded his loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
j. W. McKMMIE's loss from damage
to his Drug Store is large.
JACOB RoEMER's loss estimated at
$1,000; damage to store goods.
BoorH's warehouse, stable and kltch-
en- foated from their foundations.
Many small frame buildings in the
town foated of their foundations, but
we're caught and anchored by being tied
with ropes.
The damage to the buildings, goods,
provisions and household effects will
probably reach 100000; perhaps more
Mr. w. v. WALTON returned from
Darlington on Saturday and furnished
Us the following news from that place
JOHN FIsH's, CHAs THOMAS, JOHN and
PETER RoEMER's, Mr.. BRAoEr. Topp's
shop, ToM KIRKBRIDE, BILLY LoBEN-
STEMS meet shop, LEWIS NORRIS, MES
sERLY's tailor shop, WM. RUTTEa's two
houses, Gro. NEwHousE, Mrs. KoEHL.
BURN and CHRIS BRoSTrGAM's houses are
of their foundations.
B 3. MALLORY, Mrs CoLLIss, LAWN
LOUIS, Widow BusKlRK, Mrs. MAY and
sruKEY's houses moved partly from their
foundations.
Mrs. SrEENRoD's kitchen floated of,
and DAVID RuBLE's house broke in two
pieces.
BooTH's warehouse foated out into
the street between McKIMMIE's and Hu-
BAoHER's stores. Their stable lodged
between DANKwERrH's and DR.. WAL
roN's dwellings.
Two houses Of W. T. HuRD's, teue-
ment house Of CHARLES LoBENsTEIN and
RUBEN THOMAS shoe shop and stock
went off down the river.
Forty stables and other out houses
foated away.
URPMAS lost six barrels of -four and
other articles from his warehouse.
The following persons owned pianos
which we're ruined by the water: G. l.
TYLER, Mrs CooHRAN, ]. KAIBFLIEscH,
GEO. LAINsi. Capt. THOMPSON, CHARLES
CEAMER. Or. HABERMEHL and HENRY
HABERMEHL
SAMUEL TscHAPPAr, Drug and book
store under water and loss heavy.
The loses to business men in the town
ro oet; m atad an follovs.