The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-02-16

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torn up for a short distance on the
Island,
| Nineteenth street, between Market
and Chapline, was also carried away,
the bank of the creek sliding into the
bed of the stream, and leaving
depression of several feet, reaching
clear across the street. Many of the
cross streets abutting on the creek
were also washed away for some dis
lance back from the bank, and on
the Soutil Side the streets touching
| the river were somewhat washed, and
lin Ritchietown and in the Sixth ward,
which we're inundated, great holes
are torn in the surface of the streets.
Many sewers are washed out and
badly damaged. There is a proba-
bility also that water and gas pipes
are much damaged.
MOVING IN.
A large proportion of those whose
homes were not carried away by the
water were preparing to return to
their dwellings, scrubbing and scrap
ing, and large number were already
domiciled in the houses which had
been under water few days before.
Such Sunday was never put in
before in Wheeling, and all the in
| habitants will fervently hope that
they may never see such another one
| in their lives.
THE ISLAND ON SUNDAY.
Yesterday afternoon the gates of
the suspension bridge were opened
for few hours and sightseers allow
ed to go to the Island. That portion
Of the city was the great objective
point for those desiring to see the
havoc that was wrought. For gen
eral chaos and confusion, that ward
surpasses any other portion in this
vicinity. The current there was ire
mendous and had it not been for the
many trees on the Garden Spot, it is
not likely house would have been
left The big trees formed breakers
against which the drift from above
lodged or was detected into the cen
ter Of the river. ass
| There were hundreds of people
that crossed the bridge yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of sight
seeing.
| The ladies were out in force and
tramped through the mud and over
| piles of wreck with an utter dsre-
gard of shoes and dresses. The
sights they saw were all terrible ones.
| Every hour some new case Of suffer.
ing or strange freak of the water was
! brought to light calling out expires
1 sions Of surprise and sympathy. In
/ all the houses in which it was safe
to be, people were cleaning out.
1 The mud on the floors was from 2
feet to 6 inches deep all over the
Island.
/ FREAKS OF THE Rood.
The number of houses actually lost,
in comparison with the number left
standing, is small. But fences were
| lifted from the ground and thrown
into all conceivable shapes and forms.
Twisted around houses. hanging to
lamp posts, in trees, on roofs, lodged
with barns and stables on the tops
ofsmaller houses. Out houses broken
and torn to pieces; upset aud on
their sides; fioated away and turned
upside down; dwellings in all i'm
aginable conditions and circum-
stances. If all were noted volume
coul d be written. But there was
much sameness, the only variety be-
4 ing the different and odd freaks of
position.
4 The Baltimore Il Ohio track was
covered with barns and onthouses,
which had to be removed before
engines coulk pass. The p, w. Il
KY. extension in places is jammed
with houses piled on each other to
a great height. eae
Near the Riverside furnace part of
the track had been lifted bodily and
twisted like wire, the rails being I'M
derneath. Down in the neighbor-
hood Of Bogg's run the food was at
its worst. All the white tenement
houses of the Benwood nail works
are gone.
II AS the river recedes the work oil
destruction is going on. Houses are
! topping over, falling on others. The
, B. & 0. had several large buildings
: across their tracks here, and were
! busily engaged pulling them off and
to pieces with log chains; while Their
gravel train was busy repairing the
TRACK for tho I;otopno of hale n vro;lo
, the ground having been washed away
. from under the ties. Sg@It
Ell FEARS FOR THE FUTURE.
t What the future may bring fortl
s in the shape of sickness is beyond
Imagination. What the future may
bring forth in the shape of heroism
and self denial is already known by
the past. The noble men and women
: humble though their circumstances