Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-18
STILL BADLY IN NEED
Over at Martins Ferry-Conditioa 81
Affairs.


Affairs.
Martins Ferry's supplies to feed and
keep warm her suffering, numbering near.
ly 1000 persons, are still very low and help
is much needed somehow. The town has
been more unfortunate than many other
towns hereabouts in being supplied by the
generous people Of our grand State. 'Tis
true, We have been remembered by the
country people and Cadiz, st. Clairsville,
Georgetown, Mt. Pleasant, Trenton and
other towns, but the contribu tions have
not been sufficient to accommodate u.s.
Between l,5O0 and 1000 poor women and
children are TO be provided for, and to do
this greater supplies are necessary. Mar
tins Ferry is unlike Bridgeport, Bellaire
and other places in the way OF access TO
to the richer parts Of the STATE, and on this
account has been neglected to q certain
extent. We have one railroad, the G. n p,
but the greater part VI this runs through
the uninundated towns aud country. We
have u pixies and the country people find
it exceedingly difficult to reach us at this
season OF the year. Bridgeport has . rail.
road and two excellent pikei running
through that futile country and untoucheI
by the flood. Bellalre has two
railroads going through the rich parts OF
the state that have not been effected by the
high water. These are some OF the reasons
why We have been unfortunate In being
supplied, q fact that should be remembered
by the good people OF the state. As yet,
We baye received no supplies from Colum-
bus, Cleveland and the larger cities, while
the metropolis OF the county, Bellaire. has
received car load upon car load, and now
sends out word that she has supplies In
abundance for the present. This Martins
Ferry, as YET, has not been able to do and
there are no prospects Of doing 1t. 1t 10
the wish Of the Relief Committee and
everybody else that we could do 80. At
the relief station there are . few
q few pairs Of boots and shoes, small
quantity OF old clothing and bedding,
several sacks OF -four, some crackers and
small smount OF bread, etc. When . hall.
starved woman with q family OF six or
eight children spplies for something to
eat, she is givea q couple loaves OF bread,
a little bit OF strong butter, some lard,
teveral potatoes and a little meet, barely
single meal for many families. Some fam.
ilies have procured more than they need
or ever had, but the number 10 few and far
between. Thus far the town has not re-
ceived onehalf the supplies 1t ought TO
have had. To supply nearly two hundred
persons who always enjoyed prosperity up
TO the visitation Of the calamity is no
small item, bnd our condition is worthy Of
The consideration OF all good people.
The number OF sufferers fed at CONNER
cial Hall has been reduced 10 twenty Gve.
The hall will he closed this morning after
breakfast. Yesterdays bill OF fare here
oil lad
fried shoulder, tomatoes, bread, butter aud
coffee. Dinner, baked beans, fried ham,
mashed potatoes, boiled r:ce, bread, butter
and coffee with cream. supper, boiled
potatoes, tom Itoe@. meat, bread, butter
and cofIee. The different mesls have been
gotten up in fret class style and the bill OF
fare has been good all along, much better,
some Of those In charge inform those US,
than they have as rule at their houses.
Dinner yesterday was especially good.
Since the hall Was opened the number Of
meals eaten here amounts 20 nearly 10000.
The relief station has IA el in charge Of
joel Wood, President; L. ID. Catteii, sec
-etary, assisted by Mrs w X. Eisou. Mrs.
Jas. Gray. Miss Hannah Bird and other
volunteer ladies' On Saturday ST. Clars.
Vile sent in eighteen racks OF -four and six
sacks OF potatoes; Colerain one barrel OF
apples and one package OF apple batter;
Bridgeport six packages Of bread and meat.
Harrisville one straw b d and James z
rbeaker bed clothing and meat.
DR.. A. X 01g received SIS from DE Witt
Hsnes, OF baltimore, Eor the Relief Fund.
A box OF clothing was received S'tur is
evening from James i. Clark, OF Grafton,
W. w., who has rented the store room un.
der the Hanover hotel for the Ohio suffer
els.
SsSeruous sanitary measures should be
tskss at once. The city should buy sew.
ersl car loads Of lime and ooperas for free
distribution. People should clean out
their cellars aud use lime in them and on
removed from the walls and burned. This
will prevent much sctness. You cannot
ne too csrefnl. The streets should he
clean, ind all vegetable matter removed.
rhese things should be done at once. Bet
ter crs:Dsge Is also necessary.
Al item q the food in our town has
ius; come to light, which deserves - be-
noticed. Thursday m0rninn, Wnen the
/ ACod YES ft its highest and our citizens
we're running TO and fro trying 10 organize
committees &c, Nr A q Campbell, one
/ ur Our quiet. rhobtru,'ve ahi best citi-
| zeDs, quietly to"k some fifteen or eighteen
Tom'D and c. ildrrn into the lecture room
| of ihe 4. 7. church and gave them . hot
breakfast Of cUTse, bread snd butter, &c,
oe fore The con- mnIittees we're resdf 10 act.
GENERAL CRY NEWS.
Mr. W,f. Clark, OF st. Clairsviiie, who
for msuy years has been toe mine host OF
| the National Hotel, st 81. CiairsyIlls. has
rented the Hanover Hotel here and will
ASSUME charge April 1t. Mr.. Clark IL .
gentleman in every sense Of the word and
will make success out Of the Hanover.
This We wish him.
On Saturday Rowan Bowman was en-.
esgtd in bringing . raft Of lnmbsr from
Weilsburg 20 this place, and just above the
blast furnace the Sam BroEn came siong
and ran into him. He had n skif, but
narrowly escaped from drowning.
sTbe Union Flint gIsss works will shortly
resume.
Billy McwilIiams ssys there vss more
water in the cellars this last time than In
1852.
Adam wsrnock leaves to-day on the
Diurnsl for Marietta to look alter some
friends who were flooded out
Hermsnn Grifith left on Saturday for
South Chicago TO work in the mill for Pail
Irwin.
A leap year party 10 on the t.pis.
On Saturday night Walter Sanders fell
down and bruised his fses ssvsrsiy.
No arrests have bssn msds inos Friday
mp 70 this writing. Sunday evening.
The Lsughlin mill viii 90 on to'day
week.
A new lamp bss been placed In front ef
the mayors ofics.
Harrison Bessis lost about 81 900 on his
keg snd barrel factory, no mention Of
which has been made.
An oyercoat wss left in the Standard
Glee Club room which the owner can have
By calling for Il
The Buckeye Glsss works wiz resume
one week from TO day.
The Board Of Health will meet today si
1 o'clock
Sone parts Of the inundated portion o!
| The city sre still very maddy. List even
| ing We walked down First street and y!
| must ssy that the only pasements eiesust
| are George Dsiiz's and L. Spsnes'a Prop
| .rfy osprrs s'nrg this street and othsn
should DOT siIos this.