The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-11
THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.

Mayor Y. A. Junklns appointed the iol'
lowing relief committee: A. B. Tallman,
Wilbur Tallman, DR.. John Cooke, Joseph
Harris and Rev. Bsall. This committee,
together with Mayor Junki1s are doing all
they can to relieve the sufferers. The head.
quartera for the distribution CT the food are
at S. a. Juakins' grocery and the Cleye.
land, Loraiu & Wheeling depot, in Kirk.
wood.
Tho country people baye responded
nobly, wagon load after wagon load ar
irving with provisions. Mr.. L. G. Evans,
Of Emerson postoiiice, between MouuI
Pleasant and Harrisviile, was in Jurkins'
store yesterday afternoon whea reporter
was PRESENT and stated that the people III
that neigbborhood had lots OF eatables Oh
hand and were sending them to the RELIEF
Of the sufferers wherever they heard Of
them. Mr.. Evans said he would be do1n
to-day With another wagon load OF pro.
visions.
The order in Bridgeport has been excep.
tionally good. Some strangers from the
country, who came to town to see the sights
were disposed to DO disoyderly, but they
were quickly squelchel.
Some parties broke into the bar room o!
the Riverside hotel late Saturday night
and stole the wines and whisky in the
place.
TIE Losses.
It is impossible 10 stale the actual losses
but IRON what could be gathered the fol
lowing are those who suffered The most;
Samuel Wooicocl, hardware. 50 600
George Stewart, bootsand Shoes, $500. The
Postoflice property waa all saved, having
been removed 10 place OF saieiy before
the waters reached it. S. Open.
heimer, clothing, suffers o les:
Of about $500; Bowie & Deems
drugs, occupying Frank Zmmer's old
stand, lose $500; James McCoanaughcy
notions, $1,000. Adam Eoe1ls's house, oc.
cupied by five families, lies catccned ID
the creek, but can DO put into i;R old posi-.
ton. The loss will DO about S, 900. His
stable isalso in bad position. r. X. Nc
Conahey, tdrugs, loses about $1,000
Frank Robinson, tobaccoaist, Bustains q
large amount Of damageto his stock. Leo.
pold Neugert, Rive.side' hotel, 5000 lsaac
Conway, tobacconlst, 500; James Dun.
eau, grocer, $1,000; A9penzeitcr 4 Rempe,
clothiers, $500. The Imperial hote! has
been damaged to q email extent enly.
H.ll's livery stable wes pretty thoroughly
cleaned OF its contents. Charlie Miller'c
loss on his billiard tables and FALCON fix.
lures will nearly approach Sl,500.
A. S. Smiths grocery 1oattd of lis moor.
ing for short distance, but wns finally
anchored, and can be put back without
much difficulty. The COMPANY Btable'
Aosted away aud lodged against tho Kirk
wood bridge. -t. fj's. '1s.a
s. A. Junkina. dry goods and notions,
loses $500; A. BrauuE & Sons, wholesalo
grocers, $1,000; Firat National bauk sui.
fercd in damsgn to valuable papers; Z. r.
Rhodes & Co., flour mill, loss about s., 900,
the damage being confined mainly to wheat
and machinery.
LOST LUMBER. ~ .5s
r. J. Bsggs &Sons lost considerable lum.
Der. A BOOM was made on Bank street,
but the curren. was too strong and it final.
" broke the lumber ilaatipg OF
with tho tide. Smith & ( Sons,
flour mill, loae about 5000 in
wheat; George Medill, dry gooGs, 81 600.
The frame houses at the north end Of the
kirkwood bridge have fallen, and are low
lying in the water. NJ. J. Tiernan, Kirk
wood, loses about $500. Sy T.
The railroad bridge leading to the G. &
?. freight depot has been wrecked, and
lies in the bed OF the run.
The Alma iron works escaped without
injury, and the Standard mill only suffered
slightly.
The report that The wooden bridge had
been carried away originated from the fact
hut q bridge ofabout tho san1e,1iza was ssou
floating down the river on Thursday. Al
though lis position was vary precatioas It
the flood without serious dam.
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