Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-10

twep Iy-six inches Of reaching the sidewalk
at the corner OF North Front and Zane.
By IL o'clock the muddy tide had adj
vsnced full square eastward from south
Huron street, and South York street was
only passable to skiffs from Delaware
south 10 the orchard. In the alley be-
tween Virginia and Ohio streets the water
penetrated to within fifty yards OF south
broadway, next to South Penn, the highest
tborOughfare south OF Zane street. On the
east Side Of the Island the water had flowed
ncthwsrd through the orchard to the line
of Virginia street, while at the corner OF
Zane ard North Front ii WIS within tea
inches of the sidewalk. The inhabitants
Of "Stonetown" were by this time in
ArRULY DEPLoRABLE CONDITION.
soutb Front was only passable to pedestri.
ans far as Captain McLure's residence, and
az The new Fair Ground gate the water va,
seven or eight feet deep. Ali Of that part
OF lie Island north Of Zsne street was still
dry, and the confding inhabitants were In
clined to think they would escape.
Shortly after noon Wednesday the water
crawled over Zane street at North Front,
and slso Just west Of the strest car stables,
and ran up Virginia street to south
Broadway. The lower part OF this latter
street had q foot Of water on it at this time
and the exodus OF the inhabitants began IN
earnest. Vehicles of all descriptions we're
pressed into service, often at exhorbitani
rates, and scores of men worked no TO their
VISITS in ice-cold water rescuipg their fam
lilies and household goods from che general
ruin. The excitement and anxiety in other
psrts of the Garden Spot had by this time
given way to genuine alarm, and verita-
ole panic ensued, an endless procession Of
wagons being rapidly filled with portable
property snd started en- route TO this city
and safety. Three O'Clock Wednesday az
tPrnoCn saw
LESS THAN A SQUARE
OF Virginia street under water. Zane street
was inundated for q squsi Q or more On each
end. North Front street was Venetian
canal, and the cross streets south OF Nir-
ginia and between that street and Zane
we're nayigsb.e for steamboats,. The suffer
ing, discomfort and misery was something
ipdescribable, and many citizens were
almost ready to give way to despair. The
steady doSppour Of rain continued and
ceased not. and the rising Of the water went
or as though the covering OF the housetops
wss the task il WAS bent on accomplishing.
Over at least two-thirds of the territory OF
the Seventh wsrd was submerE<C, ar% the
weary, wet and disheartened householder
sought in vain for dry spot whereof to
rest the sole OF his boot.
At dark Wednesday evening the scene
begaared description. Il seemed that there
could not be q bslf-dczsn acres OF dry land
left, and in streets where there were no
signs Of water at noon -citizeus houndered
about knee dsep, still engaged in the work
of rescue. Virginia street was entirely
submerged, with the exception OF about
fifty yards at the intersection OF South
Penn, ana Zane street was almost as bad.
The territory north Of Zane street was
non -comstable, but rumor pictured its
condition as almost as bad as tine northern
part The cross streets were out OF sight,
and the few people who had not lett for
town looked hopelessly on at the rising
water. Where it would stop no man pre-
tended to predict, ard all that could be
done wss TO stand and look look on with as
much resignation as could be summoned.