The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-12
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rue Town In Pretty Fair Condition.
Work Nf rfcanipt. ET- -H.-=. =

rue Town In u Pretty Fair Condition.
Work 0fcicanins Up. ta
Inc condition OF Bridgeport yesterday waS
somewhat better compared with suuday.
ihe loss reported at first will not reach the
amounts then stated. Everything a, that
time was topsy turvy, snd The estlmatcs vera
slightly wild. nevertheless they are bid
enough. PtpSisions and articles Of clothing
have bsen coming III nt lively rate, aud no
osses OF distress unprovided for have bean
reported. The headquarters 10. tho reltaf
commit 60 nave bsen removed to the depot Of
tne ", H. W. road. Most OF th, stores aro
assuming their former appearances. md Ibs
deb1is is being renoyed from Tho sirsets ~
fast as possible. slI07 y. 80 80 .
THE WORST LICKING pLAcys. 81 .g
The greatest scene OF degradation Is along
the banks OF the creek, and up Pike s.,est.
From E'oaville down to .ne bridge the oyer-
turned houses lodged on ths baaks ia mic.
ture o. destruction and dislrtss hardly Wit
5essea in any otfer section. Soma CT the frame
oWelltpga have com 2leteiy collslsed, and
only mass Of debris is discernible. r. 1--5
rLoep FACTS.
D:. J. N. Todd, postmaster, has been one
oi tie 51alest workers.
The Standard mill pump was startled yes.
terday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The Koehnl;ne Bros. will only lcss $500 on
'nelr ice houses ana S3GO on their GOA! bank.
Tha postot'ica was thoroughly cleaned ont
yesterday, aud the delivery o! msil will
begin today. f-.sll - II !,
John +. Richardson, toll collector, was one
o. mo hardest workers and did what he could /.
disinterestedly. - - ''s = :,
The Sunday school libraries OF the prtshy-
ierian aud NJ. E, churches we're both cnir.
aged irreIarably. ~ - -
VIII koshnline, Of kcahu,;ao Dro,,, ice
dealers, wss iriured il tae foot by having Is
pierced with ali fes HOOK 1ss- -. =.
a. Bsanum 4 Sens, whsfasfie 3Eroocers. (
mace Inc tirst deposit in the tNi.!Dp al kaus
yesterday, amountinI TO- 81 f03s IL. =5l 4
Mayor Junkins has bsen w+rking night and
day, together with tbs relief committee In
supplying tho wants Of tho suffering. ! )
The pump Of tbs at Ia mil! was kspt going
all through the foo., d sd tt1i. fact i3 uno,her
Gather in tho cap Of W. J. Hosrel!, tho
engineer. = - Z.
John Lyona, the wounded tramp, at the
Riverside Hotel, is progressing ii ely. aud
"ou!u Sh Ee the mud OF Bridgeport from his
seet II he could get train.
Two Youngsters were Walking down the
railroad smoking pipes, and when asked why
they were indulging In such luxury they To-
Piled that as they had hGd nothing 10 cat
theg were compelled TO smoke.
The reported loss of tho First National
bank In valuable papers wa1 erronent,s.
ineir total loss viii! hsrd!y amount 10 5000,
taSp Nf A., '
to the building. Tho bank was trsnssctine
ouslneas yesterday. =
When tho waters were beginning to sut-
side MI. Ad Tallman rowed Ray. N, p B.all
TO the Presbyterian church 10 sea how ,h;nps
looked In there When Rsv. Bcell eot inside
his exclamation wHs "Wby here are ali my
sermons dry?' Mr. Ta!imans reply was.
wen, il they are sB dry now rs they were
before the ilood they are DRY enough" I''