The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-09
HITCiIIErOWS.
Tie hcane Of btvestatton NJ tho Ex
tIelnN south End.

that on the Island. The river ia a swoole
Amssm, sweeping through what onco wu
n populouB valley, and shos Ing only houa
roofs and tree tops above the wharves, an
having for ita banks the sides Of the hill.
Alopg Boggs' run from the coal works /
the river, the work Of destruction ia pa,
ticularly complete. Houses belonging t
Wm. Whiteman, Mrs. Eseling, Mr.. Fuhl
stick. Mrs. Hydinscr, Conrad Cmlwjy
an unfinished house in lIydinger's add
ton, IIorkheimsr Brothers tannery, Hen
ry Nulte's house, two small houses be
longing TO llorkheimer Bros., and innu
merable stables and ou.houses were swep
away, overturned or tipped from tl,ei
foundations, and twenty or twenty-five
cows we're drowned, most OF them belouge,
to paople who pan lily afford to losp them
II. W. Sehrabp, the grocer, lost all hi
goods, and his ware house and corn Grill
filed with provisions, was tloated away.
George Reese, grocer, loses all his s!ocl
that VIII hot ssaad the water
NlB. Lautry siso had her Whole stocl
ruined, ~ well ~ Joseph lleidinger, OF
Jacob, south Of Forty.third street. Adolpl
Friz suffered heavily also,
THE NERD CT BREAD.
The South Side has been the great su!
ferer by this il,od. The Island lost heavi
ly, but the Inhabitants were nearly al
comparatively able to take care OF them
selves. At least they were all able 10 cont
over into town and get something to eat
Bat down ia the Eighth wsrd gaunt van
and grim famine can be seen everywhere
Yesterday people actually cried for bread
Ye! all tina. could he done was done. The
water was falling slowly, and the few boa,E
out were going hither and talther as fast az
willing hearts and strong muscles could
drive them. Houses were gone, turned
over, broken loose from foundations
In truth the water seems
10 have INDUCED in the widest and most
unhear1 OF libertiea. Boats passed filled
with bread and provisions and were hailed
from nearly every house. Men aud VIC
men leaned from windows aud begged fol
bread, while the children cried and were
hushed ty their stronger minded parents.
Farther down in Ritchie-lown the iamished
people rushed ont into tho water, seized
the bread handed to them autl gnawed it
like wild animals, while others begged
them for Gods take 10 give them some.
thing to cat. At Hobbs, B.ockun.
Ter 4 Co.'s glaes works three
or four hundred people were housed and
crowded and Iammed, pushed and showed
to get to the door Of the distributing room.
The relief provisions we're gone all too
soon. Mr.. VIM. Leighton, jr., ordered per-
sonally all the bread that the bakers could
give. 1t was gone in.nearly twinkliny.
Late! in the day, Mr.. William Haudlan
arrived with load Of provisions, two bar.
rels Of crackers and large cheese from
Handlan 4 Hals!ead. Messrs. Robert Phil.
lips and Noise, helped by Officer ksrl and
private watchmsn Sullivan distributed the
provisions as quickly as possible, they were
soon all gone.
FEEDING THE HUNGRY.
Another relief wagon arrived; the crowd
at the door seemed to be ss large as ever.
BlskeIs were filed; Mr.. VIII Brady and
Others joined in and helped; coats were
taken OIL. One man came in, "My house
is split in two; haven't had anything to
eat for three days, and my all is gone" He
was soon satisfied and went of. A little
girl crowded in the door, messenger from
eighteen people who wero Starving. A
sick woman lay over in another room, and
some crackers were laid inside for her. A
messengerarrived from Ritchietown whom
Squire Mix had cent mp ior more food.
Breaj, bread only. But uteverything WAS gone.
The telephone was brought into use. Cap
tain Bennett vas asked to hurry up food.
The hungry people still waited at the door,
bnt too soon the word was given out,
Everything is gone and you must wait till
mcrning"
In tue meantime willing hands had been
taking as much care as possible Of those
bound in their houses. The relief boat
started out with load Of provisions. An
INTELLlGENCER man went along. The
Eighth ward school building was the first
point touched. Fourteen families were
sheltered here. Coffee, bread, meat and
coal we're handed out TO Mrs. Beck, the
jani,ress Of the building, who returned the
empty basket with the words that each one
had seized npon what they could. Hunger
knows no generosity.
Private houses were visited. In some
places coties only was wanted; in others
provisions generally.
FoRLoRN CROWDS.
The German Evangelical Protestant
church was touched and the most forlorn
looking people came to tho windows. They
were too high up 10 be taken out in skifls.
No fire, no coffee, nothing but crackers and
water. There they ahivered and the COM
declared they should have some
coffee il he had to use force 10 have it
made. Eleven people were there.
The Eighth ward hose house WAS filed
with several families, and Tom Rose had
just gone out for bread. Up by the Eighth
ward school house the provisions ran out
and nothing but promises could be given.
1t was promised that help would be sent
this morning, and it behooves the cemmit-
tee to sec that additional force is sent
uOWu tuele. cuty Ahlullleb Chupeu on Tue
hill last night. Tho B,ggs Run Mining
mine WAS filled with people
while tho tew private houses were crowded
with children and women, the men stand.
ing the nigh: outside by fires.
MI. Joe Stewart, Of 9S Fourteenth street,
and Mr.. J. G. Shul!ze, together with crew,
have handled the pleasure boat Nettie
since the beginning Of the food. Nothing
has been charged by these gentlemen and
they have done noble service. s@,
HORSES AND CATTLE DROWNED. .
The Citizens Railway Company had a
number Of horses drowned in their stables,
which were in water 10 the second floor.
All the small houses along the hillside
here. most Of them with but one room, are
crowded to sufocation. p
August Fisher, at the corner OF Forty
fourth and Woods street, had his wood.
working machinery lost and all bis lumber.
Martin Fisher, the butcher, had a large
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