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

she IpupdaIion of the city Below the
Cr.Fk Known a. Centre wheeling
ana RiIehieIo~n.
At an early hour Wednesday morning
the T, siGents OF the South Side wer,
smszed to see the height the water haf
-.s,hrC during the night. The resident
IN Water, Main, Market aud Chaplain
srrteis Immediately commenced moving
heir iurnrture into the second stoci anC
hoe who lived in one story houses were
compelled 10 move out. The Eighth ward
is very low isud, especially so from Thirty
eighth street south. There the people
were rudely awakened at dsybreak With
the water pouring into the houses. The
scramble that followed beggars description
One gentleman remarked TO the reporter
thst be was an old resident of this city
srd never before had he witnessed Il
much
DISTRESS AND Loss or PROsrRrY
SIS was experienced here yesterday in that
portion cf the city. Those livisg on the
highest portion OF the ward went to the
r. sCue quite nObly and threw open then
homes TO the homeless. The large ware
houses, churches and stores opened their
doors and took in the poor peoples furni
ture. Beats Of all descriptions we're imme
distely brought into use, and in some cases
not n Onebt too SoOg. Several mercenary
palii-s. owners OF skiffy, commenced de
msI ding large sums OF money for the ust
| OF their hos's bat We are glad to state they
| did rot do q big business, owing To- the v:g
oTCus efforts Of the residents who were IN
safe quarters themselves coming to the
sufferers relief.
Carpenters were put to work making Hat
bottom skiffs, and Gil were finally taken
out of their partly submerged houses. One
n an remarked: Those mercenary mem
will always BE remembered by the people
ui this ward for their actions to-day, And
the REGISTER sincerely hopes they will
stick TO this a0d rene mber them well.
Coming north from the Eighth ward the
reporter found Ca'dwelps Run backed up
over Chspline and Eoff streets. Fortunate
" At this point very few people live near
the run, but those that did were compelled
10 yacate their houses and that in short
order. The water from the run slowly but
surely backed up Market and Main streets.
The residents along those streets did moi
sttemptto move out until nearly 2. NJ.
at which time the water had reached the
DUPrH Of OVER ForrY THREE FEET,
and such Q splstteripg and screaming as
took place removing the women and chill
drtn on imprOmptu RATS. quite a mum
Der If the RATS consisted Of only two boards
sEd The copss quence was many q female
,ook q sudden bath, which added to the
amusement Of the lockers on and conster
nation of the participants. Chief Dunning
hTd to remove his firemen and apparatus
of the Sixth ward 10 the Fifth ward house
about noon. The water drwneds the fires
out at the Belmont mill and caused the
wcrkmen 10 leave the works. At 7 O'Clock
Wsduss day evening the water had backed
mp Market street to Twerty-third and up
the streets running esft snd west nearly to
Cbspline street north of Twenty sixth
street The people were by this time al
most frantic: women aud children were
screaming ard the men were hard at work
with the few skitfs aud rails saving every
hing they could possibly get at. All along
Mater street from the creek sOrth the wa
ter ives in the first floors Of tie houces. Al.
ralhc Oh tie 7 & .. railroad was stopped.
IS in Te3iiiy sil other branches Of business
r the >"utCeTn portion Of the city. Las
rirht Hhse irg "reeE hSd backed up 81
high that all communication With th'
,oUfhsrT portion q! the city was cut oil *
cep. BY telephone. AT midnight reports
iron the Eighth Ward showed tls: the wa
ter had reached JscSo sire et and the peopl.
yer, fleeing IL he houses on ihs hill sPies
for safety, snd people living in two story
houses on that street wsre hari al work get
tirg their furniture into tie second story
4 repetition of This scene Was witnessed ~
all the wards south If the creek The vii
lsgss along me banks Of Wheeling creek
ai.u suffered by the high water.