Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-08
A ROY DROWNED.
Inundntion, DesoIation and Suffering
on the South Side.

To say that any particular change took
place in the relative position OF the already
much submerged portion of South Wheel
ing from midnight until daylight yester-
day morning would certainly be false. 1t
is true, however, the water was a few feet
higher, but this did not materially elect
the situation Of affairs.
The policemen in the southern portion
did noble work during the entire night Of
Wednesday and nearly the whole Of yes
terday, in fact until every family in danger
was moved to a place of supposed safety
The river extended from hill to hill, below
Thirty-seventh street, and those living in
hat submerged district were compelled to
TAKE TO THE II LIS
and plough through the mud to the houses
ucrth of this district. which were only
partly surrounded with water, by the as
sistance of RATS succeeded in finding a
shelter. The water surrounded the Eighth
ward school house in which one hundred
men, women and children had found a
refuge.
A very sad accident happened in the
S xth ward yesterday afternoon by which
family lost well grown boy, who was a
great assistance in supporting his parents.
The boy. while on raft at the corner Of
Twenty fourth and Main street,
FELL OFF AND WAS DROWNED.
He was a son OF Mr.. Haverstick, well
known man in that ward.
At Hobbs, Brockunier Il Co, g glass works,
over two hundred homeless people found
Sheatsy, and were assisted By the kind
E4sightefs>. who furnished them with all
manner of,comforts, which they could
spare.
The flOod,s& &tsnds from Twelfth street to
the extrenie puthern portion of the city
on Main stfeet, and on Market from
Twenty serShd street to ths terminus OF
fhis street. Chspline street is under water
fpomJohn Millsr's grocery store, midwa
between Twenty-thiri and Twenty.fourth
streets, to the southern line OF the city.
Eofr street is also covered from Twenty.
fifth street to the terminus Of the city. To
give our readers slight idea OF the depth
of the water south of Thirty-irst street, is
that the water has reached the second floor
of the Pottery. Along La Belle street the
water is from eight 10 ten feet ceep. On
Market and Main streets, bstwean Twen'
| tieth and Twenty fifth street. the water i:
| in the second stories of all the houses
The Belmont Mill Company was compelled
to place all their nails in freight cars tc
protect them. The current was so strong
along the east bank of the river that two oI
the P. w. & Ky. freight cars loaded with
nails foated off.
Mr.. Rempke and wife, accompanied by
five children and a small baby, who re
SIDED south of Thirty. street, were
compelled to take TO the hills wednesday
night and were
| UNABLE TO GET BACK
70 any habitation until last ev
eniug. During all of thit time they were
without mouthtul of fosd. The reiie
committee found them in an almost fam
he'd condition and Immediately placed
them in one OF the school houses and gayt
them plenty to eat.
The policemen experienced great trouble
in getting skiffs and RATS, men owning thu
beats refusing, in some instances, to give
the IN up until fabulous sum would bt
paid for them, Captain Bennett, hearing
Of this, notified his officers to take an
mesps in their power to rescue peoplt
from the submerged houses. The officers
in q great many instances. in this end o
the city, were compelled to use force to
procure skiffs and RATS to take people on
of the houses. The homeless people wer'
loud in theiI prsise of the kindness expert
spced by them from their more fortunate
ueigbbors In many instances q house o
only three rooms would contain two, thre:
and some time four families. all crowdeC
together in the three rooms. This vii
show our readers just what hospitality eI
isted among the residents whose home
not submerged. The only
REAL TROUBLE ExPERIEScED.
was the lack of sufficient bed clothing fo
them to sleep during the night. A larg
number of houses have foated away and Ii
many of them were the entire fortunes o
the hard working residents. Many fami
lies escaped from their homes with nothin
but the clothes upon their backs, and Ii
these extreme cases it was these house
that aoa;ed 0T Or collapsed. which vii
mslls the suferiae snd distress all the NOR
keenly experienced Sy these poor unf0rtu