The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-09
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The greatest suffering Is from hunger
and lack Of clothing. Some Of the people
visited yesterday were shiveripg, having
no change Of clothing and expecting none.
Yesterday as little girl was leaning out
the window Of q North Main street resi-.
dence, she saw baby fall from window
on the Island, and sank beneath the Hood.
Opposite the La Belle store the wooden
sidewalks still answer q purpose. Tied 10
the windows they make an excellent float
and are one oil the means OF communica-
ton. "r-'r-
Mr.. John Hoffman, ST., intends devoting
his whole time 10 the poor 10 day. lie has
neglected his business 30 far 10 10 so-and
has been Of incalculable service to the
suffering. H.I7#5TT
Mr.. Jake Altmeyer. Of Bsnwood, has
opened his heart aud house to tho sulIereru
by the flood. lie entertained seventy.two
people and yesterday came in Ills skin for
provisions. aW TTI' 4.
There was a report yesterday that Mr..
Joseph Seybold had picked up three bodies
ofinfants and one Of a woman, floating In tho
water. No verilca,ion oil the report could
be obtained. a@I .l',IH 80"
Mr.. John Brown, the photographer, has
made some excellent views Of the lood.
He got his family oil the Island in good
condition, aud they are quartered at his
art gallery. 0'l'I. IN
Mesars. Martin Friery, Caspar Ilennigap,
I. @. Adams, Johnny AiCAIanus, and
Charles Dailcr worked like Ttoians in
helping the Relief Committees In tho
Fourth and Fifth wards.
Mrs. Carr, widow, who cleans the pas.
senger coaches Of the Baltimore l. Ohio,
has lost everything. Her house was bodily
lil!ed from its foundation and now lies up
side down in front Of tho baltimore (
Ohio shops.
The frame straw building at Wagner's
paper mill, West Wheeling, was carried
away, and striking the large frame saloon
building on the Ohio side at Benson's ferry,
swept It with It, crushing it 10 a mass OF
shapeless driftwood.
| A great many chairs and umail articles
| OF furniture stowed in tho Thompson NJ,
=. church were carried away. Tho win.
dows Of tho church were broken BY the
channel wash and the furniture all carried
away by the current.
Council Adolph Fritz, Of the Eighth ward,
camped on tho hill. lie also came near
losing his vile. AS she was being helped
from tho window TO boat, she fell into the
river. Mr. Fritz plunged In after her, and
with difficulty succeeded in reaching safe
place.
At Philip Kunst's house, near Boggs'
Run, there were lG5 people, and they
we're nearly out Of provisions ut noon. AT
Mason's, near there, Is or 30 people were
quartered, and neighboriug house quar-.
tered 90. Several hundred people were on
the hill near tho coal works Of the Boggs'
Kun Mining Company, and had had no
food since Wednesday.
] Mr.. Anton Reymann was asked by a
friend Yesterday how much he had Lost,
swell" said he, II thought had les. a
great deal until l saw some Of the poor
people on on the South Side, who were
grateful to escape barely with their lives.
Then ! thought my loss was nothing at
all" This feeling was general those who
were the heaviest losers financially, doing
most for the destitute.
| 1t has been thought best to call
tho meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Of
the officers and members Of all the Lodges
OF tho city, for O'Clock this afternoon, ia.
stead OF in the evening. Therefore let all the
Odd Fellows Of the city be present, and
the Trustees Of the Odd Fellows Hall Asso.
citation are especially asked to be present,
80 substantial aid may be given in this
time of need and distress. Franklin Lodge
has already offered SlOOas her share, and
the handsome thing will doubtless be done
by the fraternity.
Among the many terrible experiences Of
the flood, one Of the most distressing was
that OF Mrs. Oscar Seeley. Mr.. Seeley was
absent at Steubenvilte when the water came
down. His house on the Island was sur
rounded, and Mrs. sseley and her four
small children were driven to the second
story on Wednesday night. They had
neither fire, light nor fuel. All night long
| the distressed mother screamed for help,
but her cries were unheard or UNDECIDED in
the general dismay. Thursday morning
they were taken of almost exhausted, and
have since been cared for by kind friends.
This is but one Of the many thrilling ed
ventures OF that dreadful night.