West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-22

ront Of the outgoing flood may cause u.my
buildings 60 topple. 4 serious calamity
occurred Yesterday morning, when a row
oi building at the CORNER of Pearl and
Ludlow streets, crashed down and buried
the inmates beneath the debris. An
alarm was turned i'm hrd the
are department responded, and worked
h"roically TO rescue the unfortu.
mates under the ruins, and succeed
Sd IN getting ont number. The
dead, as reported hy the rescued resi-
dents OF the houses are: John W. KYLE,
Maud Elis, Mary Il. Golfer, James Ogden,
herhnNrdt w Wochukcr, Mrs. n. Woehn.
ker, lhos. Burke, MIS-, rLos. Burke, Thos.
iurkc'S two children. The buildings were
all three-storN briCk, The corner two,
numbered l21 and l2o East Pearl, were oc-
'Upl'd 10y john II. Orstcr, who had saloon
ana restaurant on the first floor and kept
hourder- above. The first floor had been
abandoned ON account of the high water,
nud p"stcr and his family were ON the floor
above All day yesterday thousands OF
pcopie crowded Third and Ludlow streets,
anxious 10 get glimpse Cd the scene OF the
t'illulc disaster, \ large force OF mon
WITH sklhS were busilV engaged I'm taking
out ihe household effects ot the occupants,
ana although nearly all the dead bodies
were visible, but three were taken out OF
IA" ruins up 60 three o'clock yesterday uf-
tcrnoon. The others could not bc removed
ON account oi being partially covered with
thc debris, Those found were Mr. and Mrs.
b"rnhordt W No'hnkcr, who resided i'm the
building No, ~, aud Maud Ellis, "a domes
tr employed 10y tho kNlcs i'm The house
adjoining No. 10. The former wcr,
lounu together I'm bed, and
wore evidently smothcrcd to death, as their
bodies were not In tho least dishgured
Mr.. Nochnkcr was suffering terribly with
ih' umoiism, and when the crash came hc
was unable TO move. Shortly after ten
o'clock last night the Central avenue front
lcll out OF the largo four-story buildiug ON
the northwest corner of Central avenue
anu second street, The middle section of
thc wall ioll outward into tho street, aud
carried with ~ the floors four rooms hnck.
tele was no one I'm the building at the
time, although Jim Bolnnd the Waterman,
had marrow escape, ho having left the
place not five minutes before. Only a few
days ngo Mrs. Elizabeth Bolts aud George
Hammond, who were washed out hy the
Hood, stored their furniture I'M the place,
nearly all Of which went down nm the ruin.
Inc rear portion Of No. ~ Public Land.
| ing lrll in last night. Two women aud "a
child were rescued. Councilman REYNOLDS
refused 20 leave. "Andy's" saloon, at the
| northwest corner Of Second and Sycamore,
~ momcntarily expected 70 fall
down. business house ON the
south side Of Pearl, between Main aud SyC,
nmore, rs in imminent danger OF caving.
N'w cracks are showing themselves i'm the
broadway Hotel, aud the situation is lee
coming more serious hourly.
NEWPORT, Ky, February lG.-As the
waters recedc preparations arc being mndc
| 10y those whose houses are nearest to the
! high water mari, for the cleaning out Of
/ their dwellings, aud for repairing things
| generally Already parties can be seen,
/ armed with hoes, brooms, hammers, etc .
/ ready 10 commence work. The wants of
/ l5iOO people were supplied yesterday at
/ lir spup-housc. There were dis
| ulluted among the needy
/ from this establishment 10000
/ loaycs Of bread, , 200 pounds Of mont, I 800
| gallons of soup, and l.2JO gallons of cofTes.
There are scNcnty-twO persons being taken
/ care of in the basement of the ST. Paul f.
/ T.. Church 10y the Ladies' Sewing Society
! ana the Ladies' Relief Union. Most OF
| these are people who were driven even
/ from tine second story of their dwellings by
/ the cncroachmouts OF the flood. They np-
/ pear TO be well satisfied. Two sewing ma
| chimes are kept constantly run.
! hovc sought shelter, while others
/ do hand sewing in the max
| ing mp Of flannel garments and dresses, not
| only for themselves, but for others. a lit
/ tie siX-ycur-old girl called an the Light
| company Office yesterday and handed to
| Nj. hawthorne a toy bank, saying: There,
/ llr. hawthorne, ls some money / saved up.
] guess the poor people who have no homes
! need ~ more than / do" Her savings
II.
! Taylor ha, caused the furniture of ten dif.
! icreHt households TO bc stored away w her
/ elegant mansion. The lady very thought
! fully sent word 90 families as She noticed
! the water coming that il they desired they
/ could store their furniture in ber house tu.
! ul after the water subsidies.
SnAwNEErowN LII, February I5.-SA.M.
| The river rose six inches during the past
/ twelve hours. TIE telegraph Office is i'm.
ynded and communication was cut of SOW.
/ cral hours. The Instrument were removed
/ 10 the -ccOud-story Of ncighbOring build.
/ lu g., and mo- trouble in future Dr. expected,
/ unless tbc poles uro washed away and the
/ wires break between here aud the high
] lands. one house was Carried nv,ny from
/ it- foundation this morning aud nYafod or.
] several foundations have given way, and
/ houses arc leaning and likely To give way
I any moment Should wind uti-c, great
/ destruction boo this direction is inevitable.
/ hiI, back of town where many citizens are
/ ouranped. The colony is vol
/ proFi-ioued, but fuel i- scarce,
\ aud there arc several cases of
! serious sickness. SO formal appeal for aid
/ has vet been made, bat mucn assistance
/ viii bc needed Several families who in-
/ tented iO remain during tuc food are pre-
/ pairing 10 leave. business is entirely su-.
\ pended nnd Ilremain so for several days.
l Iuo situu'iOu uf tuiOufpNu grows more ec.
| fiola hourly. Many inhabitants hnvc do.
serted iurIr houses and gone tO places 0J
sni'tE. Those VINO rcmuiu uIo living iu
/ second stories. TIC suW" is true rf Casey.
/ FIIIu, We .lu, tayc-iu Rock md two .r
mado = 5Ie.cu John b.yls pork house. I'm
which dozen 0I moro families have taken
refuge. bur It IIcs just north ~ the north
I"ve"t over which The current is so swift
itat oars mnn "r.o un1u.eto stem 10 force.
In' porE-hnl. is .irpu-IF built, hut .fs po.
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