Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-18
At Nartfu's Ferry.

Capt VIM. Hoge is 81 years cid; saw the
'32 flood and remembers it very well. o:
it he says: "At that time resided at Mt.
Pleasant and came down to Warrenton
hill to see it. Then it had backed up to
Little Short creek, distsnce OF two miles,
and was up against the Wsrrenton hill.
Warrenton was submerged, and l saw a
great many buildings floating down. At
that time WarrentoR WAS q great CONNER
cial point, shipping flour and grain to
many points along the river. saw Thos.
Shannon's warehouse full of -four float
away, and much other -four was carried
away from here. People were all out of
their houses and that town lost heavily.
Many Mt. Pleasant and other people living
back in the country came down to see the
river. There was great deal Of excite.
ment."
Mr.. JOHN FENNIMoRE
in speaking of the food of 1882 said: At that
time | was working in flour mill which
stood on the site Of the Sweeney foundry
in North Wheeling | was partner with
a man named Jenkins and was firing.
worked till II O'Clock at night and remeul.
Der of the water rising very rapidly on the
night Of the 18th Of February. | put
down q mark several times with q stick
and every time | went to look at it ii was
gone. / went home and went TO bed. A
man named David Stailey was boarding
with us at the time. In the morning my
wife awakened US up aud told us to hurry
out and look at the river. We got up and
saw numerous houses, hsystscks, etc.
floating down, and great excitement pre-.
vailed. The water was at the highest point
On the 18th and l4th and people thought
it would cover the whole town. The l4th
was Stailey birthday and on that account
be did not intend to work. but be went
down town and bad to help his brother
move TO save his furniture.
MRS. NANCY zISE
at the time of the 80 food lived at Norris
town. Her husband came down and saw
il. She resided in the two-story brick she
now lives in on First street at toe time of
the 80 flood, and Of il says: I'VE built
here in "a, making the fourth house in
Martins Ferry. When We came here all
of the town was in a whest field We
boarded the men that built the Parks
House, and Mr.. Hardgrave bad Just built
the house Tommy Greer lives in. The
food Of 80 came. l remember il we'll.
The water came into our house. 1t was up
10 the mantel," showing the REGIsrER man
tDe point, anu we na0 70 remove up
stairs. Ny husband left the house bat /
remained. The water was up to CHS STEP"
pointing out the fourth on the stairway,
"but the LAST food was clear up to that
STEP" taking the reporter upstairs and
showing him the fourteenth step; 90 you
see there vas q great difference iu the
foods of so and "a. knew the last would
be larger thsd the food of SO, but did NOT
leave my house. rs I thought the water
would not be that high. At that time there
was great deal of excitement, but Mar,
tins Ferry was not one-hslf as large as 1,
is now"
MARSHAL ROBERT HANSON:
II remember the food Of 1852 very we'll
I came up on the steamer Cincinnati from
New Orleans. We could not get under
the suspension bridge at Wheeling aud cut
across the Island. then lived at Portland
The boat could not land there and goi
off at Tliepville. Everything along the
r1ver was submerged. | thought IL vas &
big food, but il was nowhere alongside oil
last weeks food. The water then was ur
along the houses on First street in thit