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

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Wheeling.
Arbens's, Haudlan's, Koch's, Westwood's
and Nolte's halls are filled with homeless
people.
The P, w. & Ky. railroad track, from
this city to Benwood, Is almost entirely de-
stroyed. -..y
John spiedsl, of the Eighth ward, lost
his ice house and liverr stable, which were
swept away. ..-
Mrs Mclaughlin, who resides on Thirty
third street, had her house upset. Dam
age, $500.
The Buckeye glass company saved its
buildings and stock, but one of its furnaces
is damaged.
The Island has been protected quite we'll
n preventing msrauders from getting In
their work.
Ms. Mclaughlin, poor widow woman,
suffers from the loss Of her residence In the
Eis hth ward.
4 brick house belonging to Mrs. Tucker,
in the Eighth ward, cayed in and Is IN
be d condition.
By actual count 10 houses h)ated
through Moundsville yesterday, from
morL until dark.
Twenty fifth street, between Market and
Main, is completely TANNED full of stables,
board piles, &c.
Bsllaire sent a representative to this city
last night to purchase provisions Tor her
destitute citizens.
Barney McBntee's residence, on Jacob
street, near Forlieth, was badly wrecked,
with all its contents.
Wheat & Kunkle's bakery is flooded, but
they are woIAILg al Nolte's to supply the
wants of the hungry.
The Chapline street bridge over Cald-
wells run was torn loose, and has tosted
down below some distance.
Kraft Bros. and Rosenberg sent to
the Relief Committee fifty pair OF blankets
ior the sufferers by the flood.
The few IN the Eighth ward who were
not flooded out worked like beavers to as
sist their suffering neighbors.
Yesterday the citizens OF GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, sent train load of provisions to the
su fferers of the flood at Bsllaire.
A splendid lunch was served on the
Regular yesterday, to the men who worked
so hard for the flood sufferers.
The Board of Public Works will take i'm
mediate measures to place the city In a
sanitary condition as good as usual.
August Neidmyer, Wood street, between
FortIeth ard Forty-frst streets, is home
less, with wife and three children.
d.. Mccormick, who resides on Thirty
second street, he'd two houses destroyed by
the food. His loss amounts to $1,000.
Yesterday afternoon the water works
started up, and by two o'clock large num-
Der of pisces were able to use the water.
The damage to the stock Of many OF the
Main street merchants is not near as large
e was suspected before the water r ced9d.
The Main street merchants hada large
forces of men at work yesterday clearing
e, their stores and getting things III order.
John Grippe, 1854 Jacob street, a poor
man with four children, lost heavily, as
house a, furniture were badly damaged.
Mrs.. West, widow, Wood street, with
seven children, house flooded and nothing
saved; IN an exceedingly destitute condi-
ton.
The steamer Alex. Swift passed down at
IL o'clock yesterday, with two loaded flats
rom Pittsburgh to succor people at points
below.
Charles Rimick, Forty first street, has a
wife and five children to provide for,
Part of his house ana all of its contents
are gone.
THERE will be a collection taken up in
all the Catholic churches in the city to.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for the flood
.ufIelers.
Asmus' livery stable, on Jacob, near
Thirty.seveDth street, will lose 5000 in
damage TO stable, hacks, ETC., and residence
s6joiaing.
John Luft, Wood street, house flooded,
furniture gone. outhouses and several COWS
gone; wife and six children in destitute
condition.
ANDY White, a resident of the Island
deserves great CT dit for the noble work
done by HIM in SAVING lives during the
high water.
Fritz Mshlstick, on Wood street, be-
tween Fortieth and Forty first, lost every
,hisg, and is left destitute with wife and
six children.
Peter Coleman, cigar manufacturer on
Jacob street, below Tnirty-seventh street,
es,imates ais loss ct 1900. His entiIe stock
is ruined.
About 800 Of the homeless unfortunates
were fed at Hobbs & Brockuner's glass
Rouse yesterday and Friday by The Relief
Committee.
Lou Neuhari's house, in Saw Mill row
On the river bank, between Thirty eighth
and Thirty-ninth streets, is entirely gone,
with all its contents.
Henry Yoke, Wood and Fortieth streets,
hsd his house wrecked and Hooded. He
has sick wife and three small children,
all utterly destitute.
Charles Senlebrand, Wood street, be.
tween Fortieth and Forty-tirst streets, had
his house wrecked, and has wife and i've
children to provide for.
A great many people take their heavy
losses in a pfIlosOphic manner, and no
doubt this is the proper way as what can't
be CT red must be endured.
The only dry spot of ground in the
Eighth ward during the hign water was ut
the corner OF jacob and Thirty third streets,
1t was sort Of Mt Ararat.
In the vicinity OF Chapline and Thirty
sixth streets, quite number of houses
have lodged, some being overturned and
others in all upright position.
Louis Fohr's house, in the Eighth ward,
is in a very bad condition. The pavement
as been swept away and the side of the
house, which is brick, has cayed in.
The Vigilant engine broke her pump
while at work pumping the water out Of
he cellars on Main street yesterday. The
engine was repaired in few hours aud tae
work Of pumping continued.
II Rotbermund's grocery or Jacob street,
near Thirty.seventh street, will lose its en-
tire stock of groceries, "a nothing was
sayed. Loss upwards of $500.
Squire Mix, Councilman A. J. Schultz.
Capt. SchOckey and officers Combs and
Kennedy were chief among the good
Ssmaritsns of the Eighth ward.
Seiberts large ice house, situated just east
Of Fulton if very badly damaged. Both
ends of,the building have given way, leaving
he ice exposed 10 the weather.
MCCol'och's drug store, corner of Thirty
eighth and jacob streets, estimates his loss
AZ i've hundred dollars, as the entire lower
portion of the store is wrecked.
meeting OF the Germania Singing So
ciety will be held ST their hall at 3 O'Clock
his afternoon 10 take seton looking to
he relief OF sufferers of the flood.
Frederick Bickendorf. baker on Jacob
street. between Thirty seventh and Thirty
Eighth stree's, saws his loss will foot up
ward OF $500 on stock and fixtures.
A large brick house two doors below
Twenty-lhird street, on Market, is badly
injured, drift of various kinds breaking in
the northern wall OF the building.
Austin Beach, OF the city staff of the In
telligencer, deserves much praise for the
heroic work he performed in rescuing
Island people from watery graves.
VIM Harry Wood street betyeen For