The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-13
BELLAIaE,
Wafer In The Pipes sHa!a-Gcneral News
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A large map Of Bellaise with a line draw,
around the water liue shows how little O
Bellaire was really dry ground. The cen;e
Of town is 80 nearly level thst a very littI,
more weter would have covered the whole c
it. The highest point, and the one tina
Would have been lsst covered, is atGuernse,
and Thirty-ssventh %stree,s, just above Joh1
Lanes residence. In the Fifth ward severa
houses were under, and the Nail Works ant
the Union and Crystal window glass house,
wers in water. In the Fourth ward, beside
the b!oad run bottoms. and the Cleveland 4
Pittsburgh yards. iiyefquares were covered
In the Ihlfd ward, besides the railroad yart
Of the baltimore l. Ohio, three tquares wer,
covered. In the Second ward only ont-hall
asquare was out, except a few houses On III,
hill by Colonel sulIivan'a. In the First ward
only Two squares ere dry, near the school
house and church.
The water works pump commenced TO sun,
ply water again yesterday morning. me
water that had been eaved In the reservoir
was very clear. There was much waste where
pipes bad been wrsuched OIL.
Much dlulculty was met Yesterday morn,
Ing in getting q supply Of provisions up to
West Wheeling. There was no boat, the
roady were impossible for ADV ordinsrv
teams, and the G. & P. engines could NOT &c,
around Gravel Hill. y
Another four horse load OF potatoes. bacon
and other provisions and clothing wa
brought in yesterday 10 the relief Committee
from the country.
Timber for cooper ntua, that was rescued
from the river, Is piled len feet hish for
half a tquare on North Union street.
Some queer experiences are reported BY
!thoss attending TO the distribution OF cloth.
Ing at the halls.
a supply Of excellent clothing and money
and food wa re :eiyed from Mansfield yester.
dsy.
DAMAGED Hou'E TORN DOWN
The Maxwell brick house. was torn down
yesterday, except some Of the 1oorg, and
the work of rebuilding begun it once.
The Fourth ward schools will begin again
to-day. s
Several Of the secret societies mot Monday
evening and appropriated liberal sums in
aid OF the sufferers.
A number Of the ladies' are now engaged in
Mr.. James Wilson viii shortly n Hues' rom
hia lately inundated home on Wheeling
Island to his now home on Gravel Hin.
There was no! 8 very biz crowd al the
skating rink Monday evening. $2d 50 was
rsalized for the relief fund. -
The street Cats IRE running, half the cars
backwards, as a transfer has to be made at the
Indian run bridge.
Some people the lowest down were almost
afraid to clean up yesterday, when It was re.
ported that the water Wal rising again AT
Pittsburgh.
Andcrson's slaughter house, that hsd been
tied to trees on the bank OF the creek fell in
Yesterday. Nearly all the slaughter houses
are wrecks.
A new coal railway is being built to the
Bellairs window glass Works.
!, One car Of coke standing on the o. v. tres.
tic had to be unloadsd Yesterday to ret the
Oar on The track, 80
a hay stack Is perched on topo Of Heather,
lnton's coal tipple pil.s.
The long switch OF the o. Y. railroad In
lower Bellaire is nearly all Grm-the ali be.
Ing much Of It rocks, H'~
Every man that can work at laying bricks
rebuilding chtmueys, many Of which are
Unsafe on their foundations and many are
Tracked where flames would get into the gar
eta. -
Rodefsr's glass works had fire in the fam
ices yesterday.
HOUSES GONE WRONG.
Four two story houses are flat on their
idts opposite the market house and near.
; every buildipg in that neighborhood is
isplaced. The market house pulled nm its
on anchor and the stones With them,
The 4 jor Of the new county bsijra over
8 place again.
The B., Q l. 0. nsrros gauge railroad IL In I
fearful state. The track 4 out Of place, y