West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-15

''''tN '' 'NlN'h street, lNCtuulug PVuU~NlVa-
h'o avenue, Liberty, First t. sixth ferry,
ANA the short streets, are almost entirely
su merged, aud every street south OF Penn
avenue Geo ShUrps burg, "a distance OF nvo
mites, l~ under from one t. ten i,ct OF WI.
Yer. Library Han, ON Penn avenue, where
lt"'chrc h1lrvtt is PLAYING, was com.
NrIlrd TO suspend performance until the
water rvccdc>. Tho museum ON Sixth
street Is still open, although surrounded hy
N'''r' ANA the manager ,tfcr, free trans.
hori1Non 90 uui from the museum i'm boats.
l"-ulEh' the city is iu >vmi-darkuess. Tho
Ms'or IL Up To the gRS worlss, and, whitc
gas is still burning, II l. very dim. On
the south Side every street south ot Car
SON, from CHARTERS Creek 90 Thirtieth
street, Is inundated. while all property
within thrco squares OF the river i'm Allega.
NY is submerged. At this time 1t
~ impossible To estimate tho loss
hut Do d, safe To say that q
viii NOT fan short Of 100000
ana may greatly exceed that amount Tho
los, I'm some instances viii reach $4,000,
while few hundreds will cover others.
tu'N o;VVO families arc rendered homeless
10y lho Hoods. Arrangements have been
Wouv tu Stvl.'r them m the public hill
iu-ulEut, ami tomorrow morning, in ac.
urduuco with the proclamation of Mayor
lyon, public meetings will be held at
If'hsluu ana TURNER hall, for tho purpesc--
of mhNiuE some provisions for thom until
the food subsidies sufficiently TO permit
ih"m O." return 10 their homes.
WHEELING, w. VA, February G.-MID-
Ni"llT.-lhr depth of the river equals that
OF 1872, aud sim rising. 10 o. also raining
eieudty. The damage that has been done
can NOT hr reported. H. would loo an i'm.
possibility. At duv hrcas the river indi.
Gated depth Of thirty-thrco feet, and it
has been rising since then with a stendjness
iuai ~ simply appalling. The island,
which Is the Seventh Ward, is entirely uu.
der water, and many OF the beautiful resi-.
dehcrS over tnor" are expected TO fan during
Tue night, FOR the waters are rushing over
the plac" with force that is almost resist
less. Nearly every one has deserted tho
place. Toe lower end OF the city is also
submerged. There is where most of the
ihhplluB classes reside, uui rs "A natural
consequence the suffering and dcsulution
are uutold. All of the largest and most
prominent business houses on Main and
w utcr streets, in tine heart OF the city. have
three feet of water on the n.ors,
aHt skitTs are doing Jerry
llc Stamm House, st. Charles nud 81.
Jnwc, Hotels arc to bc reached only by
skiiis, 'hc water being several feet deep on
their oiliro floors. Tue JHteNigeHcer press
room ls under water, but the paper viii he
out ON Inc /'UUHg press. Mayor Miller
auu Chict OF Police Bennett hnve declared
utmost martial law and given orders 10 tho
police 10 sciz9 aud comli.cate any
skin tho owner of which refuses
t) 80 To tho assistance ot poor
p supic in second st9rict. The Wator-vorks
viii uc obliged 20 shut down by morning If
lnc river continues rising. An railroad
communication is shut or, and tho West
vru Union Office has been obliged 20 move
tptJ ite pa"'.i.'s Iaa',k 4 man. named
Bcnwood, was drowned this morning by It's
rUNlgg ~. He WAS a German, who lately
arrived here.
STlUnENvmLE, o., February G-Ai tho
lower par, Of tac city D. submerged, nnd
many families had 10 bo removed from
Nlt.H la h..
tircly covered. The Jefferson Iron Works
Means foundry and machine works, Wa.
tor. Works, Winning kcg factory, Cleveland
ana Ii'NuurE freight and passenger dcpots
and other iuHu- trial ms titutions nrr partly
under water. The Cleveland and Fitisburg
Railroad River Division was compelled TO
discontinue operations from Pittsburg 60
B claire Tor the first time iu the history Of
tine road, miles of track being under water
AZ tnis point six feet Of water cover
tu" track. Tho Iau-llHndle Railroad
has also shut down west of Mingo Junction.
The river banks no Mingo Junction, Bril-.
limit, Portland, Rush Run, Tiltonsvillc,
Nurr"u'ou and other towns nTe entirely
covered, while bottom lands i'm the country
precinct, ar" one wild waste OF water. An
tu" creeks u this locality have ovcrh0wcd
lhrir haHbs. Many iamiu"s are homeless.
There if mo- telling whorr tho food viii
stop, ns b. is still raining, and thc water Is
u.niug down from the hills In large bodies,
damaging property, wbicn can be irured
hy thousands of dollars only j. is one OF
thc creates, caiamtlo8 That ever DglcIi this
g.1u.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., February G.-The
Muhauiu- RIVER is on 70 rampage, having
reached the highest point since 1883. At
Warren, tho west pnrt OF the city, i5 over
flowed, aud score, oi families are driven
from their homes. Manufacturing Cstnb-
iI-uuouf, ou tue fats aro an closed, in
clu.i.I fua Wc-tiuke roliug mill In this
city t,t l.i'n Ward Is inundated, the wntcr