The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-09

Tho party was hailed with deligh. al
BenBood, Shpre they wsre really snlteripl
Tor food, and tho provisions quickly dis
ppnged. -
The party returned to the city abon!
ha!l.pRs, eeven o'clock, and reported to thu
Mayor They will fepeas he Trip lhi'
nto.nineat O'Clock, and will be glad Ia
receive contributions OF provisions, etc.
| THE INLAND.
Greater Huin Feared With tho Failing
floud.
Alter all the people that were In danger
had been removed from tho Island, the in
terest that had ceAtered there was largely
diminished. Every Islander will acknowl
edge that that part ol the city was In worry
dangerous position. Situated in the center
Of mighty flood, with q current OF fully
eight miles an hour sweeping acusl it, nc
one could tell how last tho foundations
were being sapped. A house was liable 10
fall or move at any time, and its fall waa
almost sure to disturb gone other. The
rescuers that worked 80 nobly Wednesday
night and morning vera eorely
afraid then, notwithstanding the
size Of their force and the
rapidity with which it worked, that many
Island people would loee their lives. As
one gambler expressed 1t, otis hundred
10 twenty-five that II hundred people will
be drowned on the Island"
HtTha pnnft iNu fratnrpifv hv tba WOW ha q
not been Mt all behind hand ia relieving
distress. Many Of them worked in the
skill and relief parties and furnished food
for people. Two or three Of them supplied
clothing. Many Of Whcelirs's prominent
young men also supplied people with
clothes, one young fellow reducing himself
to his last shirt in order 10 clothe soMe OF
his Island friends.
TIE WORK OF RELIEF.
About 10 o'clock Thursday Eight the
force OF rescuers that had worked during
abe day at the west approach OF the SUE
pension bridge We're relieved by those who
had risked their lives and heath the NIGH.
before. They were also joined by tho po-
lice patrol and several new volunteers,
The relieved men were nearly dead, and
very much in need OF rest and refresh
ment. During the night boats patrolied
the flooded distric. in which people ttill re.
manned, ready to render assistancs when.
ever it should be called for by these who
preferred remaining in their homes. This
number by this time was not very large,
howevtr. A large beacon fire was kept 20.
ing on the bridge pier all nigh. long for
the purpose OF atlording light and heat. Day.
light brought back the day workers, ,,hie:i ime
with whst provisions and coal they had
managed to scrape up. This was loaded
into ssiils and sent out in every direction
where it was known there were people.
An lHTELLIGEScER reporter accf m panied
one OF these provision parties. The scenes
Of ruin he saw were awful. To describe
them is an impossibility. Sweeping through
tho swift current at South Front and Ohio
streets, ono secs fully fifty sheds, stables
and outhouses lodged in the tree tops in
Captain McLure's bsck yard, and the in
formation is given that in that immediate
vicinity are five pianos under the water.
The beautiful windows Of st. Luke's
church are broken and the driftgood
sweeps through with a dreary swGsh.
AT NOON.
It was at noon when the trip was made,
and the river had fallen abou. eighteen
inches, leaving everywhere thick de-
post OF sticky, yellow mud. Many
frame hcuRes are gone entirely, others are
bent and twisted and the falling OF the
water will leave numerous others in an
utterly ruined condition. Among those
that were noticed az entirely gone were
those Of George Cator, Fred Cline, OF the
steamer Princess, Granville Burkett, James
Kerr and Tim McCarty. Ed Faris' is re-
moved several squares and liea on its side.
John Ball has two that haye turned over.
Many more were reported as missing but
the numerous blockades OF DRIFT rendered
it impossible 10 get near these Localities in
order to make an examination.
The lair grounds are supposed to be en-
tirely ruined. The grand stand, stables
and sheds moved out Thursday morning,
aud machinery hall with several thousand
dollars worth OF machinery and betting,
that afternoon. The other buildings must
be severely bent and strained. This is one
OF the losses that will prove irrepa,able
not only is it a loss to the Association but
to the city, county and State as well.
a FALSE REPORT.
+, was reported II! daybreak that per.
zion Of. the back river bridge had moved
out. Tho 1sTELLIGEScEH reporter while
being rowed over '!e leland got good
look ut the structure with strong field
glass. twas then all right apparently, but
there waa an immense quantity OF DRIFT
wood backed against 1t, anu the wonder is
that 1t had not gone before.
While no one on the Island was found
in want Of something to eat, all were glad
to SEQ the provision boAts, as in many cases
their stock WAS running low. The great
demand WIS for coffee. One man seated
on the roof OF his porch yelled, III you
would save my life,g give me something any
thing, ! dom. care wha:-to smoke" The
stogie that vas thrown him was gilt
money could not have purchased from
him at that time, and the look on bis face
was ample payment to the donor.
Mono were allowed on the bridge but
those who were known 10 be workers, or
"No e.'NN PAoPS''y VIA tAo AHhAus AuC
scene from the stone anchorages Of the
bridge was the same terrible one OF the
day before. Many strong men, as they
gazsd from there 10 where had once stood
their bright, pretty cottage homes, burst
into tearp, and the water stood in the eyes
Of many sympathetic spectator.
."5 GREATER LOSS FEARED.
No one who has not been over the place
in boat can begin to realize tho destruc.
ton. Cd river men predicted yesterday
afternoon that by midnight last night,
when the river was expected TO tall rapidly,
the damage would be increaeed. How this
could well be, tits bard to conceive. It
seemed yesterday as though the ruin was
complete. '"'1'ITS
Among that band OF noble men who
worked so faithfully Thursday and yestor-
day at the skitl landing was Councilman
John C!ator. His burly form was among