Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-21

h Htsrally covered with debris Hi little
noye where the picnics were held d bar
rsn vssta. being covered with six fest OF
stope and ravsl. Tbe two runs have liz
sr.lly v,shsd everything away In tbsir
coursa such @ crops, oatbuildines. We
hiclea. poultry and furniture. and 1t tbsir
mouths the debris ID piled up twenty feet
high. .
of water in his houss.
"At Valley Grove, Mn Ewing has lost
everything except her housA IN big
stable and al the outbuildines going down
the creek even sight Of the foundations
is not visible. She had two fest Of water
in her housa
"Luthsr Blaynsy's store was badly
washed and debris piled up 10 great
height .
poles and wires ars strsWing the pike %
thick that travel b impossible even fos
pedestrians
The county bridge the other sids q
Trisdelphia b gone. Crows bridge and
the railroad bridge will have 10 bs entirely
rebuilt.
The railroad bed sast Of TriadslphiA and
- far - West Alexander u literally gone,
and must be rebuilt In toto. The hill
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ATTORNEY l. y. JONES,
Of Elm Grove, said 10 reporter Last svsn-
ing:
1T commenced raining very hard, but
had not bean raining very long when ny
wife said 10 me, Look st the creek, 10 u
rising fast In ave minutes ! noticed that
q big log which had BEEN started down
Peters run BY the Last flood came along.
In five minutes moro the water came mp
around Schilling's house. Ny wife wAa
very much afraid the water wouid come
into the house, and said %, but assured
her that that Wa impossible. The water
extended from Ben Hildreth's house night
straight across the railroad, up into Major
Loring's yard, up around the monument,
and over all that country In . level.
sheet II knocked down . good
piece Of the wall there, and carried
Henderson's store, at the mouth OF meet
ing house lane, the Gas CompAuy's house,
and the slaughter house belonging TO Roth,
of, and surrounded Nickerson's house,
across the creek. He got his wife and ten
children into wagon, and got them away
and up on the side OF the bill. A house
occupied By man named Hill was carried
back Of Mrs. Woods house, and lodged
down below. Several Of tho family wers
on top Of the house. The water Wa two
feet deep on the bridge going over 10 the
Poor House, but IL was not carried away.
The water was within eighteen inches ol
the top Of the railroad track st the Elm
Grove bridge. There wa dead man
found over near the school house this
morning. ! recognised him a. William
Castor, Of near Point Mills. He wa
lodged against . fence. Dr. Crscraf and
John Sweeney found him, and they
were not sure - 70 who IL was,
and they called on me 70 recognizs
him. There was not stitch ol
clothing on him except his shoes and stock.
ings. They lived at Point Mills, In what
ws storehouse. When the house started
TO fost away the people In the bouss
caught hands, and remained that way till
they got down 70 near Barnet Crows,
when Mrs. CASTOR was thrown against &
bank and she climbed up. She hsd hardly
anything on her, aud WAS 20 bewildered
she did not know where she was. Ths
food came mp % fast the people had nc
chance. People ssw the water coming
while In wagons, In one or two instances,
and had barely time 10 get out Of the way.
Mr.. Nickerson had an experience Of this
sort, In getting out his family. The G.s.
ton nouso VIZ Tknt On tn0 Deuk OF tne
creek. There was Q store room down
stairs, and they lived up stairs. The
Ts.sr W. e. came upcn 'oe% very suddenly ano
ao.,sS A. ' v Ss. ~ ~ 80 Ma ~ ...S [ 49,. ~
hands and trust 70 Providsuos.
Mn. Gaston was badly hurt about the
cnest. M. aEson We . man soo9t %
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there ever wa Q houss there. Il 4 hard
to ny bow deep the water was In the
creek. It would have to riss ten feet bs.
fore II would surround the house, and u
would take at lsast ten test more 70 6oGt
the house. I would say there was from
twenty 10 twenty-five feet At Trisdsl.
phis the bridge bslsw the town 10 carried
away, and the side wall near Scott MI.
leF's II mostly gous. About Armstroog's
mill from tbs psighboshcod offs. Millef's
there ID not . hoass on the hght
hand side, and hardly . houas on
the lef. Tn souna instanr>a IT,