The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-08-10
TIln Flood.

WHEELING, w. VA, July 21.-.4ast nights
storm extended sixteen miles east OF west
Alexander, Pa, and the scene all along the
way is one of desOlation and inconceivable
horror Where the Triadelphia school house,
4 large building of six rooms, stood, the creek
9 now a raging food and not even vestige
Or even the foundations remains. while the
whole south half of the town has disappeared
As clean as If 1t never existed. The Wheeling
-elief committee, which recently raised funds
for the Rowesburg sufferers, expended the
balance for provisions and sent IL to Triadel-
phia. ,,,.
The Baltimore aud Ohio, Pittsburg division,
a practically destroyed for fifteen miles, while
the Western Union telegraph company lost
orty miles Of wire and most OF the poles.
Reports from all parts of Ohio county indi-
,ate that the storm WAS more dlsaster0us 10
life and property in the country than Ia the
city, but it can not be stated at this hour no"
many lives have been lost. The loss In this
city is known To be ten, with q number re-
ported TO be missing.
CaIdwelrs Run, which passes through the
Eighth ward Of this city, was the scene OF the
yreatest havoc. Three houses were swept
away and all the inmates were drowned
They were
/ Mrs Barbara Stencil, Herman Stencil,
Alice and Annie Wlngert OF Miltonsburg o.,
oieces OF Mrs. Stencil,
John Holman,
| Mrs Thomas Hawley and four children.
BODIES CARRIED FOR MILES.
! Hawlcv was in the yard and was swept
/ hundred Yards down the stream. but manag-
/ ed 10 reach the bank In safety. Only tno
! bodies have been reCOyered-Alice WiDgert
! and Mrs. Stencil.
Great damage is reported at Elm Grove and
Triadelphia The drowned at these points
we're:
Mrs Jane FAY and two daughters
William Warren aud vile.
Cal Bell
Two Young men named Bowman.
Mrs. John OfT0rd, a widow aged % years
living at Clinton, this county, died from
fright
About fifteen bodies have been found &c
far. search this morning resulted In tue
discovery Of a number Of bodies near Tria del
pbia. most Of them among the drift whicl
collected near Elm Grove. The body o
William y rren. aged - years; prominent
aud wealthy citizen. was found near Elm
Grove and his wfe's remains two miles Dc
, low hanging on = harbed wire fence.
Charles CaulbelI OF the Wheeling Nefs'sttsr
aged 20 wears. was found among driftEood.
Mrs Jane FAY and her two grown al
daughters. Alice an1 Marv, were discOYerel
short distance below IT adclphiA, aud tn
bodies Of two brothers named bowman wer
found IN e meadow, where they had bee
hurled ~ the furious waters
Twenty-thyee persons are known 10 hav
been drowned among them the sheriff Q
. Marshall county.
. Two cemeteries were washed out and II
, collins e!lh bodies doaIed down tie river
SEVEN VICTIMS on TIE BRIDGE
4 The line OF TIE Plttsburg division Of ID
2 Baltimore ard Ohio wllI have 10 - prActlt
EIlT rebuilt from Fin Grove tU the Feunsy
4 vania state line. SIX large aud costly bridge
were washed away AMI the track lifted fro
the rOadbed aud twisted tatO all coocelvAb
3 shApes FOX miles Al > stretch AT some plact
IL Is impossible 20 discern where the r0adbe
had been, whIe, With the exception OF on
an occasional zap on high and solid gronni
the entire bed Is badly washed.
- Interest centevs in the wreck OF the Bali
more and Ohio bridge over the Wheelr
= creek 81 Main street aud the fatalities whiS
|: attended that disaster. Several u th0se {
10 the bridge were doubtless strangers IN u
! cltY attracted b. curiosity and their absent
q DOT noticed. SO far As can b dennItcl