Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-11

struction is reported, but as all commune
cation is cut of, the report cannot be veri-
fed. Trains on the F., M. & p. +. Z. are
running as usual, but the road
ia in q dangerous condition.
The villages of Houltown, Riyesyille,
and Cstawba are entirely under water. To-
night along this valley thousands Of
people will be compelled to seek the hos
pitality of friends, and there will be much
suffering, as nearly all the sufferers are OF
the poorer class OF people, who can i'll AZ
ford to lose their goods and crops. To-
night the river is falling, and it is believed
that the worst is over.
AT GRAFTON.
A Grafton special says: No such disas-
trous flood ever visited this section as that
of last night and this morning, caused by
the rise in the Valley river from the rains
of the past two days. From ten o'clock
last night until eight o'clock this morning
there was a rise of fully twenty feet
Many houses in West Grafton and South
Grafton were submerged to depth OF ten
or fifteen feet and the individual losses
will be heavy. The house of Ambrose
Sniyely was washed away, but all the
occupants escaped.
The planning mill of Morgan & Magill
was swept away, as was also the bridge at
Fetterman. Curtin & Co. lose in logs,
&C., SAC, 900 or upwards. Blatchley q
Co, pump factory, $4,000. The boom in
the river at this place gave way at three
o'clock this morning and is complete
wreck. The G. &. G.. railroad has sui
tered heavily. 1t is estimated that the
total loss to lumber dealers and others in
this town and section will not far fall
short of $500, 900, and is far more severe
than the fire Of one year ago.
AT CLARKsBURG.
A special telegram from Clarksburg says:
One Of the worst calamities that ever befell
us occurred this morning. For several
days rain had been falling necessarily in
almost torrents here and in the mountains.
At 6 o'clock a. IN. the West Fork river and
Elk Greek had risen nearly 5 feet higher
than in the great flood of 1852. At Pollsnd's
green house the river was mile wide,
and on the Weston turnpike it crossed the
fair grounds and united with the river on
the other side of the bend, making one con-
tinuous stream, which obtained additional
from Elk, near the same point.
All of Water street is submerged. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that the lives
of our citizens who resided on that street
and were asleep without any warning OF
danger were saved. Msny houses were
swept away and much property damaged,
among which is the entire stock Of b. F. Il
N. l.. Shuttleworth, valued at $40, 900. and
the marble establishment of Fred
A. Lang, worth $4,000. The
river on the west reached the
second story Of the wooden factory and ex-
tends a third of mile east on Pike street
The wooden mills, fl.nnels, etc, were
greatly damaged. Mr.. Lowndes will lose
in this instance SIS, 600, and in the lumber
matters it may reach $50, 900, including
injury to saw mills. The Hart machine
shops and foundry, the electric light plant,
gas works, Londes & Corpenning grist
mill, Anchor Mills, numerous houses,
among which are those Of Andy Griffin and
Fordyce Camden. A considerable portion
of the Weston railroad track is under
water. All the tenement houses on Ferry
street are vacated, and
ENTIRELY DESTROYED.
The houses in Pritchard addition, north of
Elk, were demolished. The stalls in the
fair grounds were washed out and other
buildings greatly injured. A boy about
eight years of aye, lost his life in house
which was swept away in the torrent.
Cain street was a place OF terri
BILE distress. A number Of houses
were lost with their contents. Sergeant
Smith and others have lost everything
they had. The angry water presented q
horrible scene. Floating could be seen
chickens, hogs, barrels, chairs, every kind
OF furniture, and merchandise, hay stacks,
wheat, etc. Every bridge in the county
was destroyed except the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad bridge, among which are six
bridges at this city, three over Elk and three
over the river. All railroad communica-
ton west of here is broken. The east Of
the city is wholly disconnected with the
west thereof, as is the entire city from the
country. The large grist mill at West
Milford was destroyed. Reports from
other parts of the county indicate
SERIOUS DISASTERS
everywhere. Elk is now falling rapidly
and the river is at q stand-still. The
greatest suffering prevails and the people
are Justly alarmed about breadstutfs and
other supplies. 1t is truly dismal stu
ton. Many people are hungry and home
les. Business is entirely suspended. The
damages in the county will likely reach a
quarter of million dollars.
A special from Cumberland, Md, says:
The rain continues and the Potomac river
is rising rapidly. The B. & o. r. R.
bridge at Rowlesburg, w. Va, and the
trestling at Piedmont are both gone, and
the South Branch bridge on the b. 4 o. is
in danger. All the little streams are
swollen and pouring their contents into
the river.
Reports and rumors of damage in the
country are constantly coming IN. IL is
probable that the storm has caused con-
siderable loss to thefsrmers. The weather
continues bad with the prospect OF more
rain. b. & D. trains from Baltimore for
Parkersburg, w. Va. and Chicago are being
sent via Cumberland, Pittsburg, Wheeling
and Columbus. This avoids interruption
to passenger travel.
THE OHIO RIVER.
All trains on the Ohio river road are de-
lsyed. The train due here at $40 p. i'm.
was abandoned, and the train due here at
eight did not arrive until after midnight
The road north from Parkersburg Jared
fairly well, although heavy washout are
numerous. News from New Martinsville
was to the effect that great
amount of damage had been done along
the valley of Fishing creek, among other
things some thirty or forth thoussny ties,
belonging to the Middle Island Tie
Company and ID. II. Cox were washed out
into the river. In Tyler and Writ coun-
ties the loss to farmers is heavy. The
lowlands along the creek bottoms and back
from the river were almost entirely flooded,
and the damage to crops of oil kinds is
very heavy.
At Parkersbnrg the county bridge over
the Little Kanawha was swept away. Be-
low Parkersburg there is q dangerous
washout at the first trestle above Ravens
wood. The point was impossible up to q
late hopr last night, and passengers were
rod aroand II Anotber hiu ali Mt