The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-20

Ferry, are said to have been washed
,way. which will impede road travel for
ONE days, The damage TO cellars and
irst floors in Clark's addition will be
slight.
II IEtnayille the entire village was
flooded by streams coming down from
he hill. Mr.. Louis Tricks saloon was
aIied two feet deep with water, and his
store Of liquors was completely ruined.
Ills loss will amount to over 500.
other properties in that place suffered
more or less from flooded cellars and
irst floors.
At Heohnleih's crossing the high
bank OF slack was washed down on the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh track. The
& Pittsburgh trains had TWEEN.
ty.fve passengers for Betiaire, and
Bridgeport people made arrangements
for their lodging, us the trains were UNI
able to get to Bellaire.
In Bridgeport the damage was greater
than ever was known. Kirkwood Is a
badly Quilted village, the run coming
down from the hill overlooking the cul-
vert and carrying everything before it.
This run, well known to be dangerous
stream in times OF rain, comes down
from the west, and passes through
culvert from West Kirkwood to Bennett
and West Main streets. The rapidly
rising waters soon grew too strong for
the Cuivert, which became choked up
with timber, brush and rocks. The
water oVerflowed and carrying heavy
lot OF logs and stones against two-story
house owned by A. ]. Baggs, tore out
one side OF the house and foundation.
HOUSE RUINED.
Crossing the street there, the waters
carried their burden of logs and stone
against the house OF William Gitlin,
twisting and wrecking it in such man.
ner as to make it entirely useless until
rebuilt. Messrs. George and John Gift
fms brick dwellings just below were
filed with water on the first floor so
suddenly that no time was had to re-
move carpets or furniture.
Jacob Steel's reside ice just above, was
damaged like Mr.. Baggs'. Daniel Moore's
house was swept away, the roof being
carried far down the street. The toun-
dation OF Mr.. John SCOTS house was
twisted badly. All the rubbish caught
and carried by the stream from the hill
was carried down Bennett street to West
Main, where the entire load struck the
cooper shop, owned by Mr.. "Chub"
Campbell, OF Martins Ferry, and liter
ally tore It to pieces, not one board be-
ing left standing upright. To the east
OF this shop the houses occupied by
Mr.. Forbes, Mrs. Pratt, Jacob McClain,
Fred Handle, George Morrow and
George Kelly, were filled with water and
drift wood. The water was five feet in
Mr.. Kelly's grocery store, and his loss
on goods will amount to three or four
hundred dollars. When the waters had
receded the streets and pavements were
covered with mud half foot deep.
FORCE OF THE WATER.
In the vicinity of the Cleveland, Lo-
rain & Wheeling depot logs ten feet in
length were washed about the track.
Back Of the freight depot the water was
ten feet deep, and lumber and drift wood
was left ali around. Mrs. Emmett lost
valuable COWS which were swept away
and drowned. DR.. Wagoner's cellar was
filled to overlooking. A number OF
wagons, carts and out buildings were
carried away and left standing on the
banks OF the run.
At Wheeling creek the coal Upper was
washed away, and houses on the creek
bottom were flooded, doing great dam
age to furniture. Reports come from
there that u child had been drowned in
house where the water filled the lower
floor. The name could not be learned.
The crops in the creek bottom are en-
tirely destroyed.
At West Wheeling the damage to
property and live stock will amount to
several thousand dollars. On the Upper
Run the dwellings occupied by Thomas
Moore, William Whitley, Dave Johns
and Charles Chuttle were washed away
and lodged against the @. & p. stone
bridge, loosening that structure so as TO
make it unsafe for trains to cross over.
Bridge No. 50 Just below West Wheel
ing was completely torn down and ear
ried away. The stone culvert under the
bed of the O., l.. & W., south Of West
Wheeling, was carried fifty feet out into
the river, letting the track bed down so
as to make travel impossible. The
greatest damage is at Bridgeport, where
so many fine pieces Of property is either
Quilted or twisted and covered with rub
Dish. The loss can hardlybe estimated.
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