The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-28
FURY OF THE STORM.


A telegram from Wheeling. W. Va, says:
The damage caused by Friday nights storm
can hardly be imagined from the meager ac-
counts already sent out. Investigation shows
n wide area OF desolation, In which the loss OF
life and destruction Of property is great.
The line OF the Pittsburg division Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad Will have 10 DO
practically rebuilt from Elm Grove to tho
Pennsylvania state line. Six large and costly
bridges were washed away, and the track
was lifted from the road-bed and twisted into
all conceivable shapes for miles nc stretch
At some places 1t Is impossible TO discern
where the road-bed has been, while. with the
exception OF only an occasional gap on high
and solid ground, the entire bed Is badly
washed.
Interest centers In the destruction OF the
baltimore 4 Ohio bridge over Wheeling
creek at Main street and the fatalities which
attended this disaster. Several OF those on
city, and their absence i not noticed. So far
rs can ne definitely known there were four
men and three boys not since heard from on
the bridge when II went down.
IL j. thought now that twenty-threc per-
sons have been drowned at various places.
Wheeling News Letter, aged 20 years, who
was found among the driftwood near Tria-
delphia; two German brothers, and the sherin
OF Marshall county. The destruction OF life
and property at Triadelphia was awful.
Fifteen families are homeless and saved
nothing hut what they had on. Halt the
buildings OF this village OF 600 inhabitants
were swept away. The storm extended six
teen miles east OF West Alexander, Pa, and
the scene along the way Is one OF desolation
and inconceiyable horror. Where the Tria-
delpha schoolhousc, a large building OF six
rooms, stood, the creek Is now raging Hood
aud not ve.tlge Of even the foundation re-
! mains. The whole south half OF the town
has disappeared as II IL never existed. Two
cemeteries were washed out, and the collins
with bodies hoated down the river.
Mrs. Stencils and Miss Alice Vineyards
bodies were found and Will be sent to Nil.
t0nsburg, o.. also the other two when they
are found. Mr.. Wingard. the father OF the
two girls, arrived in the city Friday even
Ing. lie had no knowledge OF the drowning
OF his two daughters until after his arrival.
IL Is impossible 10 reach the worst localities.
The creek Is still dangerously swollen and
the roads washed, bridges eayed in, and tele-
phone and telegraph lines down.
Is j. impossible to give any details OF
losses for the reason that those who Suffered
cannot estimate their own loss as yet and
every resident OF low grounds I'm the entire
valley suffered damage ranging from 800 10
$4,000, while even those on the hills lost
valuable crops, fences, etc. The Baltimore
a. Ohio's loss win reach S3J0,000 at low es-
innate. The county's loss In roads and
bridges and schoolhouses will be at least
/ SGO,OO0. The Wheeling Natural Gas COM
/ pany loses $4,000.
/ The Wheeling relief committee. which re-
! Gently raised funds for the Bowlesburg suf-
/ fercrs, expended the balance for provisions
and sent 10 TO Triadelphia.
For distance OF fifteen miles between
I West Alexander and Wheeling. where the
/ storm burst with fury, the track of the storm
4 presents a scene OF devastation and destruc-
/ ton. Trees lie across the track where they
I were blown. Wires are down and frequen,
/ landslldes impede the workmen who are try
/ ing 20 clear the tracks. In this stretch OF
1 territory which suffered the greatest damage
/ there are hye short bridges crossing creeks 10
! be prepared, and the Office In this city esti.
1 mates the number OF landslldes to be cleared
/ at twenty.