The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-21

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household belongings were washed
away. They have no children to give
them extra concern ut this trying time.
Another pitifnl case is that OF Dan
Vernon, an old man seventy years old,
whose house WAS moved from It's fOunda-
ton and nearly everything it contained
SO soaked as to be ruined.
The market garden OF Charles Grum-
j. ley was wiped out OF existence and
d eposit OF sand four inclSs deep left on
the first floor OF his house. The house
of Christian French, stone mason,
though situated higher up on the side
OF the hill, was also made 10 suffer.
Anton Halter, who recently built q
fine twO-story frame house at the corner
OF McCollOch street and the pike, had
nearly all OF the stone foundation wash.
ed out, but fortunately was able TO get
props under in time TO. keep the house
standing. His loss, however, will be
considerable.
Lewis Koch, who works Mt the Spears
Axle works, occupies substantial brick
that stands Just east of where the How
ley house stood. The water swept
through here with more force than at
many other points owing TO the direc.
ton OF the current, and the family had
Il most terrifying experience.
The old mill owned by David Mont
gomery was bad y wrecked, and an adj
Joining house occupied by his daughter,
Sarah L. Newman, was wrecked by the
slime Of the torrent.
uTrrr SrPRS LOSE a ARDESS
Michael Hillstine, a huckster had his
garden swept away. George Paulis, Il
worker in the Bcnwood plate mill, had
his house badly damaged. G. II. Platt's
general store and stock was well soaked
and much loss occasiOned.
These are but some OF the more serious
and severe cases of loss and destruction.
To name all who suffered would be but
to print the names Of all those living
along the run.
G. II. Snediker, superintendent OF the
Fnirmont pike, made quite an extensive
trip yesterday. He said that from the
toll gate to the foot OF the hill it was all
one complete wreck. Bridges, retaining
walls, fences and a goOdly part OF the
pike itself, fully twO,thirds, are de-
stroyed. Shocked wheat has been lost
BY the hundreds OF bushels, and fields
OF corn are fiat. He had also heard oil
some dozen head OF stock being
drowned.
DAMAGE TO GAS PIPES.
Piled in front OF the toll gate is pile
OF logs, parts OF buildings and other
debris iammcd in together in an almost
inextricable mass as high as the caves Of
the house. This rubbish came from two
direc;iOns-dowu the run and down
what is known as the left hand run. A
short distance up this last named stream
is the main pressure gauge OF the line Of
the West Virginia Natural Gas Company
that 1ntcrs the city from the south
That gauge is buried beneath pile Of
stones about ten feet deep, and Il bad
break in the main is reported to have
occurred some distance further up.
LATE SCENES on TIE RUN.
Last evening a second trip was made
to this district. The crowd OF sight
secrs was found to have more than
doubled in size and was SO dense that
one made his way forward with diff
Guilty. Aid had been received by many
from private sources and the Board o.
County Commissioners had had rep
resentative through the settlement look
ing after wants. John Emmett, the
well known baker, drove through the
place early in the afternoon and distrib
uted bread free toall who would take it
One OF the sights that attracted great
attention was the large building used by
the West Virginia Mining and Manu-
featuring Company us stable. 1t was q
complete wreck. Among those who
suffered loss they will feel keenly is
John Cooper formerly foreman OF the
old United engine, now blind, and con
tractor for taking care OF the city's OF
lamps. He had Two old horses that he
used in his work, and these are reported
to have been lost. ...
The approaches to the MI. Zion GENE
terry were all washed away, fencing abou
the place destroyed and a building uset
by the sexton was carried from its fOunda
j tons for some distance. 1t was plain L
be seen where the flood had sweep
| through the place, and the impression
still prevails that some graves vert
washed out aud their contents sen
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