The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-24
THE WORK OF REPAIRS.
RebuiIdingWrecked Bridges and
Preparing Plans
FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.
The b. & o. Company Making Slow
Progrcss-what the City Intends
to do-An Aqueduct Project
Bronchcd-Ncw Bridges.
Work was commenced Yesterday after.

Bronchcd-Ncw Bridges.
Work was commenced yesterday alter
noon reconstructing the Baltimore &
Ohio Compauy's trestle over the creek,
at Main and Sixteenth streets. The
timbers are gotten out by large force Of
men in the yard below the creek, and as
many men us can be employed to adyan-
tage are kept at work on the construc-
ton. The timbers are floated in the
swo lien waters 10 the place where they
are to be used in the trestle, and there
pulled up and put in place. Constdera-
bic progress was made yesterday and
last night in replacing the bridge. I'm
til it is done no work can be accom-
plished out the Hempiield division ex-
cept IRON the Pittsburgh end, as all the
materials have to be taken across this
bridge. The company expects to have
traffic opened over the Wheeling & Pitts
burgh division by Monday or Tuesday
next.
The fact that serious damage was also
done on the main line between here
and Grafton and on the CoRRelIsville
division east OF Pittsburgh, prevents the
massing OF us many men here as were
put here after the July food, but in n
day or two the work OF repairs will be
done OIL the other divisions and the en-
tire force will be again thrown in here
and put to work on the Pittsburgh divi-
sion.
SLOW, But SURE.
The force Of men were taken off the
trestle in the city Inst night md put ia
work drawing heavy timbers up the
creek bank to Sixteenth street, where
they were loaded upon hand cars, two
hand cars being used for each load. These
cars were then pushed by hand up the
steep Sixteenth street grade and out the
road. In this way it was expected to
get enough timbers out to the first
wrecked trestle to commence the work
OF rebuilding to-day. This is slow pro
cess, but the men made surprisingly
good progress at it. -
The work was observed by crowds till
late in the night. All day and all even
ing hundreds OF sight seers focked to
the site Of the ruined bridges and watch.
ed the workmcn, and then sauntered
along South street and out upon the
Market street bridge and gazed upon the
swollen waters oil the creek and at the
crumbling banks. A great many people
were timid, fearing that there was good
foundation for the report that the Mar
ket street bridge was not safe, and some
ladies hurried nervousiy across.
STARTING TIE MILLS.
The LaBeiIe mill uses city water, and
when cut off by the Main street bridge
disaster, the company resOrted to IN old
pipe, not used for many years, through
which enough water is pumped from
Caldwell's to supply the boilers.
A water pipe was laid over the Ores
cent mill bridge yesterday morning to
furnish the mill with water, 1t is eX-
pected the mill will be in full blast
to-day.
The South Wheeling glassworks were
left in bad way by the cutting oil OF
their water suppl y. In their extremity
they secured IN arrangement with j.
NJ. Gilleland, by which he hauled suili-
Gent water tor their use in his odorlcss
excavator tank, pumping water into the
tank at the foot OF Thirty.litth street.
The pump and teams were kept going
all night Wednesday night and man
aged to keep the works supplied.
The Electrical Compauy's private two
inch pipe line across the creek is Il sue
cess. The lights are kept up nicely and
yesterday the electrical street ears were
started for the first time over the Mar
Eet street route. The company intend
ed to put the cars on yesterday anyhow,
but the interruption of travel by the
Main street route by Tuesdays accident
made this more important.
TIE CITY's WATER SUPPLY.
Early yesterday morning the water
was turned into the temporary siX-inch
main laid across the Market street bridge
on Wednesday, and the double line of
hose through which the Niagara engine
had forced water across the creek was
taken out. The supply, furnished
through the iron main was found to be
not adequate, the pressure on the South
Side being much less than when the
hose was used, and the mains and SER
vice pipes on the higher portions OF the
South Side being empty. This was ac-
counted for by the fact that the Niagara
engine forced water across the bridge at
pressure OF so pounds to the square
inch, while the pressure in the city
mains is but about 40 pounds.
The City Water Board has about 1900
feet Of ten-inch iron pipe coming from
Pittsburgh on the steamer Bachelor,
which will be here to-day. This will be
used 70 run another temporary main
across the market street bridge to in
crease the water supply OF the Fifth,
Sixth and Eighth wards.
For the permanent main connecting
the two sides OF the creek, the Water
Board contemplates the erection OF a
separate truss bridge or aqueduct just
beside the Market street iron bridge.
AN AQUEDuCT NECESSARY.
The Market street bridge may be safe
enough now, but it has not the requisite
strength to bear the added weight OF a
twenty-inch iron water main full OF
water. Such main full OF water for
the distance included in the Market
street span across the creek. would
weigh thirty.three tons. The Market
street bridge originally had slight up.
ward curve, or arch. 1t is now sagged
downward in the middle, the Gambler be-
ing all gone out OF it and the bridge
hanging there a dead and inelastiC
weight. 1t has come to this condition
by neglect, Just as the Main street stone
bridge was wrecked through negligence.
To put upon it in its present condition
an additional permanent burden OF
thirty.three tons is pronounced by
bridge experts simply out OF the ques-
ton.
Accordingly the Board has ordered
plans and estimates prepared for an in
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