The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-23
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two children. The story was not cor
roborated and her name could not be
learned. 1t Is probably tale manufac-
tured from the whole cloth. There are
people heartless enough to manufacture
such tales.
WORK on THE BALTIMORE OHIO ROAD.
The damage to the Pittsburgh, Wheel
ing & Kentucky railroad in the city has
been repaired, and it is said the Short
Creek trestle will be finished and the
Buffalo creek bridge repaired for trains
to run to-day.
The Baltimore & Ohio Company has
lost no time in getting to work on its
Pittsburgh division, but the task is dis
couraging one. The trestle over the
creek ut Main streetisanimportant link,
rs all construction trains must run over
it. A temporary structure has been
built and will be done early to-day.
Superintendent Sinsel had large force
OF carpenters at work all day yesterday
and last night, and made rapid progress.
About six hundred men are at work
on the two ends OF the damaged gap.
The track is clear from the
East to Point Mills. Large num-
bers OF men were brought here yes
terday and sent out by the Elm Grove
road, walking from the Park. All the
progress made so far at this end is to
loosen the displaced ties and rails, and
clear the debris from the track. Sur
veyors are locating new bridges in place
OF the ones washed away. At places
for instance, Just this side Of Triadelphia
and again at the destroyed Thornburg
bridge on the pike-the new bridges will
have to be twice as long Us the old ones
on account OF the washing OF the banks
Large iron bridge beams are buried in
the bed Of the creek at Triadelphia under
piles OF monster stones. This shows the
force Of the flood. At other points the
channels OF streams were cut six inches
into the solid bedrock as they had beer
chiseled out by hand.
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
Yesterday vehicles forded the creek a
the wrecked Thornburg bridge via {
temporary road graded to the north, ant
crossed at the next bridge by circui
tous route through corntield, tordln:
twice. The wreck here is most com
plete.
At Elm Grove and Triadelphia yester
day committees OF prominent citizen
solicited contributions. When INTEL
LIGENCER representatives passed, tn,
committee at each place estimated the!
would raise about $500 each. The dona
tons ranged from % cents to $40. The
latter sum was frequently given, and s
oftener. Signs across the way called at
tention to the need OF the sufferers.
The County COMMISSIONER relic
committee met at the 1nfirmary yester
day afternoon and looked about with I
view to ascertaining how the 5000 mp
propriated for the relief OF the afflicted
could best be expended. Private indi
viduats did much for the relief Of TIT
afflicted. Everywhere people were seer
washing carpets and furniture o.
scrubbing out floors. Scarcely any i'm
preston has been made upon the heapeC
up ruins, but the scene is still one O.
desolation and appalling wreck.
SOME BENEVOLENT PEOPLE.
The Women's Benevolent Society OF
Saturday canvassed the city, and sue
ceeded in obtaining large sum in casl
and the necessaries Of life, which they
distributed among the distressed people
at Triadelphia and vicinity.
The same morning Messrs. George
Zoeckler and Fritz Weimer went through
the Second ward market, and in shOrt
time collected 500 for the relief Of Henry
Roth, whose slaughter house was sweep
away by the flood at Triadelphia.
Mrs. A. G. Egerter went around among
her friends and neighbors and collected
n lot OF clothing and eatables, and took
them out in wagon and distributed
them among the needy ones at Trladel
phia and Elm Grove,
Messrs. George +. Stifel & Co., or
hearing OF the distress at Triadelphi'
and other points, sent out wagon loaC
OF dry goods, selecting such stuffs as the
firm thought would do the most good.
DANGEROUS SLIPS.
The large, fine stone arched bridge
near the Cecil place, one of the wonders
of engineering on the Cumberland road
and very costly structure, is in dan
gerous condition. A large section o.
the roof OF the arch caved in, and it viii
be difficult and costly work to repair it
The stone bridge at T. ]. Hugus's
place is also badly caved. A heavy
rain now would be very disastrous.
There was bad slip last night on
Nineteenth street just south OF the tack
factory. The street sank six or eight
feet for distance OF forty feet and tc
within eight feet OF the northern curb
ing. 1t was at once rallied off and dan
ger signals displayed.
AL the county roads were closed tC
travel yesterday, and notices signed by
President Cruise, OF the Board OF Com
missioners, posted Conspicuously warn
ing people that they travelled over them
at their own risk. County Engineer
Smith and two assistants will view the
roads and bridges and report to the
Board NJ special meeting Wednesday
the probable cost OF repairs. In some
cases new locations can be made and new
roads built more Cheaply than to rebuild
the old ones.
There was great rush OF visitors To
the stranded Baltimore & Ohio train at
Triadeiphia yesterday. The switch just
beside its position wanders all around
over corn field and ends in the creek
EXTENT OF TIE STORM.