The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-22

had not reached here, and no one APP
peared to know exactly where to locate
her. The presumption is that she was
beyond some land slide.
There was a big slide Just below BEN
wood, and all the section men obtaina-
BILE ut this end, together with extra Ia
borers hired for the work, were put TO
work cleaning ii away. AT midnight
progress had been so slow that word was
sent to the postotice by the railroad
officials that no mail from the East need
be expected before some time this
morning.
1t will not be until this morning some
time that anything definite will be
known regarding the full extent Of the
damage out the Hempfeld and along
the Fourth division. The telegraph
lines will be reconstructed temporarily
by tonight, by gangs of linemen who
were started out Inst night, and with
this means OF communication restored,
details will be obtainable.
The report first in circulation about
the Central Ohio division OF the Balti-
more & Ohio was that the bridge at
st, Clairsyille junction had been swept
away and that no trains to or from the
west could move. This happily proved
TO be mistake. The water was very
high about the bridge and for time it
was believed TINT nil Baltimore d Ohio
trims from all directions were barred
from entering or leaving. The passen-
gers on
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXPRESS
and those from Cincinnati, due here at
G:20 o'clock, were finally gotten across,
however, and arrived here nearly four
hours late.
The destruction on the Hempfeld, OF
course, made it impossible for the Gin
cinnati express, leaving here at ll:l5
o'clock last night, to come through, but
q train was made up here and started
out at that hour. 1t was designed Ia
take the place OF the Chicago express
that leaves here at $3.50 p. M, but which
was not started out lust night for the
reason that it would not meet No, 3 al
Benwood, No. 5, as before stated, being
laid up at Grafton. 1t was also design.
cd to take the place Of the Cincinnati
express. At Benwood this train was
made part OF the Chicago limited
which left here in the afternoon ut !
o'clock.
The Moundsville camp ground trair
left here at G:l0 o'clock last night but a
last accounts was below Benwood waiting
Tor slide to be removed. The bridge OF
the switch line running to the CAM
grounds from the main line was SWEEP
away and also the station at the camp
grounds. Grave creek doomed out witt
the best OF them and it is wonder that
the heavyrailroad bridge CrossingsitwerC
left standing.
The first report about the Ohio River
road was that the train that left here a
l2:l5, having on board the delegates
from this end to the Republican State
convention at Charleston, was hope.
lessly stuck at Sistersville. A special
dispatch published elsewhere. tells Of
their fate. After they abandoned this
train it was brought back to Wheeling
arriving here at about 10 o'clock last
night. From Benwood it came up to
the city over the Baltimore & Ohio's
trucks. The regular passenger train
started out from here ut 4 o'clock over
this road and got only us far us Bogg's
run when it was
FORCED TO TURS BACK.
There was small washout there and
at BenwOod, where the last flood caused
a big washout, there was even Il larger
opening made than that OF one month
ago. At Bull Creek or Waverly, about
70miles below here, the greatest wash
out is reported. Here the company was
engaged in Strengthening heavy curve
and grade in the track, which necessi-
tated shifting the iron bridge erected
there. While this is being done trains
have been run around and over the
creek on trcstling and trestle bridge.
This trestle bridge is gone, and it will
be three or four days before the iron
bridge will be in condition for trains to
cross.
The officials at this end hope to be
able to send out trains to-day, sending
them from here to Benwood over the
B. e o.'s tracks, and from Benwood to
Bull creek, where they hope to have
transfer arrangements made.
On the Pan.HGldle between here and
Wheeling Junction tire worst damage
reported is at Buffalo creek crossing,
Just this side OF WGiisburg. The flood
OF one month ago badly damaged the
iron bridge that SPAWNED this stream /;
it was supported by trestling, and yes
terday, shortly after the train leaving
here at 4 80 o'clock had passed over, the
trestling was nearly all swept away,
leaving the rails hanging. This put a
stop to all further trains on that road
last night. 1t is hoped by this morning
to arrange with the Ohio River people
for train TO be used for transfer pur-
poses. AT lastaccounts the runs at Will
sons and Glenn's had not done any
special damage.
On the New Cumberland branch there
has been slide that has all but covered
that section OF road.
1t was reported at the Panhandle
office that at NIingo there was a threat
enGd landslide that promised to take
the @. & +. into the river. 1t was said
to be very dangerous place.
All the roads will have gangs OF men
from other sections pouring in here to-
day, and no time will be lost in getting
trains to running over temporary tracks.
Thcgreat volume Eof work is to be done
on the Hempfeld. The people have
already seen how rapidlyit can be put
in shape for travel, and the same thing
will be done now.
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
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