Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-20

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water from stackyard Hollow ~ IT,, r.,
Devey,s. It is said that 500, 000N N eev
more than cover the loss of the Int
The bridge over Woods Run wasld drc
away, and it was reported that tnet dis
rod bridge was also swept from its be- =
At Elm Grove there was most Mr.
rain, and two families in that neia
hood are reported drowned. The cd 10
bridge was torn from its foundations.
Ayo'
BRIDGEPORT. Hc
How the Water Harmed the Little To{,,
Over the River. r
Bridgeport generally sufferers heavit
when there is severe storm in the vicinity
but Yesterdays damsge runs away pas
anything ever known before. The spec
tacle of whole shocks of wheat floating ii
the angry flood Of Wheeling creek, ant
carried by the back water nj
round the point of the island wa
seen. Kukwood, however, suffered tn
greatest damage, principally on account o
that part of town being closely built up
The first damage done was to Tenement
house belonging to Mr.. E. p. Rhodes and
occupied by Mr.. John Rhodes. A large par
of the foundation was torn from under thu
house and the building badly warped. JUS
below this house the torrent tore out . large
stone culvert. 1t then took diagonal
course to the east and tore out the corner
of a house belonging to James Ciayland and
occupied by James Quigly, the blacksmith
at the wheeling creek mines.
Two stables and o paint shop, the former
the property of lack Fawcet and James
Cox. and the paint shop by j. J. MAXWELL,
were swept away. At the cemetery, the
food broke ont on Whitley street aud
across taking out nearly the entire founda-
tion of new house owned by Andrew j.
Bapps, and occupied by Thomas Sargent
and W. B. Eanlon.
The brio residence of George Gifip, on
the opposie corner, and on little lower
ground, MAS flooded and the foundation
washed oat. The house of John Giffiu on
the game lot, was damaged slightly, while
the frame residence of William F. Griffin
WIS WISHED off the foundation.
/Jatob Boueysteel house, occupied by
ldeqige Rice was flooded, and the family
Idriten ont on short notice Mrs. Emert's
stable was washed away and two milk
COWS drowned. George Giffin's stable was
swept away. The water rushed into the
buses of J. M. Fogle, William Boarn,
fenry Randolph and Robert Parker, and
Hooded the stables.
The kitchen Of Mrs. Harrah's house was
orn away. The food on Howard street
extended up from Morgan about 200 yards,
bad was from four to eight feet deep. Iu
this torrent, huge piles Of boards and tim
bers from Scott and McGraw's lumber
yard floated, and three buggies, two spring
wagons and water cart were hurled into the
deep hole between Morgan street and the
G. & P. tracks. A cooper shop standing
near Fred Hsndel's residence was up
turned and entirely destroyed. The sewer
nnder the @. & p. tracks became clogged
md the water poured over the rails, and
backing up flooded the houses of Fred
Handel, George Morrow, Mrs, Elizabeth
Forbes, Mrs. Prstt aud John McLain.
George OKelley's grocery was swimming
n water four feet deep, even the show |
,ases on the counter being filed. All
lis stock il ruined, and his loss will be
almost total. The water still finding no
utlet, backed up along the main line of
he @. L. q W. tracks, under the freight |
|epot, and flooding q long line of houses
ut along the tracks. At the West End
cbool house the pike is covered
or several hundred yards with mud and
II kinds of debris, making travel alost i'm
ossible Near Milton McConpaughy's
oal banks a large gutter which had long
ince been filled up with slack coal, was
'ashed ont clean again. the coal literally
overiDg the bottom lands below, and hit
ing the homes Of several persons in the
icinity. ALI the fences were demolished
nd August Stegers home badly shaken,
It Amerine's, ont the pike, the
God from small creek cut the growing
rops in the bottom lands all to pieces,
nd did incalculable damage. At It'll. y
'ell's, the little run that comes into
Wheeling creek cut a new channel and
i'd great damage to the crops in the bot
,m lands by spreading out over them
IL along the pike the bottom lands are
ably damaged, especially where the
nall streams pour out.
At the Bridgeport Glass Works tons of
ack coal and stones from Koehnlineis coal
'0rks and the hillside are washed down !
yer the G. Il p. tracks, and the water q
CODED the factory and packing rooms Of {
he factory. Louis Fink, in Esnaville,
ad his house flooded to depth of about [
Tree feet.
Wheeling creek presented a grand and 1
we-inspiring sight. The creek was bank !
III, and came out in huge {
ayes, turning over and over and
rming an angry, sulting, boiling mass,
led with logs, boards, and stacks of
ain, which tossed about like strsws.
be dam below Kindred any current in I
mt direction, and in q few minutes a T
trent flowing eight or ten miles an hour
rs formed round the upper point Of the
land.
The water from Morgan street found an
trance under N. Kuhn's ice houses, and +
d considerable damage TO the founda- 6
ms. 2
At Wheeling Creek Coal mines, several :,
uses were washed away, the families
rely having time to get ont alive. The
al track are washed outin several places, e
d gondola cars are standing on end and :
ing on their sides, where the water turn. :
them over. One child was reported
ssing at Wheeling Creek mines, but the
rticulars could not be learned.
The G. d ?. Road has five trains
ing above Martins Ferry Containing
enty-fye passengers for Bsllairs. These
re hauled in carriages to Bridgeport and
artered at the Hill House for the niebt.
All trains on the G, L. & W. main line
II stop at Wheeling creek till the tracks
1e been repaired at that place. The
u p. has arranged with the T., L. &W.
turn their trains at Bridgeport till they
get to Bellsire.
ALONG THE OTHER SIDE.
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