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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
TIE. STORM GENERAL
All the Streams swollen-Tho Crops-ItaIl-
runds suffer-,

All the Streams Swollen-Thc Crops-Knll.
roads suffer-,
1t is an old saying among river men
and weather sages that when the Ohio's
head-waters are rising and Wheeling
creek also running out there is likely to
be great ireshet, This is but an un-
conscious and roundabout way of say
ing that general rain makes more water
than local one. This significant state
of affairs existed yesterday to an unusual
extent. Wheeling creek swelled rapid
ly to immense proportions and its cur
rent dashed under the bridges in.the city
last night with noise that seemed omi-
nous. At the same time passengers who
came in on the Baltimore & Ohio main
line from the East yesterday said that
the rain was rs heavy and persistent nil
along the road as here, and all the little
streams putting into the Monongahela
were unusually swollen; likewise those
flowing west into the Ohio.
Fences were damaged, bottoms over
flowed and growing crops ruined, and
many RATS and piles OF lumber were
washed away, while others were saved
with difficulty by prompt and hard
work.
In this county it is estimated that the
damage to crops and fences will reach
thousands OF dollars. Over the river
the streams were equally swollen, and
the injury as great. The river was
fuller Of drift, pieces Of fences and trees
last night than IT has been for many a
month.
The damage to railroad tracks was not
as great in this vicinity as was to be ex-
peCtGd. Trains were delayed more or
less on all roads by mud and stones
washed from the hills upon the tracks,
but all managed to get through. In
some places wagon roads were flooded
several feet deep.
Down the river the rain seems to have
been accompanied by heavy wind, which
was not the case here. Damage from
this source to trees and fences is re-
ported there. The rain and wind to-
gether also beat down the oats and hay
badly, and in this way caused severe
loss. Potatoes were washed from the
ground, and corn broken and dashed to
the ground.
The Washington, Pa, Reporter says:
During the thunder storm OF Sunday
evening lightning SET fire to and partially
destroyed the switch board ut the Cen
trail telephone office. From his room on
the opposite side OF the street, George
Carstetn saw the board ablaze, and OBJ
tanning entrance 10 the room ex-
tinguished it. The warning in regard
to ringing up Central during a storm
has not been needed. 1t is an exceed
ingly dangerous operaNon,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
AStorm which Continued Stead.
lily all the Day
IND LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
Crops Injured. Natural Gas Mains
Endangered, Railroad Travel
Impeded and other Damage
Done-A Sewer Caves In.

The steadiest and heaviest rainfall for
long time occurred in this section yes.
terdOy, commencing early in the morn
ing and continuing with varying force,
but without cessation, until after mid,
night.
At times the rain fairly fell in sheets,
and the storm, from all accounts, pre-.
vailed all over the country from one to
two hundred miles about Wheeling. II
is doubtful il larger amount of water
has fallen in this section in one day in
the last twenty years. Little streams
were converted into torrents and larger
one, rapidly swollen.
In the city the sewers were in many
places unable to carry off the accumula.
tons OF water, and sidewalks were over.
flowed and the water backed into cellars
and easements. At the intersection OIL
Market and Sixteenth streets the water
formed n small lake, OF sufficient volume
to float large pole belonging to the
Electric Company distance OF one hun
dred feet, and it was left when the water
receded lying across the corner Of the
Custom House pavement.
On all the streets leading down from
the hills the cutters were yellow torrents
OF mud, and ut the intersections OF cross
streets mud and stones were left pileC
by the dozens OF cart loads.
The rain coming so soon after Other
heavy rains, taxed the sewers severely
The one on Twelfth street west OF Mar
ket became stopped with sand and grave
until the waller was damned up in n biz
mass. The sewer was too weak to stanC
the load, and burst, flooding Gauss bar
Der shop, under the Franklin Insurance
Company's office, several feet deep witt
Shiny mud and water. The cellar o
William Hare < Sons plumbing estah
lishment and that of John Sheekey'
saloon, adjoining, were also flooded
The damage in either case is not heavy
but the accident was very annoying.
| Superintendent OF Streets Warden n
once put railing around the hole which
the cave-in caused in the street. Thi
kept enlarging until last evening Their,
was a hole as big as house in the norti
side OF the street extending halfwa!
across the sidewalk, the large flagstone
OF which fell into the cavernous opening
The earth had been washed out to thu
extent OF scores OF cart loads. The SAINT
point has been the scene OF similar acct
dents before, the steepness OF the stree
which this sewer drains and the amoun
of earth washed down from the hill
making it peculiarly liable to damage.
This was the only serious damage
done, beyond washouts Of banks ant
deposits Of mud on sidewalks and cross
ings. The results OF the storm will be {
pretty heavy tax on the contingent funt
OF the Board OF Public Works.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
BELlIAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City. !

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
The Ohio Valley Foundry started up in
full yesterday.
Michael Donahue left yesterday fol
Aspin, Colorado.
Miss Bessie Miller, of Gravel Hill, is
down with the fever.
Sixteen of the Goblet company's en-.
ployes went to Findlay yesterday.
Rev. W. S. Campbell is a great deal
better. So word was received by friends
here.
Mrs. Wilson Morton and son, W. S.,
are at j. G. MOrrison's, in the Fourth
ward.
W.. S. Van Horn has moved to Bridge
port, having gotten job on the c., L. &
w. railroad.
Luke Gavin had finger severely
mashed in the G. & P. yard Saturday in
heading barrel.
Albert W. Kcnnon, of st. Clairsville,
was down Saturday and appraised the
effects OF the late Robert Courtney.
Governor Foraker will renew Andrew
Roder's commission as railroad police.
man here. The old one has run out.
Phil Helsley left yesterday morning
for White Sulphur Springs afoot. He
wants to see the country and people
enroute.
W. G. Warnock, of the Democrat, is
back again at his desk, after having been
two weeks in the country for his health.
He is great deal better.
A. G. Morgan, a conductor on the G.
4 ?. Railroad, was struck on the head
by a car accidentally on Saturday and a
bad cash cut over his eye.
The Bellaire Goblet Company made
its last, shipment OF glass from Bellaire
yesterday. The next shipments by
them will be made from Findlay.
DR.. McCullough's horse ran away on
Sunday evening. A dog ran under him
and frightened him. The horse was
pretty badly bruised, and the buggy
broken.
Michael Cowan, a machinist at the
4Etna Manufacturing Company here,
died at his home in the Third ward Sun
day morning. He was buried from st.
Johns Church yesterday.
Lou Mum, q brother Of William
Mum, and formerly OF this place, is
here from Richmond, Va. He has been
working in a mill there, and making
good wages, but could not stand so many
Democrats. He says it is great Won
der they did not string him up, he was
such Republican.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
WHOLE TOWNS FLOODED.
The Storm at Uniontown and other Points.
Trains Delayed.

AHe otOFih Ut OnlOntOWn anu OLnor fOlnth.
Trains Delayed.
PITTsBURon, July 9.-The continuous
rainfall OF the past twenty.four hours
has resulted in numerous washouts on
the railroads leading to this city, and
trains were badly delayed tonight, but as
far rs known there were no serious
accidents. Many OF the small streams at
the headwaters OF the Allegheny, Monon-
gahelia and Youghiogheny rivers have
overlooked their banks, causing consid-
cradle damage to all property. The riv-
ers are rising rapidly tonight, but it is
not anticipated that they will reach flood
height. A good boating stage is looked
for, however, and the coal men are pre-
pairing their craft for large shipment
Of coal to the Western and Southern
ports. 1t is estimated that nearly ten
million bushels of the black diamonds
will be started down the river in the
next iorty-eight hours.
A Uniontown, Pa, Post special says:
Redstone creek has broken its bounds
and submerged all the low lands Of the
town, and hundreds Of people are stand
ing on the bridges watching the angry
waters sweep by. Men are carrying
women out OF their houses to higher
grounds, and several feet Of water is
standing in the houses.
At Leith, the whole place is sub
merged and the trains are running
through several feet OF water, while the
rising water threatens 20 raise the
houses from their foundations.
At Bradford the yard tracks were
washed out and twenty feet OF water is
standing in a cut OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. Two railroad bridges
from above town have been carried
away and lodged against trestle in
Uniontown.
The uniontown express is still lying
here, being unable to proceed further
south for washouts. The rain is still
pouring down, but it is thought the
worst is past. The rain will do much
damage to the growing crops, especially
corn, which is badly washed out in many
places.
At Washington, Pa, there was terri
bic rain storm, which flooded cellars and
Vardl
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THEY AIM TO SAVE TIME.
A New Procedure RnComm ended to Coun.
cIl-I0tcI Licenses, ctO,

"A NtN "
cIl-IIOtol Licenses, etc.
The Council Committee on Ordin-
ances met at the Public Building last
evening and gave its attention to several
matters that had been referred 10 it.
There were present Messrs. Dobbins,
chairman; Tracy, McKown and Max
well and Solicitor Caldwell.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Buck
man, calling for an ordinance governing
hotels by providing for a graded hotel
license to be in accordance to the value
OF the property and number OF rooms,
was after short discussion laid on the
table, the members not deeming it ad-
visabie to iegisiate on this matter
The ordinances presented in Council
at the last meeting granting the Wheel
ing and the Citizens railway companies
certain rights and privileges in the lower
end OF the Eighth ward, and referred to
this committee for report as to the advis-
ability OF passing the ordinances, were
considered and unanimously approved,
The remonstance OF. the Natural Gas
Company OF West Virginia against the
granting to the Citizens Gas Company,
a new concern, privileges that are con-
strued by the West Virginia people to
be in direct violation OF the provisions OF
the contract made by the city with them
in their ordinance, and which was re-
ierred to this committee for report as to
whether the city was overstepping itself
in dealing with the Citizens Company,
was next taken up. ThOre were present
representing the West Virginia Com
pany, at the invitation OF Chairman
Dobbins, Messrs. W. II. Hearne and
Alfred Caldwell. Nothing was done,
however, beyond resolving to ask Coun-
Gil for permission to employ n lawyer to
advise the committee. Solicitor Cald-
well is a stakeholder in the West Vir-
ginia Company, and it would not be
proper for him to act in this case,
The committee then settled down and
put in IN hour listening to the changes
suggested by Solicitor Caldwell, in the
ordinance establishing rules for the gov
erning OF Council. This amending or
dinanCe will be reported to COUNCIL this
evening. The main purpose contained
in this ordinance Is to enable Council to
make changes IN long ordinances with
out being obligedto sit through night
hearing an entire ordinance read twice
when only few words are to be
changed. The new ordinance will be
recommended for passage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10

Mr.. Lucian Martin and wife, formerly
Of this city, now Of Fostoria, are the
guests OF friends and relatives here.
The Orchard base ball club went to
Mt. Pleasant Saturday and defeated the
leading club there by ascore OF . TO 4.
The Red Stockings defeated the
Grumblers, Of Wheeling, on the Fur.
mace grounds Saturday, by n score Of
% to Is.
Messrs. Jacob Lott, Thomas Parker,
Harry Humphreyville, Charles KuclSnck
and Dave Ray are visiting the fishing
camps from here ON the Saltwater.
Capt. L. W. Inglebright left yesterday
morning for Cincinnati in his yacht,
Surprise. A number from here Joined
him on the trip. He will keep the
yacht at that city for hire during the
Centennial.
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ACROSS TUE RIVER.
Serious Damage to Railroads.&c. TreStle
Ruined.

Serious Damage to Railroads.&c. TreStle
Ruined.
AT Martins Ferry, as usual, the streets
leading down from the hill were badly
washed by the water, and the G. & P.
railroad track Mt every street crossing
was covered deep with gravel and sand.
The dirt on Hanover street that had just
been piled up after last weeks storm
was washed back again over the track,
The l:20 train going east was delayed
in the vicinity Of the depot for several
hours. Clark's run, as usual, was swell
ed 10 overlooking, and carried large
pile OF dirt and rubbish over the railroad
there. The c., L. & W. railroad, which
heretofore has always escaped damage
from storms at this point, is in q bad
condition to-day. As the passenger
train was making the two o'clock trip
to Bridgeport yesterday afternoon the
engineer was given a warning signal by
a lad named Charley Hull Just Us the
engine was approaching the trestle
work near the key and barrel
factory. The train was stopped about fifty
yards from n point where six OF the
large piles under the trestle had been
washed from their sockets by the swol-
len run, that passes through the culvert,
under the track. The lowlands between
the wine cellar and the orchard were
soon filed with water from the little
streams running through them, and the
water burst out the mouth OF the Cul-
vert with terrible force, carrying the
banks and willows for distance OF If
teen feet on both sides with it. The
piles on which the trestle rests are all
driven over ten feet in the ground, and
six OF them were washed so loose that
man could shake the trestle from the
top by swinging his body to and fro.
The place was visited by railroad Off
cials and declared unsafe, and the train
was backed to the depot, where it
will lie until the damage is repaired,
which will take some time, as longer
piles will have to be driven in place Of
the loOsened ones.
The boy Hull, deserves credit for
hailing the engineer, for had the train
attempted to cross at its usual rate OF
speed, it would no doubt have been pre-
cipitated over the trestle into the river
below, distance OF fifty feet.
Reports came from points out the c.,
L. q W. railroad that several washouts
had been caused on the railroad by the
heavy rain. A washout at Tippecanoe
delayed trains for little while, and at
Flushing tunnel trains were held for
about an hour.
Up along the G. & P. road, on the Ohio
side, the past twenty-four hours have
been marked by steady downpour Of
rain, doing great damage to crops and
obstruCting small railroad bridges with
washings Of stone and gravel to such an
extent that all trains are delayed. Ap-
pearauces are ominous OF large swell
in the Ohio, as all the streams from both
sides are putting out strongly.
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Mart Noll is still to be found in the
office. The Andes will leave here on
her return tripat 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
Shippers should report their consivn.
ments as early as possible.
The river commenced rising a, this
point about noon yesterday and BY dusk
had come up over foot. The marks ON
the levee indicated depth Of 6 feet D
inches. There will probably be a depth
OF not less than 10 feet by this morning
The river by reason of recent showers
is in the best of shape to feel the effects
OF the heavy rainfall OF the past twenty.
four hours. The rain is understood 10
have been general all along the Monon.
gahela valley, and all the small tributa,
ries to that stream and the streams be.
tween here and Pittsburgh emptyiHS
into the Ohio are booming out ut lively
rate. The result will be coal boat and
barge stage Of water that will probably
reach at least Is or 20 feet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
Tint MARTINI. Ferry cutting serape.

Billy Mcknight, Joe Taylor and the
latter's father, Andy Taylor, were all ar
rested yesterday morning for the cut
ting scrape and row that occurred at
Taylor's Saturday night, an account OF
which was given in this paper yester-
day. 1t was Joe Taylor that cut Nc
Knight instead Of vice versa, as stated
yesterday. The latter was not hurt
much, as was at first supposed, being
able to keep in hiding without having
any medical attendance other than that
received Saturday night. The trio were
tried before Mayor Mitchell yesterday.
Joe Taylor got s. and costs, and Andy
Taylor and Mcknight $40 and costs. All
were locked up in default.
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RIVER NEWS.
Stage of the Water and Movements of til,
BOntA.

Stage of the Water and Movements of the
| BOntA.
The Courier is this mornings Parkers.
burg packet. Her hour OF departure ID
liza. NJ.
The steamer Fashion will pass down
at an early hour this morning on her
way from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati.
The Elaine passed down at 8 p. M. en-
route to Parkersburg on her return from
her usual Sunday trip to Pittsburgh.
The W. N. Chancellor is still running
in the trade between Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati. She will pass down ut nm
early hour this morning.
Capt. Lee Anshutz, of Pittsburgh, ia
here on the lookout for steamer that
will suit his purposes for the excursion
business about Pittsburgh.
The Abner 0'Neal, running in the
trade OF the G. W. Bachelor while that
steamer is laid up here for repairs, viii
leave for Pittsburgh this morning at 8
o'clock.
The steamer Andes arrived here from
cincinnati about o'clock last evening.
She had fair freight trip on board and
her passenger list showed a good BUSH
ness in that line, Capt. Charlie Muhle-
man was in command as usual and clever
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
RAINvS. BASEBA
The Former Wins all Over the Country
Ball Notes.

The Former Wins all Over the Country
Ball Notes.
The heavy rain yesterday prevented
the Wheeling and Toledo teams from
playing at Island park. There is somt
talk of yesterdays game and tc-day's
game being both played to-day
The playing of either game,
TO say nothing of both, viii
depend, however, on the state OF the
weather and the condition OF the
grounds, which ARE thoroughly soaked
A warm sun and some wind this morn
ing would make them suitable by this
afternoon.
Rain also interfered with all the othe.
Tri-State League games scheduled for
yesterday at Columbus, Mansfield, Zanes
vile and Canton. At Canton it is ex'
pected to play two games with Sandus'
ky to-day. 1t was therefore no disadvan'
tage to Wheeling that she was not able
10 play yesterday.
The rain was so general that only two
big games OF ball werepiayed yesterday,
At Chicago, Boston beat Chicago by a
score Of to 3, and at Detroit Washing
ton beat Detroit by q score OF 3 to 2.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10

Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to rec
ord the following transfers of real estate
Deed made May by Susan Il. Marsh
to Stephen Mccullough, in consideration
OF $, 200 for the north half OF lot 42 in
Chapline and EotF's addition, on Main
street, in Centre Wheeling.
Deed made May by G. L. Cranmer
and wife to Matte, wife OF William 7.
English, in consideration of 800, for lot
u in j. W. Zane's addition, on the
Island.
Deed made July by George Ricsback
and wife to Charles Schmidt In consider
alton of 81, 800, for the west "a feet OF
lot 200 in East Wheeling.
Deed made July by George RiesbaCll
and wife to John W. Boring, in consider
alton Of S., for one-third OF lot 200, in
East Wheeling. .....
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BRIDGEPORT.
Going a.FishIng-Slckness-P Personal nnd
other Gossip.


Going NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aud
other Gossip.
Charley Franzell has left on western
trip for S. W. Woodcock.
Meister Bros. have removed into their
new room in oglebay block.
Miss Elsie Hall, of Pittsburgh, is the
guest OF Miss Mamie Duncan.
George Elliott and wife have gone to
Cleveland to visit their parents.
The wife OF ex-NIayor Charles Junkius
is quite i'll at her home in Kirkwood.
A small child OF Mr., Charles Turner
is seriously i'll with cholera iniantum.
Misses Kate and Annie Kuhn leave
to-day for Medina, Ohio, to visit friends.
Mr.. n. Kuhn has placed two fine
weather signals on his large new ice
houses.
DIR. W. S. Fisher has been confined to
his room for over q week with serious
stomach trouble.
Fred. Bates, OF Baltimore, who has
been visiting Fred. Smith for several
days, leaves Tor Cincinnati to-day.
John Kuhn, Frank Hathaway, Charles
w. Woodcock, F. l.. Smith and st. Clair
Alexander leave to-day for the st.
Lawrence river to fish and hunt,
Elias Williams and family, John SOM
eric and William Bissell, of Canonsburg
are here visiting friends. Mr.. Williams
and family attended the wedding OF Mr..
Fred Dillman and Miss Bertha Ncinin-
ger, last week.
Hon. Ross J. Alexander, Eli Lyle,
George Mckee, DR.. Cooke and number
OF others leave tomorrow for the Still
water. The party will leave by special
conveyance and are well equipped with
all the necessary cooking utensils and
fishing tackle to complete good camp.
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DAMAGE TO GAS MAINS.
Tie West Virginia CompHny'S Lines In Dar
Eer-The Storm out the Pike.

The West Virginia Compnny'a Lines In Dan
Eer-The Storm out the Pike.
The reports Of the storm received
from points between here and West
Alexander, out along the National road
were all to the effect that the rain
was steady and hard and that consider,
able damage had been done to crops
fences and roads. It was easy to believe
these reports after taking a look al
Wheeling creek last night. Its rise was
very rapid, giving evidence OF the enor.
nous quantity OF water that must have
fallen.
Woods run, one OF the most treacher.
Gus Of streams, rose as if by magic and
rushed out into the creek, roaring vol.
ume OF water that mined out cuts in its
banks, cutting into the Woods run road
at some points in q manner that will
necessitate extensive repairing. About
Leatherwood the many turns in the
course Of the creek created eddies that
did damage. A number Of fences were
carried away and shocked grain in the
field suffered not little. Other vegeta-
ton was beat down and otherwise
damaged by the wash.
At Elm Grove the coming together of
two heavy volumes OF water from the
two branches OF the creek made roar
that was heard for some distance. Out
at the IS" bridge there was heavy wash
that as late as II o'clock last night was
threatening to do serious injury to the
main pipe line OF the Natural Gas Com.
pany of West Virginia. Just what the
extent Of the wash.out is could not be
accurately learned, owing to the fact that
the waters were still too high to permit
Of an investigation. It was known,
however, that the line had had the
earth washed away from above, below
and about it in so thorough a manner
that quite q stretch was left hanging,
unsupported, except where II entered