Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-25
IN THE SOUP
Natural Gas Consumers Have a Cold Time
Of Il,
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON and HIGHT,
Caused by a Bad Break in the West Virginia
COmpany's Line.
4 FORCE OF MEN REPAIRING IT.

Yesterday was moderately cold day,
and after $50 O'Clock in the afternoon il
was especially cold for people who de-
pended upon natural gas to keep them
warm and cook Their meals. About that
hour the natural gas shut of, and there
was an immediate rush to the eff e of the
Natural Gas Company of West Virginia to
discover what the trouble was, while one
man was kept standing at the telephone
almost constantly, answering inquiries as
TO tie cause Of the sudden shut off.
''Ssy, watts de matter wild yer pipek?"
was the query propounded by one SILVER.
ing piece Of humanity who wsl'zsd into
the gas Office last evening with s:rt of
plug-ugly sir about him, and he looked az
if he would attempt to clean cut the office
force if they diin't give him gas. Thtre
were ell sorts Of Inquiries from all sorts Of
people, and, as stated, they came thick
and fast.
People ell over town commenced scrap
ing wood and coal tcgothe-, pulling bricks
out of CRATES and stoves ard building fires.
Many people were PREPARED for such an
emergency, but Of course the great MAORI
ty were not and II ost of the latter ate cold
suppers last night aud then went out and
called upon their neighto:s who were
burning COIL, and these people certainly
had the smile on the gas consumers. Al
most every fimily however keeps one or
two fre-plsces in which to burn coal and
all managed to keep warm.
There are great many people in Wheel
Jog ! at this time, and the shut off of the
gas makes it very uncomfortable and even
dangerous for them, and others are able
to contract colGs from being compelled to
20 about a cald house Lots OF psorle
went to bed early last evening TO keep
warm, and it W Il 81 rather rough in get
ting up this m ornipg in the cold. In the
newspaper offices last night the stats were
compelled to work with their oveTcOats on,
while the com2os.tors had trouble holding
on to the types when they got hold
them.
But no oolbt cur readers are by this
TINS snXious to discover what caused this
sudden stoppsg, Of gas. Ioquiry at the
Office of the Company, last evening deve-
loIel the information that shortly before
the gas closed down break cccurrtd in
the line on the Mercer farm ten miles he.
yond West Alexander, and was caused by
q lsrds'ide. TIE Inc was broken square
IL in twain and the break is very bad
one. As soon as III, Company saw the
supply was fai Ing they Immediately con-
fei red with the Wheeling C1mpany's eff
Gals in reference TO securing a supply from
their line, but they stated that they were
very short themselves and could not spare
the gas.
1t has heretafo been the custom, WREN
one company had trouble on its line, the
other company helped it out, and 10 do
This connections were msde GA Caldwell's
Run. Last evening was tie first time
this arrarg msnt failed.
A big force of msn at once went out to
the scene of the break, taking what
materials they nie1ed along with them,
but an accOlnt of the bad condition of the
roads, some difficulty was exp. rierced in
reaching the spit. Work on the break was
prosecuted ali night and the gas came on
at o'clock this morning.
Atthe Central glass works there was a
scene of excitement when the gas shut of
and it was with g'e2t amount Of trouble
that the pots were saved. B!nzine was
utej, and at last accounts none of the pots
had been lot, and they were all safe. AT
TIE North Wheeling glass works wood was
used to keep the pits hot and the only
trouble experienced was in keepiug the
fires going.
1t is sincerely hoped that we will not be
Z i'll cted with many such breaks during the
winter.