Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-23
FIRST ON THE FIELD.
The .Rseister's' Special Journeys Up
Nosselroad Greek

The Registers" Special Journeys Up
Nosselroad Greek.
srecial Telegram 90 the Register.
RAvENswooD, W. Va, July 2l.-Com-
munication has been established with the
flooded region on Sandy creek, and the
full extent Of the horror is beginning to be
realized. The swollen streams have sub-
sided. roads dried up, and to some extent
are passable. Farmers are hourly coming
in with reports Of loss, and curious sight
seers have left here by the dozen to seek
the scene Of the catastrophe. Nesselroad
creek, branch OF Sandy, is the objective
point Of all Of them. About it gathers
the most terrible interest Of Thursday
nights work. It's a small stream, about
eight miles long, and is not over
forty feet wide to-day. It's source
is some seven miles to the northeast OF
R,yenswood, and thence it dows south
and east, bet tween PERCEPTIONS hills, and
through narrow valleys to Sandy creek,
where it empties its waters. Nelselroad
aud Sandy make nearly complete circuit
of the town Of Y avens wood, and the latter
empties its waters in the Ohio within a
short distance Of this point. Three miles
from its junction with the Sandy and
about ten miles due east from RavansFood
Nessel road creek divides into two
branches. known as the right and left.
Both head in the sides Of Limestone hill'
the fatal mountain from whose rugged
sides the cloud burst carried ruin
and death into the vallies OF the
Pond, Stephens and Tucker creeks.
The foot hills from Limestone wall in the
waters on both sides. The Nesselroad val
leys are har6iy more than fifty yards wide
at their widest point, AMI St was in those
narrow defies that the BOD choss it's VIC
Tins and hurried them to death
THRoU0H rHE FLOOD COUNTRY.
The Representative Of the RE5IsrER was
in the 6rst party to penetrate into this
rugged country The roads were impassa-
bic to carrisges, bat horseback ride,
requiring horses to swim at half 8
dozen places, brought Us to it.
All along the valley Of the Sandy, which
ne ascended from RayenswOOd, were
marks Of the foods fury. Pieces Of drift
wood were lodged high on the hillside
Light wisps Of hay and straw clung to the
trees above our heads. Immense bOulders,
weighing tons, blocked the road, and
compelled as to seek by paths. In one
place . large stone, weighing at least SIX
tons, bad been cut from its place in the
Orossd. and carried over a hundred yards
down the stream. The evidences Of the
sood's iary became more numerous as
tbs sscsnt eoaanued. On the level bot
toms Of the main branch Of Sandy, corn,
wheat hay and oats had been washed out
nv the roots. There was no hope o. shem
rising sgsin, and TIE crops are given up As
lost
Sandvville was reachsd 6ssi. II stands
seven miles from Ravenswooo, end the
a,od marks we're plain on nearly every
evsrv house. Holss3 we're turned round
and erushed against each other. Furni-
turs hai been destroyed, store houses HOOD
ed. aud the goods ruined, gardens
and yards covered with sand and mage
boulders resting where outhouses nad
stood. Bat fortunately there was no loss
Of lie. and the purity Of eager news gath
srers pushed on without stopping 70 the
spot where more fearful interest hung.
Four miles above. and below the mOath OF
HssselroAd cresk, We came to ravine,
which proved the salvation Of Sandyville.
Is narrow walls caught the immense