The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-12
THE HORROR GROWING,

morrow the State takes hold OF the stu
pendous work OF restoring the valley 20
It's condition before the flood, and all
work done after to-day will be under
tho supervision OF Adjutant General
Hastings. The volunteers who have 80
untiringly worked for the object Of re-
storing order will have finished their
self imposed task to-day, After twelve
days Of almost superhunan work by the
army Of volunteers the State will assume
its proper place in the work and do what
every citizen OF this commonwealth has
known for days to be its duty.
The weary and dreary succession OF
rainy days since the flood continues and
day broke amidst drizzling rain, wreck
and ruin over all. With but single ex-
Ceptlon every day here since the deluge
has opened with rain, but while the rain
has made the work moro disagreeable 1t
has had some good results. But for the
almost continuous rains the river at this
point would have become too low aud
shallow to Qoat away the debris that is
fast being loosened and thrown into the
river. The continued full stream has
rendered the work Of getting the wreck
age away from the stone bridge much
less arduous and much more speedy.
Again the rain has served TO cool
the air and temper the hot rays
OF June sun. Had there been
such weather as prevailed yesterday
hot and exh0usting, 1t Is be.
lieved by many that 1t would have been
to continue tho work Of
for tho dead. Even as it is
tho fumes arising from the decomposing
bodies OF persons and animals are most
offensive and at times almost overpower-
ing. So noticeable has this become that
each gang of men searching for the dead,
carries quantities OF disinfectants and
when body Is located the vicinity Is
saturated with disinieCtants.
By this means the work, which other
wise would DO unbearable is made less
offensive.
THE HORROR GROWS.
The horror oil the situation has not
but rather grows. The search
for the dead continues and in all sections
and directions tho dead aro being found.
Numbers OF bodies are now coming 10
the surface OF the waters and those
whose work has made them competent
Judges, say as many more bodies as have
been found are lying somewhere. In
many unexpected places bodies are
hourly being found and where 1t will
end no human mind Cln guess.
At 7o'CloCk the monotonous work be.
gan. AS the day advanced the sun came
out and the morning hour was hot and
muggy. The fires that had been kindled
among the timbers piled near the stone
bridge were quenChGd by the rain and
the valley was filled with steamy smoke
and III smelling vapours.
An exodus set in hero to-day, which
before the day closes will have reduced
the number OF men now here by many
hundreds. The willing and hard work.
ing volunteer laborors began to leave
early this morning, and the train leaving
here at n. M, took over 400 away.
This Is merely the beginning OF tho great
outpouring that will set in tomorrow
and many are leaving to-day In order to
avoid the rush tomorrow. Among
those who left this morning were l50
laborers from the Hartman Steel Com.
pany, Beaver Falls. They said they
would not work for 81 80 for General
Hastings or anybody else. 1t is the
general opinion here that General Hast
ings has made a mistake in offering less
to the men paid at present, g, and that
the result will DO a temporary cessation
OF work. One Of the first things
to be done by General Hastings will
be to discharge tho 800.
A more cheerful and hopeful feeling
prevails and Is daily increasing. The
work all over the valley Is being pushed
to-day with vigor as II the present force
were trying 10 show how much they
could do. The channel OF the river
above tho stone bridge is being fast
cleaned, and while comparatively little
impression has been made on the great
mass OF debris near tho bridge, the re.
suits along the channel are very marked.
DlscoNFoRTs.
Notwithstanding this Is the twelfth
day since the flood, most Of the news.
paper correspondents are still without
sleeping accommodations OF every kind,
and, us on tho first day, are sleeping In
bRrnS, brick kilns and other places with
out cots or blankets, Cots have been
sent them, they are told, but as they are
too busy 10 watch tho incoming trains
someone else gets them.
All the men employed by Booth and
Finn were paid of to-day aud dis.
charged and transportation furnished
for rs many as do not wish 10 work for
tho State at 81 80 per day. A number Of
tho men will remain, but the great ma
Iority will leave,
A number Of the proprietors OF stores
ure hurrylng TO get their places OF busl'
ness In order aud open up. Already q
number have done 80 and this has done
much 10 encourage Others.
A number OF car loads Of oil kinds OIL
supplies have been sent 10 Morrellville,
and as there was no damage there thil
stuff has been mlsapplled, A prominent
citizen Of MorrOllvllle said this morning
nThorO ID a. largo class OF people here
who have not lost thing In this Hood
Vet every arriving train finds thCm d
line ready to fOcPlSo their share. II Il
saio TO say these people have secured
enough provisions 10 last them SIS
months and clothes enough for as many
years"
The Gambia Iron Company's work.
and yards show this morning tho bes
results thus far soon Of hard work to
ward d BCiuDlanCo Of what they once
were. Each department was told L
clean up their own part OF the plant
and UaCh department is damaged TO abou
the salnO extent, They viii all llniel
about tho same time and the works vii
then DO started, Tho railroad runnlnI
through their yards was frat REPAIRED
and the wood and iron wreCkago ID haul
cd TO different parts Of tho yard, AM
great piles Of wood arc being burned
while the iron will bO examined later,
roM,nssiARY DEPARTMENT.
After to-day all the commlsslAry Dc
partmsnts will DO in charge Of Col, ], ]