The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-20
Cloud Burst
CAUSES A GREAT FLOOD
In the Little Kanawha in the
Vicinity Of Parkersburg.
Property and Crops Destroyed
and Some Loss Of Life
Reported,
IMMENSE DAMAGE is DONE
In Pmkcrsburg Sc. Steamboats,
Wrecked up tho Little
lianawha,
Travel Interrupted On tho Baltimore &
OhIo lIaiIrOld-Tho RalnS Cause a
Bad accident On tho Ohio River
Road"DetalIsOrthe Calamity

R,srih bigacd 10 &s hteiigeper.
PAp4GpsnrRo, W, VAu July l0,-Last
nights terrific rain storm, one Of the
wort experienced in this section for
long time, resulted fatally for at least
four persons IN this neighborhood, and
did an immense amount oidamage along
the rivers to railroads, timber interests
and crops.
About midnight Mrs, Isaiah Tucker.
whose house.boat is moored in the Lit.
lie Kanawha river, Just above the upper
ferry, was drowned and her body was
mt recovered. She had been up all
night and becoming frightened at the
rushing waters, aud ut tho logs, house
boats, etc, SHE went out on the bow OF
her boat to see II the mOOriHgs were Sc.
cure, when Il huge raft struck the side OF
the boat, tie shock knocking her of
Into the raging waters, when she was
swept away.
WOHhington creek rose prodigiously
inaicw minutes last night and over.
swept all barriers, carrying everything
before II out into tho Little Kanawha,
lts estimated that II. S. Wilson, whose
mill Is situated near the mouth OF that
creek lost lOga, staves and other lumber
tOlhc amount Of many thousand dollars,
besides the damage TO his business and
loss Of time. Mr.. Wilson is the worst
sufferer in the valley 80 fur rs heard
FROM,
DEBRIS IS THE RIVER.
All last night and this morning the
Little Kanawha was full OF floating
households, logs, ties aud other timber
oial kinds. About o'clock this morn.
ing NCottugc house, with shutters, doors
and windows, all nicely painted, went
ont into thr Ohio from some point above.
Three substantial house.boats also went
ont in the procession, and skiiIs, John.
boats, LugOuts, some Of them bottom up,
weretheren proiusiOn, all rushing mad.
ly for tue Ohio.
The SwiitnCss Of the waters prevented
the rescue Of anything that once got
started, and the lumber and timber that
went ont will be found, Il recovered at
all, far down the Ohio.
sERlOus FREIGHT WRECK.
A very serious accident on the Ohio
River railroad at Harris Ferry was
caused by the storm. South bound
freight train No. 10 was wrecked at the
trrslle there, piling cars upon the engine
ina bad manner. Only three men were
on the train and they jumped for their
lives. The brakeman and engineer were
not hurt, but fireman Will Neptune had
alcg broken below the thigh. The cars
are still piled mp there, Neptune's leg
was set mud he was brought to his home
here. The track was connected by two
o'clock today and trims uro running
again.
In addition to Mrs. Tucker, who was
drowned of Of house boat, it is re.
ported that Martin l.awless, OF this city,
was drowned up the Little Kanawha
while trying TO save some lumber. Two
unknown parties were also drowned in
Fond creek, in the lower end OF the
county.
OTHER PROPERTY LOST.
The NJ ?, Church in Clay creek was
washed away, and on Little Tygart
creek llcatherington's store, Captain
spencct's residence, q. =. Coopers resi-.
dence and j, W, Smiths carriage shop
were also washed away. Several county
bridges are gone, also Saunders mill on
Big Tygart creek.
A bad washOut at Kanawha station
caused a wreck and smAshup on the Bal.
timore Il Ohio, aud there have been no
trains in from the East to-day.
y vast amount OF timber Inns been
washed ont aud several barges sunk,
ThcStcamCs Oneida and Q, Q, Martin
are both TIP the Little Kanawha, Both
are reported to he badly damaged. Tho
Oneida is s0id to have been wrecked,
but the telephone line cannot be used
ana positive information Is not obtaina.
nIc' was one Of the most iestruC.
I'VE ram storms ever known in the LII.
tie kanawha valley.
Iho damage TO crops along both ri 'ers
Gahnol be estimated at this writing, but
Ssad to br considerable.
IN rAREERsBuRu.
III tue city the flood tore things up to
somo extent, but II might have been
much worse, considering tho fury Of the
Storm East Eleventh street has prac.
ucalIY dBnppCarcd-wipCd out OF exist.
cnSe-gone, and Quincy street has moved
sui further down the hill, The i'm.
p,tOytlllehlS In the way Of sewerage and
street paving will be delayed TO some
extent Tho water on the sidewalk al
Muruocll aVcnuc and Tenth street 10
T3onl loot deep, and on a stand,
lhHre evidently something the matter
WIN Tie grade there. There IA A Bis
waslloul gu what Is called the 1neW
ROAD, ~ Mary's avenue, which will take
several days to repair,
a man named Foutty, who lives on
mouse boat In tile Little Kanawha, had
u narrow escape from drowning lRSl
nlEI'h lils boat got loose In some way
enu W lrylng TO save II he fell into The
river, bnt was iished out before lie wenI
VhOer, \ short time before he heATj
MtS' fuckers cries and started 10 hor AS
S's'anCe' but she was swept away beloft
Ne Gou,l reach her, ''N''
AihG Veneer works report a consider
aDle loss in valuable timber and nav,
snVl down for day or two. THE PARK
vIs9utg Mlll Company, Vests and VII
toh mills have also shut down, and N,
mell are ont on tho river trying 10 sAy,
Enal lo1 arc left and catching Other
uohl above. The devastation Il Widg
spread all along the valley, 4 cloud
rS 4NrS Is reported TO have occurred feS
VRS mouth of Hughes river,
Nj Y Simmons lost large number q
iioSi IN fact all he had III this neiplibol
@ hoIa' and a large quantity above III
locks got away. "N'N "
AVeygt& Boyles lost 10000 bushels c
'oaI and !ouro their bafpes went ont
y, W. Wells lost four bSrges, one ,
'nSm sinking full Of coal,
u y NJ Miller lost i've RATS Of yaluab
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