The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-23
d STORM AFTER STORM.
Tremendous itains Saturday and Ys,ter.
dnJ-Some Serious Results to Railroads,

.
Saturday about s o'clock n. m. one Of
the extraordinarily heavy raius to which
the people Of this section have become
accustomed, hogan, and It continued at
intervals with more or less force most OF
the forenoon. The streets were quickly
flooded with the yellow tide, and the
usual mass OF sand. dirt and stones
were deposited at oil crose streets. Sew.
ers were choked up aud lakes formed ut
many places, and several cellars were in.
vaded by the muddy waters. Caldwell's
run was n terrific torrent for time,
showing that the storm was even heavier
east Of the city than here. It's current
struck the bank ut the nharp angle In
the channel ut Eoir aud Twenty fourth
streets, with great violence, at one time
imperilling tho trestle OF the railroad
contractors and threatening to cut into
the street. AT the bridge over Chapline
street. the water undermined the street
seriously, causing lot Of tho street
paving and the aide walk to drop into
the run bed. 1t looked ne Il tho bridge
would 70 out, but the stream fell before
the bridge was materially damaged.
| Bogg's run cent out a big volume OF
water, bringing down n great deal OF
drift and rubbish, and llooding the low
ground between the hills and the river.
South Of, Bopgs run the damage was
still greater. The u. & 0. came In for a
large share OF the loss. Between the
bridge md the Junction there were two
bad washouts OH the main line, the EN-.
bankmont and road.bed being scoOpod
out to a depth Of fifteen feet, leaving
the rails and ties swinging In the air,
Below the Junction in the long cut the
road.Ced WAS covered with mud, gravel
and water, and was impossible. AT the
Narrows the hillside slid down In two
places, covering the track to q consider.
able depth. 1t has boon slipping badly
for several days.
Tho Ohio River road had washout
Just south OF lienwood Junction, and
tho train due here ut IL o'clock in the
morning was caught below It, and did
not get up TO the city until late in the
afternoon. after the break had been re.
psired. The d. & 0. then used the Ohio
River track 10 Moundsville. -
The Ohio River train due here at 2 n
N. Saturday did not arrive until 3 %. IN.
yesterday. 1t was detained by piece
OF track 800 feet in length being washed
away short distance this side OF Sis.
tersville. All other trains on this road
were badly delayed, as were those on all
roads. -
The new iron bridge at Jim's run, at
tho upper end Of the Narrows, was
swept from the abutments The floor
Of this bridge was twenty feet above the
bed Of the run, yet drift was piled up
until the water reached the bridge, and
twas carried off bodily.
In the city the swollen creek tore in.
to tho bank west Of Main street, and cut
away big lot OF earth, the fall of the
bank starting the heavy timbers pro.
tecling the south abutment OF the d. 4
o. bridge. The culvert at the Thirty
ninth street sewer Was washed out. Tie
greatest loss, however, was to crops and
fields. E
The storm was unusually general.
A great washout on tho hill this side
o. GAINESVILLE delayed all trains on the
Central Ohio division OF the Baltimore
4 Ohio. Lands there we're overlooked
and crops ruined, grain and grass fields
on the high lands were much damaged,
and the berry plantations su Tered heavi.
~. During the storm lightning struck
the large tobacco harm owned By the late
I. G. Parker and the structure was badly
wrecked. Hundreds OF cellars were
flooded and vegetable gardens destroyed.
The st. Gainesville branch, north OF
Quincy, was partly inundated and the
balance covered by the sliding hillside,
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh track was
also covered in various places north OF
Be!lalre, REACHING to Gravel Hill iust at
the north end Of town, where the track
was covered, IDS. ~
A apecia! from st. Clairsville, dated
Saturday, 'says: "a heavy rain and
wind storm passed over this neighbor-
hood to-day and much damage is re.
ported. A barn belonging to Joseph
Sharp, northeast OF here, was blown
down, and other serious damage was
done over there by the wind and rain.
a number oil county bridges were
washed ont south OF here. The st. Clairs.
Vile diviaion OF the Baltimore & Ohio
road was greatly damaged by high
water, the road bed in many places be-
ing washed ont. The rail is intact"
At Whisky run and Moore's run ut
West Wheeling some OF the houses were
flooded and moved from their founda.
tons.
Gravel Hills water supply was cut
OF, the food and debris of Indian run
having broken the water pipe in two
places. . la.. - ',
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
st. Clalrsville branch railroad was wash.
ed out SO that no train, arc running on
that road. 'R'+ 7s y
At Weston great damage was done to
crops. Hail stones rs large as walnuts
TEL, and the rain came down in sheets,
The water rose 60 rapidly that stock in
some places %as in danger Of being
drowned. rr7f
AtCameron heavy rain began about
b o'clock Saturday morning and by
noon had swollen the streams so much
that business was entirely suspended,
The large general store Of Crawford
Bros. 4 20. escaped being flooded only
by prompt efforts in keeping the adjoin.
Ing stream clear Of drift. This stream
had grown TO fifty times Its usual size.
a branch OF Grave creek, which flows
parallel with the 3. & o tracks, was
higher than for years. This stream
is bordered with small dwellings and
many Of the residents were cou,pelled
to leave everything.
The d. & o. people had just cleared
their trackG, shops and yards after the
storm OF Tuesday, aud this storm left
them worse than before. The ceaeral
store OF Hicks & Helms, Corcoran
House, Booker building, the ice cream
parlors Of L. L. Stlger and number OF
small dwellings were flooded on the
first floors. Much damage was done TO
the corn and wheat, the former being
washed outby the roots.
One OF the most striking features Of
the storm was the effect on the atmos.
phere. In 20 minutes the thermometer
atschnepfB corner fell 10 degrees. When
the rain began it was ut 0i,;and twenty
minutpH later II rpoistoroj ~ 49,