Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-23
LAST EVENINGS STORM.
The Water Floods Cellars and Does Other
Damage About the City.

As everybody doubtless discovered
especially those who were out at the time
another very heavy rain storm occurred in
this vicinity yesterday afternoon between
four and five o'clock. The flood gates OF
heaven were surely opened wide, very
wide, and the water unrestrainedly poured
forth through screen as big as any coal
miner could have desired 10 work over,
Judging from the size of the rain drops.
The heaviest part of the storm seemed to
hang over the section east of the city, and
extending around over the river above
Martins Ferry. While the rain was pour
ing here the sun was shining, apparently
several miles down the river, at which
point the storm cloud was abruptly sliced
Off.
1t would be a good idea for the Prohibi-
tionists TO buy of the Rev. Irl Hicks, be
cause he is injuring their business
! by giving us so much water
and so often. There is such 4 thing
as too much and we are surely
getting it now. Hicks predicted
yesterdays storm, and people have SC
much faith in him that some of the
women change their wash days according
to his prognostications, and it would be
well for picnic parties TO watch what he
says about the weather.
L
day afternoon got caught again, and many
came home dripping wet and angry with
themselves and the weather and everything
else
The wind blew quite strongly for awhile,
and it swirled and swished the rain around
1 in fitful style. There was some damage
done by wind and rain both
At HOffman's tannery the wind caught
onto a tanbark pile and scattered things
right and left, carrying several boards oven
on to the power wires of the street
railway, leyelling them to the ground,
and pulling a number of supports
from their fastenings. All travel on the
line was stopped for several hours while
repairs were being made, during which
time people who wanted TO ride north OF
south, walked instead. At several points
about the city sewers were stopped up and
cellars got the worst Of IT, This was es
pecially the case at Sixteenth and Main
streets. where several cellars got a soak
! ing. notably that in w. II. Hunters estab
! lishment.
The b. & o. road at Benwood got the
worst of il again, and the washout of Sat
urday morning above the Junction was
made worse and the track was left in a
very bad condition. At Wheeling Park a
number of trees were blown down, while
! the Elm Grove motor track at several
points was covered with mud. The motor
| leaving the other end at 3 o'clock did not
reach the city until 6:l5 on account of hay
! ing become stalled at several points.
The water poured in torrents down the
streets leading from the hills, carrying
mud. stones, tin cans, &c, with it, Twelfth
street, as usual, was on an especially big
rampage. The left side of the creek bank,
west of the old stone bridge, cayed in con
siderably, but no further damage was done
the b. " o. railroad bridge, as the water
did not get high enough. There was other
small damage done about the city, but
nothing of especial note.
Lightning struck a tree back OF the
grand stand on the baseball grounds, and
shattered il badly, and some other damage
was done on the Island.
The first train 10 pass over the washout
at the Junction on the B. x q. came up AT
II 80 last evening. One hundred men came
in from out the road to shovel cinders to fill
up the hole left by the washout and they
went TO work last night.
At Loudensville the food of Saturday
night caused the occupants Of seven houses
TO leave and seek safety.
At Cameron Wednesday night the Coch-
ran hotel was damaged 500 worth. and w.
B. Il II. Hicks store was flooded, doing
some damage.