The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-13


large stone bridge opposite the residence
OF Major Loring. At 10 o'clock the
waters had begun 10 recede.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio tracks, under
the rs" bridge, were washed away. This
demonstrated the force Of the current.
1t is strange that greater damage was
not done.
Triadelphia Is always moro uniortu.
nate than her neighboripg towns on oc.
casions OF this kind, and she suffered
somewhat more last evening than did
Elm Grove, but outside OF few cellars
being flooded and tho water reaching
the first floor OF very few houses there
was no damage. The two Baltimore L
Ohio trestles there, Nos. 1S9 and 1873,
were swept away, which will stop pas.
sepger travel over the Pittsburgh divi.
aion for a few days. The train due here
atS:55 o'clock, on this division, and
those leaving at G:20 and p. M, were
stopped at 1'riadelphia and tho passen.
gers transferred.
The train on the Wheeling and Elm
Grove Railroad leaving here at @ o'clock
was delayed at Fulton on account Of
landslide near Lawrence Hellef's ga.
loon, and tho incoming train, which was
due hero ut 6:!0, did not get in until ten
minutes past s. The stone wall between
the Peninsula station and Fulton, on tho
road, gave way, and Engineer Nightin.
gale WIS very dubious about venturing
over with the nine o'clock train, but he
did run over without increasing the
aide to any extent. Three trains passed
over after that. Several other land
slides occurred on tho road, without de-.
laying travel much, though.
At Leatherwood no damage was done,
but the runs entirely submerged the
small Corndeld and entered The cellar Of
John Miller. This place Is to the right
US one approaches the toll.gate while
crossing the stone bridge on the pike.
The yard adjoining the. toll keepers
house was also under water.
TIE Il. i o. CATCHES 1T.
The damage to the Baltimore < Ohio
was not confined to that already noted.
The .rcstle or Culvert opposite Clark's,
about three miles east OF tho city, was
washed away except the rails and tee,
which were left suspended in such n
way US to appear to be intact. The east.
bound train would have dashed upon 1t,
and undoubtedly would have gone
down, making terrible accident, but
for the fact that boy living in the
vicinity saw the danger, and running
down the track, signaIed with lantern
for the train to stop. 1t did stop just on
the verge OF the damaged trestle. After
IN examination OF the situation, 1t was
seen that it would be impossible TO 70
on in safety, and the evening train from
this city for Pittsburgh backed back into
town, arriving about 10 o'clock. There
were good many Pittsburgh excursion.
lists aboard, who will remember their
trip TO Wheeling on this occasion for a
BOD while.
There was also large washout and
slide Just at the Benwood station, on
tho Baltimore 4 Ohio track. Trains
from both east and west were delayed
badly, the first one arriving after II p.
M. The track was cleared and temper.
arily repaired at Benwood so as to let
trains pass. The first train in brought
also most OF the passengers Of the OHIO
River roads train, due at $40 p. IN.
TIE OHIO RIVER ROAD.
This road suffered severely. The
storm was met about Proctor. At Clar.
ington it was awful. The water fell in
sheets, and ran of the hillsides in rivu-
lets where before there was dry ground.
At what is locally known as Grave Yard
run, Just below Powbatan, there is a
trestle about twenty feet high over q
gulley which scarcely cver has any water
in it. Last night this gully had at
least ten feet OF angry water dashirg be-
tween its banks, and the piles support.
ing the trestle were washed out, leaving
the track hanging by its own strength
across the ravine. The night was pitch
dark, and when the trains already de-
layed by the storm, approached the
trestle, section mln stood on the north
side OF the gulley, signalling with a Ian
tern TO come ahead.
The engineer, Dave Taylor, out OF
what he regarded az an excess Of eau.
ton, ran over the bridge slowly with
his hand on the throttle. Just as the
engine YVES across, he felt sinking
motion and stopped. The trestle sank
under the two passenger coaches, but
their ends came against each other and
formed sort Of bridge. The engineer
and the conductor, W. A. jenkins, were
somewhat hurt, though not severely.
OF the 40 passengers aboard only one
was hurt. That one was Rev. Mr..
Cousins, OF Moundsville, a Wiuebren.
marian preacher, who became alarmed
and jumped of the train. He was pain
fully hHrt.
Mrs. Goodhue, OF Tenth street, was
taken i'll on the train before the storm.
She was, OF course, rendered worse by
the excitement and alarm. She had to
be carried off the train when the acct.
dent occurred.
The engine and baggage car came on
as far as Benwood, where a waEhout
stopped its progress. Several OF the pas
sengers ran up to the Baltimore (: Ohio
train, just about to start, and came on it
to the city. Among these was Capt. J.
Z. Hart, who gave the 1SrgLLIGEScER
the story.
THE sToRM GENERAL.
The generality Of the storm can be
Judged from what is told above; it
reached from Clarington, on the south,
to above Martins Ferry. Just how far
west it was felt cannot DO known. but
the following special telegram indicates
that it reached pretty well east:
Special Dispatch 10 he lRttaigsneer.
WEST ALEXANDER, Pa, Oct. l2.-This
place was visited by the heaviest rain
storm known for years. the rsin coming
down in sheeta for over two hours.
more water going down the valley west
Of here than in the July flood OF '8S. |
Communication is cut Oft both" ways.
Heavy slides are reported east, and |
bridges are washed out west. 1t will
probably be several days before com.
munication is re.established between
Wheeling and Washington.
In addition to what is reported above
Of the stormin Wheeling, the wind did
some damage, "a number Of awnings be.
ing blown OF, and bill board on. the
old Grant house property, on Tenth
street, being blown down.
The work now being done by Paige,
Cornv T. Co. for the Tprminal Railway