Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-10
WEATHER AND RIVER.
4 Very Heavy Rain Yesterday by
Lightning-A Big River.

Following the big dispayof electrical
fireworks. during the early portion OF
Tuesday night. this city and vicinity
was visited by series of thunder storm.
yesterday morning. before and after
daylight. which fairly made things swim.
The storm about six o'clock was perhaps
the worst of the lot, but the rain which
fell about half past seven was heavy
enough To satisfy any one.
During these storms "a couple of South
Side houses were struck by lightning.
The residence of Mr. Patrick Weir al
27l7 Wood street. was visited by boltof
electricity, and after tearing mp some OF
the shingles ON the roof. il lodged down
chimney into the cellar, where It's de-
structiycucss ended.
john Prokof,ki lives on Merritt street.
between Tweuty-eighth and Twenty
ninth streets. in onc-story twO-roOmed
house. 4 bolt oftighuiug let tlyat the
chimney Of the house aud knocked the
plaster OF the room used as kitchen.
The family was sleeping in thc next
room and the electrical force passed
through the doorway and over crib iu
which slept their child. evidently COM
ing boo very close proximity 90 the crib.
and striking the window sin shattered
10. and entering tine wall between the
Notwithstanding and plaster, opened
them right ONT. scattering plaster all
over the floor and spiIutcring the boards
ou the outside. The little girl had "a
very close call. but fortunately uo one
was hurt. Prokofski cam iIl afford the
damage to his house.
Twcuty-cighth street has been filled
good deal lately. and the heavy rain
caused the water to run down the
street 100 such "a volume that 10 ram in
"a doorway of "a house at the southwest
corner of Twcnty-cighth and Jacob.
covering the floors of the house and
filling the cellar. The inhabitants We're
almost washed out.
The storms were accompanied and fol-
flowed by high wind. which made even
substantial Things shake. and as the mud
Of the morning was speedily converted
into dust. it was whirlcd right and left
with violence particularly distressing
10 persons compelled 90 bc on the street
Al various times during the afternoon
the western sky pat ON threatening
expression. and H. was predicted by
many that there was going 20 Dee tor
nado or some other destructive storm.
but happily these prophecies of evil
were left uufulhllcd.
The river began to rise early Zoo thc
morning. and at scycu o'clocl, last cycu-
ing the marks at the landing showed %
depth of even nineteen feet At midi
night last night there was twenty feet
four inches. The indications are for
twenty-five or twcnty-cighi feet of wa-
ter as the following telegram shows:
Srlcid Ttgnm 'oHe Rgit,r
PTrrBUEG, PA. April at seven
o'clock this evening the river was iif-
teen feet and rising. with Indications
there would bee about eighteen feet or 20
little more. The rise Is mainly from
T the Allegheny. Beaver Is running out
pretty hard. At Johu>town. on the
tCoucmaueh. the water thi, morning was
higher than it was eyer before known.
save at the time of The big Hood. and
WAS running over thc bank, 40 the
Cambria iron works the mill being
comucllrd 90 shut down.