Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-14
ONE LIFE LOST.
WILLIAM WINTERS, OF VIOLA POSTOFFlCE,
DROWNED IN THE FLOOD.
-Four Bridges Washed Away Out the National Road
Railroad Traffic Greatly Disarangsd.
Heavy Loss to the Farmers.

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tim of Sunday evenings big storm was
reported yesterday. William Winters,
aged nineteen, a son of Noah Winters,
of Viola Postoflicc, on the eastern edge
of Marshall county, was drowned about
half-past six o'clock Sunday evening, in
little stream called Turkey run. He
had crossed the rapidly rising stream in
a buggy to take a little child home, and
returning, after crossing the creek In
safety, his horse lost its footing in the
run and was swept away. A searching
party was at once organized, and in 4
short time the dead horse, the buggy
and Mr.. Winters coat were found, but
it was more than an hour before the
body OF the drowned man was discov-
cred lod ged in stone wall on the farm
of Mr.. j. Ii. Fauble.
A trip out along the pike yesterday
revealed good deal of damage not sus-
pected after the storm Sunday night,
and showing that the rain was fully as
hard as any heretofore occurring in this
vicinity. All the new temporary bridges
on the National road, between Triadel-
phia and West Alexander were carried
away, leaving but one bridge standing
in the distance named-that at Terrell'S.
These bridges were erected by the State
Board OF Public Works about year ago,
at a cost of about $1,000. The culverts
and road bed was also damaged to an
extent estimated at $500. One bad
place in the National road is at McCoy's,
at Triadclphia, where nearly the entire
road bed is washed away for distance
of thirty or forty feet.
Some OF the county roads are badly
washed, particularly that up Peters
run, where it will probably take two or
three thousand dollars to make the re-
pairs. On Browns run, branch OF
Peters run, the storm seems to have
been particularly severe, and great
deal of damage was done. AT West
Alexander there was more water than
during the big flood of 1883, but at Tri-
adelphia there was not as much, rs the
creek was not obstructed by drift. Up
the valley of Big Wheeling creek the
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Fauble, who came through the valley
last evening, said the damage was ter
riblc all along as far uD rs Viola and
above. Farmers along the valley lost
almost their entire corn crop, together
with much fencing and were otherwise
damaged. In number OF Instances
live stock had TO be removed to places
OF safety. At Elm Grove the big creek
did not commence TO rise much until
late in the night, and did not begin to
fall until four o'clock in the morning.
All along the valley, both above and be-
low Elm Grove, there are very tangible
evidences of the great volume Of water
which swept through the valley. and
nearly every one along the bank OF the
creek lost something.
All the railroads had n tough time
Yesterday. The Ohio River road, which
was broken ut Cresaps, did not get II
train through until last evening. The
Pittsburg division of the i. Il O. had Il
break at Clark's, this side of Elm Grove,
another at the rs" bridge, and trestles
Nos. 1s3 and lsi were partially wrecked.
A big force of men were set to work
from each end Of the line, making re-
pairs. and at seven o'clock last evening
the first train was started out for Pitts
burg. The main line of the Il. X o.
was blockaded all day, and trains will
probably not get through before this
morning. But one train, No. 3, got in
yesterday. The Central Ohio division
was not running trains last evening,
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The Il. & o. was greatly bothered by
high water in the streams out along the
line, but there seems To have been no
serious damage in any one place. The
people out ut Elm Grove were complain
ing bitterly, yesterday, about the rail
road bridge just east Of the station.
The span is alleged to be too narrow TO
let the volume of water coming down
the little creek through it, and it Is said
the bridge is responsible for good deal
of damage at divers times.
News received yesterday from the val
ley of Short creek was TO the effect that
the flood in that stream had been very
heavey, and that great damage had re-
suited. The roads were torn up, houses
moved from their foundations, and a
number of small bridges washed away.
The flood in the north branch of the
creek seemed to be worse than in the
south branch. The creek rose so fast
that travellers along the road had TO
take to the hills.
Yesterday the Board OF Public Works
put big force of men TO work clean
ing I'D the streets. and the Water aud
Gas Boards made the repairs to the
broken pipes at Caldwel's run, rs did
also the Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia. and the citizens Of the Eighth
ward were made comparatively
happy. Paige, Carey Il Co. 5 men were in
somewhat OF quandery, both at the
Main street bridge and at Caldwelfs
run, yesterday, scarcely knowing where
or how to begin work, and the situation
was little better at the big wall along
the Whitaker mill. The firm has GER
tainly had some very tough luck this
fall. and all their contracts will be de-
layed. They will resume work all
along the line, however, just as soon as
the weather and water will permit. As
a raise is coming in the river, it is likely
that they will not be able TO do much at
the stone bridge site for the next week,
as the water will come up pretty high
in the excavation for the abutments.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Fields Minstrels Tonight.