The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-21
AT MARTINS FERRY.
Readable Review Of the Work Of tho
waters-Some OF the Losers.

Readable Review Of the Work Of the
waters-some OF the Losers.
Martins Ferry is promised natural gas
by the middle OF next week. This is
official and will be good news for the
factories and people. The officials were
in Martins Ferry again yesterday and
said they would put a large force Of men
TO work at once and have the gas turned
on by that time.
The furnace at the Buckeye Glass
Works Ia all right. The henEine and
wood being used answers the purpose
admirably. An official OF the company
says the furnace will hold out until the
gas is turned on.
Martins Ferry had no water in her
basin Yesterday from 10 a. m. until 8
o. M, and her citizens did a great deal
Of kicking. Thi9 seems queer whom so
many million barrels Of water have
passed down the past few days, but 1t Is
true. On Wednesday the exhaust pipe
at the power house was covered and the
pumping was stopped. AT that time
there we're only leu feet OF water in
the big reservoir and the reckless and
extravagant use OF it with bose In clean.
ing on Thursday and yesterday morning,
together with the usne!. consumption
exhausted the supply. The pumps were
started yesterday and there is now
plenty Of water:
THE UNION BRIDGE
Was the only connection between
Wheeling and MARITIME Ferry from
Tuesday night until yesterday morning.
In 'S4 Martins Ferry people caught in
Wheeling were obliged to wait two or
three days, and vice versa. The MAJ
TINS Ferry people had no papers for
several days. During the present flood
the Wheeling papers, on account OF the
bridge and hard work, have been deliv.
cred as usual, only little late. The
INTELL1aRNcIR has made the best time,
all things considered. It was the first
morning paper delivered yesterday. The
Postoffice news stand has had morning
papers on sale every morning before
daylight.
The ferry boat "Ciimax" began run
ming Yesterday at 0 a. m. Martins
Ferry miss the Wheeling electrical cars,
bad as the service 10.
George Weber and Will Fweedy were |
caught in Steubenville on their way
home from Pittsburgh. Mr., Wehher |
was anxious to reach home on account
Of his residence and livery stable being
on low ground. He was heavy loser
by the 'S4 food, and he and Tweedy
started and walked home, a distance OF
twenty miles. They travelled through
the country the most OF the way and
when they reached home they we're
about worn out. Mr.. Webber, on arriv.
ing, found that he had not lost anything
SOME iossEs AND HAIRY ESCAPES.
The loss sustained by the Northwood
Glass Company will not be nearly so
large as reported yesterday. There were
only two good pots in the furnace. The
eight had been in use since
last July, and were about burned out
The glass in the pots was ladled out,
and the furnace was not directly injured
by water, but by the breaking OF the gas
main, which shut of the fuel. Mr..
Harry Northwood, the manager, who
could not be seen on Thursday evening,
,tated Yesterday that their loss would
not exceed 81, 500. Mr.. Northwood says
hey will be making glass in fifteen days
1 the gas company can get tue gas on in
Many strauger6 were in Martins
Ferry yesterday taking in the Fights.
Wheeling was well represented.
The postotfice was reopened es,erday,
md mail arrived via Wheeling at $3.50,
he first since Tuesday morning, and
here WaS an immense quantity Of it,
When the office was opened yesterday
here we're not over fifty letters In ii.
The branch office Of the INTELLIdEN-
,ER was one OF the few places on the
bottom that the water did not enter.
There was six inches on tue postoGice
iext door, and two teet IN Lewis scheele's
tore In the adjoining building, and
line inches on Patterson & Co.'s aoor
hree doors east Of the Office. The water
rarely touched the lover side Of the
loor.
Kelsey Brothers lost batween 700 aud
100 coal bank props in the lood. They
we're piled up ready for shipment.
Spence, Baggs 4 Co.'s foundry cannot
tart inside OF a week. All Of the sand
vas moved, or the foundry might be
yaT, Ionoar eating RtaFted