Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
on THE s6urn SIDE.


Wagons and trucks of every deScrip-
tiOu were again called into requiSitiOn
on the South Side yesterday, and there
wa, a repetition of the scenes following
the disastrous flood of 81 In the i'm
mediate districts all was animation, and
people were at work In their homes al
most before the water had left the
floors The river by this morning will
Dee safely within it's banks aud in a few
days scarcely "a vc>tigc of the Hood will
remain.
There were but few eases of deStitu-
zion reported yesterday. and in every in-
stance the poverty->tricken people Were
relieved through tho generosity of their
ueighbors. Tho individual losses We're
slight. as the people had ample warn
ing. aud the rise OF the water was
gradual and slow. giving al an OppOr-
uuity to remove their household effects
to places off safety. The loss will be
felt principally by the factories. where
material and finished stock will suffer
greatly. and the machinery will be, in
many eases. badly rusted.
The double tracS B. ~ %. bridge over
Caldwcl'S River was badly damaged,
one portion being raised several feet.
while the other half was gone. A large
force Of men was put on yesterday, and
rhc work OF repairing the damaged will
boz pushed rapidly. Tn the meantime,
rn trains are sent ont oi the depot, and
thc passengers are transferred at Ford ;
Crossing. The b. a. O. officials started
.a bus Tine Yesterday 90 convey pas
~rugrrs to thr center OF the city. and %
telegraph wire was put iu the watch
hoN 0r lhap.ne street, and commuui-
cation aept up with the main office.
During the day the water subsidized 70
such au extent, that the E0t street
bridge over Caidwelrs Run was out of
water The Chap.ine street bridge will
Boz high and dry to-day, and the motors
w probably start running again to-day
ur tomorrow. The several IRE engines
were 4t work an day, pumping out eel
lars 600 che South side. Yesterday az
trrloou. Che Atlantic engine was sta
toned ou Loft street. above Caldwell
Euu where 10 was pumping the water
out of the artificial gas main. It's eff
forts apparently, were OF no avail, ior
last night the Eighth ward was agailf lu
total darkness. aud candles and oil
lamps were pressed into service.
The damage Go some of the mills and
factories in the submerged portions OF
tho lower wards win bc considerable.
l. 40 the establishment of ID. ID. Bayha'
0n the creek bank. the loss on machim
erv and tools and material viii reach
about 5000. Probably the greatest loS'
viii Doe felt by the Warwick China Com
uanv. The water was in the kiln shed
fo "a depth OF several feet \ reporter
made "a tour of the establishment
Yesterday. in company with Manager
bradshaw. several bins ot material %
the old furniture factory portion VIII O'
d complete loss. About $50 tons OF ma
teriai. valued at SIGa ton. We're reached
bv thc water, and DO is of as great prac
tical value as SO much touc. One hllI
was fired to white heat Just about an
hour before the the water reached it an'
the damage to itaud the other kilns can
not De aScerta.ucd until an examination
is made. The floor of the kiln shed Is dc
pressed in "a great many places, ana
number of saggcrS are destroyed. The
.io>> at the Warwick will probably reaci
$1,000 10 will take full week before
things can Doe placed in order for re-
sumption Oi work.
The Wheeling Tee Company Will IoS'
about son tons of lee. The nail facto
ric> of the Belmont and Riverside were
still surrounded by water yesterday, anC
the damage could not be estimated. 4
great many kegs OF nails We're in Stoct
as che latter factory, which will have t'
bc blucd again. Tho main loss to The
Riverside will bc at their several de
partmcnts in Bcnwood AZ the Spear
ANic Works the water covered
iar the machinery, and 10
will be badly rusted. At Sweeney
foundry AN the sand was saved, and
only one mold was lost. 10 will TAKE
several DAYS to get things in order I,
start up again. The damage here Will
not exceed $50.
Az the Wheeling pottery the waite
filed the pits, and @ great deal of ma
ter.al waSdestroycd. An official of The
company. after an examination y7Ster
.dlv. estimated the loss at Sl.ooo. \
Wood Bros. planning mill the loss n
damaged and lost lumber will rclci
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