The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-19

Chapline is dry. From the weigh scales,
on Thlrty.third, down Ohapllne as far
"a the eye can reach, Is waste Of water.
Wood Bros' planning mill is surround.
ed by water, though up 10 O'Clock the
water had not yet reached the floor.
Eof street Is not yet flooded, from
Twenty.seVenth to Thirty.seyenth from
Thirty.seventb TO Thirty-eighth, how.
ever, the street is impossible, the water
being from three TO c!x inches deep.
From ThiFty-bixtht to phirty'niuth street
the grade Of Eotf is little higher and
was above water.
Having gone as far as Thirty.ninth
street, on Jacob, one is obliged to retraca
ones steps TO Thirty.eighth atreet, from
here ascend 10 McCoiioCh street and
then 20 south. Arriving at the head OF
Fortieth street the end Of the dry land
route Is reached. At this point the
water extends east and west from the
Ohio bills to the foot Of Frnzier's hill on
this side. South, as far as the eye can
reach, a wide waste et water stretchesi
houses are deeply submerged, and on
the surface OF the muddy waters scores
OF skifIs and john.boats fit to and fro.
We're there any poetical ideas associated
with this neighborho0d the spectator
could well imagine himself In Venice.
Along the whole route many families
were busy moving goods from the lower
TO the upper toors Of their houses. No
body seemed to be seriously alarmed, as
the report OF the falling oi the river at
the headwRters had by this time spread
all over town.
STREET CAR TRAFFIC. STOPPED.
At an early honr yesterday morning
the horse cars to the Island and Bridge
port were shut of by the water getting
across the track on Zane street between
the car company's Island barn and the
Back river. Several feet OF water pour.
ed over that pREto Of the track with con-
siderable force. The mnles were left in
the blrn until aboutS s a. M, when the
water began TO pour 10 and cover the
floor. The cars were run over to the city |
several hours before and placed in o
continuous row on Main street south OF
Tenth. When the barn was flooded the
Company's mules wers also brought out
and led over TO town. There was a mar
row escape from collision between a
fire engine and come Of the mulesat the
west end Ot the Suspension bridge, and
to prevent An accident the auimals were
massed on the sidewalk, which caused
some excitement among pedestrians.
The electrical cars were also run up
in the night to that part ol Chapllne
street, south Of TSenty.fi:st and twenty |
OF the big cars stood there all day
There was not u streetcar trip made
yesterday, but part OF the day several
omnibusses were kept going for the &c
Commodatiou Of the pnbl;c.
The South End barn OF the Street
Car Company had about eight feet OF
water, while In the Island barn there
was not over three feet.
THE RAILROADS DISQUALIFIED.
All OF the railroads were still badly
situated, but with the exception OF the
Ohio River Road and the p, W. & K.
division of the Panhandle, on both of
which all ATTEMPTS to run trains were
abandoned, all managed to get trains in
and out in some sort OF shaps. All the
overdue New York and Eastern mail
arrived shortly after noon. On nearly
every local road 1t was necessary to
transfer. ~
The trestle on the Pewiky's Bsnwood
extension, about hundred yards below
Caldwell's run, was badly disfgured,
haviGg hump swollen in II, like the
hump OF a camel.
Tho Cleveland & Pittsburgh road was
able TO run trains only as far north as
Brilliant.
B. & o. trains arrived and departed at
a temporary station at FoId's crossing,
and the post6fliCe force carried all mail
outgoing to that point and received ar.
riviny mail there. The HempGeid track
was also blockaded from the Central
glass works to the point at Sixteenth
and Market streets where the track was
An engine lay most OF the
day in the water on Sixteenth street, and
with gaps only at the important streets,
freight cars made a continuous string
from Market street up Sixteenth, across
the Hempfeld yard, out Seventeenth
and around the curve to Sixteenth at
McCnlloCh.
Incoming aud outgoing mails were re.
ceiyed and delivered by postal employees
10 the trains on the Hempfeld at the
Central glass works.
STEAMBOATS, FIRED on.
There was little river navigation yes.
terday. The Bellaire packet R L Phil.
lips made three or four round trips at
long intervals, and as this was the only
means Of travel between Wheeling and
BellaiFe, she was crowded at every trip.
On her up trip at 2 p. m, she had about
$50 passengers.
The Ben Hnr came up about on time,
aud the towboat Hawk also passed up.
The Ben Hur tied up here. Residents
along the iowlands whose houses were
flooded took aggressive measures to
make steamboating unpopular. The
waves from steamers wheels often over.
turn submerged houses, or sweep
them from their foundations. As the
Ben Hur came past the lower end,
known as the First ward OF Mounds
vile, keeping pretty close to the West
Virginia shore, the waves dashed against
several houses that we're in the midst OF
the water and in grave danger.
The residents in theae houses fired q
number OF shots at the boat, and made
several holes in the wood work Of the
pilot house, but did not hit anybody.
When the Hawk came By the came
locality the same demonstration was
made. ConHiderate steamboatmen often
run al greatly reduced speed in order
TO prevent damage to the houses in the
edge Of the Hood
MOVING IN THE NIGHT.
All of Tuesday night people were en-
gagged in moving out OF residences and
business men were transferring their
goods to places Of safety. Wagons
rumbled over the streets lsden with al.
most everything, from piano to bar.
rels Of salt. Almost a constant stream
OF meu, women and children. OF all
ages, sizes aud races, carrying all sorts
OF baggage and belongings, came ponr-
ing over the suspension bridge, while
Arv straats on the South side pEeSented |