Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-18

and coniectures OF the Hood 'rere ire
Quent aud varied. At one time IN the
early evening il was difficult 10 move
along near McLaughiin's saloon oy
reason of the crowd.
No serious alarm was felt NJ the ran
Handle depot during the evening, Is
there was little outside OF cO3i III the
cellar Of the station. and it takes -
feet Of water To touch the fioOr vi the
baggage room. One Of the members
of the firm Of Il. a. Morris n Co., on
Water street. short distance from tue
Panhandle depot, did not apprehend
any danger. He said he had watched
the river pretty closely for good many
wears. and he thought II was safe
TO chalk the present rise down Tor not
over As feet. 1t takes 81 feet TO come
into his store.
AT the Windsor Hotel all the goods In
the cellar were moved out early yester-
dav afternoon. At Mclaughlin saloon
on the corner.of Water and Twelfth, the
goods were hustled out during the
afternoon, and it was just in time, As
the water began 20 lind It's waV lntO Ihe
basement shortly alter ten o'clock last
night. At Marsh Il Sons tobacco store
on Water Just below Twelfth the cellar
was relieved of goods In snort Order'
and every conceivable place on the
upper floors was utilized for the storing
away of the goods. At Hotel Behier
there was lively scene IN
the fore part OF the afternoon.
Boxes, barrels and quite an amount
of coal was gotten out, ana
the proprietor, in anticipation oil
food, laid In surplus supply Oh pro-
visions in case the water came up To Ihe
first floor. The water struck the ceiiar
of the Behler about 1920 last night'
but as il takes some ~ feet 10 reach
the first floor this will not come Tor sew
eral hours yet. In the cellar ol One
Stamm was stored large quantity ol
potatoes, besides various other pro-
visions in boxes and barrels, but by
dint of hard work all this was removed
and stored in the yard I'D the rear Vi
the hosiery. IN
At nine o'clock last night the Nall
CITY Lantern Co., began to have some
fears. and men were soon at WORK
removing the goods from the basement.
At the 81. Charles Hotel workmen com
menced at noon to move the goods out
of the cellar, and all was in readiness
for the food last night. The scene at
the Pan Handle freight depot was some
what unusual in that il was the hrst
time since the food of 81 that the
long platforms have been entirely
cleared of freight. There was au i'm
mense amount of freight stored upon
the platform, aud many men worked
hard and long TO remove 1t. IL was
cleared away by six o'clock last night,
the material being placed in cars, some
twelve or thirteen being required for
the purpose. No freight was received
here after two o'clock yesterday alter
noon. 1t takes ~ feet to bring the
water up even with the platform. At
the b. Il q. freight depot there was
considerably more freight To be re-
moved, but the men worked IKE
Trojans, and by ten o'clock last night
all barrels, parcels and bundles were
stored in ears, and in such other con
yenient places as would be free from
the incoming waters. No freight would
be received here during the day, and
considerable of that which was laying
at the depot was taken off by the respec-
tive wholesale merchants 10 which II
belonged, and stored in the street, either
in the rear or front OF the StroreS.
Perhaps the busiest scenes in the
wholesale district were witnessed ut the
wholesale grocery houses Of simon
Baer's Sous, and Joseph Speidel.
Houses large a. these carry
an immense stock of goods, and must
necessarily store away large guam
titles in the basement. There was
probably enough material in the cellar
of Simon BaerS' Sons TO stock several
ordinary sized grocery stores. The
work OF removal began shortly after
i&n Yesterday, and with IS men at
work at one time. aud later 30 men, the
work was not finished until nearly eight
o'clock last night. 1t was tremen-
dous Job, and as it only takes about 80
feet 10 strike the cellars along here. the
time of removal was limited. There
was an almost endless number OF bar
rels OF sugar, molaSseS and syrup, and
many other kinds Of perishable
goods. A good deal Of it was
stored at the coffee rooster factory, a
part on the first floor of Horkhelmer
Bros store, and large quantity in the
street In the front of the store. The
same lively scene was enacted at the
big house Of Jos. Speidel X Co. The
street in the rear of this wholesale es-
tabliShment, South street, is filled with
goods piled up to a great height. All
the goods were ont in good season.
| Many Of the men who were engaged in
removal, after leaving last night We're
notified to come around again about
midnight and see if the situation re-
quired further removal.
Horkeimer Bros moved all their wool
from the basement to the second floor
early IN the afternoon, as the goods
were OF a nature to render them par
ticularly periShable when in contact
with water, and the firm thought il best
TO be on the safe side.
AT 4. f. Caldwell'S store, at o'clock
last evening, six tired looking men sat
around on boxes aud bundles, medita-
ting on the fluctuations OF the Ohio.
They had been huStling all the after
noon moving the goods from the base
ment, and the goods were decidedly
heavy Ones consisting mostly vi large
mantels in box cases. They were piled
up endwayS Oh the sidewalk in front of
the store.
WaterhOuse Bros, wholesale grocers,
also stirred up things generally around
! in the basement, and outside number
less barrels and boxes testified TO the
laborS OF the day. At The wholesale
liquor house of Shaefer x Driehorst a
large quantity of Rhine wine, ales and
beers were removed in the early even
ing, besides some 200 empty liquor bar
relS. At the store of Jacob Snyder it
was nip and tuck. The work OF re-
moval did not commence until late in
the day, and at 1870 last evening some
800 kegs of hardware material re-
manned in the basement The
water had even then worked into the
cellar, and was quite high in the
elevator shaft. Barrels, half barrels
and kegs were piled up in front OF the
store for some distance along the road.
NELL ~ dillingham;. wholesale grocers,
had their goods we'll out early IN the
day, the sidewalk being we'll covered
with barrels. At Feeney's wholesale
confectionery store, a large force of
men were at work. and the goods. as
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