The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-17

residence, d slip occurred which slso
helped to delay trains. On the O. o.
division about four miles west OF Bellaire
a bridge washed out and trains were run
over the @. L. & w. tracks. The eve
ming mail train from the West was five
hours late.
At I o'clock yesterday morning two
freight cars on Panhandle train No.
275 ran of tho track between Wellsburg
and Cooper's Mines. Traffic was badly
delayed all day. Passenger train 2l2,
that leaves here at G:20 10 the morning,
did not get past the wreck till late in the
afternoon, and passenger train No. 200,
due here at 10 o'clock q. M, did not ar.
rive until after 5.
At Middle Ferry, opposite steuben.
vile, there was another slip which also
assisted in delaying travel some time.
There was considerable annoyance
and delay, but no very grave damage
done by the food in the city.
THE CREEK ON A HIGH.
Wheeling creek performed its old act
Of invading most OF the bottom lands
lying along It's valley. At every narrow
point the waters reached from hill TO
hill, and swept out with a terrific force.
At Roney's Point and at Point Mills the
bridges on the National Road were
again washed away. At Elm Grove the
water at noon was nearly four feet deep
on the pike Just at the east emf Of the
stone bridge, by Monument Place.
The floor OF the natural gas regulator
house by Elm Grove had two feet OF
water over it. and the food almost
eoualed the disastrous former ones in
volume and force, although so far as
could be learned no other grave damage
was done than the washing away Of the
two bridges mentioned above.
Four Wheeling drummers drove out
as far as Elm Grove in buRgies. When
they saw the water mp to tho beds oil
their vehicles on the pike, they hesitat.
ed, but after consultation decided to
push on, and got safely over that place,
only to be informed beyond that the
road was impossible at several places
besides where the two bridges were
gone.
NATURAL GAS PIPE BROKEN.
The main pipe Of the Natural Gas
Company Of West Virginia, where 1t
crosses Wheeling creek near Mt. de
Chantal, was broken in two and badly
damaged. The huge trunk Of q tree was
carried down by The swollen current
with resistless force, and just as 1t passed
the pipe 1t swayed, the top struck the
iron pipe, which is arched down the
creek at this point, and plowed 1t down
as II it were Of llimsy wood.
Grave apprehensions OF more serious
damage were felt in the city, and crowds
visited the creek bridges throughout the
day to see Il the creek was running out
very strongly. While It wes swollen
and swift it did not reach atsge suffi.
cient to threaten anything in town.
The storm was severe generally all
over this section. The following special
telegram from Wellsburg, received last
night, indicates that the streams in
Brooke county were as seriously affect.
ed as nearer Wheelingi
The rain OF last night and to-day caus-
ed a great deal OF damage along Buffalo
creek and CaEtleman's run. The creek
was higher than for many years. The
county bridge on the Bethany pike at
Waugh's dam is reported gone. No loss
Of life is reported.
OVER IN OHIO.
Two or three slips occurred on the
Cleveland, Lorain 4 Wheeling railroad,
Just the other side Of Maynard, delaying
all trains and necessitaLing transfers.
The regular noon train from Massillon
and the Cleveland train came in from
rs one train, one hour alter
he time Of the arrival Of the latter, and |
he Cleveland train which leaves Bridge.
port at noon, did not get beyond May.
lard until o'clock. Passengers on the
Massillon accommodation ate ginger
,naps and cheese for their dinner at
Eaifpoint, The trainmen and other
ailroaderj worked hard and made
hings as pleasant as possible for the
many passengers north ana south
FOUND, and the latter did less kicking
han usual under similar circumstances.
A O., L. & W. conductor says he
lever saw so many sores Of water along
lis road In a single day, yet the water Of
tselt did not delay trains. TusCarawas
liver and Saltwater creek were on a
ear, and Wheeling creek was higher
han toI years. The bottoms along the
after were covered, and in places 1t was
eyeral hundred feet wide. In one
meadow ahay stack was surrounded by
Eater, and . lot OF cattle Etood huddled
round 1t and in the water up to their
nees. u
Along the National pike, near Soap.
own, was q pretty eight, The water
hot over the huge rocks and down the
1clipes with terrific force, forming the
lost beSutiul cataract and rapids, and
a some places the spray was thrown
Ugh In the air. Every passenger on the
rains saw this and pronounced it
rand sight. One passenger on the
leyeland train, south bound, was so
ELI pleased with the picture that he
,rRot all about tue train being late and
'anted It stopped 90 that good view
build be had. The scene was well worth
drive from Wheeling in the rain.
OOn the O. & P. road there was q heavy
lip at Browns, delaying all trains from
ne to four hours.
The Wheeling 4 Lake Erie was also ,
nocked out.
Owing to three big slips on the pike
etween Martins Ferry and Mt. Pleas I
az, the hacks were obliged to take q
,ute Ave miles longer than the usual
ne in order to reach Wheeling yester- I
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