Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-13
A FEARFUL STORM
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE
IN LINCOLN COUNTY,
And Oaa Life Los-Two Women Given Dose Of
Tar in Tucker Ooaay-Aa EG-hinisier Ar
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ties and Crimes

last Saturday afternoon, "uiSu C"u@O1
the loss Of property TO the amount OF
SOS. 900. and one life, the victim being
Joe johnson, son Of the County Clerk.
The CttizeR says:
'sThe rain seems 20 have been heavi-
est west and south Of Hamlin, and eT-
tended several miles In each direction,
particularly south to the head OF the
Middle Fork aud all its tributaries, and
10 many OF the large tributaries on the
main river several miles above HamIln.
The effect of this can better DO Imagined
; THAN described. In al Incredibly short
time, as II by magic, the river began
rising az Hamlln aud 10 an hour was
rushing and roaring aud Kissing an0
seething, and bearing on its bosom the
qorges OF saw logs which had been lying
along the river for several miles ABOVE.
Those who witnessed the phenomenal
scene knew that the small streamsao0ve
must have filed from hill TO hill and
swept the avalanche OF water into the
main river and filed IT, 80 10 turned
out 20 be- Malone creek, some three
miles long was the first 70 empty It's
raging torrent into the river; then come
Rig creek, a few miles above, Little and
Rig Laurel. considerable streams. The
people living along these streams never
witnessed such a sight before. Fencing
and PLANTED crops along the narrow val
Laws were swept away from hill 10 hill
and the entire valleys devastated. Mid
ale Fork With its multiiariOus small
streams WAS swept from head 20 mouth,
not q farm escaping located In the val
leys. At Griththsville the river was
hiqher than ever known before, and the
water was from one 20 two feet deep
in number OF houses. While the
greatest devastation has been
wrought along the small streams, the
main valley has none the less suffered.
Fencing has everywhere been swept
from low lands and growing crops sub
merged. The damage 20 growing corn
will not be 80 great but wheat over
flowed Is utterly ruined, as Is potatoes
and other crops. The damage 20 crops
has not alone been confined 20 the lower
lands exposed 20 the foods, but whole
felds standing on the sides OF tho hills,
with growing crops on them, were
swept with water like running lava, and
me EEOnS WMIUNANA 0lA Ne-o-ANA AAAeR WV
general vortex. The river has been
higher az this point, but never 80 de-
structive 70 growing crops. 10 Is I'm
possible 70 estimate the loss, but some
think SOS, 900 20 tue entire valley would
be consideFatlve. "
On last Friday night three masked
men knocked az the door OF the dwell
ing on the Poor Farm OF Tucker county,
and demanded admittance. The keeper
OF the poor, Mr. w. r. Shafter, ap-
peared az the door, when, upon opening
the same, he was confronted by three
men with drawn rovOlvers who de-
manded that they be shown % the
rooms OF two OF the inmates, Mary
Gray and Rebeccs Jane Anvil. When
taken 90 their rooms they then proceed
TO pour tar upou each one Of the wOmen'S
heads and In a lew moments their
heads and eyes were completely covered
with tar. The men then departed after
. telling those women that II they receiv-
ed the attentions OF Moses and All
Laughry any more that they would re-
turn and Kill them. They also warned
the keeper OF the poor TO watch out for
his safety 10 case those women were
permitted 70 see those men any more.
The men were tracked by the tar they
carried from the Poor Farm down as
far as Anvil. one mile below town. The
affair is disgraceful In the extreme, and
the county authorities should investi-
gate the matter, and have the guilty
parties punished.
John w. Holmes, who says be studied
for the ministry, but gave 10 up, Is In
Jail at Point Pleasant for obtaining $50
from the United States Express COmpa-
ny on a stolen aud forged order.
Holmes went 20 Leon, Mason County,
about ten days ago, and succeeded In
making friends with the telegraph
operator, who also acts as express
agent. He lOaied about the office and
succeeded 10 cutting three money-or-
der-blanks out OF the back OF tho book.
When the fact was discovered word was
sent 70 Z. W. Mitchell, the superln-
tendent az Cleveland, Ohio. The num-
bers OF the missing blanks were also
sent TO an the Offices Nothing was
heard Of them, however, until Thurs
day, when one OF the orders, made pay
able TO J. w. Holmes, for $50 was
cashed by A. @. VanGilder, agent Of
the United States Express Company, at
Point Pleasant. Holmes was arrested
az Cincinnati.
There was a shooting Scrape in Big
Otter, BraXtOn county, recently. 1t
seems that some cattle belonging to .
man named Hamrick got out OF his
fields and went 20 the farm Of j. Il.
wills Hamrick's son Henderson went
after the cattle, and when he arrived
Wills was chasing them with q dog
Hamrick drew a revolver and shot the
dog This 80 augered Wills that he
drew his revolver and fred 81 Hamrick
Fortunately the ball struck a knife in
HamriCk'S pocket, and did no damage
beyond making a badly bruised place.
Other shots were exchanged, but all
went wide OF their mark.
TildeD SizemOre, youth OF about six
teen years OF age, was taken 90 the Web
ster county jail last Saturday and con-
fined on q charge OF burglary. A short
time since the prisoner removed a pane
OF glass from the F. B. b. a. store az
Diana, through which he succeeded In
taking from the showcase three pistols.
From there be started for POcahontaS
county, aud when be arrived az the
house Of John DOdrill, on Point Noun
tain, be entered, and finding no one 40
home broke open trunk and took from
IL about s. In cash He was overtaken
and arrested just before reaching the
county line.
About fifty years ago Jas. II. Miller
was. appointed postmaster at Gauley
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