Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-04
WHEELING. ".


lettuce, and other plants, were smashed,
and his loss was estimated last night at
$500.
George busch lost four large hot houses,
and his loss will be 81 800 TO 81 600.
John Lasch, Sr. lost three hot houses,
and is over thousand dollars worse OF
than before the storm.
Henry Crabb, on the Gilchrist farm,
loses S4O0, and Jacob Ebert. Thomas and
A d. Garden, the Messrs. Burkeley, Nc
Cluskey Bros, John Obert and others lose
various amounts running up into the hun
dreds of dollars.
Back on the hills the hail seemed to be
heavier than in the bottoms, and after the
storm had passed the ground under the
trees was white as though from heavy
fall of snow.
MARTINS FERRY CATCHER ITS FORCE.
Across the river in Ohio the same loss
was entailed. Martins Ferry caught the
storm fair and square, and thousands OF
windows were broken all over the
town. Last night there were no
services in any of the churches,
the only religious gathering being at
the Opera House. The high wlnds blew tor
rents OF water in at the riddled windows,
soaking carpets, beds, furniture, etc. aud
making mess in many OF the houses which
the storm was past the work of skirmish-
ing for glaciers began, all the glass in the
town was purchased up, aud wagons were
sent to this city for more. BY { o'clock
the work of restoring the windows so as to
make sleeping rooms habitable was IN
progress, and this work was carried on far
into the night The upper portion of the
town Jared worse than the lower, as the
storm was heaviest up about Clarks addi-
tion and on up to the Laughlin mill. The
glass houses suffered severely from broken
windows, and in fact the entire town got
the worst of it. Down about Etnaville
there seems to have been little loss, parti-
ally due, no doubt, to the shelter of the
high hill back of the town, which must
have broken the force OF the wind.
THE RUSH FOR GLASS.
An estimate of the number of panes OF
glass broken in Martins Ferry, last night,
put the total at ten thousand. The Buck
eye Glass Company lost thousand alone,
and the Elson 740. All sorts of glass, from
the smallest sizes up to big lights four teet
by six in Gus koerhsen's store, went 10
pieces. and even the window sash were
broken in many places, and blinds cut into
ribbons. Residents of the town were will.
ing to testify last night that occasional
stones were as large as base balls, and that
fully half Of the stones were as big as wal
nuts. Asillustrating the demand for glass,
James Y. Patterson sold $l06 worth for
cash in couple Of hours. besides purchases
charged on the books, and he went to Bell
aire late last night for further supply ana
10 get glaciers for work this morning.
Other dealers sold out all the glass they
had in stock in very short time, and then
skirmished for more.
A BIG Loss AT ST. CLAIRsvILLE.
Reports TO the REGISTER from St. Clairs-
vile show that town suffered terribly The
storm there came right along the pike from
the west, and the hail which was parucu-
larlv heavy, shattered every window eX-
posed TO the elements. The churches ana
school house sustained heavy loss, ana
there were no religious services in the town
last night, while almost the entire popula-
ton was engaged in the labor Of stopping
ND holes to keep the wind away. Scarcely
house escaped damage from the hail,
out tbs force of the wind docs not appear
to have been sufficient TO loosen roofs or
topple down chimney tops. 1t is PROBABLE
that Llovdsville, East Richland and other
villages along the pike, as well as indlvld-
ual farmers, sustained loss which Will be
very heavy in the aggregate.
Down at Bellaire no hail fell, and only a
very moderate amount Of rain. There was
a high wind however, but it cid no partcu-
lar damage.
Just before the storm broke in this city
the barometer stood at 29T inches. III
Quickly tumoled nearly three-tenths OF an
inch, at which point it remained stationary
for quite while, and then began TO slowly
rise. The wind almost reached the danger
line. and very small addition 10 its force
would have called an innumerable army Of
bricklayers and carpenters into play this
morning. 1t was remarked by several peo-
pie that it was a good thing for the city
that the electric light lamps were not hung
up. or there would have been a new Quilt
of globes necessary. The hoods Hoped
around lively, especially in the upper por-
ton of the city, and on the bridges and on
the Island
LOSS or LIFE REPORTED.
Alto o'clock last night a rumor reached
the citv that a child had been drowned at
Glenn's run, on the Ohio side, but the re-
port could not be verified.