The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-04
DAMAGE BY HAIL STORM.
Wheeling gets the Fag End of, q
Violent Storm.
.MUCADAMAGE IN MARTINS FERRY.
Over 10000 Window Pancs Broken.
People Compelled TO Abandon their
Homes and Sleep with their Neigh.
bors..-Storcs do nRushing Business
on Sunday Attcrnoon...Tho Town
nutnf Gloau tE ||rE..
outof Glass.

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vantage OF the mild weather to prone.
nado tho streets. Market street was
crowded all afternooni aud tho electric
cars did u rushing business. Though
tho weather was mild, a sultry atmos:
phcre, precursor Of rain, was felt nearly
all day. About half-past four o'clock
black clouds gathered to the southwest
Of town, and thunder and lightning told
Of IN approaching storm. There was no
wind, and it seemed as ii the storm,
when once begun, would settle down
for a long steady rain. AT five o'clock
the rain did begin to fall, coming from
tho south, but not with much violence.
In the meantime a black cloud doomed
up III the northwest, und suddenly at
about hali.past five O'clock, tho mir was
white with driving hailstoncs, coming
from IN entirely different direction. to
the rain from the south. The hail
storm was short and sharp; stones
about the size OF hazclnuta ratified on
roofs and windows, propelled by the
force OF 4 high wind. No damage Of
moment was done in tho centre and
lower part OF town, though up in North
Wheeling q few windows were broken.
In Martins Ferry the most damage
was done. The Oldest inhabitant OF
that town confessed yesterday that no
was outdone. None Of his re%collcc-
tons reached so far back as to call to
his mind any hailstorm that had over
caused tho amount OF damage that
trailed in the wake Of yesterdays Wis
itation. At twenty-nine minutes past
i've o'clock yesterday afternoon a light
rain was falling, at half past five a hail
storm broke over the town, and for
twenty minutes balls OF ice ranging in
size from a hazclnut to q walnut pelted
tho town, breaking windows and caus-
ing an immense amount OF damage.
The storm started from the south
west, but before it got through managed
to blow from almost all points of the
compass. So suddenly did the hail be-
gin to fall and SO quickly were the win
dows on tho north and west.sidcs OF the
houses broken, that intense excitement
was created, and NIL the rooms on those
sides were vacated hurriedly by the &C.
cupants. For twenty minutes the
storm ragged, until fully 10000 lights of
glass were destroyed. 1n"some places
the level grounds were covered with
hail three or four inches deep, and in
the low places On Hanover street the
hail was fully a foot in depth. Tin and
slate roofs were badly cut up, and ut
the Buckeye glass works 500 broken
window panes were colnted::sG:
In the northwestern part OF town d
cloudburst added to the horrors OF the
storm. Considerable damage was done,
the lower floors OF tho houses were
flooded, and in the bottoms q perfect
lake was formed. The hills alongside
the city we're white WITH hail and
looked as il q snowstorm had passed
over them. The effects OF tho storm
extended from E~tnaville to a short dis
lance above Martins Ferry; how far to
the west tho damage spread is, not
known. Window curtains<Tere;torn to
shreds and 5shovelfuls off hailstones
were scraped up from carpets.
AS o o as the storm was over all the
stores selling window glass opened
their doors and began to do business.
In a very short time the entire stock in
town was sold out, and wagon loads of.
glass were sent from Wheeling, Bellaire,
and Bridgeport. All the GLACIERS in
town were put to work, and up to a
late hour. last night were busy putting
in glass. Many householdcrs engaged.
carpenters and boardedtu up their win.
dows, being unable to obtain glass.
Others we're compelled to vaicate their
houses entirely. owing to the sodden
condition of carpets and bedding, and.
sought refuge over night with more.
fortunately situated neishbors
There has never been anything like it
in Martins Ferry, Many q hail storm
has passed over the town., but yester-
days storm caused moro damage in a
short time than all the others put to-
gcther.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh railroad
tracks are covered with sand and gravel
and trains will be considerably delayed
this morning. Il
A dispatch from st. Clairsville saws:
A terrific hail, wind and rain storm
struck this place at five o'clock this
evening and did great damage. There is
not q house in the place that has q
whole pane OF glass on the south side of
the street; chimneys and trees were
blown. heller SHELTER. Ali the available.
glass in town has been utilized. The
railroads suffered much damage.
Bridges are washed out on. both rail-
roads. The churches were closed, be-
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