Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-30
THE BIG STORM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF DAMAGE DONE
ABOUT THE CITY.
The River Ran Up to Three Foot Nins incn
Stage, and Then Began Falling-Ihrss and
Ons-Hslf Inches Of Water Fell Up
to Noon Yesterday.


ing stage of water in the river, as q re-
suit Of the big rain of Monday and yes
terday were, doomed to Disappointment
The ground was too dry for even
rainfall aggregating three and one naI
inches in twenty-four hours to have
much effect upon the streams, and the
highest notch reached by the river was
three feet nine inches, about TWO
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the water
being falling at four o'clock.
The upper rivers are up a
little, but the water coming
will hardly have much effect here.
The creek ran out in very insignln-
cant manner, there not being over foot
Of water under the Main and Market
street bridges.
Had the earth been saturated with
water, the river would have made
pretty big rain, possibly enough for the
20, 600. 600 bushels OF coal lying at ana
near Pittsburg TO have come out, but as
1t is, the river men will have to extend
their vacation indefinitely.
All day yesterday reports OF small
losses and greater Inconvenience
caused by the rain came TO hand. the
farmers, who needed the rain the most
reported that IL had done about as
much harm as good, as the high wilma
beat the corn down to the earth, and
not only that, but twisted and tangled
1t In such a manner that most OF the
stalks will never straighten up again,
the weight Of the ears tending to keep
It pom the ground. Fields were washed
badly in some instances, and in a good
m any orchards the apples and peaches
were well cleaned of the trees.
The violence Of the wind during
Monday night caused the water to pene-
trate into hundreds of houses In this
city, especially those having single
roofs, the Joints of which had been
opened wide by the long-continued
drought. Even new roofs, in many In
stances, leaked as badly as old ones, and
one contractor reported yesterday at
noon he had had twenty complaints
from owners Of houses, both new and
old. The rain beat ia under window
caps, behind cornices, under weather
boarding and around doors and win
dows; invaded cellars, leaked through
sewers, and made its appearance where
it wasn't wanted in many other ways,
while the wind ruined great many
shade trees, and damaged many more.
In numerous localities on the Island and
on the residence streets In the city
proper the sidewalks were fairly car
peted with leaves yesterday morning,
while the street and paVements were
strewn with branches and tWlgs
wrenched from the trees.
At the county jail, the water found
its way under the new flag pavement In
front of the main entrance and washed
away a considerable amount Of sand and
earth, undermining the pavement and
the front steps and. even causing the
arch over the entrance to settle some
what. Where the water and earth
washed to, under the pavement, could
not be ascertained yesterday, as the
basement of the jail was perfectly dry,
and it is not believed there is a sewer
on that side OF Fifteenth street. The
only explanation that seemed plausible
Yesterday was that the filling in front
of the Jail had been badly done, and
that the ground had settled under the
great body of water which found It's way
beneath the tagging and the foundation
of the steps.
In various portions Of the city signs,
fences, etc, were blown down, and many
an wrecked umbrella, cast into the
street during the night by disguised
owners, attested the violence of the
wind. No very serious loss was re-
ported in any case, but the aggregate
damage will still be considerable.
Both floats used at Morgan's Ferry,
on the South Side, were sunk by the
storm. 1t took quite a esyesterday
morning to raise the floats, which were
little damaged. Travel by the ferry
was considerably delayed.
The large sign at David Hahne's cigar
factory on Forty-third street was blown
down by the storm.
The storm brought torrents Of rain
from the hills particularly on the South
Side, and in the vicinity OF Mozart Park
incline. The cellar Of the new waiting
room was completely flooded. The en-
CINE of Wheeling No. was kept busy
the greater part Of Yesterday forenoon
pumping tuO WdsCl AIOAu bhO NOiioAs
A large and valued shade tree in
Chas. Zimmer's yard, at TwentV-seventh
and Chapl1ne streets, was blown down
by the gale Of last Monday night. A
similar tree on the property OF Julius
Lohse, at Twenty-second and Market
streets, was also blown down. Henry
Knoke's cellar on South Water street,
was filed with mud and water, and
much damage done as result OF the
rain. Several fine shade trees In Robert
Devine's yard on Ferty-frst street were
uprooted.
The large sign in front Of S. L.
Brice's drug store, on the South Side,
was blown down by the storm. Out
Caldwell's run the storm seemed par
ticularly severe. The water came so
near washing large dwelling house
away that il was moved on its founda-
ton. Several beautiful shade trees on
Twenty-third street were blown down
by the violence of the storm. On
TWenty-second street considerable
damage was done by the torrent OF
water which swept down the thorough
fare.
When the sewers were repaired 81
Thirty-ninth and Wetzel streets, the
water flooded things generally. The
water is standing yet in some yards at
depth of two feet.