The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-24
ALL SORTS OF WEATHER.
From oppressIvely sultry to On
comfortably Chilly.
BOTH Rain and WIND STORMSRIFE
And Number OF Fine Shade Trees
suner from the Galo-A School Dis.
missed on Account of tho Storm.
Tho Air is Cooled OF Suddenly,
Probably by Hail to the Westward.

Yesterdays weather was specimen
worthyof preservation for the enlight-
enment Of posterlty as to what variety
may be afforded in one day. The early
morning hours were so sultry that in
the mills and furnaces the men worked
under grave difficulty, and some OF them
were compelled by the heat to cease
work, At 7 o. m. the mercury in the
Thermometer registered 70, and two
hours later it had risen TO SO,
Between 10 and II o'clock in the lore
noon a terrific wind storm sprang up,
evidently the remnant or outskirts Of
the tornado which ragged to the west
and north. The wind blew gale, and
many people feared for tho safety Of
buildings. Aside from the blowing oil
OF few shingles in some parts OF the
city, however, Wheeling again escaped
luckily.
The only damage to speak OF was the
blowing down OF q number OF fine shade
trees on the Island. A tall poplar in
front OF the house OF Mr.. Forbes, on
North Huron street at the corner oil
Maryland, was snapped off and blown
over, falling upon the roof Of the
house, where 1t was so tightly held by
tho branches that plank had to DO
leaned against the caves and the tree
pulled down by means OF q rope.
Several Lombardy poplars were also
broken off on Virginia street, while on
the lower end OF the Island a number
of trees Of other varieties were also dc.
stroyed. Other fine trees were denuded
OF their main branches and badly in.
jured, and Tor time it looked as II
many moro would snap. They bent
and swayed before the blast in very
ominous way.
Tho storm was SO severe that all the
pupils in the rooms OF tho Island
school which are in the old school
building were dismissed, and cautioned
to run home as fast as they could Tho
building was probably not in danger,
but it was considered best to be on the
safe side.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock
very heavy rainstorm succeeded the
wind storm. For time the water fell
in torrents and the cutters ran full and
in come places overAowed the sewer
mouths. At the corner OF Fourteenth
and Market streets, the new grating at
the Reilly block corner was stopped up
by the sand aud mud washed into it by
Saturdays storm. 1t should becleaned
out at once, as the heavy rains OF Sun.
day and yesterday quickly made q
little lake on that corner.
1t was thought tho rain, which came
from the west, must have been accom-.
panied by hail somewhere out in Ohio,
for the atmosphere began ut once to got
much cooler after the rain ceased to fall,
and 1t kept on getting chilly, until at I
o'clock tile thermometer registered only
"a, and by 8 clock 1t was below 60, and
stiiigoing down, 0vercoats were almost
q necessity, and people who had brought
out their straw hats and light summer
suits retired them again
The sky was cloudy and threatening
all evening. But for this fact there
would probably have been a heavy
frost last night. The signal flag on
Schnepfs drug store did not promise
much more cheerful state OF affairs for
to-day, the local rains and cooler tenn.
perature combination being out.
A large tree IN front OF Heslop's gro.
Gerry on Fifth street, Martins Ferry,
was blown down yesterday during the
storm, and promptly removed by
Street Commissioner Coates. The
storm was in all probability much
more severe in the surrounding coun-
try than in town.