The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-29
OVER II RIVER.
Tho Worst storm at Martins Forty for
Six Years Past,

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Tho Worst Storm at Martins Forty for
Six Years Past,
The most vel and destructive rain,
wind, hail and electrical storm Martins
Ferry has experienced since the great
cyclone six years ago was that OF last
night.
The storm came up shortly alter five
o'clock, and was at It's worst between
$3.50 and $3.50. Rain fell steadily from
$3.50 until 8 o'clock, and hail stones Of
all sizes almost INCREASINGLY fell for forty
I've minutes. Tho hail fell so fast that
1t covered tho ground In many places
and was seen lodged Up against fcnCes
and buildings to the depth Of several
inches. More hail fell than during the
entire time Of the big hailstorm in
April, 1882, but, for tho reason that 1t
came from the north, little damage was
done TO buildings. II stripped very
small shade and fruit trees, vineyards
and corn, and did much damage to veg
etablea and fruits generally. Only O.
few panea OF glass were broken.
Tho greatest damage In Martins Ferry
by the hail was on north OF Jefferson
street, not much falling In the lower
end Of town.
1t has been q long time since as much
water fell inside Of an hour and q half
as did, commencing soon after Eve
o'clock. Streets were flooded, cellars
were filled and in some places people
were driven to the second stories Of
thor homes. Water seemed to shoot
down Walnut, Hanover, Hickory, Fay.
cite and other streets, as never before.
Officer William Bowman, who liVes on
Walnut, says that II seemed to him like
tho water from every street In Martins
Ferry ran into that stroot, Now pave.
m0nlB and Oprbinga were washed out
in several parts oil town and washouts
wore numerous.
Several streams were on q tear, nota-
bly, olark's Run, and this flooded tho
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh track from tho
Laughlin nail works to the Elson glass.
factory. Largo cobblo stones were
washed down Hanover street like
marbles.
Tho now electrical railway exper-
fenced not a little damage and incon-
yenIonoe. It was unsafe to cross tho
track with q team Just after the storm.
William Lipphardt was one Of the
first 10 try II, and his horse sant in
cloar up TO Its knees. Many persons
say'they never saw so much rain fall in
an hour or two.
Tho lightning was tho worst for q
long time, and II Is surprising that more
damage was not done by II. Several
trees wore struck, hut not q single
building that was learned Of. An eloc.
trio light pole noar tho Cottage house
was shattered. Crack after crack was
hoard throughout town, Rnd numerous
tolephonoA were burned out and some
electric light property suffered, az also
did tho signal boxes Of tho electrical
railway,
Tho wind was at timos 80 severe that
Il shook frame residences aud oven
made brick ones tromblo. Passengers
in the q q 7. passenger depot wero
frightened by tho way u shook, and
this 10 q very substantial brick and
stone structure. A very largo number
OF trOos Of oil kinda were blown down OF
brokpn, somO large oneB aud many
small frame structures, tancoBi etc.
blown down.
Tho dark clouds, wind, hail and
lightning caused much alarm, eSpocl.
ally among people Who wotO In tho oy'
clone.
Houses having windows up wsrO
considerably damaged by tho rain.
Tho water entered schoapld'u Music
Hall by this means and ran through
both i1oorA below.
Mrs, A, w. Hell was struck by an up.
Stairs window which was blown In aud
apainat hor, and sio was allghtly hurt
The poll parrot Of d. a. Esloy, tho
o., l. W. railroad telegraph unurn.
toh, who resides on tho cornOr Of Hano'
yoF and Fourth streets, was lOtt In an
opon upstairs window, and had a rough
experience with the rain and hail 1t
10 said that during tho ablOneo Of tho
family Ito madO tho air blue with pro-
laatlH