The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-22
TWO LIVELY STORMS
A Particularly Severe One of Rain,
Hail and Lightning,
SOME DAMAGE HaSB0NE SATURDAY
Tho Up.the.River Country Catching
it Most Heaviiy-smai Streams
Swollen to TorFents-Anothcr Heavy
Rainstorm Yesterday Afternoon,
which was Most Severe down the
River.

Saturday afternoon between four and
five o'clock one OF the severest storms
Of rain and hail experienced in this
section for several years prevailed over
the entire Upper Ohio Valley section
1t was worst in Pittsburgh, as narrated
in the telegraphic columns this morn
ing. Wheeling, as'usual, escaped with
out serious damage. The streets were
flooded, and largo deposits OF sand
earth and debris washed upon the
streets at sewer openings and the like,
A little hail fell, increasing in volume
and size Of stones up the river and ia
the eastward, In few moments the
email streams and even dry cutters in
all parts OF this county were converted
into turbulent yellow torrents, and the
creeks put out strongly.
Some damage was done by the wash
ing Of recently planted fields and the
dashihg down OF growing vegetation.
Several vivid flashes OF lightning and
terrific thunder accompanied the storm,
and the clouds had an ominous coppery
hue, but in and near the city there was
no damage.
Up about Short Creek this was not
so. Lightning set fire to barn belong
ing TO William Wolf, and located on
the hill near Delaplain's. Grain and
hay, with farm implements, were de-
stroyed with the barn, but the horses
were gotten out safe.
A large tree was struck on the Sawtell
place and pieces OF wood thrown quite
a distance. A flock OF sheep near were
shocked severely, but all recovered.
UP THE RIVER
A special telegram to the INrELLIdEN-
GER, received yesterday, says:
A severe hail storm visited New Cum
berland last evening and destroyed sew.
eral hundred dollars worth OF glass. All
the glass in the Chelsea pottery and
foundry was broken. Some Of the hail
stones weighed six ounces each,
Another telegram from Weilsburg
tells Of tho damage there; Yesterday 3
storm did no damage here aside from
breaking few skylights. In Midway
tho greenhouse OF james HALEY was en-
tirely destroyed. resulting in the loss OF
his stock OF young plants, etc. Reports
from the country indicate that farmers
have lost considerable by young fruit
being beaten off the trees. No damage
is reported from Brilliant
ANOTHER YESTERDAY.
In the evening there was another
storm, light in town, but apparently
severe down in Marshall county, No
special damage was heard Of.
AL day Saturday the sun had been
unusually hot and the air sultry. The
clouds came up very quickly, and the
same state OF affairs prevailed yester-
day. The mercury in tho thermometer
registered above 90 till 4 p. H., when
again the sky darkened over. The
clouds looked rs II there was danger in
them, and judging from appearances
the region eight or ton miles down the
river got a terrific drenching and exhi-
bition of heavens artillery. Whether
any damage was done could not be
learned last evening, but for half an
hour the lightning and rumbling thun-
der were almost continuous. In the
city the cutters were again flooded and
sand and mud washed from the hills
and left in little heaps and bars upon
the more level streets.
A peculiar thing about Saturday, re.
calling an old saying, was the apparition
Of rainbow in the western sky. The
old adage is,
"a rainbow at morning.
Sailors take warning"
Irl Hicks certainly hit it once, when
he predicted severe storms between the
18th and tho 22d. II he hits IL as well
in the prophecy that the storms will
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