Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-22


he apDroximatsd until the waters re-
cede aud accounts are cast up. The
gas and electric plants are under water,
and the city is without light. Every
one is desperate, terrnr-stricken and
discouraged.
Just after midnight the big log boom
gave way with a crash and went rolling
down the stream. As il passed the four
bridges below the city, the logs crashed
and banged against the piers with a
roar that could be heard
for miles. The bridge at Mont
romery street was left intact as was
also the Pennsylvania railroads iron
span across the river The Market
street bridge was carried away and
three Of the four spans Of the Maynard
street structure sucCumoed 10 the rusn
Of water.
IL was seen that every house in town
was in danger and herculean efforts
were made to save all that could De
saved.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS WE'RE MOVED
70 second, and in some cases, TO third
stories of residences, where hasty
preparatiops were made for pro-
tracted stay, until, at this writing, the
entire population OF Williamsport Is
in a condition OF excitement and unrest
AZ the epcroachment OF the water. All
over the business portion, the city IS
submerged TO an average depth OF SIX
feet. Not train has entered or leIt
the city for twenty-tOur hours ano
everv telegraph wire leading out OF
WUlamsport is down. The teie-
graph office is four feet under
water and the telephone exchange Is In
almost as bad a condition. The only
means OF reaching the outside world Is
one telephone wire The water at this
moment appears 20 be al standStlll,
but there are grave fears that the end
is not yet in sight.
The food reached Its maximum at :
o'clock, when 10 was 35 feet above low
water mark on the river register, aud
was eight feet deep on the pavement OF
the Court House. 10 the centre OF the
city. For an hour the water hung at
that point, and then TO the intense re-
lief OF the thousands Of anxious hearts,
it began slowly TO recede. At nine
o'clock it had fallen foot
and was still, going down slowly
20 be sure, but surely enough TO
lift a terrible from the multitude OF
hearts. All now feel that the worst has
come and gone. The river has made a
new record -35 feet above low water.
A million and a half in property has
been destroyed, but so FAR as can be
learned no lives have been lost. To
give the losses in detail will be impoS-
sible. Ii cannot be even Appropriated,
and the estimate of million and half
is very conservative.
Damage About Martinsburg.
SDsciag 7sseorara 70 tas Re5ss.sr.
MAErISsBURG, w. VA, May 21.-
The recent heavy rains have done much
damage to the farming Interests OF this
county. They have caused the creeks
and small streams 20 overflow, sweeping
away fences aud greatly injuriug the
crops along their banks. John Gray. a
farmer living near Girardstown, lost
thirty head of sheep, which were
drowned bv the sudden rise of water.
DAMAGE ABOUT HUNTINGDON.
HUNTINGTON, PA, May 2l.-The
food in the Juuiata valley is still raging
with unabated fury. The rivers fell
slightly last night, hut rose again to-
dav i'm consequence Of a water spout
bursting and flooding the mountain dis
trict north Of here. Five new county
bridges in Huntingdon county have been
DESTROYED, making an aggregate loss OF
about $50, 600. At Everett, Elmer Nag-
uer was drowned. The citizens of A.
exandria were driven from their homes
to-day and much property there was de-
stroyed. Many waShOutS have occur
red on railroads and trains are compelled
90 take CitcuitOus routes. Entire farms
in this section have been ruined.
VESSELS BREAK AWAY.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 21.-Six
three-masJed schOOners and canal
boat were carried from their mOoriugs
on the SchuyIkill river by the food to-
day and lie jammed against South street
bridge. The Mary Lord is sunk 10 mid
channel, the others are more or less
damaged, aud their weight threatens to
carry away the bridge at any
minute. Her captain and six men were
rescued. The Lord went to the bottom
half an hour after she struck. The
danger Of the cOllapsing OF the bridge
will be most imminent tomorrow. The
British ship Norwood broke adrift from
from her pier on the lower SchuylkiIl
river TO-DAY and grounded on the lower
end Of the Continental oil pier, Point
Breeze.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC sUPENDED.
PrrrSBURG, PA. Nav 2l.-The floods
have stopped traffic completely on the
Pennsylvania railroad east OF Greens
burg, which is but - miles from Pitts
burg. The last thrOught train 10 arrive
was the Chicago limited, which reached
this city at 10 O'Clock last night. Since
then no trains have arrived from or de.
parted for the East.
The trouble is between JohnstOwn and
Altoona. the tracks are submerged In
four feet of water from COnemaUgh 10
Bennington, distance OF eighteen
miles and 1900 feet OF track, together
with the Couemaugh bridge, have been
washed awav. Ii will take two days 70
make the repairs and in the meantime
all Pennsylvania trains will 90 over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. cOnnectsng
at Connellsvjue, Pa. Passengers tor
Harrisburg will be compelled TO first 60
TO Baltimore.
A STORM OFF LONG BRANCH.