Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-11
4 ! MARKED CHANGE
IN TIE WEATHER ABOUT NOON YRSTER-
DAT.
Tho Flat Of the Early Morning Followed BY
Hsavy Storm Of Wind and Rain,
and Sold" Wavs-Oonsid-
cradle Damage Dona.

Yesterday morning started out with q
therm bmeter record which promised q
tempe tature of at least 95 by three
o'clock.
At ia m. the mercury stood at So,
which Twas fine start, but soon after
o'clock the sky began to grow cloudy,
and al 9 a. N. the mercury had only
climbed to 81. This was the top notch
for the day, for decided indications Of
storm were soon apparent, and by noon
the entperature had fallen four or five
degrees The storm broke about
twenty minutes o. noon, and rain fell in
torrents for a time. A big blow accom-
panied the rain, especially In the south
ern portion Of the city, and considerable
damage was done.
A strhnge part OF it is that the storm
did no damage at all in that part of the
city noSth of Cald wells run. South OF
there it. is described as having been like
a cycloae. The wind blew a gale, and
torrents Of rain came down. Trees
were blown down, roofs were torn from
a few buildings, and shutters and avn
iucs suffered. The storm did some
damage,in Upper Benwood, but none in
the central part OF the city. The storm
seemed TO pass from the river to the
hill between Twenty-ninth and Forty
third streets. Following is the damage
done:
Anunsb Der Of fine shade trees on Jacob
street were blown down.
David Burkett's paling fence In front
OF his hid me on Water street, near Forty
third was blown down, and it will cost
him sbotlt $40 to get it repaired.
A large shade tree 10 front Of the res
idence OF John Coniff, on Jacob street,
was wn\down. 1t was very large
tree and an old landmark in that To-
cality.
Several awnings.were blown down on
Forty-third street.
The storm came up soquickly that II
caught the building Of John Hans, the
business man at Forty-second and ia:
cob, open. Glass was broken aud tho
shutters were injured. ...
One-half Of the tin roof was blown
from the residence OF George Pluss, at
Water, near Forty-third street.
A half dozen trees were blown down
on >Eoff, between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth streets.
The power Of the wind was demon
strated at the ferry landing at Forty
third street. Two fat boats were on
the waters edge, and the wind caught
them, lifting them from the water, and
carrying them onto dry land a distance
Of ten feet. They were considerably
damaged.
AnumLer OF the trees on the hillside
back OF the district swept by the storm
were blown down, some Of them being
very large
About one half OF the roof Of the new
bowling building at Mozart park was
blown of. Workmen have begun TO
make the repairs.
A large door at the residence OF AL
len Steen, Oh South Jacob street, was
blown from it's hinges. Mr.. Stems lit
tie child was near the door, and made
very narrow escape from injury.
Herbert Machin, the manager OF the
the Wheeling sanitary pottery, had an
accident In connection with the storm.
DIS TeSlu6uC6 - Ou 1ulIhJ -uluhu obIcct'
The storm blew the heavy plate glass
window out OF the frame, and 1t fell on
two of the fingers OF the manager.
Both fingers were cut to the bone,
causing a painful injury.
An awning at the grocery OF w. H.
Brennan at Thirty-eight and Jacob, was
blown down and ruined.
A large tree in front Of the residence
OF Mrs. Sonia RunEle, on Jacob street,
was blown down and Is now leaning
against on Of the neighbours houses.
The tops Of three shade trees were
blown off at Thirty seventh and Jacob
streets
A shade tree in front OF the residence
of Charles Viewig, on South Jacob
street, was blown down, hindering the
passage OF pedestrians.