Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-20

their neighbors, but before through
with their preparations defeat OF
their project was predicted, for storm
was heard raging in a distant part OF
the mountains, and before long IT burst
on the camp. The remainder OF the
next dag il rained heavily and unceas-
ingly, raising the river 10 such an I'M
usual height that IL threatened the de-
struction OF the camp and of the great
boom, containing thousands Of logs, a
short distance below ii, and by mid
night it had encroached so unpleasantly
near the camp that all were actively en-
gagged in transferring their effects TO
higher ground.
81 fear for those OF the other camp,
said one Of the young men, after every
thing had been moved 10 a place OF
safety, and he and several others stood
at the door looking out into the dark
night and listening to the furious rag
ing of the stream. Their quarters are
certainly as low as ours, and should they
be asleep their lives are in great peril. "
If such is the case they must be ap-
prised Of their danger as quickly as pos
sibe," said Richard, vehementy.
There is no way TO warn them, Gre
marked another, "for no one could
safely venture over the bridge now, and
we could never make them hear US from
this side because of the deafening roar
OF the food. All that we can do is to
hope that they, like ourselves, have be
come alarmed and are on the lookout
for danger"
"If the bridge is standing" said
Richard, excitedly, 81 shall certainly
attempt to go over it," and without
needing the entreaties OF the young men
and the girls he sprang out Of the door
ard dashed off in the direction OF the
bridge.
ut is still standing and IS likely to
stand for few minutes yet, he hastily
remarked TO the young men who had
followed him vainly expostulating
against the proposed undertaking, 81
think that can cross in safety"
but remember the BOOM" cautioned
the others; lit IS liable TO break at any
instant and demolish the bridge. Lis
ten how it strains and groans!
But neither the frightfu aspect OF
the water nor the admonitons OF his
friends disheartened the resoute Rlcn-
ard. Nimbly springing over the DRIFT
and through the water that had accu-
INFLATED in the road, be soon reached
the doomed bridge and started over IL
with all the speed possible for him TO
employ. When midway over he slipped
on the wet floor, and TO prevent himself
from falling grasped what he Supposed
10 be an upright piece Of toe railing,
Int TO his utter astonishment found
that he had laid hold OF man who, ap-
parentl7 unconscious OF danger, was
calmly looking down at the frightful
black gulf surging buta foot or so be-
meath the floor OF the fran structure.
Come with me Instantly shouted
Richard. 1--WE snail perish ii we are
not away from here at once" and tnen
he seized the man by the arms ana at
tempted to pull him along.
Az he did so the creature gave de'
noniacal shrek that rose above the
yreat roar of the tHmultnous water.
Again and again it arose, hillng Itlcharc
With understandable horror, but 1t was
soon drowned by an appalling crash
after crash which only the combined
fprv of the elements is capable oil pro-
dn,ino Great forest trees bowed their
Ioftv crowns with disma! groans. seetn-
inc billows dashed the huge ooulders
and cliffs, and with thes6 zisAty freight