Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-31
ABOUT MARTINS FERRY.
Farmers Suffered Great Loss by the Del
ure-Detaiis of the Storm in Belmont.

Farmers Suffered Great Loss by the Del
uge-Details of the Storm in Belmont.
The storm of early yesterday morning
struck The country about Martins Ferry
with IFS full force. flooding all the low
lands and delaying railroad traffic, and
DESTROYING gardens and no small amount
of crops back Of town. Large gullies
were cut out by the water on several of
the streets, making them almost impas-
sable.
The Fifth ward, generally known as
Clark's addition, received about the
worst of 1t. Clark's run at the head OF
Burke street sent out huge volume
of water about five feet high and with
it came boulders. dirt and rubbish which
piled up on the Cleveland and PittsbuTg
railroad to a depth varying from two 10
three feet for distance Of about fifty
or sixty feet along the track. Some of
the stones washed down on the track
Weighed anywhere from fifty TO one
hundred and fifty pounds. The drain
along side of the track was unable 10
carry the huge volume Of water and con-
sequently it ran over the track covering
it for a distance Of two hundred yards
about six inches deep.
From the tracks the water made its
way to The low grounds on the other
side, flooding a number of cellars from
the railroad to Main street. At Penn
street and vicinity the water had no
way of running out and the consequence
was that a miniature lake was formed
along Penn and Second streets. Cellars
we're filled with water while the floors
of three or four houses were covered
with a couple inches of water.
AT Center street the run became clog
ged with a mass of debris at the rail-
road crossing, and the water ran out
over the street covering the floor Of
Lewis Smiths grocery.
At Hanover, Walnut, Locust. Hickory,
Fayette and Washington streets the
gravel was washed down across the
Cleveland and Pittsburg tracks to a
depth of several inches
! In the south part of town West JEFF
! fersOn street was flooded to some ex-
tent. the water leaving it covered with
shiny mud. The water flooded the low
grounds some. but not much damage
was done. The bridge at Sixth stree1
and Cemetery Road was washed away.
At Burlington the Cleveland and Pitts
/ burg tracks were covered with debris
/ for a distance of about twenty-five feet.
At Aetnaville not much damage was
| done. with the exception of flooding the
streets to some extent. At the Aetna
| Standard trestle the run from Craw-
ford's Heights washed a large amount
of debris down upon the Wheeling
street railway. leaving it piled up about
/ four feet high.
The trains on all the roads were de-
layed several hours on account Of the
/ damage done. The six o'clock train on
the Cleveland and Pittsburg road got as
/ far as Martins Ferry and could go nc
/ farther. and was sent back TO Bellaire. 4
force of thirty section men worked at
clearing the tracks until about noon
and Il was nearly one o'clock before the
8 o'clock train went up. The Wheeling
and Lake Erie bridge at Burlington
was damaged 10 some extent by several
of the piles being washed away. Al
other points out the road the damage
done was equally as bad Trains are
running. however. for q transfer sys-
tenn was put in operation in the after
noon. The Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling trains were delayed some on
account Of small slips and washou,s.
Glenn's run, from its mouth at Bur
lington TO the Martins Ferry and Cole
rain pike. distance of nearly five miles
was transformed into almost a regular
mountain torrent. About three mile:
out, the water from the run covered the
pike, leaving large amount Of rubbish