The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-25
TIE BALTIMORE & OHIO.
Raging Waters Play Havoc Along the
Fourth nIvislon-Trncks Covered with
Debris Near Hclton-Trains on tho Road
were Abandoned Yesterday

Raging Waters Play IInyoc Along the
Fourth nIvislon-Trncks Covered with
Debris Near Iclton-Trains on tho Road
were Abandoned Yesterday.
The Baltimore &: Ohio didn't do much
business out of Wheeling yesterday,ex-
ceptlns on the Pittsburgh division and
to the west on the trans-Orio line. The
main line east--the fourth division
from Wheeling 10 Grafton was In very
bad shape, worse than three weeks ago
when the floods interfercd with traffic.
The only train that departed from
Wheeling for the east was No. 70, the
Cumberland accommodation, which left
Ut 7:2j 4. IN. This train passed Gamer
on on time. but beyond that point the
telegraph wires We're down early in- the
day. and for over twelve hours nothing
was heard of the train. Last night 1t
was learned that the train was held up
at CARROTS siding, near Bolton, on ac-
count OF the extensive landslide at that
place. Several passenger trains from
tfa east were held up Mt the other
md Of the landslide at the same place
and none Of them had reached Wheel
Ing when the lntellgrncCr went to
press this morning. However. It was
thought that the road would be open 20
traffic sometime ths morning when the
delayed trains will be pushed through
The rains In the country along the
Baltimore Il Ohio We're exceedingly
heavy, as told In Intelligcnccr special
dispatches printed elsewhere. The
worst obstruction was at CARROTS sid
ing, this side oc Bolton. where there wns
a bad landslide, extending along the
track for over 200 yards. Immense trees
came down the hillside and lodged on
the track with ton after ton OF dirt and
rock. Portions OF the railroad track were
carried into the creek, too, and 4 worse
state OF decentralization could hardly be
imagined. The railroad people had n
large force Of worSmcn there durinI the
afternoon and last night and expected
to hnvr the track cleared and repaired
so that traffic could be rc-opened this
morning. a
East 0t Britnu bridge No. lo9 was
washed out and Is being replaced by
temporary structure. At Metz another
bridge Is reported to have been swept
away by the raging waters
All telegraph wires were down during
the early part OF the day from Cameron
to and beyond MannInEton. 1t was not
Until late last night that Geographic
communications was rG-Op"ncd with
ManninEton. The water was very high
In ManninGtun and number of resi-
j"nrCs and business houses were flood
ID hut the property loss will not reach
ME figures.
NJ trains were run un tho Fourth d.
T!slnN yesterday excepting the Wheel
Ing aud MoundsvlIG accommodations,
and there was some trouble in keeping
III" track open at the NlrrowG. above
M0undsvIllc.
AT RoShys Rock. Glen Enston, Lou
hNnvillc nnd other places east OF
M0undsylllc, the floods lid great dnm-
age 10 growing crops. some farms vera
almost totally ruined. The water was
on The first floor Of tho rarrott hotel In
Cameron.
AT MOundsvillc fears were expressed
fNr the safety Of the temporary bridges
OF the ohio River and Baltimore & Ohio
railroads across Grave Creok. All that