Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-25
RAILROADS AGAIN CRIPPLED.
Continued from First Page.
A GRAPHIC STORY
OF the Immense Losses in the Country Cen
tering Around Parkersburs'
Special to the Register.

OF the Immense Losses in the Country Cen
tering Around Parisersburs.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, July 24-pne
heavy rains of last night and to-day III
the Ohio and Little Kanawha valleys
has caused all the small streams emp
tying into the Ohio and Little Kanawha
TO swell rapidly, and one OF the biggest
floods ever known at this season OF the
year IS expected in consequence.
Word comes here tonight from
Grantsville that the river at that poin'
is higher than at any other time during
the present rise in that scream. The
report says that the booms which WIFI
stood the recent flood
GAVE WAY TONIGHT
and the Kanawha is running full OF
climber, which is damned from bank to
bank for a distance of five miles with
logs, ties and other debris. The cur
rent is the swiftesL ever seen, and the
mass of timber and debris IS expected
to pass this point tomorrow.
Some of the seyerest storms ever seen
in that section swept over the county
between Elizabeth and Grantsyille, and
the heavens were black with threaten
ing clouds tall day.
Several heavy rains passed over this
section, and the rain fell IN torrents.
Streets were made impossible in por-
tons Of the city, and in the suburbs the
low lands were fairly flooded. The
Ohio began rising here to-day at the
rate OF nine inches an hour, and has
checked the current IN the KanaWna at
this point TO a great extent, but river
men think that the rise reported from
Grantsviile will do
THE GREATEST DAMAGE
to river crafts at this point ever known.
Preparations are being made to cope
with it, however, and boats and barges
are being taken TO places along the
Ohio for safety.
The West Fork, of Reedy, one Of the
main tributaries Of the Little Kanawha,
was the scene of the greatest damage
done, and the farmers along tnat stream
have suffered terribly heir crops,
barns. fences and small buildings hay
ing been swept away.
Traffic on the B. d o. railroad run
ming into this city from points in this
State. has been suspended indefinitely,
and tonight word was received here
that No. ) tunnel on the B. & o. branch,
located just this side of Walkers Sat
ton,
HAD CAVED IN
from the floods in that section, and the
un ted efforts OF fifty men cannot pos
sibly remove the obstruction in less
than TWO days.
During the night several serious
washouts occurred On the Ohio River
railroad at points north of here, the
worst being at Wildwood and near SIS
tersville. Some difficulty was eXper-
fenced in keeping the track clear yes
farday. bat as the rain continued all af-
teraoon and all last night with unre-
lenting fury. it became impossible to
keep up the struggle successfully
against the elements, and by nine
o'clock today traffic north Of here came
Ito q standstill. The damage, which
consists Of washed out entertainments,
locsened ,trestles and landslides, eX-
tends north Of Waverly, and while not
as great as the washOutS below Sisters
VILE several weeks ago, extends over a
much longer distance. AT trestles NOS.
SO. 81. &C and 6S large accumulauons OF
drift and debris from the small side
streams have piled up against the legs
and nave caused the banks to be much
Gu. and washed around the ends OF the
-restIes and from beneath their founda-
tiOns. which will require cOnslderaDls
remaining before they are in a condlCoh
tn use. A full force OF men are sla-
toned at each one making repairs anu
preventing further damage.
At the narrows north of SlstersV-iie
about one hundred and fifty fee OF
rcadbed has been washed out to depth
Of about four feet, and at Woodland
long stretch of the track.
IS WASHED AWAY.
Enoine No. 90 with the pile driver and
- large force of men. is at work on tAls
nloce Nun rous other places nave sus-
tained damage Of minor Importance.
The South bound mail train cue mere
thia morning was delayed until $3.50 TINS
afternoon. The pay car, which started
mn The road this morning, was also
Obliged to side track at SistersVlile,
where the money on board was placed
N the bank. Several freight trains
nre detained at various points along me
road. but are all side tracked ana out
cf DANGER Work of repairing IS pro-
csedlng rapidly and Systematically I'M
der the competent management OF Gen
Manager Burt. and his able corps OF SUI
bordinates. The work trains in charge
of C. e. Bryan, superintendent oi nam
tepanCe os way and bridges, is making
great progress in repairing the damag-
ID bridges along the line. Tne 1eed
car and tool train were sent up to the
scene of the trouble at noon to-day On
passenger train No. 2. and VIII supply
The large force of men at work with food
and means Of working.
ALL THE EXERA MEN
available from the Southern end of the
road were brought up on No. tlls al
terno0n and were reinforced at this
noint by a large force of laborers hired
in this city for the occasion. All the
trains now running are being run with
the greatest care to prevent accident
and absolutely no risks are taken in
running trains over unsafe places in
the road. Nh Burt has the running of
the trains directly under his supervis-
len at present which .nsures their being
moved IN the safest manner possible.
The fourth division of the B. & o.
road is said to be a great sufferer, and
all trains over it have been alnulled.
One Of the uglieg- clouds ever seen in
this country passed up the river on the
Ono side about eight o'clock this morn