Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-25
TERRIBLE STORMS PACED,
In the Counts 49, Wheeling
- So day.
1t AIRED That Much Damage
was Done in the Interior of Mar
shall, Wetzel and Tyler Counties,
as Well as on the Ohio Side Of
the River.

Wheeling was on the northern edge,
yesterday afternoon, of a series of rain
storms which appear to have done
very considerable amount of damage
in the counties south of this city, on
both sides of the river.
The storms, which were nearly sim
ultaneous in the time of crossing the
river, appear to have come out of Ohio
in narrow streaks, each but few miles
broad, but separated by intervals Of
fifteen miles, divsrging like the sticks
of fan. One such crossed the river
between this city and Moundsville, the
upper edge being about the centre C.
Ohio county. its centre at Glendale.
Marshall county, and its lower edge at
MOundsvilie. Another, If information
received last night is trustworthy, pass
sd through WetZel county; third
struck the oil fields of Tyler, and a
fourth crossed The river at or near Mari
eta. Each of these storms did much
damage 10 properly, but no loss OF life
was reported last night, although there
w5re several rumors, probably based al
together on fears, as to the safety OF
people in both Marshall and Tyler.
In this city the afternoon rainfall,
which set in soon after two o'clock, on
~ amounted to about 10 Of an inch,
but at Benwood it was much more, and
at Glendale it probably amounted to
an inch and a half. The total local
rainfall yesterday was go of an inch,
but over half of this was the result OF
the thunder storm of early morning,
before daylight, and the rest came at
intervals during the day.
The center Of the afternoon down
pour crossed the river from Wegee 10
Glendale and passed on into the inter
tor Of Marshall county, along the valley
of Little Grave creek. The water came
down the valley Of this creek in a solid
wall. described as having been four fee',
high. while the small tributary streams
were correspondingly high. The
bridges OF the railroad swith at Par 8
run were washed out, and a mule team
had a very narrow escape from drown
ing at that point. Along the south Fork
of Grave creek the B. & o. embank-
ment was badly washed, and part OF the
electric power house at MoundsNlNe
was carried away. Al manner OF prop
erty and debris, including trees, wag-
ons. an oil derrick, etc, came down tue
creek valley with the torrent, and
among other things were two or three
drowned mules. Not a drop of ran
fell in the lower part of Moundsviile,
and but a slight Shower in the upper
part of that town, the southern limit
of the storm being thus well marked.
On the Ohio side Wegee creek came
out about as strong as Little Grave
creek. and considerable damage must
have been done IN the lower part CT
Belmont county. There were conflict
ing reports as to the amount OF dam
age in the Marshall county oil fields.
One reCort was 10 the effect that the
North Penn and other companies OPP
Grating there had lost considerable
property. but late .ast night tals was
contradicted. The real fact Will prop
ably not be known until to-day. The
North Penn had its pipe line broken,
cbe boiler at tle Johnson well was
moved. and George Lemon lost a wagon.
Reports received last night at
Moundsville from Friendly were to the
effect that a STERN which crossed the
river there did large amount of dam
age. and that the Ohio River railroad
track had suffered severely. One re
port reaching the city late last night
was aaat this road had sustained SER
ious damage for ten miles, mainly IN
Tyler county, but this is probably an
exaggeration.
The following kilograms give the
attest information from down the river: