The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-03

DOaIS OF every known anu uAAAA4Aeff "
description Piled upon the flooded
streets. now carrying pleasure
parties gaily enjoying the uns
wonted pastime of rowing over
the thoroughfares they had SO
often walked, or carrying away
the effects of some belated and.
.overconfident citizen.
Messrs. Bryan & Young were
the only tradespeople who were
fortunate enough to secure con-
venicnt premises enabling them
to carry on business, though
Messrs. Davis 8 Son. by the help
of their carts, also did their custo-
mers service by conducting an.
open air market opposite the
court house, and in all other re-
spects business was at stand
still.
Thursday afternoon the water
began slowly to recede, but it will
| be some time before the flooded
houses will be habitable. Beyond
some damp and dirty floors, some
stained wallpaper, broken pane
of glass here and there. some els
terms that will need cleaning, a
few warped doors and other un-.
pleasantnesses of that character
the damage, as has been said, done
by the flood, has been remarkably
slight, and in week or two Point
Pleasant will be as though it had
not such an experience.
Owing to floods elsewhere COM
munication with the outside world.
was delayed and difficult, but that
defect was soon remedied.
No words of praise can be too
high to be applied to the citizens
more fortunately situated who ex-
tended every hospitality and ac-
commodation to those driven from
their homes by the encroach-
ing water. The court house was
thrown open for the reception of
the effects of those temporarily
homeless and nothing that thought
fitness could suggest was left
undone to minister to the wants of
those in distress.
The Hon. Rankin Wiley, Capt.
Burnside, Capt. Parsons, Mr.. Mar
Gus Friedman and Mr.. j. B. Tip
petit formed themselves into
Relief Committee for the purpose
of ascertaining and supplying the
wants of those in need, and their
first act was to assess each mem.
Der of the committee $500, and
then to start a subscription list.
This rapidly filed up and in lit
tie while the sum to their credit
amounted to $500 and three bar
rels of flour, bringing the total to
about $500. Accompanied by a
representative of the Register
these gentlemen made house to
house visitation, particularly in,
the direction where the flood was
at its worst, and by personal OBJ
servation and enquiry found out
what the needs of the sufferers
were. 1t was one very gratifying
result of this tour of inspection
that no case of absolute want was
met with, but to many the coal,
-four, sugar, beans and other gro
ceries dealt out with no sparing
hand we're welcome, not SO much
from the inability of those to
whom these were given to pur-
chase them for themselves as from
the difficulties of getting to the
store to purchase them. Such
cases of temporary hardship as
were encountered were principally
among the colored people, and the
requirements of every deserving
case were fully met and satisfied.
In this connection special com
mendation is due to Hon. j. b.
Beller, Mayor of Point Pleasant,
and the Rev. j. w. Holt Tor their
prompt, generous and indefatigable
efforts to succor the poor and
needy among their fellow citizens.
Unaided they did noble work, and
no less can be said of the work of
the Relief Committee. Capt.
E. A. Burnside, of the Steamer e
R. Andrews, very kindly placed a
yawl at the disposal of that COM
mittee, which was taken charge of
and worked throughout the whole
time it was in use, both by day
and night, by Mr.. j. g. Kuhn and
his son Herbert, to whom also,
therefore, the thanks of the COM
,n,,ni+v are dine for their unselfish