Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-26

stricken families on South Chapline and
Water streets. between Thirty-seventh
and Thirtv-Flfth streets. The houses in
upper Benwood below the street car barn.
were stiu surrounded by water yesterday
Afternoon. and traffic down the lower end
Of South Jacob street was still interfered
with. Street car passengers were stiH
compelled TO walk the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad tracks from a short distance be-
low the car barns 70 Boggs run before
they could get another car. In lower
Renwood. McMechen street was sill COW
cred bv water Yesterday afternoon. but
the water had gotten in on the ground
floors Of but very few of the houses. At
the Benwood mill the water was carried
off as fast as It ran into the fly-wheel
pits by means Of a syphon. The mill
started 70 work again Yesterday morning
and was at work last night. The Spears
axle works. on Twenty-seventh street,
this city. resumed operations yesterday
but the men were compelled 10 seek n
roundabout way in getting into the fac
tory. The Warwood tool works remained
closed Yesterday. also having been shut
down the morning before. Considerable
clearing will be necessary at this plant
before It resumes.
A CRIPPLED SERVICE.
The street car system was handicapped
yesterday also. and on this side were COM
PEELED 10 continue the system of trans
ferring passengers at Fourteenth street.
Twenty-seyenth. Forty-third street. at the
car barn. and at Bogg's run. Although
L nc
still q stretch a couple OF feet deep at
Tweuty-seventh street. About noon yes
terday. although there was more water
across the tracks on South Huron street
Island. the Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry cars managed TO get through. The
whole street car line was free at eight
o'clock last night, however. and to-day
cars will be running everywhere as usual
THE GAS MAINS.
The difficulty with the gas mains At
Twenty-uirth street was repaired yester-
day. The workmen spent about two hours
i'm pumping the water out Of the pipes
ard the consumers north Of the break
were unable 20 use the gas last night.
The stores and residences which burn the
Uumlraratiag gas north Of Caldwell's
run were left i'm total darkness about half
past eight the night before. Just as soon
MS the water began to creep into the main
at Twonty-ninth street and had to bring
out their lamps and candles.
Those who had electricity had plenty Of
light. but the gas consumers for the night
were considerably Inconvenience.
ALONG THE o. r. r. R.
The high water has Inconvenience the
Ohio River railroad. Trains are running
over the e. & O. to Moundsvlle. \ fill
under trostIe Sc. a mile below New Mar
tinsviIls was washed out for 90 feet. Capt
Spillman's boat New Haven" has been
chartered to carry mail and passengers
between New Haven ard Huntington. No
freight trains are running.
YESTERDAYS BOATS - Charleston
Kanawha. a. m; Pittsburg. Lorena. a.
m: Bedford. p. m: Cincinnati. Hudson.
II p. m; New Matamoras, Lexington, II
a. m.
TO-DAY's MISUNDERSTANDING, Ben
Hur. Il a. m. Darlington, Leroy $3.50 p. m. 4;
Sistersvile Ruth. $50 p. m.
PITTSBURG. February 25.-River AS
feet and falling at the dam. Clear and
cold.
CINCINNATI. o.. February 25.-River so
feet inches and rising an inch an hour
Clean and cool.
OIL CITY. Pa. February 25.-River 3
feet 6 inches and falling. Cloudy and cold.
GREENSBORO. Pa. February 25.-Riv-
er Is feet inches and falling. Fair and
cold.
STEUBENVILLE. O.. February %
River 50 feet inches and falling. Clear
and cold. Passed down-The Hudson
Passed up-The Lorena.
WARREN, Pa. February 25.-Rlver 1
fnnt Q inchts. Clcar and cold.