Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-25

Vile The noon train did not hiring
the usual mail car. and il was stated
at he depot last evening that the road
was Chased below Pt. Pleasant. and that
this mornings train would only run "a
far as RavenswOod
The water backed ND the valley Of
the creek as far as Mt. de Cbautal. and
all the bottom lands from Leather
wood into the CITY limits v-era covered
and a good many bo,soe invaded mar
ticuIarlv I'm IN "Cooseto,,-,r district
oF Fost .u-Loo1i,,- A. E,,Ito., q fev,
BUILDINGS v.ors i,,T,o,lo5 b,,t mo- DAMAGE
was done
s..,ior no ,t.. ,;.,. ,..r,. esri,uslv af
r..-sl l,. +f.. tf.,. 49, ,.,s ,ba Soutb
side In evar,- o,zs y-bsr, damage or dis
.,-rro~- t.. --l..,, ,,l,,. i+ bas baan caus-
I'D In f.,.r,.-,,.,,.. g-r,,, .b. ss,re~s as the
river 5i7 NOT On over The hank at any
roir- lyr-slirr- crock CaIdweWs run.
ana Rorrs. rum wsrc AIN motionIess all
rav Yesterday from the water that was
.rrceI 81, from, the Ohio. These various
,rib-+,~i.e ,e the sometimes beautiful
Drf, ve-. muddy but calm. The danger
limo r-o.i,,.sf t,- rho blcl,-Water was very
-s7-,,. ~.-ers+ ir several instances. At
cd. month ,r v-rrsrire- creek the water
needed or-,- , connie of more feet TO 20
o,s,. tho +r---,e work. that span the creek
4- THAT rrf1r The Ohio River road anG
the pew ..,ev. tres,Ie from the creek
south is nearly filed underneath with cin-
der raos hauled from the Belmont min.
Those were. ,Iunp.d aIorc the edge of the
,rsS-ro during tho dav Yesterday. and con-
s.9uen-Iy The waves OF the river Gashius
rrair-r the hot cinders kept continual
smoke arising thercfrom. Yesterday the
tracks along the banks in the southern
end ~ the city were thronged with curious
and anxious men. women and children
WHO eagerly watched the raging river ana
Imagined as LID the probable height IL
would reach. The first section of the city
south OF the creek which was overlooked
with water was I'm the low district OF the
sixth ward. starting from Twenty-soventh
street and continuing on no Market to
very nearly Tweu,v-fourth street. This
overflow came principally from the sewers
at Twenty .Venth street. The west end
Of Tweuty-seyenth was entirely Hooded
and the water extended not only up Mar
kot and or Twenty-hfth. Twenty-s'Nth ana
F"enty-seventh streets. but reached up
Main 90 the over emo OF tac he'lAoil Ii'l'''
to was feared for @ time that l- Nou.u e"-
Ger the tiy-pits or the mill, but none OF 'nc
departments were compelled TO shut down
on this account. AT the Warw-oi tool
works just above C1.3We.lS rum II was
different. The water forced down along
small ravines from Twenty-seventh street,
worked It's way in on the first door and
compelled rhe factory to- shut down The
water ON Iwenty-siNth street in,erIereo
sreat deal with the Belmont mill gelu.
coal down rfe rack from the head or
Twenty-s.Nth street. The cars are pulled
Dye mules. who showed a decided objection
20 waC.rs through the water. and an i'm
terestlt crowd of spectators watched the
rersaver.~E attempts Of the drivers 10
compel the animals 90 so through. The
most serious damage caused on the South
Side by the flood was to- the property Of the
F'nhSyl'anla sand company aJ 'he Dol
tom of IWen,y-tourth street AT TINS
point is erected the boiler house. engine
and the huge derrick used in transferring
--a sand from the sand boats across the
bank. The boiler house and an the ma
clCery were submerged by the water TO
the depth of several feet. and the strong
current of the river washed away over
-or51 bushels Of sand deposited on the
bank. Yesterday morning about ten
% clock the bottom part of wrecked barge
came along and crashed into the derrick,
knocking Do over and damaging it consid-
erably 10 was not carried of. however.
as it was attached to several cables. All
the cellars iu the district of the Sixth
ward. from Tweuty-sevcnth 10 Twenty