Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
INCIDENTS OF THD FLOOD,
Some of the Occurrences Observed During
the Last Couple of Days.

The food was a rare opportunity for
the camera fiend, and he was strictly
in evidence yesterday. They swarmed
about by the dozens taking snapshots
from every conceivable point of view.
One enterprising fiend fixed his tripod
on board a raft, and as he was about
to take a photo OF a crowd of people
on Main street, one OF the raftsmen
accidentally gave the craft a lurch, up
setting the camera and plunging the
Photographer in the cold water. After
his unprecedented bath, he did not
attempt again to get a picture.
Another species Of fiend also numer-
Gus yesterday was the rubber-boot
oddly. Nearly every other man, boy
and many of the women wore gum
boots, although it is safe to say that
many of these people lived nowhere
near the food and were not near the
water. It was strictly the thing to
wear gum boots. whether a person
lived id the water district or not,
and, of course, they were worn. The
entire stock of gum boots Of every
shoe store in town was sold out ana
the demand could not nearly be sup
piled.
1t was proven Wednesday when the
people found that there was TO be a
food, that the term, Musical Wheel
ing" was not a misnomer. 1t was 3
harvest for the teamsters and music
houses. who were overwhelmed with
orders to get pianos from houses in
the low districts and take them to
places Of safety. Several hundred
pianos were taken from the Island
alone. and a great many from Ben
wood and the South Side. The fact
that there were so many of the key
board instruments in town was q gen
eral surprise. The music houses all
had extra teams employed all day We'd
nesday and until early yesterday
morning they were kept busy hauling
pianos. One firm alone kept seven Or
eight teams busy. In addition, every
teamster in town had all the work he
could attend to. Every conceivable
kind of vehicle was brought into SER
vice. Coal wagons were used, and one
piano was seen being hauled away IN
a cart. At one house on the Island
the people could not get their piano
moved. so two young men in the lam
lin seeing the water ready tO enter
the house, boldly picked tip the
heavy instrument themselves and car
ried ii upstairs.
Many accidents were reported yestst
dav. In the Sixth ward SKIN, ~
which were six men. upset where the
water was quite deep and al were
compelled to swim ashore. Duckihss
were numerous, but 10 serious mis-
haps occurred.
1t has been observed that for many
individuals a food is indeed vet
time. both inside and out This class
seem to consider that the discom1orts
OF a food is sufficient 10 drive them
to drink. An Eighth ward man got
full Wednesday night and STAYED up
town while the water was coming UP
around his house. and his family were
at home in a state OF feyerish anxiety
and alarm. Neighbors helped them TO
tear up carpets and get their household
goods upstairs long before the head
Of the house made his appearance.
Many Of the business men who live
on the Island have remained on this
side OF the river during the last couple
Of days. and while their wives and
families were surrounded by water
and in the second story at home they
were comfortably accommodated at the
hotels out of all danger.