Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24
BOTH AT A PREMIUM.

work, and by p. m. at least five hum
dred pianos and organs had been
drought over to the city. BY noon,
also, many families had moved all
thelr household goods to the east side
OF the river, and scores of others had
carried everything portable to the sec
ono noor, cleaned out the cellars, got
ten up coal and wood, laid in provis-
IONS, and generally prepared to stand
an aqueous siege of two Or three days.
AT noon, on the Island, "StonetOwn'
was inundated, the water being up
South Front. street as far as Florida;
the State Fair Grounds was covered to
the roof of the small buildings; the
water was far up South Penn street,
on South Broadway to the corner of
FINK, on South Huron street to Vir-
ginla, on South Wabash, on Virginia
as far east as York, and between South
Penn and Front, the old fair grounds
was well afioat, and along the river
front north Of the suspension bridge
the bottom land was covered many
feet In depth. OF course, with the
river rising six inches an hour this
state of affairs rapidly became worse,
ana at dark one-half of the Seventh
ward was under water and probably
Two thousand people could no longer
get to or from their homes AS the
water rose during the afternoon and
evening many went home to stay,
knowing they would be cut off from the
city until the food receded while 9th
ers, having imperative duties in the
city, went home to see that all was
snug and secure and to
until the prevailing moisture should
recede. Many an Island man silent in
town last night, or did not sleep at
all.
In the central portion of the city the
mood early manifested its power. Not
long after daylight the water began
10 pour through sewers into the cellars
OF waterfront buildings, and by noon
many were half full At D. m. the
marks at the Market street bridge
showed SO feet inches, and
still there was a strong currant in the
creek, attesting the violence of the
rain of the night before at the head
waters of that particular stream. The
water was then within foot of the
20-inch main on the west side of the
bridge. and about the same distance
from the top of the arch of the stone
bridge. The Easements Of the Hearne
Tabernacle and the Baer building We're
Hooded, and there was water in the
rear of all the small buildings clear
up to the Market street bridge At
the same hour the water was within
twenty inches of the top of the B. & o.
bridge over the creek, and was over
the east Panhandle bridge, which was
weighted down with cars. The west
Panhandle bridge is a little higher,
and was not submerged until later in
the afternoon, but at 2 o'clock water
was pouring into the Panhandle
freight depot, and all freight had been
removed The Pan Handle track at
Twelfth street was
A FOOT UNDER WATER
at l p m. At half-past two street car
traffic was suspended because OF the
flooding of the South Side power house.
but before that hour operations We're
seriously impeded because of the food
ing of the track at sundry low local
tiles.
During the day number of business
men extended courtesies to others not
so we'll off, notable example being
Tie tEuuGI OI IllS IItti iLCllcl lODdCCO
factory to William Marsh & Son, for
the storage of goods.
AS matter of course, the mails were
sadly disarranged. The Trans-Ohio
division of the B. & O. let down early
caused by landslides and washouts of
bridges.
At six o'clock last evening the marks
at the wharf showed but a fraction less
-sx ,abN ri s,cit
at the rate of about four inches an
hour. The rate of rise was varying,
however. as there would be a decrease
for time and then a jump to higher
figures At this hour the water had
come through the sewers at Main and
Sixteenth streets, and covered the full
width of the streets, except narrow
margin of the sidewalk on the south
side of Sixteenth street, which was the
only means of reaching the stone
bridge from the north. A train of
loaded coal cars was run on the creek
trestle of the Baltimore and Ohio
lust about six o'clock, and the bridges
of other roads across the creek were
similarly weighted down. When the
Baltimore and Ohio train arrived from
Pittsburg. about $40. it was stopped
on Sixteenth street between Market
and Main. and the passengers, mails,
etc, put off there.
Train No g on the Ohio River,
which was due here at S:45. did not ar
rive until ABS, over the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks from Moundsville.
The crew had
AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE
at Moundsvile. To get through that
town the train had to run through
nearly three feet of water. and to do
this the fires were banked and Engin-
Ger Al. Courtwright, with engine No.
90 made a dash for the wet place.
When part way through the wheels
began to slim and those on board
thought II was call off, but finally
the wheels bit again and the train was
pulled through When dry track was
reached again the passen gers and crew
gave Eneineer Courtwrisht and Con-
ductor Wickham hearty cheer.
A tour of the wholesale district be
tween six and seven o'clock showed
that a tremendous amount of work
had been done during the afternoon.
and on South street the first floors OF
most of the business houses were enD-
tv and swept clean. while in those
cases There some goods remained ey-
nosed LARGE forces We're Of work.
Main street from allev south was
niied with boxes and barrels oil along
the sidewalk. while on Fourtnenth
street there wec thn same condition