Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24
until the water has has reached
reasonable stage.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Matters of Interest Relating to the Flood
That Happened on the south Side and
Lisewher&

Matters of Interest Relating to the Flood
That Happened on the south Side and
Lisewher&
One of the incidents of the flood last
evening was the narrow escape from
drowning of a young man in the Sixth
ward. August Schultze, son of Squire
Schultze, wa. propelling raft at
Twenty ninth and Chapline streets,
and while attempting to push the raft
out from a house where he landed, he
fell in the water and went down into
an open cellar filled with water over
six feet deep. Several persons wit
messed the accident. James Dixon, at
first thought Schultze could swim, but
when Dixon saw that Schultze was
helpless he plunged in and rescued
him. 1t was a close call for Schultze
and he warmly thanked his preserver.
Last evening the water that over
flowed from Caldwelrs run completely
divided the Sixth and Eighth wards.
The water came up rapidly and many
people from the Eighth ward, who
went up town to get news of the flood
found on returning home that their
way was blocked by the water. Both
the Eoff and Chapline street bridges
were overlooked and that they could
only get over by wading through.
This they did many of them being
women, who drew up their skirts and
boldly waded through the water over
their shoe tops.
AS the water came steadily up the
submerged area in the Eighth and
Sixth wards became larger and
aroused those in the neighborhood,
who had not vet been reached. to be-
come very active in getting their eff
fects out OF the way. At Montgom-
ery,s grocery, corner Twenty-seventh
and Chapline streets, and Gavin's dry
goods establishment on Eoff below
Twenty-e eighth, the stock was all re-
stores and shops along the same
streets. AT nine o'clock last night
the water had forced itself almost half
way between Twenty-eighth street to
the Pythian Temple at Twenty-seventh
street All night people in the vicin-
ity of the water on the South Side were
busy at work removing to the second
stories, or moving out of their houses
altogether. To-day will probably see
a large portion Of the south part of
town under water. Prof. #. H. Crago
stated yesterday that he expected that
the Eighth ward school building would
have to be opened TO the people OF
that ward whom the water had forced
out of their homes. This was done
in 1884 and large number of people
We're temporarily housed in the build
ing.
The preachers were noticeable yester-
day by their efforts to help flood suf-
ferers. One prominent minister spent
all day yesterday assisting some of
his church members to move their
household goods to places of safety.
The Second Presbyterian Church was4
also thrown open to permit members
from the flooded district to put in their
pianos. Another ministers cellar was
used by a business man in his con-
gregation to store a large stock of po-
tatoes and general produce for which
a place could not be conveniently
found
At the hotels on Water street last
night preparations were busy for the
unwelcome water, which was expected
to invade the first floor during the
night Recently the handsome new
dining FppUl Was OpeHtu On LIE HisI
floor of the Windsor. All articles and
furniture in the dining room were
removed last night to the second floor
and the hardwood floor of the new
dining room was bored with holes to
prevent it warping. At the stamm
and Howell hotels also the dining
apartments were changed to the sec
ond floor. It is probable to-day at all
the hotels Of the wharf Will be flooded.
Guests necessarily will have to come
and depart from the window or sky
light routes
The West Wheeling. Benson and
Benwood ferryhoats all quit running
ard were tied up yesterday on the Ohio
side. The c.. L. G. w. transfer, with
q number Of barges, tied up below
West Wheeling,