The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24

n che history OF the Seventh ward has
there been such q hustle and hurry to-
get pianos and household effects moved
10 this side The result was that easily
In tho day X was Impossible TO hire mn
exprcBB wagon, or even a cart or, drup.
every sort OF vehicle was pressed Into
retyiec. and the Sold saying that .itsi
m Ill i,yind that blows nobody 9good,.s
WAS fully appreciated by tho drivers
lepd owners of express wagons. Some
fabulous prices were charged for moy-i
ing planos, and even $40 was oyerstep.
ped In many instanecs. Z 2 Il
The water came up 80 rapidly that
few people realized that d dangerous
Stage was really lat hand. 4 The lower
part OF the Island feltiit first, as usual,
AZ q o'clock the water began backing
UP Front street. and 80 rapid was tho
rise that by noon II was Simpossl bio to
30 farther than Vermont street Without
I the said OF a skin. En,crprlsing owners
{ot ssklifs began early TO carry the resi-
dents OF tho flooded districts 10 and
from their homes, and the charge OF
five cents a trip was not unreasonable.
Elm street, ono. of the lowest on the
Island. was under wa terA early, and
Wabash, both North and South. sooa
y followed suit.
iSsJ Az . o'clock In tho afternoon. when
the water had reached the 40 : foot
sta gc' reporter made n toiir Of the
entire Island and found everybody
preparing for the worst Some were
awaiting more news from headwaters,
but were soon hard at work pulling
taeks out of carpets on the lover floor
nH rYv y
4 etntles OF the house. Anumber,of fam
lilies moved to this side or tho river,
and the result was that "Forl Rent,
signs Mill DO numerous. K Is
North Front street, on the east side,
4 rSas Just beginning 10 get the water at
70 O'clock, and ut the present estimate
ot A feet. all the houses on that street,
with the single exception OF that be-
longing 10 Jack Glasscoe!s, will DO
a flooded. Y I.
~ AT Schmulbach rs stock farm. the for.
ty-three blooied horses We're removed
4 In; the afternoon, The larger number
I OF them were taken TO Mr. Schmul-
ioachs farm. out the pike: the others
We're distributed among the various livr
!, cry stables The, race track and barns
were Hooded before dark.
"a, On North and South Wabash streets
The water Ind reached thu second story
n ZONE of the houses, and In several
cases the occupants waited too long be-
I fore they realized that flood was conf
ding. The result was the loss otShouse-i
1 hold effects. Cases of this kind were
comparatively few, however. Those llr-
Z Ing on the low lands were busy moving
their furniture to higher ground Both,
& Thomson NJ. f. church and ST. Luke's
y p E. church were thrown open for the
setornge Of goods. The Second Presby-
sterian church was one OF the first to be
thrown open for this purpose. Rev.
Joseph Speer notifying all expressmen
and music houses that his place OF wor-t
Ship had been rendered for the storage
sof pianos: All storage houses were.
packed with household goods and va,
cant store rooms were rented for stor-
ling purposes, but the demand for space,
was greater than the room available.
The island chemical fire engine will
DC driven from home When the water
Ssets 10 n stage OF 5fortS-two feet. Ar;
engagements have been made for the
apparatus Mt otterson's livery, sta
bles, at Market and Ninth streets.
The department could do. verf 1T.
tie good in case OF fire In the flooded,
districts. anyhow. as the mud aud
and bitches on the unpaved streets.
would make 1t next TO Impossible TO re-.
tspord to On alarm
The removal of several sick, persons
from different paws of the Island took
place in the morning, and two corpses
{ We're taken from the home OF the sor-j
rowing families of the deceased and
brought TO this side OF the river.
= FNorty-siN feet willicover. or nearly
Scoperthe entire Island. and two feet.
E1ore vii. put it In all the houses. with
very few. exec ptions. This stage will.
also make 1t uncomt6rta bic for those on
4 the lower. portions. who moved their ef-
i fects TO the second Story to! escape the
food: Only a rafS and some: tall hust-
ling will keep them from. losing every
thing. The second stories of the houses
on the extreme lower END ot'a South
Front. Elm. South and North Wabash.
and the side streets will be reached
7 this morning. Some residents on
2Broadwag and York will also suffer.
seriously. Fences and stables began
Strrnlnas over and leaving, the premises
4 without the: owners consent In the at
Sternoon. A5slafse shed foated down
3Elri street and stuck on a front fence
for bout an hour, then moved on. ~
waS put up "a sign on the fair.
ground fence, which was Just peepins
aoutSot the water, Attend the Races To-
{ dar.,,''',
Another nailed this chestnut on a
sEtree. Keep on the Grass"