Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-06


Mrs. Flora Flake.
Charles Reinholt. Is years of age.
Annie Reinholt, 10 years of age.
Ella Reinholt, 8 years of age.
Charles Clayton, Sr.
Charles Clayton, Jr.
Gertrude Clayton, years of age.
Jesse Clayton, 8 years of age.
Myrtle Clayton, 10 years of age.
Grant Clayton, years of age.
Noah WEIGH
Mrs. Noah WEIGH
Mrs. Charlotte Holly.
Washington Callicott.
Mrs. Washington Callicott
John A. Callicott, brother of Wash
ington Callicott.
Mrs. Riley Galloway.
Miss Dora Galloway.
Miss Marion Galloway.
Mrs Paul Phelan.
Miss Minnie Phelan.
There is a possibility that the num-
Der of dead may exceed the list by
small margin, but there is much I'M
certainty regarding the number of peo-
pie drowned, with the exception Of
those mentioned above, and there is
no ground for believing that others
were lost save the statement of several
natives of Shawneetown that they saw
people they did not know and saw
them drowning. There is no danger
of further damage to the town unless
more storms should set in and even
then it is difficult to see how matters
CAN BE MADE WORSE
than they now are. The entire town
Is buried under 10 to Is feet of water
with the exception of the houses on
the embankment Immediately front
ing the Ohio river. All of these have
water in the cellars and most of them
are flooded to the second story The
water began to fall to-day, and by =
o'clock this afternoon bad receded
eight feet from the highest mark on
Wednesday. high north wind was
driving the waves before it and if no
more rains come it is probable that
the town will dry within two weeks.
Not a single body has been recovered
as yet and there is no possibility that
any will be found until after the
waters have entirely subsidized.
The levee broke on the north side
OF the town, sweeping what is known
as the First, Second and Third wards
clean of all buildings. All of the peo-
PIE who were drowned met their fate
IN the First and northern part of the
Second wards, which was nearest to
the break at first, bordering on the dixie
which gave way. There is a large
semi-circle dixie to the south of the
town, enclosing it on that side as the
broken dixie enclosed it on the north.
Down the edge of this dixie and in the
Town proper is a tangled mass OF
trees, shrubs and brush wood Into
the curve formed by the southern dixie
the bodies were carried by the flood.
and all of them are supposed to be
scattered along the southern dixie,
which is nearly a mile in extent from
the western end of the curve to the
eastern end, No attempt will be made
10 lind the bodies unless they should
come to the surface. until the waters
HAVE ENTIRELY SUBSIDIZED.
he flood which broke the dixie was
not at the time the damage was
caused and the people were drowned,
over four feet in depth. 1t rushed in
win such violence, however. that all
people who were caught waist deep
III the stream were hurled together
anu Smothered before they could rise.
he hood was SO quick and so thor
oush IN its work that not merchant,
pulcher a baker, dry goods man
W any dealer in any of the other nee
eSSarles of life was able to save any
potllon Of his stock. The consequence
y mat to-day in Shawneetown there
u not loaf of bread. a pound of
Iltat or an ounce of drugs that can be
nought with money There is abso-
u,ely nothing in the town for sale.
Char-es Carroll, the chairman of the
e''eI committee, and the richest man
~ Gallatin county. said this after
noon:
cannot buy anything with which
" Ieed or clothe my family. As soon
= an finished with my work right
mere IN this room, | shall go to the
mnaF1ocat where provisions are
SooFed' take my place in line and draw
i LIONS Tor my family, who have abso-
;;ueIy nothing 70 eat and can get moth
ing 10 eat but what procure for them
- ~ lnlS way. In addition to the press
aHs necessity for food to sustain life.
ven hundred people have been driven
I'm tnelr homes with no clothing but
mat they wore on their backs at the
food" W. '"Ne" " Tue
very available room in town is
s SaAen, every family is living in the
rgSoho story OF it IS house and of those
"Hose homes werS wrecked, a hundred
Sou more are carAping in the court
H. Tas = 100 in thel school house. rs in
c Cre !oft of a small elevator. so are
80 'eIed in a Touring mill and the