The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-29
THE WORST SLIDE
Ever Known on the Pewikey is
now Blocking Traffic and
MAY REQUIRE MANY HOURS
OF More Work Before IT is Disposed
of..only two Passenger Trains In and
out of Wheeling on This Road Yes
terday-Troublc OF the Same Kind
on the Ohio River, Baltimore & Ohio
and Moundsvllle Electric.

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The heavy rain which fell almost in
cessantly yesterday In this section OF
the country Is severely hamperlng the
railroads, and one line was unable to
run through trains into the city yester-
day on account Of bad landslide near
the city. One OF the electric roads was
cut off last night. Fortunately there
are no Instances yet Of wrecks caused
by the slides.
The Pewikey branch Of the Pan
Handle is the road that IS most severe
ly handicapped by the rain and conse-
quent slides Of earth and rock. The
landslides on this road occurred yes
terday morning about o'clock at VIII
sons station, a few miles above the
city. The first slide was not extensive
and the track was clear again in time
to allow the train due from Pittsburgh
at 11:20 q. m. to come to the city. Be-
fore the slide occurred the early morn
Ing train for Pittsburgh had gone
through. These were the only trains
on the Pewlkey arriving or departing
here. Shortly after the Pittsburgh
train passed the slide and came on to
Wheeling another landslide occurred ut
Wilson's, and was the worst ever ex-
perlenced on the Pewikey. Although
nearly 100 men worked steadily
throughout the afternoon and were still
working at midnight, the blockade had
not been lifted and the officials OF the
road gave 1t out late In the night that
they had expected to have the track
cleared early this mornlng-unless, Of
course, there is another slide OF dirt and
rock from the steep hillside.
The Pittsburgh train that succeeded
in getting through to Wheeling In the
morning was used in the afternoon and
last night as q transfer train, making
trips from Wheeling to Wilson'S and re-
turn. Only passengers, mail and ex-
press We're brought to this city. Bag
gage and freight for this end OF the
road were held back at Steubenv!lle and
Wheeling Junction, and, 1t Is hoped, will
be brought through this morning.
In the afternoon the Baltimore 6:
Ohio and Ohio River roads had some
trouble with slight slides ut the Mar
rows, below the city, a place that is
very dangerous In wet weather. The
Wheeling and Moundsvlle electric
road, too, had trouble. but the slides
We're soon. cleared away without delay
on the steam roads. Last night more
serious slide occurred at the Narrows
and completely blocked off the electric
line. A numbe. OF passengers for this
city had to walk from the Narrows to
Benwood. One OF the passengers, whose
name could not be learned, fell over
the hillsid. and rolled to the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks. about fifty feet below.
Fortunately he was not seriously in
jured. So far as could be learned the
slide on the electric road had not ex-
tended over the tracks Of the two steam
roads below.
Last night there was bad slide on
the Ohio River road at Raven Rock,
between this city and Parkersburg. The
slide had not been disposed OF at mid
night.
There were slight slides on nearly all
OF the roads entering the city. showing
that the rain has been both general and
heavy.
Miss Amanda Thomas, who Is said
to have made ten-page Confession"
to Attorney S. G. Smith, was expected
to have been one Of the principal wit
nesses for the prosecution In yesterdays
hearing. but when Constable Darby at
tempted to serve the summons upon her
1t was learned that she had left for, Chi
caGo Sunday morning. 1t IS said she
went to the county jail Glc other day
md after shedding tears OF sorrow be-
cause she had aided In having DR.. S.
X. Hissom held for lunacy. went TO Mr..
Smith and made her confession" This,
Of course. did not figure In yesterdays
proceedings owing to the failure to Sc
cure the presence OF the witness.
The attorneys for young Hssom say
they have had nearly twenty physicians
examine him since his confinement on
the lunacy charge, and that they all
unite In saying ne Is not insane In the
least. Among these physicians was an
insanity expert from Chicago. Young
Hlssom's attorneys expect 10 secure
his release In the near future in pro-
cecdings before the state supreme
court OF appeals.