Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-02
THE DETAILS OF THE STORM.

THE DETAILS OF THE STORM.
CLEVELAND. o., September l.
W.th the breaking of dawn this morn
ing the citizens of Cleveland awoke to
l-5k upon a scene Of unparalleled de-
Eassation and destruction caused by a
aging flood. While the entire city was
acre or less affected, the great volume
of raging water vented its anger over
niles Of the eastern portion Of the city
and caused an amour of damage ap-
pr5ximated at 81, 900, 00o.
The appalling overflow was caused
IT. a terrific rain that commenced to
i4I shortly after 2 o'clock, turned into
Il perfect cl~oudburst between the hours
If 3 and 5, and then continued with
great force until nearly 10 O'Clock. The
s-irm. according to the weather Of
las. was the heaviest that ever swept
over Cleveland since the establishment
~ the government bureau in this city
over 40 years ago.
That no lives were lost is nothing
short of a miracle, as the stories OF
thrilling escapes from the water on sew
erai Of the principal resident streets OF
the city are told.
The surging waters spread over an
area in the East End nearly eight miles
long and a mile and a half wide. This
.-to,5c1 f,or, UyoodIond HILLS aveuua
ID East Cleveland and back to East
Madison avenue
Great volumes of water poured over
rom Doan and Giddings brooks down
Quincy street, swamped Vienna street,
rushed oven Cedar avenue back over on
Last Prospect street, rushed like a mill
rice down Lincoln avenue to Euclid
avenue. and then on to Glen Park place,
where houses were undermined as
through built of straw, and almost in
credible damage done to streets and
property. Over a large share of this ex-
tiJsive residence territory the water
rushed with terrific force, varying IN
depth from one to six feet. Culyerts,
\ stiles and bridges were torn down,
md for hours nothing seemed capable
q stemming the tide of destruction.
Hundreds Of residents, who were i'm
pr.soned in their beautiful homes like
stranded islanders, were almost panic
Stricken, expecting to be called upon to
wade out into the swirling waters at
Almost every minute. Danger signals
We're flashed about the city as speedily
The disbled telephone system would
allow. and the work of rescue COM
menced. Rowboats piled back and
fo1th, assisting whole families from
p~sfilious positions, but these proved
Duiully inadequate, and it was soon
found necessary to go to the extraordl-
tfy preeaution of calling on the life
ewing crew from the river, a distance
O seven miles.
The life boats were quickly loaded
On wagons and hurried to the scene o.
obstruction.
The torrent surged with awful force
Ter hours in Deering street from Fair
mount to the Boulevard and over a
Dozen families were penned in like rats
In a trap with water five and six feet
deep surrounding their homes. 1t this
point the life saving crew worked val
lantly and assisted by squads of ire
men and policemen. finally succeeded
In landing the terror-stricken people
In places of safety. The fear was great
! 5nhanced by the momentary expec-
tsaon that the great Shaker Heights
Gam would break loose and belch forth
TRIBE destruction. Shortly before
noon. the torrent succeeded in under
mining a score of graves in the 81.
joseph cemetery at the corner OF East
Madison and Woodland and the bodies
were soon being tossed about in the
water.
July a dozen of the corpses were
washed into cutters and had not been
recovered late tonight.
The great flood boiled over the banks
OF Doan brook all along the boulevard
and caused damage that it will take
months to repair. Great Jagged holes
are torn in the beautiful driveway n
me look of ruin stretches in every d.