Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-31
THE CITY VISITED
BY A SEVERE STORM.
4 HEAVY DowNPouR OF RAIN.
WITH THUNDER AND LIGHT
WING ACCOMPANIMENT.
WAS SEVERE IN BRIDGEPORT
And the Lightning Did some Dam
age In whcciing-Nenriy an Inch
Fell within an H~our-storm wns
Confined Within n small Radius.
The Details.

The Details.
This city and immediate vicinity
were visited by a severe storm early
yesterday afternoon. Within about AZ
hour. alomst an inch OF rain fell. and
IL was accompanied by loud thunder
and vivid lightning. The storm was
especially severe in Bridgeport and
this city. II came up very suddenly.
although there were ominous rpmb-
lings. and the sky was heavy north Of
the city for twenty minutes before the
rain began to fall. The storm was
purely local. the Registers advices
from ~Steubenville. st. Clairsville and
other points outside a radius of 10 or
Is miles of this city. being to the effect
that the rainfall was very light.
The rain came down in sheets, and
within FIVE minutes Twelfth street and
other thoroughfures draining the high
ground toward the hills. were covered
from curb to curb almost. and render
ed impossible. The water carried de-
bris with IT,. and for the time being
simpiihed the situation brought about
by the b. p. w. muddle. The water,
as usual. found levers not large
enough t receive the entire volume,
and overlooked sidewalks and did trif-
ing damage to cellars In the business
district and upon some parts of the
South Side.
During the storm lightning struck
the residence of August Miller. at
Forty-hrst and Mccullough streets, and
damaged 1t considerably. Several
members of the family were stunned
by the shock but fortunately their in
juries are not serious. It was also
reported hat the warehouse at Bloch's
tobacco factory was struck. but no one
about the factory knew anything
about the matter and the building
leaves no evidence OF having been
struck.
The Niagara Engine House was In
the way of the lightning, which struck
the flag staff. on the tower and spin
| tered 1t badly. The fluid did nj Other
damage but went down a gas pipt
through the stable and into the ground
| No one was hurt, but Frank Barum
| who was IN the house, was very badly
frightened.
Aetnaville, the little town between
Martins Ferry and Bridgeport, was
visited by a disastrous storm. Tit
whole valley received q hard rain
which seemed general.
The citizens of Aetnav.lle notice.
nothing peculiar in the storm at FIRST
only hat the rain was exceedingly
heavy, but all of a sudden about 1;3'
| o'clock, the rain became terrific, thu
hill back of the town became a verita'
| BILE cataract, and sent down IT'D side. 6
torrent of water. the like OF which was
never seen before by the oldest citi'
zens in the town. The town lies be
tween the river and a high hill, al
most being on low land. The raif
changed to a cloud burst which seemed
| to be located in a small space, and It's
| outpour conferred near the small rur
! which goes under the Aetna-Standaro
| coal ~trestle. The water rushed down
this run, and the culvert carrying
away this water on Lincoln avenue was
soon clogged and Lincoln avenue was
a river from First to Third streets
| At places the water was three feet
deep.
Huge rocks which two men could not
lift, were washed on the streets, n al
the culvert tons of rocks, grave
and logs were washed out, stopping
| street car traffic for several hours
Cellars suffered the most damage, al
though several houses were slightly
flooded, but the damage was very light
as the water came and went SO quickly
The Aetna-Standard mill escaped with.
| out and damage, as did also the G. -
p. railroad.
The people were much frightened
many leaving their homes, fearing they
would be washed into the river, but
as 1t only lasted about forty-five min
utcs, the scare was soon over The
town was visited by a similar cloud
burst about six years ago.
The city officials soon had a num-
Der of men at work cleaning the
streets, and in a few days all will be in
its usual shape.
Mems $3.50 genuine Russia Calf
Dress shoes for S1.Os, mt ado