Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
ON THE ISLAND.
The Garden Spot Was Pretty Gener-
ally Inundated Yesterday and



ally Inundated Yesterday and
Last Night.
On the Island early yesterday morn
ing, the water covered the State Fair
Grounds, and the old fair ground dis
trict, on North Huron street, and with
the continuous rise residents were put
to whole lot of trouble and inconven-
fence. 1t was the same old story OF
many previous foods, and the condi-
tons did not vary materially. AS the
morning hours passed the water crept
UP steadily-even rapidly-and by noon
it mad covered many residential streets.
Stonetown, Elm street, South Front,
Florida, Vermont South York, South
Huron, Delaware and other streets lined
with handsome residences were inun-
dated and as the hours went by the
water crept higher. AT one o'clock the
water had crossed Ohio street in front
of St Lukes chancel house, had covered
the west end of Ohio street as far east
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Front street as far north as c.. w.
Franzheirn's residence. Vermont, Flor
ida, Elm, South York, South Huron,
south Wabash and the various streets
on the west side Of the Island north OF
Zane were flooded to various depths,
and the water was in hundreds OF
houses.
By four o'clock the situation had ma
terially changed for the verse. With
a stage of forty feet even, the water was
UP on South Front street almost to the
old Mcclure residence, was deep on Ohio
street east OF St. Luke's. and was on
the floor Of the parish house, was far
UP On South Penn street, had advanced
north on South Broadway as far as
Dick" McCully's, had crept east on
Ohio street past South York, everything
WAS afoat on Vermont and Florida
streets, where the water averaged Ave
or six feet deep, and was in all the
houses; the same conditions obtained
on Delaware street, and the old fair
ground district was e moist and decid
edly damp locality, with various depths
of water in ali the streets and q very
large amount Of inconvenience and some
small losses, which. however, reached
considerable proportions in the aggre-
gate.
The northern portion of the Island es-
capped fairly we'll, save and except the
river fronts Of the lots along North
Front street, which are always in it
when there is anything going on in river
circles. Cellars ard Easements were in
vaded in that lecality, but ample pre-
cautions had been taken by experienced
residents and the loss will be confined
to the trouble and expense Of moving
furniture and the removal Of pianos to
the city. And by the way. this piano
business is separate story. It is rea-
sonsbie to say that three hundred
pianos were removed from the Island
Saturday and yesterday, many men
working all night, and those who did
not we're up bright and early yesterday
morning, calling at residences from
which orders had been received before
the people were out of bed. he prices
for removal ranged from eight dollars
to twelve. Take ten for an average, and
the aggregate was something like
$4,000 for that one ward OF the city
alone. On the South Side it was prob
ably nearly as bad. 1t is pretty safe to
say that total Of Ave thousand dollars
was expended for the saving OF pianos
alone during the forty eight hours end
ing last night, and that is but one item
OF the expense freshet imposes upon
a community like Wheeling.
BY dark last night the conditions on
the Island had changed materially for
the worse. The river kept creeping up
at the rate Of several inches an hour
all during the afternoon. and by seven
" ClOSh lnCio N&o q ACCiAIS VI Tue NS-
tiers at the intersection Of South Front
and Ohio streets, in front of the McIure
residence. South Broadway, from Ohio
street down, was navigaole for light
draft craft, and in all and sundry
streets skiffs were going to and fro, and
the streets still high and dry were
crowded by hundreds and even thcus-
caution had bssn taken by those in
jeopardy, provisions nad been laid IN by
the householders who were water
bound. these who Had bushes in the
city which could not BE- neglected had
bio a farewell to their fAailies. after
looking after their safety and wants ana