The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-08

aged. owned by Charles Salad: Wilma.
steam yacht, crushed and sank. owned
by Elmer Triery: The Trailer.
crushed. owned by Edward Bird; Cath
rine b. badly crushed: owned by b.
Flanher. Other boats owned by the
following men were damaged: Mr..
Heller. II. NJ. Martin. Mr.. Kaufman
and Mr.. Farenbaugh.
Narrow Escape.
While crossing the Woods run
bridge on the Bethany pike last even
ing. Mr.. Gould, Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance. his wife and we chill
dren. had a narrow escape from death
when a horse they were driving SHE'D
at an automobile driven by Albert
Whitaker and backed on the road over
the creek embankment. All that saved
the occupants was the fact that the
q rig caught ON a butment and prevent
ed II from plunging into the creek bed.
, Leaping from his auto. Mr.. Whitaker
aided in rescuing the occupants. none
OF them being seriously injured. Mr..
Gould and his family wore taken to
their home in a car owned by Mr.. VIII
Rownd.
Damage in City.
Trees and buildings were damaged
by the electrical storm in the CITY.
while the heavy downpour OF rain
flooded the streets and delayed traffic
for an hour. Running down Fourteenth
street ike "a mill race. the vast column
street Ike a mill race. the vast volume
and those inside were forced 20 stand
on stools 90 escape the water. Mucn
damage was done there. on both
Main and Water streets the water en-
tered many OF the business houses.
doing great damage. 4 conductor
leading from the roof OF the George
NJ. Snook building became cioEE-d.
and j water overlooking. flooded a
portion OF the first floor. inhicting con
siderable damage 10 goods. For more
than a half hour the force was busy
saving stock On danger from harm and
hopping out the small flood.
Many trees on the Island were
knocked down By lightning. as they
were In other portions OF the city.
The streets in Bridgeport and Mar
tins Ferry were flooded. Much dam
axe was caused az both cities by the
water. business houses and dwellings
being flooded. Traffic was suspended
no both points.
ln Kirkwood the water came down
the hillside in torrents. while the
small run passing through tho town
was Ike O. river. and houses were
flooded Those suffering The most
damage. were C~ouncilmen Seneca
Lyle. who just completed building "a
stone retaining wall along one side
~ The run and the wall was washed
out aud away. The watcr from
tie run ana hillside washed
right through tho residence Of
Architect Lindsay and bis loss will
De- heavy. The steps and walk lead
Iug to the residence % Col Frank
Robinson were washed away. aud the
following homes we're flooded and
damaged. J. vs. Fulton. Mr. Drum
Wond. Louis Coos John Harris. Wall
ing property while ri large number
bad their collars flooded and their
iuwns washed and wrecked. Rocco
Mcdonald Loot practically a1 hla
rnrdcn truck. and some was very
valuable. Don addition Doc along with n
mum her Of others Loot froir chickens.
and tNo Ioes Don thia section of gardens
and property viii ho worry heavy.
~ Urookslde lavts were damaged
almost beyond repair. and t1e
streams on thr north west eIdc over
flowed carrviur away everything in
front of Thorn end w4ehInr down from
Pho hills tons aud tons OF debris.
Camp Rest.
TH.h rrfIau.er vHa f.ff nI.rf tho
women rr1 children sf D.r. U.ai aa
the husbands wrr. iu Martins rarrv
.ri tr. women WON. uI.ra The
Storm blow dluu nu. f.ut. arf several
fr' Ir fi. camp. huf ro orc was
.. f-r.I
Out-Tho- Pike.
I..t minis f..tI with I vast vrfumn
OF water poured frum fhr hillside
Woods yum fh.f flows through Irafh-
.rwn.f u~r.rI.vfI uf banks and
n..f OBI. .r'.f. BOTTOM Nrnv 20
fi. N..a In fNHf section were damn