The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-30
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over Booths creek went out. ;s n
The West Fork iis very high and all
/ the towns along the river; hare been
experiencing onyenlences during
the past itwenty;four hours.
Cheat river is the highest II Inns
been for years. "A large part, Of the
town of Rowleaburg Is under water:
There were no trains over the Nor
gantown 8 kingwood railroad today.
AT Mannheim there was d slip $50 feet
long and six feet deep. seyenty,aye
men were Fput 10 work, The bridges
on the road are damaged and will
have 10 be repaired. II
8MANNINGTo !. jan ssls 80. LastI
night about midnight il began 10 be
certain that Warrington was 10 have
one, Of The greatest foods III her his;
tory Indeed It Isl the worst flood
there has. been here since the great
flood Of 1883. All day Sunday II rainel,
III torrents and the streams were all
swollen and the ground fullsof water
and about Q o'clock there came ID y
storm with wind and rain and the rain
fell In great blankets and the streetsI
and alleys became rivers Of mud and
water, the sewers became clogged.
and the water from the surrounding
hills became rushing torrents and
filled the streets with mud ndtwreck.:
age. THIS morning tie streets are
filled with debris ana all the business
houses I'M the -cityytwere flooded and
the people worked all nlght-to save;
their property from the waters, Busl,
ness sis practically suspended and ey.y
cry one is trying to get the Shiny mud
and water out Of their buildings and
cellars. About ,nidnigit;twol buildings
on Pyles5 Fork were swepta from their
foundations and lodged against the
.Pyles Fork bridge here III ,theHcltS
and the drift began 4collectipgl!and
looked for a while slike,f lthe9ibrldge
might be a total wreck, butiaslae from
the wreck Of the sidewalk the bridge
does not seem to be seriously injured.
These buildings and DRIFT formed a
dam and soon the water began flows.
Ing with asswift current through the
town and all the business places were
flooded. About this time one of tile
large gas lines near the; Pyles 5Fork,
bridge was broken and people became
excited and many, doors were broken
In TO extinsuish the lights. sff J, re-
The. Daily Record office IS "a com.
Rlete wreck as the water was almost
TO the second story sof the building
and the machinery is eoSereas With
mud s9 s5ss
Main, Water and Buffalo streets are
IN . terrible condition twill be some
time before. the city viii have them
cleared for traffic.
The Phiiiips Tool ca. sFplant was
badly flooded and will not be in ope-
ration for several days; but the dam.
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The Homework. Pottery tust below
the city was badly flooded and the
damage may be large tas the water
coming vi; around the kilns OF burn
ing ware may ruin all in the kilns by
putting the steam in contact with the
burning ware. u.
B. F. Pratt was one Of the heayIest,|
losses as he viii lose several buggfes,l
together with a small barn. His w.
eryiiis located lust Back al the Bart;
lett Hotel and was near Pyles Fork,
and got the full force of the stloodss
While Will! Il almost In every. one Is damagsd
to some extent yet no very, large! loss.
es are reported and people are braye
Y at work and in a few days. ,basI.
ness will be resumed as usual. B u
w. D. Smiths blacksmith SHOP 10.
Gated on Water street was swept :avay;))
taking with 1t the Locust street bridgei
located;near' Just bcloWft. Two other
small bridges we're destroyed near
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One gas line was broken and the
gas Is off in certain parts Of the city,
but the Hope, Gas Co. has d large force
Of men at work, to repair the damages.
The Warrington Art Glass Works
located Mt Homewooa and the Marion
Glass Works located at Burttown are
badly damaged as. ;thelr. furnaces and
pots and much material are rnined
q There, was much Suneaslness about
fire during the: night on accouns Of ithesI
leak Ia the, gas lines and tie hose
carts ft We're 2. taken to high ground near
the sf school building to be available FIT
case Of a$flres i,5 M 5.6sss
The schools are suspended; until the
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