The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-03

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set any tnins 4ake 81 accurate I-t % ths
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Ahset tnify nOus-s were sWeyt into the
OtllS river ~ gi4s4 ~ the ns4ds along tas
SshSs - . 81 yam arm crops sgon. tie
stream a. q total .oss and - "a rut. into
me t.S1aanes ~ 4OllArs- Harmon cre-x
AZ The Cove. run over thlrgy gceg lls1.
NAhH4ns every tniEE an Its path into tae
a. So sueAii.s. = ae majority 81 tae real
eehts IN tAis sect-on ako ~arnlnx ana
i4ec 70 the hIllsids- No lives vsrr -.
bvftea Lost IA tnis slstficI
Tue storm raised havoc AZ Holidays
Cove. Washing asSay the Ee.s,e-ncs OF
marry biiNsrbacE. " lillian Noulas. meat
i4af @rts " m smiths BAKERY ~ lIliau4
Jennings home and many others wvrs
n.oN 60 on TER foundations. The small
er- a largs number OF slnAIl st0-a uas
4pst and tre poultry ios- whs heavy. Tne
streets aha eeilars WsTe aooara. aIsO
'~''''-s q 'afse amount Of property.
Beyond Description
The damage done ~ Golfers was be-
not washed away. were flooded aud =
So amount OF damage Was done 10
s aYsss s Large T residences were
n'eh.s Waning. The majority Of ths
oSsup were unable 10 get out and
ZEN Gown with their homes. Mrs.
LARK warwick anu her three children
we're swept away with their home two
81 the ,hlldren were found later in tine
1ss. Dst tue mother and the youngest
snslu nave not been recovered. Mrs
Albert ThOrley and young SON We,
1919 away with their home. along
' r,n the husband and father. lie put
mem out OF the window lashed 10 "A
tatt and then followed them himself
On another. The mother and child wee
oiowned. but the father caught a tree
.IOhs the shore and was rescued. The
Two bodies were reported found me-
Nellsburg. W. Va
Charlie. hindman made an EFFORT 70
/ thet hi- stock out OF the barn. when the
bafn was swept away. lie chung 10 a
SSIi1le OF one OF the horses ana was
anhsssd out 10 safety. Steve Keptic
Mrs warwick and children. and his
partner. Nike kurdO. made an Effort fo
Ie-eue them all lie succeeded in bring
70 tree for a few minutes. but as he
Was over come he gave up the ghost
s sjai was swept into the raging water.
Harry Davidson Is also reported miss
ing and IL - thought he was washed
/ away with their home. James Stewart
VIE ana hNe children were washed
hhwhy WIN thelr home. II struck the
nand and they waded ashore TO safety
IL Is thought that a number Of foreign
fers were drowned. also in this district.
as several were reported missing.
Scarcity of Food.
There Is great scarcity OF food
stuffs and provisions In all parts OF the
storm district the bakeries and grocery
stores are all out Of provisions and have
NJ way OF getting I'm new supplies until
the railroads are In operation. The ma
jority OF the farm crops were ruined
ana the farmers are in about as Ind IA
{ us as the residents OF the towns \
I special effort will be made 20 get pro-
. VISIONS To the suffering today. They
we're taken In by the residents of the
4 EiEh lands last night and given cloth hes
! brs Walker and Mccullough oc Steu-
Junction to Golfers yesterday and re-
1 ported that they saw three bodies along
the roadside. II was reported at "A late
! hour last evening that a foreign family
i OF five had been drowned "A short dis-
lance east or Golfers
/ The large trunk gas line was brrsf.d
1 by the storm near Golfers and the odor
/ from the escaping gas is very strong
Extreme caution has to he used TO keep
J from setting ~ ON fire. About three
miles OF the Pan Handle railroad is
] torn out completely and will have to be
4 rebuilt Another stretch A. covered lp
! with everything from a ten-room resi-
! dence 20 collection OF small rubbish
| All kinds OF dead stock Is ecattsreI
along the railroad. C.,ilverts wers
/ washed out and what were not are filled
! with sand and gravel a large force OF
| afternoon and Will work day and night
4 until the work Is completed All the