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

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Der OF their large TANKS washed away ia
ue hood ana a number - the derrlcks
anu nnks along cross Greek ~ere also
washed away. Dynamite waS used yes
| teruhy 20 loosen the debris and II Is
/ claimed that there was over 100000
worth OF damage "a this section alone.
/ The damage done ali the way across the
Tan Handle. or the state IL great. but the
exact extent Of ~ viii not be know for
| "A Few days The dead We're buried last
| night from the -. Johns church. "A large
number OF collins ana rough boxes being
| taken from Steubensille yesterday after
noon over 200 foreigners are enr~ged
IN the work of clearing the debris away
IN the towns. speculiar accident oc-
CURED north east Of Coiiicrs. when "a cat
tle train on the Pan Handle vas caught
/ between two wash outs. over ftSo hum
dred head OF cattle besides hogs. sheep.
and poultry are uu ~" train and they
/ VIII De feed on tine train until the road
Is repaired.
The ohio river was niled with debris
all day long yesterday. Lumber. farm pro-
ducts. and buildings were washed down
and the river at Sterbeuyille raised
seven feet Ia two hours. II reach ed its
| highest in the vicinity Of the Hood dis
trica about O'Clock yesterday morning
Trains on tie Wabash. T1ttsburgh Term
I maj and Pan Handle. are completely tied
up aud IL - impossible to tell when traf-
tic viii be resumed.
Cross Greek
Win roar that could well be COM
pared with the raging waters OF Niagra.
old Cross Greek. Ia Brooke county. Was
changed from small stream TO a
a half hour the stream had risen to 30
rect anu WAS sweeping ever vthiug IA
IT. path into the Ohio river. Large
ana expensive bottom lands covered with
garden truck and farm products were
covered with raging water and their
crops were washed into the Ohio. Never
Ia the memory OF the oldest residents
has there been anything 20 compa r.
with It From hillside TO hillside there
was one eNpanse OF water. Beautiful
| barns. outbuildings and stock machinery
we're swept before the rush OF the
mighty waters.
Among the lives lost on this creek.
were the three Crow children. the faith
Ter ana mother being tine only ones TO
escape To higher ground The children
were caught in the upstairs Of their
home. asleep. and were swept into etern-
ity without ANY warning. The mother
lana father occupied the frst floor An
lunidentihed man. with one lex. was also
| swept into the raging waters and
CROW ned whole family by the name
home. The house lodged against some
WILLOWS and the occupants chung To- the
branches while their home disappeared
They were rescued by several farmers,
later on IN the forenoon.
william Kuntz Drowned.
william kuutz vas also drowned In
the raging waters while trying 10 res
cue his stock from the barn The harm
ana all OF the contents were swept
"a na
lists had put up Tor the night a. u farm
l Louise and their machine and the barn
IN which thcy stored 10 were washed
away. The korkdHlc Miliinr COMPANY
mill was flooded and tire contents wer.
n iuhei- walter Davidson % near Fin
Il icy VINE. Pa. also lost team OF horses
ana a lot 81 farm machinery. " r.
II Mitchell barely escaped o. tho hillside
" hon his home was WASHED away Andy
\ Dndericka lost four horses and num-
yer or cattle ~ the water. From one
end OF the stream To- the other there
n was sfrewu all kinds 81 farm stock
poultry. farm implements and grain
|. Thousands ~ dollars worth OF corn
ana oats were destroyed
II livery bridge IN the stream was
washed away including the two large
steel bridges 40 Eock1alc The old COW
II cred bridge at Avella. which hl- stood
II TOT almost e. century. was washed away.
ana the concrete piers crufnhlaT under
\ tho force 81 waters ard debris itte esri
Il piles. large amount Of debris vac
\ piled AGAINST the Pan Handle railroad
bridge 90 the mouth or tho erealg u
waH moved or the foundation ami viii
nave 20 Do repaired before trains vii
he able 90 use o. The hanks along tho
side ~ the railroad will have TO be- re-
built before trains can boz run ovor any
were. washed orr the hiiisides. ami
unuidfrE cover u" track ln many places.
a large number ~ workmen viii be puf
- work pn the ronl. buf it will be some
time before DO vii he opened FOR traffic
Train washed Away.
Train 30. ~ a fact fnerchandise freight
made up 100 TOLEDO. - hound for rt,,s-
hurgh. Pa. ieft M.nRo Junction about
~ the smoky civ" RI. trs,, ', nossei,
through Rockdaic 40 o. fast rate ~ speed.
anu when 90 short distance e1et of that
station flr train and fufrfrr-l f.-ae.f
cars. track road bed ana aI were swept
into tlc rarinE torrent Engineer Frank
lnttrr ~ Mnssillou. ohio. Fireman Gen.
l'hoIinan. ~ Mnsailon ohio arI Brakr-
man w r. cellar ~ Iour. ONTO. went
down with their train Engineer Frank
'ofter was washed ahulf $40 miles fovn
stream nc caught hold ~ two sacks ~
Roc kdHie mills Hu1 was LODGED i1 "a
clump ~ willow trees Iu tho middle ~
tno Ftrfau. Do was rescued about nrou
hv t number ~ farmer. De- was iadlv
bruised. but Wlll recover
George ihofman. te fireman. was
hfins me "nE'ne 20 tHe time ~ ue &C.
gifnuf ar1 vent down with bio engine.
liis BODY nts not been recovered W
T. cellar. front brakeman. went fDuer.
between tWu loaded cars and was cut
iu TO. Part ~ bic hudf wHa rarsv-
cred iu tho forenoon nnd the other f.arf
In the evening 10 was wished about "a
,rlf down stream and was picked up
fHkeu fn Mluep Junction. whrr. 10 vqff
Do prepared Tor burial DO b. aIsr
thought tnaf a number ~ men ar1 boss
euruufe fn fNe BAH EHue 90 Pittsburgh.
lH. sent down with fra train Trr
track vac completely washed away. and
90 viii take several dave hefnr. r. will
Do possible o. get trains through
From where The wrrDk occurred FOB the
mouth NJ The creek tho hanks are efrev.u
wth si's ~ hutfor. cgkeH of ire from
ODE refr.Forntor cars. n1ur sacks. grain.
and everything imaE nahle The tender
uf fnn engine WHa washed down the
stream about half mile and is io-
eaud bank box car Ia standing on
me odd roadway about half mile from
4 ,s.vg III DE. "ger rr. lev rs,, lumnssr 80 ~
nrmers are trapped in and have no way