The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
SITUATION AT BELLAIRE is OF
SERIOUS NATURE AND LOSS HEAVY
POORER CLASSES SUFFER AND
ARE BEING CARED FOR.
'"oustrsi Plants Suspended. Homes
Inundated and Loss VIII
BE Heavy.

Practically two-thirds Of the city OF
beiAire 10 In the throes OF one OF the
Larsest hoods that ever descended the
Onio valley. The town is completely
isoiated from the entire world. the
.saepnone lines being out OF commits
SION. ana no news OF the great catas-
tropnes nad been received in the city
up until a late hour Yesterday after
noon All the city daily papers were
unable 10 get to the city owing to the
iact that all trains were held I'D by
the high waters.
Surrounded by Water
The city is almost entirely surround.
ed by water and the damage to the
property VIII run up into thousands.
me water backed up through the
sewers on Twenty-third street and
IIooded'the lower par. OF the city. from
lWenty-seventh street down below the
fuitney mine. The extreme northern
part OF the city presents an appear.
amos o.. aSmafnnoth lake. but as there
are out undertakings In this vicinity,
the loss fnsthis part OF the city will
De small The'western part of the city
Ia almost completely inundated the
water bscating up McMahon's creek
and almost all the houses In these
lowIands arescompfetely submerged.
The slumsf OF f''Ram Cat" aIlev. pre-
sentssone ofSthe most pitifIl sights
ever witnessed. The homes OF those
living near the, creek are completely
coveredAand the,residents have moved
into me second stories OF their neigh
bors.
Factorfes-Shut Down.
fhefEnterprfse Enamel Company IL
completely surrounded and the factory
suspended operations. Wednesday
night, ana there is now about four
feet OF water on the first floor. The
matorfty~of the stock was removed 10
q place of safety and but a small
amount OF that enamel ware is In the
Hood.
Al an early hour yesterday the
water surrounded the Carnegie steel
works. and the plant was forced TO sus-
pend operations, throwing large
force OF men outof employment. The
material In the yards was weighed
down. but the machinery will be great
ly damaged and II will be a couple or
weeks after the flood recedes before
the men can return TO work.
The water at a late hour last night
entered the first floor OF the Imperial
eAoSo WofhS ana SlSnt damage 10 the
factory was reported The company
had force OF men at work for the
past Few days removing the ware from
the basement and the only loss in the
stock house will be the hay.
The Bellaire water works was com.
PEELED t. suspend operations. last
evening, about { O'Clock. as the water
flooded the plant. The reservoir has
been pumped full and the residents OF
the city have been requested to use
the water sparingly. az il will be
needed In case OF fire The Wheeling
Electric Company installed a line 10
spring on the hill and supplied the
city with lights from until - o'clock.
Several other minor factories in the
southern part o. the city are mum
dated and will entail O. loss of about
s. 600
Schools in the lower part o. the city
we're dismissed Wednesday afternoon
and all the schools were dismissed.
yesterday afternoon. The schools will
not resume nov until after the usual
spring holidays