The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-31
MOUNDSVILLE IS
BADLY DAMAGED
FLOoO IN LOWER SECTION OF
TOWN WAS SEVERE
@h1 Loss viii Be Hcsvy-Had TO
Saw Through Two Buildings
to Let Trains Through.

Inc damage TO the town OF Mounds
lie. a small portion OF which was
ought in the food. will amount TO
~bout $4,000. The portions OF the
city exposed to the ravages OF the
hood were those in the vicinity OF
center and Western avenues, Rail.
road and Water streets. the b. & O.
depot and the South End. II. J. Nc
Fadden will undoubtedly sustain the
heaviest loss. as his large livery barn.
situated near the b. d o. depot. was
washed from its foundation and car
Ileu on the crest of uhe food TO n
point several yards distant on the
railroad tracks. completely DESTROYING
the building. and the loss will amount
To 9bount $4,000.
This building contained about
twenty tons of hay in addition to a
large amount of grain and other mis-
CeHaneous articles. valued at about
SS"V, which were totally DESTROYED
Mr.. McFadden owns another building
IN the eastern part of the city, which
was damaged to the extent of 5000
1y the food.
Several OF the houses in the resi-.
'ential portion OF the town were
totally submerged and the damage 20
mis- section cannot be ascertained. A
arge number of residents were com
pelied To move 10 the second stories
OF their homes and some had to move
out entirely. The loss on furniture
ana household goods in this sectio,
will be heavy. One house, on Thir.
tieth street, was also washed from lis
foundation and several houseboats are
reported missing
The lake at the camp grounds. which
rad been drained by the caretakers.
hIed TO the overflow and will REQUIRE
several weeks of strenuous labor 10
again pump the water out. causing
the expenditure of a couple Of hun.
dred dollars.
Inc large stone wall which holds
the tipple Of the Panama coal mine
IN place was washed away by the tur.
phlent waters, permitting the tipple
% sag. The mine will resume opera-
IONS as soon as the tipple is repaired.
OF ABOUT the middle OF the week.
Temporary Triple.
The Fort Pitt Coal Comuanv Is max.
ing arrangements TO build a tempora.
~ upple TO take the place OF the one
washed away. and another tipple will
be erected Immediately The mine
VIII probably resume the latter Tart
or the week. II is reported that the
bulkhead at the Big run mine gave
way and that tho mine was flooded
but nothing definite could be learned
The suffering OF the unfortunate
ones has been promptly alleviated by
their more fortunate brothers and sis.
tiers. and several deeds OF heroism
have been recorded. DR.. Cecil Beam
n
urcay afternoon In order 10 attend 10
several patients. Henry Ernest. the
well known river man. made a trim 10
the Two Bridges" Saturday and res.
cued the r. & o. Waterman, who had
bern LETT on the bridge.
Street Cars.
This city has been greatly handi-
c"rr'i nv tho ejuSt car service but tn,
company had force OF men az worl,
al Get. yesterday cleaning the debris
from On" tracks. and the first car ran
from NcNc-hcn % this city Yesterday
Afternoon about o'clock. Traffic be-
I'VE ~ this 'ity ami Wheeling can now
be- carried "n with but one transfer
anc that being ~ tho subway ~ Bon
Wool and o. is Thought that this viii
not he necessary by noon.
Ir. Compton. 81 This ritv. Ieff his
las- week ,r what was supposed to D..
IRISH and drr spot and this car is
now u0c'- about seven feet ~ water
Hc BAD trt- car Thoroughly over
h9.ni a~i r'.gi' y Few weeks ago
atr ~ BE- rHw damaged 20 the extent ~
about --0.
1000. alton with other cities bv
70 .-ftn were opened yesterday avrr-
JOG ny ahn-' 90 o'clock and iarg"
number ~ ol0eran1e were Hceivod
from 800 parts Of fhe country inouir-
Ing about 'tc welfare ~ tho TO dent.
Tho fref mail % arrive Boo this CITY
W. brought in from Cameron Satur-
-. hH fr VS. Watson. a. ,r7t ci.,.
an' ia. Ifrr" amount Of may thar had
ar0 mu'-'ad Iu 'h" .or7l rostof0co WA
son east
Trains Arrive Here.
Tho frf train % this city eince tho
fcri. arrived yesterday afternoon
no .nr clock. and carried a largo
h POP n I0ra. people who had h.aou
s'- nfod in other cities az we'll az
number .t .l..eora This tain had
con .dn-I h'. difficulty In getting
fhrrI-n 90 fhi. city as rho tracks wera
in bed r1.o and obsrrrc'cd bg soy.
rra' buildings o. was necessary 20
ra f7rn... Pho rear end az tho Hon
frrrn Restaurant which vus washed
upon Oh" f-arta saturday and tho
lnr.a eFh.a owned hv = 81 Mcfarland
va H. 0 ruf .r twain bro order 90 nor
rf 'rr ra usage Of This train SO
.Ir.o f1r boon 1-~arrrd for fr.a
F...or. nI' i' Oh thought fhat ono will
D.. prepared Do. fn'e afternoon Sow
oral bridge ro7r this city aro TO-
ported fI have been Washed away and
-rrrraI fr'r. have trru made La the