The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-10
TWO PERSONS BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED
Husband and Wife at MOundsville
Missing-Traffic on Rail-
roads Closed.
Crest of Rise Reached Wheeling at
an Early Hour Today
To Fall Soon.

Leaving a trail Of death and de.
struetion In it's wake, the raging Ohlo
reached its crest at this city shortly
after 500 o'clock this morning wher
q stage Of ~ feet and inches was
registered at the Stamm hotel. BE.
/ fore noon, In all probabilities, the
river will start receding and Will be
within it's banks In less than 4s hours.
| At $3.50 o'clock the river was still
rising less than a half inch an hour,
but after three o'clock no rise was
| noticeable at the wharf.
Two persons are believed to have
| been drowned In the Wheeling dis
trlet-SlIss Blake. aged IS and his
wife aged 20. Of MoundsviIie. The
aged woman. who resides In the Hood
zone In the southern section OF that
city has been missing since early
Thursday morning and her husband
| disappeared shortly after. The form
er is thought to have been accidenti-
ally drowned. while her aged husband
who was broodlne over the absence
Of his wife, Is believed to have com.
n,Itted suicide. All efforts to find any
trace Of the two aged persons has
been frultless.
The q. q o. lines were crippled.
traffic on the Ohio River. Pennsyi-
vanIa. c. & p. and Wheeling & Lake
Erie roads suspended while the trolley
I
branches.
Nearly all the industries wers'
forced to suspend operation throwing
thousands Of men out OF employment.
Compared with other floods. the
high water OF this week was not un-
usually destructive. On the Island.
where in the past the floods have
wrought great damage to all sorts
OF property. there was but little loss
except from the flooding of cellars.
and the lower stories, while other low
sections OF the city Is suffering In
the same way. The raising OF many
houses above the danger" line on
the Island had its effect. Having
been given warning in plenty OF time.
not many OF the residents were
caught unprepared.
Loss in Thousands.
However. the total loss throughout
the city will amount into the thous-
ands Of dollars and great inconver-
ience has been caused throughout the
flooded districts. The damage is not
confined to the food zone alone, but
the entire city is affected to a con-
siderable extent. as business is de-
mCraliZcd and Comcmrce and traffic ~
% a standstill II will require days
and even weeks for the city 70 en-
tirc'y recover from the elects OF the
overflow. as signs of IL viii remain
long after the water recedes. II win
be almost Impossible 10 close the
doors and windows of many houses
which were entered by the water and
this fact. together with ;hc dirt that
will b. deposited by ine food. will
cause considerable inconvenience.
The loss viii D. greater to the
poorer classes. as thDusands of work.
men have been thrown out OF emplo,.
ment temporarily and the loss
through wages viii amount to several
thousauds Of dollars. Because Of
this scores or persons who reside On
uIciy out oi danger Of the river will
euI'r' Nhin those living in proxl
fCCtcd
Nhte 'ho crcst Gid rot roach ~,
iish s'a-r 1t ir-t csnccfed. q b,s
caused rracira 81 every industrial ..r.
i"nlishw'nt o. frp Ohio gidc Of i've
IiNc' aud the lower part Of the cjiA h,
'"N' un"n The uecrincry has No
% dawacod tu au great extent
lH1 " VII DO scTcrai davs before
nHny ~ the mills and pants are
again in fun operation.
In Business District.
business in tho food district vas
pl'',i'a " a. standstill yesterday.
pI'rucaly al the business bouecs
along Water street and manv an
vain street boiow Twelftb hcf,,,
cloted Other places ia tho ritz u.s.
aiso closed. thc proprietors or crn.
owes being NJ home engaged in -.
moving household goods ont of In.
Hanger Scores OF persons
employed IN this cifv who rcs,do -,
""uThnn towns or across tho rivor
stranded ~ home vceterd,v
nlnE when tho water stopp.d
oIey service. and were unable 40
come 20 work
Tho INC prorrcss " tho water a IL al.
49,. vas "'ichcd closely ycstcr.
Hnu "'i nicFt by thousands -
i,,.t' p'IN"ns. as rise of A fck
~. 'dht W'dht much % them Many
Vt. were 1uf of DANCER - n stsrc -
- feFt were uncertain vbcth.-f =.
NOV" th"i- beloreinrs to Mo-,
trouhi. aud wished 10 delav sctio,
'"'ii mo l1st possible moncnf
Pennsy Flooded.
Vt clock the water ugaa b~-i,.
r,,lt ~ fin over The platform ~ tba
Hns> lNania farscnccr static, ~
tH'h street. and 40 the same linz
100. 80 over ihe curhinr on Water sfree.
s'cn Eleventh and Twelfth streets
~ O'Clock. with stage ~ a. 60, :
nc nes recorded q VAS foucbI,e ne
'u'h.ng in front Of tho siam n ffotof
'renih and Water streets ma
". o." ocIocA " was beginning 10 corne
~" lhr pavement at the same
a.. l"' wafer did not get into the
h',t moor of The hotel. however
heiov Fourteenth street a.. 80.
ufcNed up nearly 20 Market s,r.cs
extending over hair wav 10 N,rhe,