The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01
SEVERE STORM
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had last evening. He asserted that
his barometer began 10 drop yester-
day afternoon about clock and This
indicated Indictment weather. AhoW
| o'clock il began TO rise and continued
so during the evening indicating that
| the Storm had subsidized and that the
continued warm weather could he en-
pected for some time 10 come.
Farm Crops Damaged,
Farmers from the rural districts re-
ported last night that their crops sui
fered severely from the storm. They
| say that their corn was washed down
! 10 a level with the ground and that
| oats which were just ready to be cut
are now dead. Many OF their other
plants were likewise damaged in he
local district.
Telephone Systems Affected.
/ The street car compares were very
fortunate in not having any damage
done TO their lines. The Wheeling
Electrical Company. National and
Bell Telephones Companies were not
so fortunate, and nearly three hun.
dred Of their lines on the farmers
routes" were rendered useless. Com
municalion with the out-of-town sta
! tions, however, was not mOlestod.
| companies We're affected.
| Fl. G. Bills. manager Of the Bell
Telephone Company. said last night
! that while we have sustained some
; damage we will not know its extent
until a. thorough INVESTIGATION can be
made Tuesday morning. J. Z. Kyle,
the wire chief, also stated that they
would not be able 10 state the extent
! of the damage until this morning. lie
also said that communication has
been cut off with about zoo lines. and
| that it will take at least three days
TO make the necessary repairs.
Traction Cars Rnning.
The officials Of the West Virginia
Traction & Electric company stated
| that their cars operated under diff
! culties for a while when the storm was
raging, bur fortunately there were no.
serious trouble and that all the cars
were running only a few minutes
behind schedule and that this time
was made up after the storm was
over
! The Wheeling Traction company Of
fficialS made a similar report. These
two companies have their own power
and with their relief system were
able 10 keep all cars running;
| While there was Il good breeze
going yesterday and A mist hung over
1.-The sky. the mercury climbed up 10
The 95 mark at . o'clock yesterday aft
lernoon. The lowest temperature was
E69 AT daybreak and Is at S a. M.
! according 10 Miss Forsythe. the Off
icial government weather observer
Marshall County Suffers.
Marshall county did not escape the
lravascs Of the storm that swept the
Ohio valley last night. Burning hay
No
many hills. hut the telephone service
being crippled. il is impossible 10 get
any details of The damage in the rural
idistricts. Crop damage and damage
10 buildings in the county alone will
run close 10 S50.n00. it is rudrlr eSti-
mated, due 10 the fact that the cats
crop is Just ready for harvesting. and
much of the wheat is still In shock.
Corn fields and timothy are laid flat.
Store Burns.
In Moundsvilip proper, the lightning
struck The store of Clarence Burrh. At
Tenth and Lafayette avenue. damaE-
| ing the stock. to about 81 600 and the
building To $1,000. all of which Is coy
cred bv insurance. The bolt fell at
i10:1O o'clock and the fire Immediately
broke out in the roar Of the STORE.
e. F. Frissell. who lives next door.
discovered tho blaze and turned IN
I he alarm. ana 2Wakcu'n Ln' pui.h
family who were sleeping upstairs
over the store. The escaped withou;
difficulty. The fremen arrived IN
double quick time and soon had the
blaze we'll under control. although
water damage is large.
Limbs were blown off trees on
every street. hindering traffic. At ono
time all the lights on Jefferson avenue
were out. but part of them were soon
repaired. Linemen we're working NJ
until midnight trying 10 catch up with
the damage
At the beach near the depot more