The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27
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only 10 POUR through in their mad rush
rINcrward
For SEINE time no trains were operated
across the br."rc huC aTtcr careful ~
Spc,tiOn engineers stated that light
trains might Cross the SlruCt urc. All
heavy rnEInr., were detached from pas
Scngrr trains and lighter engines weT"
permitted to draw the passenger trains
across, n" trcisht iSpermittGd to cr"Ss
the bridge. Experts say the bridge ha:;
been ruined and thar new bridge VIII
have to be built before normal freight
trains can cross the creek. frrlght
trains arc dctourinE 10 Pittsburgh VIA
the Pennsylvania lines.
NaIrows Buried IN Sides
Schedules Of the Wheeling Traction
company were almost completely broken
up carly yesterday morning and VIII not
be restored to normal until late this
afternoon.
Heaviest damage was done on the
Nqrrows, between MCMeChcn and Glen
dale. Tons Of earth and stone slid down
the steep embankmcnt and buried the
as far north as Glendale after . o'clock
last evening and passengers walked
across the muddy Narrows TO the Me
Mcchrn car barns where they boarded
cars for Wheeling. Cars operated from
Wheeling to McMcchcn and from Glen
dale south to Muundsvile. Crews
worked all day yesterday and all night
unC arthinG the tracks and curS probably
VIII cross the NhrrOwS again today.
Barton Track; Blocked
On the Barton. Ohio. division mann
moth stones rolled down on the tracks
at enc O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
traffic was held up until late last night.
Passengers were forced TO transfer on
the Shadysidc line and viii coutinur 10
do so until noon today. The tracks Al
stop so. near the PutnCy mine. were
undermined and washed away By raging
creeks.
AT nine O'Clock last night the Rayland
line was blocked by heavy bouldcrs roll
ing down the hillside at Raincy's switch.
At Gaylord Mine No. 3. similar accidents
delayed cars aud tracks are buried deep
- ''0D PauhSnGie GAYS Late
The Panhandle Traction reported no
damage although WcllsburE cars ran an
hour OF schedule and In order to make
last night instead Of running to TWEEN
reports that the Market street hrilc"
was weakened by the raging creek. but
this Is, rerort was obviously ridicul"us.
no damage and ell trims on time.
Record Breaking Rain.
Continued downr"urs frcm 9:15
o'clock Tuesday morning 20 $50 o'clock
last night were record breaking. accord
ing 20 Miss NJ. n. Torsythc. local gov.
ernment weather observer, The total
rainfall for the period OF thirty-Six
hours was e.7o inches.
From s:l5 a. m. Tuesday 10 n m,
yesterday. l.2l inches fell and from 8
a. m. yesterday to 1:3O o'clock IN the
afternoon. LA inches fell. From that
hour to $50 o'clock las, night 81
inches fell.
Miss Forsythe explained THAT ell dams
along the Ohio were lowered yesterday
70 permit the pool water from above to
pass down stream. so that the raging
creeks pouring in their great walls Of
water and debris would not cause n very
high STAGE. Tho river rose regularly
all day yesterday. hut these rises were
having had their effect on the river up
to a late hour Inst night. she said.
Repeated inquiries from government
weather authorities at Washington.
poured into Miss Forsythcs office yes
terday and she was kept busy. until late
last night answering government tclc-
grams, telling Of local conditions.