The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-17
GREATER WHEELING DISTRICT IS
SWEPT BY SEVERE N||NDSTORN|
Car Barn and Big $40 at Fouansbes
WRECKED BY Gallo.
and Suburbs-Troes Uprootsd
and Other Heavy Damage.

TWO Of the severest wind and rain
storms Of the season swept this section
Of the Ohio Valley Wednesday after
noon The first storm broke about
2:35 o'clock. and was followed by an
other equally as severe in some sec
tons about o'clock
The first storm probably was the
most severe at Follansbee. At that
place. the wind lifted the roof on OF
the Wheeling Traction systems car
barn. The roof was whirled through
the air for a distance Of several hun
bred feet and was thrown across the
wires of the high tension electric sys.
tenn which crosses the Ohio river AT
Follansbee. The roof. being OF sheet
iron, caused a short circuit or the 2'ZuV
volts Of electricity carried in the wires;
and there was a brilliant display or
fireworks until word was telephoned TO
the Windsor power plant to shut on the
current
Fortunately all Of the Wheeling Trae-
tion company employees At the Follans-
bee barn were in the dispatchers OF.
flee when the storm broke, ano none u
them was injured.
Traffic was tied UP on the wheeling
Stcubenvile and other up-riVer dlyi-
sions until workmen could remove the
car barr. roof from the high tel, tension
lines and make repairs to the line.
Slo Blown Away.
A siIo standing on a farm rev nun
dred feet from the Follansbce barn was
blown from it's foundation and was
hurled against barn filled with live
stock. The barn. being Of strong con-
struction. stopped the sllo. and the
harm itself was little damaged. II Will
cost $3.50 to replace the silo.
c. r. Billings, vice president and
general manager OF the wheeling lTac.
il Will cost probably $1,000 to replace
the roof on the Follansbee car barn.
The repair work will be started at once
he said.
Between Follansoee and North Mneei,
ing the storm was less severe. In tne
neighborhood OF Wcllsburg. Beech BOT
tom and Short Creek. there was little
damage The downpour or ram nrought
n few landslides down onto the street
soon as the storm cleared away.
In Warwood, several trees were up
FOOTED. and branches were clipped clean
from trees. ,.o.in1
from tho Warwood central onice intH
the rural communities were p u. bu. % %
commission. and II was lmposSIpie 10
zach the country sections by telephone.
Perry Car Service Suners.
Car service at Martins Ferry suhereo
from the effect OF the storm at .;o9
and thpt a s o'clock. Cars were tied
M for n half hour when the wind hiew
UP ,ajr sled tree across the Wheeling
fraction line on South Zane street.
rain which accompanied the second
storm flooded the Wheeling tractlon
rails in the upper end or Martins retry
10 such a depth that cars were unable
~ run through the food for half
hour. ,o-,, IN
1cfferson street Martins Ferry. was
uprooted and fell against me mousse
damaging the building sllghtg. ,.,,
The carnival on tho League PARK pan
crounds at Martins Ferry was hard MT
Several tents were blown down. mucn
~ the property water soaked ana inc
gronnds so badly drcnched that rev
people attempted TO bravo INC inuu ~
storm Is Spectacular.
The second storm. at O'Clock, was
unusnally spectacular. One storm ap-
nroaChrd the Ohio river from tnc WeSt
and divided a couple or miles peio.t ~
reached the river front, one par VI 80 ~
north Of Wheeling. At the same tme
anothcr storm approached more sio%ly
from the cast. the clouds peinS hsn.'
IA one storm passed under the otner'
pearance. and after three or four MN
ntcs Inc downpour Of rain broke loose
There was a very heavy hail accom-
nanvinr the rain. and ice Tell furlousIS
in chunks as large as o'u
r'"e Many Trees Broken .
Throughout Wheeling, snall 49,
NOR. p-rootcd. branches torn lr9 I
ether trees and telephone ana serE'eo
Iirht wires were broken.
Ar a Twenty-third street restaurant;
tvo windows were blown In. se'erAi
windows were broken.
Shorn flashes OF lightning accom-, accom-.
nanied both storms. with heavy peNi'
o. On the ISLAND
The Wheeling Traction 'o''Po:
car to the State Fair crouhnS wa
on for several trips ycstcruaH NV,
noon during the storm. as inc rcsu,i
NJ the tracks on South tropt SLrs' a." 49,
also at the corner Of S"u'h ''''
tho fair grounds being h""den- -,,h
Trees were blown down ON Cn
Front. also on South chn d
rrmo, The uppc- end q IS'ana
was badly battered up ny /" hs,.w
and much damage result"
hail fail damaged small iru'' ""'
den crops.
The district east OF tn" C,'F vs.
bv two separate storms 9'S'''unH
crnoon. both doing consldcr1oc nn,,,ssn
The first struck the alSnIT ShortIv
Elm Grove and RoneyS IoIm' .,,nh "a
after o'clock and farH CL"pS' ,ruck
corn, potatoes and small sarurn H. and
Vas badly damaged by heavy ram 80
wind. Several trees wcrc 49, or,bwast
The storm travrrsed from nor
to southwest. Majorsvlilc' %sN'TT ;h'