The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-09

i;utrcm being knocked out OF commits
sion hy II" lightning. There were no
.,..,- l!chi. and many homes were in
ro:rp.":.. darkness. except for FEW
ru!. .... n,rvh' II hurry.
rh" ;"MU :'Scif escaped from the
storm although ihcr" was 4 heavy rain
fail and i heavy wind, while territories
urr:h nul south suffered somewhat
moro corn fields were lad low Ivy the
wiad white roads w"r' lmdi! washed
u..Lr,s was wmShnd from the streets 70
the bottom uf Ia" hills on either side
o.: the town ard piled up high. covered
with several inches Of heavy mud. bat
there was no property damaged
Wind Hts whesrug.
The spacious awning in front OF III"
Watkins store on Main street was torn
loose by the heavy wind and was car
RED INTO tho street tn" IRON stand
ards 10 whirh the awning. was fastened
were bent and torn l""S" before 'h
heavy material let 60,
Tho large banner across Market street
from the American I.oE."n headquarters
10 rho Hotel Grand Central building was
torn loose during til" rain. tn" ropes
falling across the trolley lines or IN"
Wheeling Traction company ana the
city Railway company. urinE up trahl@
for hftr"D minutes.
The large banner across Chariine
; street erected for the g. \. r. head
quarters was nlSo torn l""s" and fell
, across the trolley, telephone and r.cc-
trir light lines.
. Use Candles In Hotel.
For the first tim" s.r"" niiurhI gas
lights w"r" taken "u' ~ tn" M'i.nr"
hotel. Cu"sts and employees of the h"'".
e Il lnS luS
The electric lighting system WAS
closed DOWN by lightning shutting off
: all out.Fd" currents. End the hotel was
/ in cumpI-tr darkness until the clerk II
> charge distributed candles throughout
the building.
The appearance of The hotel was
weird. and thrsr entering were gwen a
uu",r view. persons walking 10 and tr1
IN the dim light Candles were located
In the telephone exchange. on IN" desks
and at various points of vantng".
Trees on Trolley Wire.
! DiSpai"h"rs Of the Whr"lng Traction
company the city Railway company and
| tho Wheeling Public Service company
/ lntc last evening stated their lines hal
not suffered seriously from tn" storm
Trolley wires were torn loose in s"Nnra!
places hy trees bcinr thrown against
them. but they w"r" soon repaired.
Traffic was delayed mostly by tie
. waters washing debris onto the tracks
! Electric Circuits Out
: Mr.. Howard Of the Wheeling Electric
! company announced that several poles
: had been blown down by the storm and
! hat the cnmpany's lines were slightly
: damaged. -Four circuits were out nearly
Al! evening. including the cast aide ot
: Market stree; in tho business district
I from Twelfth to Sixteenth. but they
: were put back in shape as soon as pos
, sibl". Lights were restored IN the bust
: ness district about o'clock.
! Switches carrying heavy charges h0tA
, east and west. OF the Windsor power
i plant OF the American Gas and Electric
, company. were blown hT III" storm and
; several circuits were damaged. On"
! line leading through eastern ono was
down until midnight and then only par
, tally repaired.
; Sherrard Cut on.
All efforts 10 communicate with ter
ritn-ic% around Shcrrard Sand Hill and
pallaS PROV cd useless. Up to midnight
ali lines were out of commission. spec
la. efforts 80 communicat" with Camp
Agaminr. the Wheeling Council, Boy
Scouts Of America. camp up FiE W h"ei-
,nr creek. were to no avail! Mach con-
Germ was felt for the a boys who are
sIrndinr The week ~ the camp.
The camp itself is locat'i high and
Jrv alloy" tho water marks. ana unless
the wind did damage, il is thought the
camp escaped.
; Reports from farther UP III" rock