The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-29
OHIO VALLEY SUFFERS HEAVY
RAIN sToRMs-PRECIP1TA-
TON IL INCHES.
Sharp Lightning But Little Winds Ac-
companied Yesterdays
Downpour.

For the second tim" In as many DAYS
Wheeling and Vicinity was invaded ny
severe thunder. lightning ana ram
storms Yesterday. Til" storms hogan AT
I2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon pu'
the rain did not begin falling until a"out
IFS o'clock The local people had har"-
~ recovered from the severe storm when
another struck the city at i:3n.
The streets OF the city were flooded
from curb to curb from Ills until nearly
. o'clock, when the rain subsidized. MISS
Bessie For$ythe. weather observer. re-
ported last nj ut that one and one-tenth
inches OF rain fell between the hours OF
1916 T. IN. and $50 p. m.
The water came down Twelfth. Four
tcenth and Sixteenth streets IN torrents
and made II almost impossible TO cross
during the rain. When the deiuG"S SUD-
sided. the sewers OF the city were un-
able to carry off the water. especially
at Fourteenth and Market streets. where
the gravel and sand used IN the con-
struction OF the new r S Riley building
was washed down. The debris stopped
in It's journey al the intersection and
filled up The street car tracks. When
the rain stopped a huge sand and gravel
men were put to work shovclinE out the
deposit The first car or the wheeling
Traction Company TO proceed was de-
rallied Just above Fourteenth street on
Market and further tied up traffic.
Lines Are Damaged
The damage "a telephone lines and
lights was considerable and many rura!
lines were down Cor short time ioi-
lowing the duwnpour, Lights through
out the city went OF and came on inter
m!ttently and business was practically
suspended during The storm
The nearby streams were s~e'lcd 70
Overlooking and quite bit or carnage
to crops was reported from the rural
districts Unlike the storm of Tuesday
evening. which was accompanied by
wind. Yesterdays storm consisted Tor
the greater part, OF rain. which oe'
Scenucd In a torrent. Traffic OF all KIND
was held up along the man streets Tor
the greater part Of thirty minutes and
after the rain had ceased pedestrians
were compelled to build temporary
bridges from planks over the curos.
The downpuur early in the afternoon
was equaIled IN severity by another
about 4:39 O'Clock which hlied the
streets TO AcA N''N
time that afternoon.
Damage IL Great
An estimate Of the damage done oy
the storm Of Tuesday evening was made
yesterday by tho local people and many
we're surprised at the .ravagcs by the
high winds and rain Tuesday evening
lnnumerable trees were uprooted' WIN
dows were broken. fruit crops damaged
telephone lines blown down and thous-
ands Of dollars OF damage done IN var
ious other ways by the wind.
Belmont county (Ohto) was probably
the hardest hit but Wellsburg. Steuben-
VILE, Moundsville and the out-the-p!ke
district were In for their share OF the
damage also
John Woods. farmer Of the Cadiz
nike district. suffered the loss or a
Isl. 900 sllo. which was blown down Tues
dav evening. A carnival showing out
the National pike near Bridgeport sun
cred the loss OF several tents and one
lady performer was injured when struck
by a tent pole.