New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-11


large neighborhood and the owner OF that deals out
the water with great economy.
In Dutchess County, we hear Of families that have
rot been able to wash their clothes for weeks and it
is difficult to get water enough to do the cooking
In several parts of Ohio the wells and springs are
so dried up that families are very much troubled to
get water for csiy At Rayenna wells that were
thought quite inexbaustibe, "hsve gone dry" In
several towns in Northern Ohio, no rain, to affect
springs fell for three months
Ere Pa seems to be one Of the most severely
affected localities, the late showers have jumped
over that place Breaking the gusge had no
effect to stop the clouds.
In Michigan, the drouth has not been serious until
long since other sections were suffering its extremity
Now we catch it, says correspondent. For
" miles and miles on the road traveller get no
water Some OF the peopie Grand Prairie, Ksla-
"mazoo, have TO go three miles for every drop they
use. In many places the thing occurs. Corn
and potatoes in these dried-up districts worth
"less"
The editor of TIE AAas, at Monmouth, Warren
County, H. says: "That unless it rains soon. we
shall all be obliged to move to the Mississippi
"River. Farmers have to drive their cattle four
"miles to get water"
Illinois which is one of the worst watered regions in
all the States in dry time; and what is still,
the prospect is strong, Judging from precedent that
the drouh will continue till winter sets in and then
the suffering Of stock for water will be dreadful.
In South western Missouri they have had no rain,
except few trifng showers, in three months. That
il limestone region, and like all similar regions, the
water dries up to an alarming degree.
and Of Wastarn
Pennsylvania have never been known so low as they
are at this time. The Ohio below Pittsburgh il but
small mil stre,m-lower than before in 40 years.
The Allegheny, Monongahea, Youghegany, Cone
maugh, and other large rivers, have dwinded to
trickng streams while streams that used TO tricke
from the mountains, are dry as sunny rocks.
Similar accounts come from Virginia, Maryland aud
Delaware. At Dover they have not had good rain
since the middle of July The earth is dry three feet
deep From the ,a4th of July to the Attn of Sept,
there was no rain at Hartford Conn.,, to wet the
ground an inch, and the earth became dry that
forest trees withered and died.
Arcord Of the rain that has fallen during the three
summer months for the last years kept At Waham,
Mass, shows that there falls tho average lOi
inches Of rain each summer, while the amount that
has fallen this summer is but 6O-lO0 inches The
last August there fell but trfe half an inch.
The largest quantity recorded as falling 10 any one
simmer was 10 "a inches in 1850. These facts show
the severity of the routh of this summer beyond all
cayil. There is no summer 10 the whole 81 so low in
the record by an inch; that Of 1851, went down
TO $50.
AT Salem Mass, owing, it is said, to $50 many
"tells drying up, milk has risen from to cents
quart. Water is not so scarce here.
From Quebec to New Orleans, from Bangor to st.
Paul during the last ten days the weather has been,
with the exception of the few showers, dry and ex-
ce>sively botthemometer 90 to ID in the shade add
ITO 10 1875 in the sun. How ell such places will re-
| ioice over this cool Sunday, September 10, when
wooden c. ats are comfortable where gOssamer ones
we're burdensome yesterday. Andto all such places
as to us will be equally musical to hear that welcome
| sound lit rains"
OF the storm on Wednesday night, we learn that it
WAS yer, severe in the vicinity Of Rome, Oneida
| County. Hull fell, and trees were uprooted by the
wind. DIR. Tyler and bis lady of New-Hartford
were overtaken by the storm, while riding in buggy
abou. four miles this eide of Rome and drove under
shed by the road side, which was soon after blown
down. burning the Doctor and his wife beneath the
bay and fragments of the shed. With help which
pleasant situation. Both experienced very painful
injuries.
| Al Boston on Saturday morning the weather was
| unite oppressive and at O'Clock the Thermometer
indicated 100. At sunrise 73o. About o'clock
the wind changed from southwest to northeast, aud
in an hour the mercury fell degrees. At hdt-past
| o'clock il commenced raining
tornado passed over Kennebunkport, Me-, on
al. Oh ad Inv IN Hlrht
! ming and some ran. Its greatest achievement was
the entire demolition of the old Observatory erected
many years ago by Government for no particular ise
and which has seemed 10 serve that purpose admra-
bly, of late years
Al Baltimore ON Friday after several Intellectual
stemnts within two or three weeks, it did rain,
tboupb only for few minutes. During the day the
Thermometer ranged from $40 to $50, but when the
besvv shower fell the mercury went down to "a, and
brisk breeze blowing from the east, the city was
considerably cooled and the citizens greatly re-
freshed.
| AtLowell Monday was hot, Tuesday was hotter
| and Wednesday was hottest. Having arrived at the
spperlstve of heat, they were rejoiced during the
evening. by way of variety, with a fine shower be-
tween and o'clock, accompanied by thunder and
lightning. After a short cessation, the rain came
down with renewed vigyr and continued until about
3 O'Clock on Thursday A. NJ. Thursday was com
psrstively cool, with strong promises of more rain
til about noon, WI IN it set in very warm
The thunder and lightning storm OF wednesday
night extended over all parts of Western Massachu-
sets. and was very severe In Egremont, Berkshire
County, the barn Of Karner Kline was struck and
consumed with al lite contents, including hay and
grain, a yoke of oxen and wagon loss si'OOO-no
| insurance. In Gill, Franklin County, two valu-
| q, .-. ~ Alfrod Gnndrich were killed. and hi