The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-14
IRENE ndOus StOI m In Wisconsin.
RRID0Ks CAEKIKD AwAY-DAMA6K to THE RA

RRIDGEs CAEKIKD AwAY-DAAAaR to The RAIL
ROADS, ETC.
From the hDwAubie Sentinel, July TO-
Our cliy WAS waited curing Sunday ght by the
heaviest storm We ever remember to have expert.
enceo a. tbs season Of the year. There bad been
one or two stowers attended wrh thunder and lixpt-
ring, IN the c iurse OF the afternoon and sbuu, 9
O'clock 10 the evening the clouds gathered aud tho
storm bnIs; a;resb. For two or three hours che
Iay OF the lgoinicg Was vivid aud inc-ssal., aad
'be fyti beia,icps OF the thunder seemed u Form
one contnu .us peal. Towards midpirht he storm
vas at its height the wind blew with great vi, coco
sro from different y, ints Of the comp.ss-sne rain
fell IN perfect delug, the flashes OF the ugh niu2
were fesrfuny VIVID, aud the peas OF heavens ~.
fiIlery fairly shook the eavtn This continue With
lue ineermission Till nearly daylight; bus NJ length
the wind luled, toe clouds dispsrsed and Q
mtHiDR broke cslm and clear.
an immense body OF ~aer fell during the night,
Hood DR tie streets and many OF the cellars Much
Damage ~as d. NE 10 tie ffuit trees and flower gar
oebs b ut The city. The Mi ~aak RIVER vas in
~ Ter bal and ran nj b xtftar curreni yesser-
DAY than We have noticed In ten years feside Co
here.
The Meucnonec tore down It's bed like q mil
race, sw,eping of IN It's mad career the railroad
ard plank road bridges ~ far out - Waawstoss,
and oooing the PLANK and Other roads Ia macy OF
the lower levels No trains left or cams In yssssr.
day BY She Milwaukee and M sissippi, or NIL .uxe
and WatArt0xn Yaire AIS, the carving away Of the
hs'cess having sfIsctually Gu. OF the c,nmunisa.
tion with the Il tedor. The train shich Left Madison
ytserosy morning came In ~ far a. toe juncd1n
"a miles from heie) and there remained al the lac,
accounts
From passepgsn who came In yesterday we learn
that the storm Was thing Ike 80 violent In toe
interior on the Lake Shore. Marshal Ablsmxn
nsuree N that be noticed t1e grain felos carefully
oil the way from Madison, aod ss~ none beaten
down by the storm TIL no rea he'd Walk ~hs. The
Fox river ~as very hiRh and the village oartly
flooded We are led 70 hope from this that tho
damsge TO the crops IL not - extensive o. tho
violence Of the storm In This ncignbprho,d led as
70 appYehtDd South OF rs she aorm vas not 90
heavy, the trairs ON the Lake Shore rsilr,ad Ar.
irving IN time yesterday, and no damage on that
line being yst reported
We bear ,rts Of several mill dams being car.
ried sway-thst OF Mr.. Chase, across the Meno-
norec, being ole OF them. Tne bridges sce - the
Knnekin ok arc also said to be goge. Indeed al
the a'reaDs In tire vicinity OF our city are Swollen
Ranks pretty clear. 1hs extent Of the dam sge
ooDs TO TIE railroads snd plank roads Vhst OF Us
Ia not yet - etai6ed No DOUBT, ho~ever, tho
fra'rs viii be able 10 resume their regular t1ps 10
osy CT omorrow.
We learn that five or six bridges have been carried
away on the Milwaukee and Nj .siss ppt Rsilr sd
track, between here s,c Elm Grove, tsn m les oos
large force IL ut work ,epsi ing the damage
vbicn viii pot exceed 81 900 This moroing pa
setgels will leave nsre In cmnib0sss ut ocl ,ck,
ut the expense OF the company, aud oe tskea 70
Elm Grove. Tfere Will be bat one train DER day
until the repairs are completed. b. 70 morrow
mcri,R the cars from the West gill resc1
wsu~sioss, snd. passengers viii be taken 70 sld
from that place.