The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-23

Maryland and Penn
sylvanIa,
TO-, DO. 10.
me devastation OF the past month In the West, by
moods sornacoes has been unparalleled IN the history
Of the country The Mississippi, Missouri Illinois, Wabash
OHIO ana fact al the great and small western streams,
have flooded by ncesssnt storms, inundasng their
Valleys submerging whole towns and farming districts,
and spreading ruin their track. Along the Mississippi,
Che great Father Of Waters the havoc HIS been almost
uaverss not only destroying the crops standing, bu
rendering the land unfit for use perhaps for year to
come The heavy rains have prevented corn planting 70
moro Than one half the usual extent in the Western dis
Gcss while other grain has suffered seriously In add
een 70 the foods, tornadocs in Illinois and elsewhere
have eveled whole towns and spread death and ruin
around In order 70 give readers some idea OF the
vasa extent Of damage 70 life and property We ooudense
below the accounts ~ far ~ accessible
THE CRKvAssK IN LOUISIANA.
ne accounts Of the crevasse in Louisians were tho
rss Indications Of damage to any extent Early In May
The swelling torrent Of the Mississippi burst the levees
jus New Orleans, overfowing vast tracts OF sugar
eosn and lands, with torrents Of such force that all
attempts 70 stop them had TO be abandoned The village
Of Gsetna, few miles above New Orleans, wn nearly
Submerged and for thirty miles below the city nearly
every plantation overnowed. The parish OF S.
Charles suffered greatly The total amount of sugar de-
ssxoyed been estimated ct $4,000 hogsheads worth
Is ooo while the damage TO the cotton crop IN this
ana oshxr districts ia estimated at full 400 bales worth
sis 600 COO The waters nearly as high ~ In 1885,
chen the creates. food known in the river took
pisOe.
STORMS roRNADoEs AND FLOODS IN ILLINOIS.
In some parts OF Illinois, especially In the vicinity OF
Bloomington, the rain poured nearly necessarily during
the month Of May, rendering one acre In fy OF corn
planting ground unfit for and making the wheat grow
rank Blu. little was planted in consequence and
some Of that roted IN the ground Spring and winter
wheat however, looked well but on the srst Of June the
heavy rains had impeded Antirg and destroyed the
growth Of grain that farmers afraid OF selling for
fear Of famine The wabash overhowed all the bottom
lanss On it's western banks for miles. All the streams
were flooded and many bridges were carried away
On rhursdsy, May 10, terrible tornado rose west Of
the Illinois river beyond GAlesourg, 10 Knox county, and
proceeded in northeasteriy course through Woodord,
Marshall Mclean IasAle and Livingston, and 10 Indiana,
urrool.pg trees, dwelling fences, ald unrooang aud
tearing down bouses In It's course At Gsiesourg the
damage particularly grsat, including The demolsh
ing Of Dr. Edward Beechers brick church The village
al Ottawa was literally ruins, aud at Towanda, on the
Chicago Alton and S. Louis Railroad nearly every build
ing was Frustrated An evening train this road was
blown from the track, the opeu prairie where the
pasaepgers who were fortunately unnjured, remained
from seven T. n. 70 t~oA.M.
ou sunday, May 80, terrible tornado passed over
Hancock and Warren counties, in northeasteriy drec
son tearing everything It's course. AT Terre Hau'e
number Of houses blown down, and q man aud
child killed Al Ellison, in Warren county, the havoc
was appalling out Of seventy houses in the place only
three escaped unhamed. Nineteen lives were lost and
zen persons we're fatally injured while seventy were
fragments
or swept away leaving not vestgc behind, and vast
bulk Of timber, trees wagons and human beings way in
q moment taken by the whrlwind, and tvirlea in The
cir like 90 many feathers The survivors o. tho place
we're stripped OF all they possessed
Al Roscoe few days later, freshe, came rushing
down usually Insignificant brook tributary of the Rock
rver story frame house standing upon the bank,
occupied by Rev. Horso ley was instantly swept away
By the angry food carrying the clergyman his wife and
eight children along with It, The father only escaped
She rest were no more alive.
The Illinois river has been very high snce the early
part Of this MONTH and Friday the 4h inst the town
OF Naples on that river inundated, and sxis and
poows were used the streets TO convey passengers from
house 10 house The river within ten feet Of the high
wser mark Of ls44
At Cairo on Saturday Afternoon the l2h mat the ieves
Of town gave way and the entire place was soon
covered with the waters OF the Mississippi Houses were
Railroad track was washed away The water reached tue
second third stories OF the houees and the damage
70 property could not have been less than 100000
Mound City, in the neighborhood, being higher eevs
ton Jared somewhat better, but was somewhat damaged
Some three miles north the Mississippi had by crevasse
formed junction With the Ohio which, with the junction
Cairo, left that III alcd place island. The oaio
vas higher than lad been known for hfy years. The
town Il Brooklyn III has been nearly destroyed BY The
nooe, and Newport is entirely covered up.
THE FLOODS m OHIO.
On Koudsy, Nay rs, the vicinity OF Cincinnati vis,
ed With volert rain which fell TO the depth Of i've aud
half ipches Nil creek sxeiled 10 enormous exsni.
I'd damaged the bridge 10 tbs amount Of $4,000
n ,e azueducs Of the Whitewater canal destroyed,
an breaks occurred Storrs' Township Hall, and
.us Eve hundred Zee, below all Of which damage is
tho, sht s almost irr,psabe and viii render the canal
=, N, esent useless number II property holders in Cn
CHM. damaged 10 The extent OF about $50 COO By
ths "A Owing 70 these heavy rains hardly one fourth
NJ the, usual amount Of planted though wheat
and ~ dong well stil heavier rains fell about
m. lith Ds the land absorbing but little, and
,be ,,-,. Sms, consequently, rsng rapidly There
,h,v s HI feet In The channel Of the Ohio, and the wheat
orop sur ed severely by the storm, while other crops
were much damaged. large portions Of the Mani VAL
lev we're i'm undated and the bridges, entertainments and
r.psy, W, extensively damaged. The latest inell
renee bo.ev En- was that the river falling rapidly
the Miami bou beng free Of water, and even planting
rosg On br,,ll Barley harvesting.
/. HK FLOODS IN MISSOURI.
rrroushou,S "a, month Of April the ran fell amos, in
oessantly IN The 'A"eys o. 'be "eOsn ana hssssipp,
trrough indiana n inos and Missouri. Nearly the whole
M te ,ev,e o, n Jus submerged the lI,h Inst
Hnd for miles soi 9 'he snoee' soove and below
the ,sx tho n, tom lands were under water.
verv N,rs corn AZ planted in Missouri, even
n, lana. MOI ss.cer, q, We river, owing 10 the heavy
rain. And The wheat or p was much injured. On the