The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-06-04
Great Flood in southern Ohio.

Great Flood In Southern Ohio.
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Disasters and Destruction of property.--
Iniury 20 the Whitewatef Cohal---stop-
page Of Rnilway Ttnins.
The Cinoinhat Commercial Of Wednes-
day the 26th contains lengthy account
Of a terrific storm and food, in Southern
Ohio. The account fills FIVE columns Of
that paper. The storm commenced on
Monday morning, and continued during
the day aud all Of Tuesday night. The
rain falling in torrents most of the time.
An average depth Of FIVE and half inch !
os Of water fell during Tuesday night
As much more fell during Monday and
Tuesday. The rain was accompanied
with wind, incessanI lightning and deaf.
ening thunder.
We append a few Of the Commercial,
'noies;"
MIAMI CANAL.
The wash from the hills East Of the
Miami canal, between the Brighton House
and Cumminsville, has Ia many places
nearly filed the big ditch. Several canal
boats were yesterday stalled against these
sand bars. The quantity Of earth car.
ried down from the hills Is extraordinary
Before the canal will again be navigable
for heavily laden boats, II must be clean.
cd out.
DESTRUCTION or PROPERTY IN THE CITY.
No very serious m o. tune befell any
citizen Of this city, although many suffer.
ed somo degree OF loss. ln the river bot.
toms, IN the Southwestern portion Of tho
city, in Texas. over the canal near the
basis Of the oiroumyallating hills, and In
the vicinity Of Deer Greek, many cellars
were completely filed with water.
DEPTH or THE WATERFALLS.
A gentleman residing hear Cummins
vile. by accident left standing in his yard
Monday night. an empty tub, twely,
inches deep II was in such a position
that il could catch no water but tha
which might fall directly into IL. Yes
terday morning the tub was full, and du
ring the last dAshlng showers rau owe
freely, The gentleman thinks It mus
have been overlooking while the rain fol
70 thJ depth Of an inch, His estimate o
the fall Of water is, therefore, Miriss,
inches.
THE WHITEWATER oASAL.
There is reason TO believe the White
wster Canal is irreParably injured. Il
addition TO the destruction Of tho auuo
duct and stone arch across Mill Creek
there is break Of thirty feet, Just below
the SIorr's Township Hall, aad one o
about five hundred leet a few hundre,
yards below, at tie point which has al
ways been source of trouble and ex
pense, both to the Canal Company ant
10 the Ohio aud Mississippi Railroad
Company. The upper break is easily re
paired. The lower one, however, seem,
\ desperate case. 1t was always slipping
Millions OF yards Of earth and sand hav,
been thrown into /, TO save the bank, bu
il has constantly broken before heav,
=
storms. 1t will be many months befor
this damage cen be repaired so that nayi
Cation eau be resu med. Besides thes
injuries. great calamity to tho CVmpan,
Is repuIod. A gentleman who resides a
Counersville, la, aud who left there OIL
Monday, Informs US that IL had raine,
there with unparalleled fury. aud ths
Whitewater river was swelling with un
preoedented rapidiIy. He says Il is III
prevailing impression that Il will sui
merge the canal aud sweep it away.
4 does, there is an end TO it. as the PEI
pie arc tired Of cxpondiug money upon
THE RAILROADS.
4; All the railroads sustained more or le
injury, but we have not space for detail
No trains left Cincinnati on Monde
morning, The Cincinnati, Hamilton Al
= Dayton road escaped with comparative
!, sligm damages. The water was over
n track in many places between Cummir
i willie and Carthage. Near CarlhaI
where the channel OF the creek was tul
cd by the Company, one of the traC
g was washed out for nearly one hundr
Of yArds-lhe other was scarcely iniur,
N and this enabled the officers Of the ro
1. TO run their trains regularly since nc
le Yesterday,