Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-29
From he New YORK Herald.
The 80 10 rnder Enter

The Great West Under water.
The Floods and Toraadoes Of TIE Mississippi Valley-
ETteEsirs Dss,Tueti0a Of Cotton. Sugar and Grain
CFoPs-70l0Hs, FHlgge, Farms, Railroads and
Canals Derastasi-Tairty three Millions Of Dollars
Worth d Properly Dssr0gs9-Detaiis Of he Losses
IN LORislaHa, Aissssippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio
Missouri, Pirgdlie, indiana, MarylqHd ana Pens
sylraHia, Sc, SC, sc
The devastation OF The past month in the West, By
foods and tornad0es, has been unparalleled in the
history Of The country. The Mississippi, Missouri,
Illinois, Wabash, Ohio, and in fact all the great
and small Western streams, have been flooded y
incessant storms, nUudatiBg their valleys submerg
ing whole towns and farming districts, and spread
ing ruin IN their track. Along the Mississippi the
great Father Of Waters the havoc has been almost
universal, not Gully destroying the crops standing
but rendering he land Uaft for use perhaps for
year 10 come The heavy rains have prevented corn
planting TO more than one half the usual extent in
the Western districts, while other grain has suffered
seriously. In addition 10 the floods, tornadOss in
Illinois and elseHhere have levelled whole towns,
and spread death and ruin around. In order to give
our readers idea Of the vast extent Of damage
TO life and property condense below the accounts
as far as accessible:
TIE CREvAssE IN LOUISIANA.
The accounts OF the cIevasse in Louisiana were the
fra indications Of damage 10 any extent Early in
May the swelling TORE It Of the Mississippi burst
he eVees just above New Orleans, oVerfoWing vast
tracts Of sugar, cotton and cane lands with torrents
Of such force that all attempts to stop them had
be abandoned. The village Of Grelna, a few miles
above New Orleans, was nearly submerged, and for
thirty miles below the city nearly every plantation
oYerdoWed. The parish Of St Charles suffered
greatly. The total amount Of sugar destroyed has
been estimated at so 600 hogsheads worth So OO0,-
600, while the damage 10 the cotton or ~ in this and
other districts is estimated at full 100000 bales
worth s Is coo 600 The waters we're nearly as high
s-,T fkr aI.r1
the river took place.
STORMS, gOREAD0Es AND FLOODS IN ILLINOIS
In some part Of Illinois, especially in the vicinity
Of Bloomington, the rain poured nearly necessarily
during the wOnth Of May, rendering enc acre in fifty
o. corn plan ing ground unfit for use aud making the
wheat grow amt Bul little corn was planted in
consequence Gun some OF that TOtted in the ground
SpriEg aud vsute wheat, however, looked well; but
on The frs, rs tie heavy rains bad SO impeded
painting az Tyyed the growth Of grain that
farmers stis.4 Of selling for fear OF q famine.
The Wabash cyerass..d I'll the bottom lands on It's
EesteTn banks FOR mics All The streams were
flooded and many bridges were carried away.
On Thursday, May Is, terrible tornado rose west
of the illinois river, beg oud Galesburg, in Knox
county, ami pTOct eded Ia nOrtheasieTly course
.hrouga W0odford, Marshall, Mclean, Lasale and
Livingston, and to Indiana uProotng trees, level
ling fences, and URr0oing aud tearing down houses
IN It's course. AT Galesburz the dsmsge was par
Edward Bsechers brick church. The village Of
Ottawa was literally in ruins, and at Towards, on
the Chicago, Alton and 81. Louis Railroad nearly
every building was Frustrated. An evening train
on tn road vas blown from the track, on the open
prairie where the passengers who were fortunately
lnir jured, remained from seven P. a. 20 two A. u
Ga Sunday, May 50, terrible tornado passed
over Hancock and Warren counties, in northeast
ery direction tearing everything IN its course. AZ
I Terre Haule number Of houses were blown down,
and man and child were killed. At Ellison, in
Warren county, the havoc was appalling; cot Of
seventy houses ia the place only three escaped IN
harmed Nineteen lives we're lost, and ten persons
we're fatally injured while over seventy we're more
or less MANNED. Houses we're Torn In fragments OF
swept away, leaving not yesLige behind, and yas
bulk Of timber, trees, wagons snd human beings
! in moment taken BY the WnirlWiud, and tWried n
the air like so many feathers. TIE survivors Of the
place we're stripped of all they possessed.
At Roscoe, q few days later, freshet came rush
ing down a usually Insignificant brock, tributary
Of the Rock river A two story IRAN house standing
| upon the bank, occupied by lev HoratiO lsey, was
instantly swept away by the angry food, carrying
the clergyman, his rife and eight children along viii
it. The fether only escaped the rest we're seen nC
more alive
| The Illinois river has been very high since thl
/ early part Of this month"; and on Friday, the 4th
I inst, the town OF Naples on thai river Esi
| inundated, and skIfTs aud sCoEs we're used in the
/ streets TO convey passengers from house 70 house
The river within feet OF the high water mari
| Of 1854
Al Cairo, on Saturday afternoon, the 18th inst.
the levee ofJhs town gave way, and The entire piac
was soon covered with the waters OF he Mississippi
! Houses were undermined, and over one thousan
feet Of the Central Railroad track was washed away
| The water reached the seCJad aud ih'rd stories o
The houses. and the damage 20 property could no
have been less than $500 900. Mcund Ciiy, IN Oh
| neighboI hood, being oa a higher elevation fare,
! somewhat better, but was sOmsEhat DANA d. SOM
three miles north, the Mississippi had by orevAss
! formed q junction with the Ohio, which with th
junction a. Caro- left that so place on bland
The Ohio WIS higher than bad been kn06n FOX ri!
wears. The town Of Brooklyn, ILL.,, has been neHFl
Isstrcved hy the hood and NeHpOrt is entireI
covered up.
THE BLoOUs n OHIO.
On Monday, May 25lh, the vicinity Of Cincinnati
vas visited with violent ram Waleh zen 70 IN
d,n,b of i've and half inches Mill creek swells
"a an enormous extent, and damaged the bridge {
he o77o,,,t OF $4,000. The aqUeduci Of the hits
80 ra,aI vas destroyed, and breaks occurred nea
$50, Townsbfp Hall, and about five hundred fee
below. all of which damage It is thought is almos
irrenarable and will render the canal 81 present use
| - 4 number Of proptrgg holders in Cineinna
yere damaged 10 the extent Of about $4,000 BY thi
sform Owing 10 these heavy rains, hardly on
fo,,-,b NJ the usual amount Of corn was planted
tbough wheat snd grass were doing veil 81
boavier rains fell about the ltk inst, the saiurate
and absorbing but little, and the streams, conss
ouently, rising rapidly. There were thirty eigt
lei in The channel Of The Ohio, and the wheat crop
suffered severely by the storm, while other er0I
| we're much damaged. Large portions OF the Milan
VoIIav were inundated, and the bridges, embanh
! menis and railways were extensively damaged ID
latest intelligence however, was that the river va
falling rspidly, tie Miami bot oms being free {
w1ter. aud even planting going o. bTisky Barls
vas harvesting.
TIE FLOODS IN MISSOURI
Tbrourhout the month Of April the rain fell 8 mo-
necessarily in the valleys Of the Wabash and Ni
sissippi through Indiana limos am missouri
Noorly he whole Of the leVee Of 81. Louis was 50,
MERGED on he 1lth inst, and for miles along ID
sbore above and below the city, Inc bottom land
y-sre upder water. Very little corn was planted i
-. ..-.- On lanLs MOI ahiacanL 10 The i've