New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-29
THE GREAT STORM OF RAIN!
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS

IMMENSE DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS
THE WHITEWATER CANAL SERIOUSLY INJURED.
FROM The Cincinnati Gdse'.e May%
One Of the most violent storms Of rain, accompanies
heavy wind, which has visited this section Of TIE
State in many years, commenced on Monday iorsnoea
and continued throughout most of the day with uis
bated severity. During the evening" the storm sbnsd
somewhat, but commenced again about O'Clock, and
from that time until after daylight, perfect ao'dd
water descended, overfowng streets, culverts, The
canals banks of the creeks and rivers, carrying sway
bridges and dams, and doing an amount OF damage
that it would be impossible to estimate. We have en-.
desvored to gather full particulars a. possible
the injury done within the range Of the city, which
probably only an item in the destruction of property d
which accounts will soon reach US.
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD.
This road has suffered more by the storm ia the re-
gion of the city, than any other. In addition to sus
breaks in the entertainments along the line of tue road
ard the injury to the bed, the tressel-work Of tts
bridge at the mouth of Mil Creek was greatly injured
by the food of water from above, which don
immense quantities Of timber wood, trees, fences,
&C., which lodged against the tressel-wok Althouga
very much weakened, and some of the supports bro
KEN there was prospect last evening that tae bridge
would not be entirely carried away, or further dam
aged.
Some half mile further down the road about thirty
feet CT the BERNIE bank of the White ater Cana,
upon which the track Of the road was laid, va
washed into the iver letting the track and tee ark
foot OF more, and still remain unsupported except
portion which rests upon the rudder of the canal bo
Globe, the stern Of which to have been sacket
into the gap by the food of water.
Between TWO ard three miles of the city. near 81
dsmsvile, occurs the largest break in the r,sd and
canal. At this point the embankment has been oar.
RED out bodily tor distance of perhaps i've hundfsd
feet, some twenty-five in width, and about the sane
depth. The ties and rails CT the railroad fell 20 the bed
underneath, and most Of the former are carried inw
the river. The gap both in the canal and railroad,
preteDis Tagse appearance.
lie morning expIess over tie Ohio and NJ s,is.ipd
Railroad, Que at 500, arrived at SedamsvIie sbos:
y O'Clock 10 the afternoon, bringing the remains 81
Gen. Persiior +. Saith, and some thirty Jrty py
sergeys. AT Sedsms Bridge, where the trsa stopped,
the pass,reers. baggage, mails and express m,tt~
were net by ounibuses and wagons aud brought into
town. No.s Of the bridges on tins road bst~esn tbs
city ana '.rcennes have been carried away sl.nous,
al are no doubt more or less strained. The trsye-
however, viii be uninterrupted. The 10 clock tram
lei. .set evening from Sedamsyille.
Mr.. Psrscrs and Mr. Lewis OF the Ohio aad M.ss.s-
sippi Road assured Us last evening that toe pnecpd
break in the road at Stdsmsville would Do put IL
good condition again 10 ioiiy-eght hours a. the fss
est, arc that the smaller will be repaired "
today. Trains will not be run over The .resss-
work ercge at the mouth Of Millcreek until the e.
tent Of damage can be ascertalnec and the necesyJ
itpairs made. Up TO late hour last night the bridge
had received 10 further injury than is msn.ionee
above. Tie total damage 10 the track by the sssa,
ing cut Of the bank 1t is thought, WI. lot exceed
$500.
The canal boat which lodged in the gsp was drsvs
out lsst evening, by means Of q steam engine apos
the track.
dispatch hcm Seymour, received by Mr.. Psrse's
ass night, stated thai ell the streams belo tha P'
were very high, but that the trains psssed 10 safely
lev houIS Of labor made all the unsafe pos"
secure.
The trains which left St. Louis and this city yexa
day noinir Z, were reported ou time last evening.
LITTLE MIAMI RAILROAD.
The ooeock tram upon this rosd yesterday IT, f..
icg wAs cbaed 10 return 10 the city after gons So
eight mies, when il was sscertaned thss the onss,
over Duck Creek, at ira. point. hsd ti,ea $50 ~.
iCuLc some SIX or eight inches, AMI consiis'soy ~.
sset. a gsLg Of halds were Gst<iJ Get u WIZ