The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-17


Hardy county Va was visited CO the TN instant By
tremendous hnnier storm. from the north rest
and left the mark OF cesolson In ~ trsck The roofs OF
Mr. westfal CARROTS kitchen, John Hshiss' barn, and
John CevNs house blown OF The BAN OF slae See
vas blown down: Mr. George sairenan was oysrtsxen
BY the storm whit hs way home and was badly hurt
By the falling ofa limb Of azee Bsrecovery vas doubt
DlNAsn By THz STORM TN FaEpxnrcKsBuRG, VA.
storm IN the vcioy of Frcdericxburg Va estimates the
Ices 20 DO $4,000 Over 500 900 bu,nes Of wheat
destroyed within length Of ten aud breath OF three
niles
ALONG TIE MISSISSIPPI.
The ~. Louis Rrublfcan Of the 1Hh inst ssys:-Boofy
Island s nearly deserted By the inhabitants, While the
Last Of the citizens Of illnosown busy employed
yesterday IN removing themselves snd their enscs 70
this city. Only few OF the houses in Ilnosto1n are
out Of the water ana sons frame houses were upset BY
the violence OF the current crevasse hsvng beer mIde
IN the peshborhood Of BroosIyn The rear o. Illinois
town forms great lake. the town OF Cstoka s sub
merged, and many Of the inhabitants rescued from
their houses and brought 70 this city sst evening From
The Upper xsslspoi We hear that Asxsndris, Marion,
City, Lagrange CastoD, and other places both sides q
TIE river, Ge completely surrounded with water, aud
great sesqsSn o. property must ,olIo. AXE 70 .as
by The heavy rains that burst ssunier the artificial
enbsrkmeris and the water vent rushing through the
sugar and otber articles contained IN them. Al 81. Cen
sveve, the Big Field" ID by ths time pretty well cover
ed with water snc the crop OF corn Will be Destroyed
THE WESTERN RIVERS.
The Missouri, Upper ssssippi Illinois, Vsbssh, Scoto
Ohio Muski1sup, Great Miami white and in fAct sl the
Western streams, large and small were flooded By the
storms OF last week.
ST. LOUIS.
The Democrd of the 18th inst says-rne river ross ~
this poin, ssaty all day yestsrdaY, and at dark last
Lght seemed 70 be swelling more rapidly tha1 before
The leveo from one end 70 the other entirely sab
merged and IN many places the water dssatox into
the store doors From any standpoint the Ievee yes
terdsy the steamboats, doomed high above the spectar
their chmneys cvertopping the iest business houses
From The hurricane decks OF the boat the sight vas par
ticulafly grand. Tie cnrrent swift mill race,
hcGipE on ~ turgd and tossing immense piles OF
fTft wood aed al manner Of floating material me Eater
stretched far across Bloody leland and seemed 70 be en-
terri the very doors OF the houses tho ds.snt Illinois
side.
CAIRO, I'LL.
The waters OF The Nsssspp broke ihroigh tho levee
Cairo, and inundated he town. The dsmzge % properly
must be immenfe.
WHEELING CREEK, VA.
The wheeling fnteugc-csr q the 12tp lost says
The rise in wheeling creek above rriaislghs, for "a
ridity and whence never before equslled. The
Hsmpaeld railroad bridge At thai place vas swept away
totally, PIERS and all Tue country ar1uud vas com
potely inundated and The angry n,oi carried every,hig
before hfencsr cuhovses drft and WOOL wsnt roliog
down ,he stream 70 a most frghsfoi extent ffaras
house, occupied By large family, near Th1rn5urg was
carried away by the csvrg 10 OF an ertanxms7i o. the
railroad and torn n pieces ear1g the occupants bsrey
time 70 escape with their lives
LAFAYETTE, IND.
tesszN near L,Eysise hal broken avrv ia ssTsn az