Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15
Storu.s and Floods.

BALTIMORE, June l4-0ur city and vicin-
ity were visited on Friday and Saturday last,
with O rapid succession Of heavy showers;
indeed, during considerable portion Of Sat
urday the rain poured down in unbroken
torrents, and the floods came, and towards
evening that part CT the city lying adjacent
to Jones falls was inundated to q depth va
ried by the Inequalities of the surface up to
about six feet. Much damage and incoDve-
nience have been sustained By many Of our
citizens, but not to 80 great an extent a. the
threatening aspect OF the scene naturally sug-
gested. The reports from the rural districts,
with the signs of devastation which have
reached the city, inform us that the farmers
within range Of the freshet have suffered great
ly.
LAFAYETTE, a., June lit commenc.
ed raining here at l. o'clock on Wednesday
noon, and poured down almost necessarily
until this friday morning. The Wabash
river rose with irightful rapidity, and the n-
habitants on the river bottoms awOke in the
morning to find their houses filing with wa
ter, and were obliged to escape in boats and
by swimming on horses. The Wea and
Wild Cat creeks, two small streams, rose IN
few hours to raging floods. The Toledo,
Wabash, and Western railroad across the
Wea creek was entirely swept away, doing
damage to tho amount Of twenty thousand
dollars. The Wabash river is still rising,
and immense quaint titles Of saw-Ogs, rails,
&C., are sweeping past. No trains or mails
can leave for several days. Whole farms
are under water.
CINCINNATI, June ll.--Steady and heavy
rains have prevailed in this vicinity for the
last eighteen hours. They are not 80 heavy
now. The thermometer has fallen twenty
degrees since yesterday. The Onlo river Is
rising at the rate Of two inches an hour, and
all the tributaries are rising rapidly. There
is thirty eight feet Of water in the channel,
and great food is expected The track Of
the Ono and Mississippi Railway was wash
ed away six miles from this city, and the other
roads are more or less injured. The partic.
ulars have not yet been received. 1t is fear
ed that the crops will be seriously Injured,
particularly wheat.
BosroN, Juno l2.-The French packetfrom
St. Pierre to Sydney reports q heavy gale
previous 70 the lSt inst, on the banks of
newfoundland, attended with immense loss
Of life and property to the French fishermen.
Besides the loss and damage Of vessels, it Is
said that no less than three hundred men
persisted during the storm.
New YORK, June l3.-Tho rain storm
which commenced on Friday afternoon, con.
tnued to rage violently all day yesterday,
accompanied by heavy wind from the
northeast. The excessively warm weather
of the earlier part of the week rendered this
huvial visitation welcome at first, as it cooled
the air and cleansed our filthy streets; but its
continuance over yesterday is rather too
much of a good thing. 1t has spoiled the
visit of the Boston Tigers" brought dark
clothes again into fashion, and upset the cal
cuIations of those who had determined TO
turn out to-day in new summer rig. This
storm extends far to the West, and through
out the country, there has been far too much
wet weather for the crops. Thousands of
fields are reported to be rottiDg; and should
the present weather continue, the injury will
be very serious The excessive rain Of yes
terday did much damage along the docks
and in the cellars bordering on the rivers
10 many places, the sewers were so full as to
overflow, and the rivers were unusually high.
We will doubtless soon hear OF lreshets in
the interior. Owing 10 the storm the out
ward bound steamers Glasgow, Northern
Light, Charleston, and Florida did not leave
port.