Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-15
FIoOd.--Floods--Evcrywherc

Ods--Fi0ods--Everywhere.
We could fill our paper this morning with the
details Of floods by the LIST mails All the
tributaries of the Mississippi from the Rocky
Mountains to the AlIeghenies are booming with
the most remarkable of June freshels. The
Father of aters himselfIad perfectly submerg-
ed the levee at st. Louis on the 18th, and
the floors of some of the stores the water was
from one to two feet deep. Illinoistown, oppo-
site, was entirely under water, and the great
American Bottom generally inundated
Cahlkia, an old French town below st. Louis
was completely submerged, and the distressed
inhabitants were brought up to st. Louis by
steamer sent down to their rescue.
-- Above St Louis the towns of Alexandra,
Marion City, La Grange. Canton, and other
A- places on both sides of the river were surround
ed by water, and much damage had been sus-
tained. The Missouri River Is also having
fearful overflow, and the rains had fallen almost
81. JineessantIy for week. The Upper Mississip-
upi was very high, and rising from St Paul
down. AT the last account the Illinois river
was about stationary at Naples, with q feet of
water in the town. The Lower Mississippi was
rising far up as Cairo and another crevAsse
had. occurred above Prentiss, Miss, and it was
feared much damage would be done TO plania-
tiOns below that point Fears were also enter
stand further pressure of water. The town
of Cairo is accessible only by water The floods
have rendered the tressle work on the l. C. Road
SO unsafe that it will take several weeks to re-
pair the road so to admit the passage of trains
h n into Cairo. ..- ,-.f#..J.s.
The destruction of property in the valley of
the Wabash River is immense. At La Fayette
on the lIth the Wabash up to the caves Of the
houses on the fats, being four feet higher than
at the last rise, and nearly up to the hight of
the rise of 1874. The Wabash Courier says
the River is three feet higher thaa ever known
before An the low grounds covered, and
the inhabitants driven out. In many places the |
river is three miles WIDE and the Wabash and
Erie Canal has sustained great damage.
The White River at Indianapolis on the l3th |
was higher than before this year. and was within |
foot of the great flood of Is47. Much dam
age was done Gulich and Tweed's butcher !
ing establishment was undermined. Their loss
$4,000 Some of the streets of Indianapolis
were flooded
foot or two of the high water mark of IS47.
The water broke across the pike and flooded the
town of Mcpherson. The levee built TO protect
the town was washed away in many places,
aud the people had to move or take refuge in
second stones Above Dayton great portion
of the country along the river is covered with
water, and the flats about Troy and Piqua are
converted into lakes ..-
The Scioto at Columbus on The 18Th pre-
scented the appearance of a respectable lake,
the bottom lands being Submerged from bank
to bank.
The damage done to the Ohio Canal between
ChilReOthe and Portsmouth is so extensive that
the Advertiser suPpOses it cannot be repaired
for the resumption of navigation before the 18th
of July 81
The Muskingum river is up 10 the ls47 high
water. and the injuries to the CentaI Ohio
Railroad have much interrupted the running of
trains upon it
The Ohio at Cincinnati on the 18th was fall
ing slightly, though boats arrived from below
report that it was swelling all the way up. 1t +
was also reported that the levee at Cairo had ,
given way, and that the town was inundated-
AZ F,7Sasburgh on Saturday the rivers were tur-
bid and swelling, and the rains still falling
The rains in New York were very heavy
many of the store cellars along South and West
streets being flooded with water over two feet
deep.
More of the FIOods--CairO Destroyed
The damage done by the storm and flood at
Baltimore on Saturday was very severe, and
three lives were lost
Saturday afternoon crevasse opened on the
Mississippi side Of the town of C4iro through
which the water poured at fearful rate, filling
up the whole space between the levees and run
ming over the embankment on the Ohio river
side. About a thousand feet of the Illinois
Central Railroad was washed away. The left
wing of the new Hotel fell assundeT, and the
balance It was expected would fall during the
night Nearly all the houses were tumbEng }
down, drifting away, or sinking. Scarcely
building in the city is expected to Withstand
the food The water was two and a half feet
deep in the second story Of the Taylor House
at the date of the despatch, and still rising nap
idly Mound City was also in danger of being
overfoved II