, 1861-08-15
THE GREAT STORM,
Damage at Cleveland and Rnndusrv
EFrom the Cleveland Herald. 18th.

LFrom the Cleveland Herald. 13th.1
Ine most severe storm known to have oc
eulIeo N t6emonth OF August for many years,
commenced between two and three O'Clock on
MONDAY afternoon, and continued with una-
bated violence during the night, At first Il
came az violent rainBtotm. This 5gas sneeiii.
u followed BY high wind, which toWaris
night increased to furious gale, accompanied
Dy such m doWnpourfng Of rain as Is seldom
eeen. The rain appeared to fall il masees Of
water instead Of ii drops. Tbs streets Wera
soon Hooded, the sewers being unable to car
r Oil the immense food that rushed down
the cutters. On Water street, where the
VOTE OF grading was In progress, the water
Wss two feet deep.
Trees we're blown down in all directions.
and in some instances large trees were torn,
Up by the roots and driven to some distance.
outhouses and roofs suffered also in several
instances.
The Lake was fea1fully agltated and the
WaVes we're driven with resistless violence
AGAINST me piles along the shore. The Cleve-
sapped in several places, so that it was con.
e1dered unadViaable to run the trains between
WOOD street and the depot during the morn
lnG: Ihe damage Was soon repaired.
me piers suffered somewhat. The steam
boat landing On east side of the railroad pss-
planked, Was torn up in many places.
So violent were the waves on the lake shore
that an old engine tender, left on the end Of
the branch track Of the G. & E. road, near the
foot Of Seneca street, Has washed to consid-
erable distance along the bank.
no vessels came In or went out during the
gale, except the steamer City Of Cleye{and.
which left for Lake Superior about 10 O'clock
MONDAY night This morning q schooner and
propeller passed up outside. Down to nom
to-day the wind continued to blow, though
with diminished violence,
L. =
State suffered severely. THE C. c. g. G. train
had 10 connection beyond Columbus, the Litc
tie Miami having had q cu14ert washed out,
and the Cincinnati, Hamilton &, Davtm =
bridge gone. The lower part Of the Cleveland
g Fittsbu5gh has also been damaged. The
tram that left Pittsburgh at one o'clock this
the bridges between Rochester and WsIlsyi1le, lsi,
having been damaged. The train that len
WellsVille for Cleveland this morning. passed
saltneq1lle but could not reach Ba7afd. and II
Is supposed that the bridges between nave
9een Waa4ed ont Nothing has been heard
from the Wheeling section Of the River Diyi-
sion, and the wires work so badly that Int N.
tle can be learned from any point 4 feared
aleo suffered. ''1' @A1'e
The t1ain on the Cleveland & pittabnrsh
road, which left here this morning, win en
deap0r to: reach the bEeak beyond Bayand.
- "AaEaeA RaceGA&E1aa a1u telufu On lime this
evening.
;, An extra from the aandusky Ra1aer offlce
gives strong picture Of the destruction at
that POINT The water WAS SO high In the
press- ro9m Of the Registsr building that the
hles were extiDgufshed aud the paper could
not pc printed. The extra says
We have been visited during the Iast tTe1va
nouIs bg one Of the most severe and iIs1nao.
ing storms OF Wind, with rain, which. ever
sWeps over Cur bsy md city.
1he wind which for some hours had been
blowing from the N. E., causing tho water In
me bay to rise very high, began little after
noon yesterday to blow a perfect gale. The
Hater has risen until our wharves are ali
hooded BY the wares, carrying OFF all sorts ut
%aays of f,s1 ts aes %as ae1s9p9n tRem
are ens1re1y destroyed. -together with the tenn
pofaIy buildings which were upon them. Vesl
pounQlng: g:themselyea to pieces the railroad
tracks along Railroad street are completely
to[n up and destroyed In mauy places the
cellars along Water. street are from two to
tnlee 1eet deep In water, and there Is \ general
edge.
A. this #riting-12 midnight storm is'
sn4 fag1ng with unAbated fury.
Notaing can yet be told as to the damage
gone, ont It Is known to be considerable. The
damage to the G. and T. Railroad track and
Ioa4-oed |. reported - being very great. Great
an1ae1y i7 Is telt for the sbippng in the hike
1ne storm On Lake Erie blew from the
nu!toea9t and commenced here about two
O'CLOCK Monday afternoon. q.