The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-21

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i C1rcnHA1I, Sept. 20.
| The rain storm eootiuues. With the ex
ceptiou of Tie Little Hiani end Marietta 4
Cincinns3i, every railroad leading out O
the city has been danaged 70 such extent !,
to interrupt ths rsnsine Of trains. The Indi
ana 4 Cincinnati railroad lost three bridges
blt the nost impoytnnt one over the Grea
Miami has 10 far escaped. The Hamilton 4
Dayton and C. l. G. ". are intsrrupte& Il
Elk Crsek. The Dayton 4 MiehiGsn losl
three bridges; Indiana Central loa tAree
bridges between Cambridge City md Indian.
epolis. The Chicago / Great Eastern !.
damaged between Richmond and Chicago,
but to whaA extent = not known. Trains
were Withdrawn on both ends of this road
yestsrdSy. The Colnmbus, Piqna 4 Ihdiana
road lost its great bridge at PjquAs A por-
ton Of the Ohio 4 Mississippi bridge over the
Great Miami is down. If the storm subsidies
ration again BY tomorrow.
Unprecedented freshets are reported m
all sides. White River vas two feet higher
yesterday at Indianapolis than in lS47.
White Water River is reported seven and
10 half feet higher thania le47. The esst
corn fields along the bottoms Of he BIZ
Miami have suffered terrible, the. Ao6l n
some fields being higher than the tallest corn
stalks. Scores Of miles of fenees hays been
carried of. The Scioto at Columbus over
flowed its banks, inundAting the whole val
ley west of the river and north Of the Ma
tionsl Road. A great many families have
been driven from their homes or Compelled
to seek shelter in secure stories Of their
dwellings. A dispatch from Dayton siys the
Miami and tributaries are several inches high
or than in l64S. The lower pars Of Dayton
i nbnergsd. The village of McP Phsssoo-
vile, across the river, is ten feet under water.
Enormous damage has been done in the val.
ley to the corn fields. Three men we're
drowned at Piqua, and one killed by the fall.
ing timbers of the bridges. The Ohio river
here he's risaa ten feet in the last twenty-four
hours.
ISDiASAroLIs, SPIT. 20.
Nearly all of our Railroads have suffered
heavily by the freshet The Bellefontaine and
Perue a Indianapolis are the only roads that
have been running trains regularly. The
Jefersonville Railroad bridge, four miles
South OF this city, is washed away, and it is
reyorted that the track at Edinburg and
Columbia, Indiana, are submerged. Atrain
went out from here this morning, but in conse
quence of interruption in telegraph commu.
nications it is not known whether il got
through or not. The Columbus l. Indian.
apolis road was badly damaged. Four bridges
we're waihed away between Indianapolis and
Richmond. There has been no trains over
this road since Tuesday The Tere Haute
l Indianapolis road is not SO badly damaged
The regular st. Louis train went out on this
road to-day. The Lafayette road lost one
bridge, but trains go through by transferring
Lhe passengers. There has been no trains
over the Cincinnati road since Tuesday.
There Was . heavy rain last night, but this
morning the prospects are little more favor>
lble, with indications of il clearing up, al
hough the river is rising rapidly.
The corn crops in the low lands along the |
'ivers and streams in this section are greatly |
damaged by the floods. Trains on all roads |
entering here will run regularly by Tomorrow,
.xcept the Indiana Central& l. Louisville, both |
If which have suffered severely. and it will be |
cveral days before communication will be |
ully established. Weather clearing up.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 20.
With the exception of slight showers the |
ain has ceased, there is indications however
4 more rain. II is estimated that 20, ,OOO, GOO |
ushels of corn have been destroyed by the
reshet in the Miami bottoms. Reports from |
he Northwest represent the food as general,
nth immense destruction of property 1t
Fil require four or five weeks to repair the
ridge across the Big Miami and in the mean /
ime connection will be made with Lssrenee !
urg by boats.