The Richmond palladium., 1868-06-30
STORMS, FLOODS, sc.

We neglected in our last, to notice the des>
parts of this State, Ohio. and the Northwest,
to property, &C., en- the 18th and 18th inst:
The Eaton co., Register speaks of the rain
on Thursday morning, the 18th, as the greatest
fall for years-not less than six inches in depth.
Cellars. cisterns. wells, cutters, branches and
creeks were all fuii-ovei flowing, and the wa
ter on sonae lots in Eaton were filled to the
depth of two feet. To the south of that town,
the storm was very destructive -''ali the turn
pike bridges says the Register, 1--WE believe,
except over very small streams, between this
and Hamilton washed away-four bridges
on the railroad are gone III addition to a .con>
siderable amount Of track-loss to roads can
not be less than 100000. Hundreds of acres
OF grain and grass along the bottoms were eli.
ther entirely ruined or very much damaged;
some instances nice fields of black bottom loan
arc substituted by deposit of sand about
foot deep in many places. David Barnet's loss
in fencing, corn, levees to protect his mill is
very severe. las. PO,tenger's loss, caused by
small stream running through his farm is not
less than So. .5OO-many of his old apple trees
were washed away. The approaches to the iron
bridge at Camden. across Seven Mile, were
washed away, and the water, extending entre~
" over the lower part of the village, was deep
enough on one lot to have foated q large sized
steamboat-the fall here is said to be not less
than seven inches. Kinser's entire farm, soil,
fenses, potatoes and all, were washed away
The large bridge across Twin. near Winchester
casting $4,000, is entirely demolished u
The Dayton Journal of the 10th, saws: The
Miami river made its way over the eastern lev
ee Wednesday night, and the place was soon
inundated to . considerable ex tent but not near.
ly approaching the food of Sept, 1885, E
From the north end of Main st bridge, .
sheet Of water covers the bottoms almost as far
as we can see. There are. however good
many points of high land sticking out of the
| little sea- like so many Islands. The high lands
from the Dayton View Hydraulic Company >
grounds souihward to Wolf Creek bottom, are
free from water, and the inhabitants thereof
over ook the vast expanse OF water be, ween
1 the Il ard the city, and far to the eastward,
whore the Miami and Mad river unite and joint
| ~ aow the country for dreary miles.
| On Wednesday, and again Thursday, when
the locomotive on the c. = & q. road went up
| to point a few miles north Of the city, whsrs
the road bed was submerged by the food. they
| found hundreds of rattle SNAKES which had been
chased out of their dens by the water. and who
| had crawled upon the ties and rails for protec-
ton from the encroachlng waters. The men
killed large number of them and brough,
several here IS trophies Of their prowess
/ The Urbana Citizen, speaks about terrific
| rain storm ana QlSaStTOuS Hoo0. tnat VISITED
that region on Tuesday morning, 18th instant
causing great destruction to public and private
property the water on Sciots street was three
feet deep. a m t+e~ ss
The Fort Wayne Gazette, of Wednesday
evening, after describing the storm at tha. place
as very violent, says: '6rest damage has beer
done, not only in this vicinity, but ihroughos
the West, in the track of these terrible tempest.
= the raising Of rivers; the washing away o
cuivsrts and consequent delay Of railroad trains
OF life, Is the story OF the storms which hav.
a.tonishsd the oldest settlers" by their fearfu
severity 5s aea 6adt e9sa Aa
iso The Madison. Wisconsin, journal, says tha
the seinity Of Lancaster, Grant CO., Wis. va.
visited by tcrri5ls storm, or rather tornado OF
| the 10Th. The wind bisw violent gale, hal
FILL like rain. SONS two Inches in depth, Of stone
from tbs sis. Of = r,seon's sss dc~r. tr psr