, 1870-01-19

Ets Effects in Cincinnati and vi.
Ciultys

We do Lot remember to hxve ever heard rain
maks 20 much 1o:.e - d'd that Of yesterday
ton Of tnat OF April three yeata ago, which will
always b memorable With n on account oE the
estraordloafy plaJ 9! lightning that accompanied
1t. There wks ris1d aheet Of lghrIinR, aud IN
oocn1onal peal Of thunder, With yeAterdssb ra1n:
but these wete DOT needed Ia the cataract rolf
1l tne ta!llDE xa:srs sa.t ioE nsa.y ~ noar
hAtl storm.
All over tho city people nr thousands were
Startled nom theu sumbeEs b1 the crath Of hail
the occaalonai dull booming OF thunder, and the
GtcadJ rush Of streams through the st1eeta. SOME
Gsny nindo.s t Wers bSofen e Il bT s then. We Va
heard Of one instance IN which q nervous MAI,
aAakeEed ~ tho breaking Of his wtnao1, picked
pigeons egg each, and dropped them into Rlazs,
thns SECURING ice. water, after uHnknz Tho doso
ot ~ NheaeJ h. M took to ssttie hts netFek
display, tore down fences, awnlre aud uoos.
wrenched shutters IRON their hinges, and made
neE,o1a r. people 1reMole net.een the1 ssset.
usual Washing OF the Hills do En into tho streets.
1hiEd szeet, on The lido Of Mount Ads1k looked
bling down in huge volumes. The sueet Is cou-
a.deIaby damaged ct Baum street. Flta street
u alao consderaolY torn up the pavement in
front OF house oppoi.to Calvert street having
trg houses, Chlef Engineer Mearne. Of mo Fire
Department, "a member OF the Board Of 1nse-
de1ed the owner to forthwith n1ke the plaza safe,
40 a to aIotd Tho possibility OF another calamity
such III occurred on Elm Street last Saturday.
Tbs river h1A backed up tn the ERRlestoo ASe-
ure EeEar a far as the Iual1 ce&x wall Ct FAElns
mill Several of tho city otlceEs were a5 tue
sewer, yesterday morning. and after careful ex.
Ltrge Rnlctes have been formed IN RaTtnd
Atreet, snd the cellhta Of tbs Ninth, Nineteenth.
TTentiesn I'VE. Wards were completely inundated, as
The severity Of the nood IL attested hy the 1act
that the Little Miami Railroad never suffered 10
mssn p t9o e s, o. Tns
Of TWO miles near Ftankiinton. The trick Is
washed ont n two places. one and Two miles
q one
grand lake. The track u inundated for three
Or four miles; two or three small bridges
hlJ wathed ont IN Other psces IN that vicinity.
nSaf az r. e.
passed orer aa1ely. and reached this city about
O'Clock. The Loveland accommodation vas DO
the Tn1teneo Road, at It1 crofaiug with tho Little
Miami. ons Tho obstruction was removed in abus
Tno day express, leavtug this city at a. NJ, waa
also Detained from the salue cause, but nnAlly
tncceededin reaching FFeeporf, wese It wa8 Last
night 5n.ognded q wstei, T!la The taaon
neutA. and the pa1aco car for sleeping Acoonuo-
datioDs until thts morning:
WIN fNoa near MAdelr:1 the HesaeEofk AZ
damage to somc OF tho EeTerA tte4ue-wotIe
crossing the toruon1 OBannon's Creek, east OF
LoFeiano, aoutl 70 Hnlcn Ne inJ9nss 70 sevGiA
ciDuau Railroad was unable 10 get any trains
through after tneir night e1psess1 due hers early
yesterday morning, which arrived here few hours
The Cni.lIooshe l. Hn1shoro accommodation Wa
reported At Loteland, yesterday morning, hemued
T6e condiiIon OF tho Cincinnati j Ztuesyt1]e
Railroad y not certainly enow1, except shst one
os1dee BET .ee5 Tilnlnstsn aod Ogden. Win sooat
81 ~ @
i i quite iitsly that other damage hss occurred
today. The train dae last night dtd not aH1Ee.
and Is was reported hemned ID between damaged
brd1ta.
great aecunulauo1 Of head-watets and baef-
MALes nom nc aWeu1nR oal9' ~ noon. !esset. !Mt.
cay ne Hstsr ~ aeFes tsss ~ IN tn6 ~ ds1s -
sixth street bridge: The low no.tom1 lates.
tpered amonE tho evenings IN he soQtnNas
q s nso u
stdeof the Union Bsse Ban 0round. has been
wssned snt!ei5 ssa5: a9q oesefa 'ee' os wa'e9
Colonel Aors.nf slaaantes hoase, On Aill
Creek, above Htxth s0eefs y m3ecea 20 aoen N
extent tntt n nla oeen com Peueo 90 ce&e Holxt
and tzsntftr BY sogs % tho @ stoct Jasds A ~ NJ
o1ek y.rd. II 4n cree o9tsGm ~ y idnnaated' sa
The rain aeems 10 hare been general up the
An1 Greek Valley. and several Ga teaiden1 ~
thar they have never witnessed sacn f0an 9l
AIinG on The 1outn ade Or the avenue between
MIL C1eek hfld9c ana spLnE uloae Ssmeeel!s
Mete mhtected 70 ~ sotM o ncoasenlenees'
being crtveu out Of ne naek JAfdsand oaaemeats,
and forced to occuPy ne second asotJ q thar
Ienaencef. ~. Snong 1nS n9.cnes; ASs9&
batea aopp3e, dsae'M ;1c14Ia e. .pa a1a oseets,
Wto OWL Inc KfeaNl. tAls q t9a pIopelsy az
above located: sc mo rIlnepal Eo0efets. a
Spite aIofe CeMete'9. tue oosIases On tan svuta
ard the depth Of the watHf under ne Viadnet,
yefterdaT VA non I'VE 20 @x leeL ~
the 25th Of MA1, 1Es. ne wate1 fose 70 tee
vla1uct. II ma sare time tae fence HHs ca.
r1td Away On the Soufa slde Or INC cotlAee4 aod
nothing but the accumulation o. df1t aEd Wooa
eASt Of the C0ttAEc& t6fEd SQtu tIptu DElnX Ea1-