, 1870-01-20
At Louisville.


The storm OF rbunocr acn l.phtn!nQ wind, ra!n,
aro ns,i, wn,cn E1slteo tte city Oh Sdndsy DYnt
xau ota o. re nsIeest e5ps,lesc q n y m9nJ
city are COT nalstsely stlnbg. Sach Storm Of
thunder ard lightning Is relJ unusual al tnis
At9oclock snpdsy morning the ssy vas per-
tectlS cear, and lhe moon Aso stata we're shtn;t \
brightly, but beteIs da5i'2hs 5ain comneEe.d iati-
stoe etB duripR the daJ, accorpatitd h5 an occa-
slot al clap Ct lhunaeE Al dark the ar VAS e.ose
Ms1eea J tsii;re. accompanied b. deica WIND aau
sisia IphtuitR. Al o'clock Ees1ercay rnoFntng,
IN the loesr portion Of the CITY, e. ipsctal! otg
Pcftlapd aye1n. storm Of hail succeeded tue
LOT z lights ra,r, and geariy every family fruta
Tssprtsh Atseet 70 Peftssno, a.! from Bank
1tsst 9 ss senT o% a.ss see9 Fl
awake. ua,lstones, cou.rosed OF four or dye
pieces t1ozen together, mating Jumps Of Ice a.
luae Is Fatnuts. ten n psolus&oa, breaking all
".Gs psnssss irem n The Wild were comparatively
Light though re sa;1s Ist Tets s, 1oE laroa ons
Ct Rlte touse would be nloHu on. A few trees
ware truken-two OF three b!own dorm. and part
ahop, was blown mo the street.
The Iiin pIonHea fp 10 p,o1e et%astreus in the
city, than thn W1nd AID hail conlbired. Toe edecs
uron oil The c1eeks and rivers II something bor-
f1rtsR on the Dtracul0Es- unprecedented
SILT KlEer *as pcnr1l cut such uood Is % dt.ye
pMo eSaes w. ~ al a!s ns:s Wiz great 1sp3: Kan
tucly RIVER ts tald to DO higher t5an ever gao N,
AID II runEirX enttft!9 aEt-fs the OHIO LfcEtGE
AIc thG U1g Mtant are pouring out perfect s7E-
Ien,s; bile the rap,dty Of the r1se ia The OHIO,
st this pstn1, u ensuel5 nrpteeedented at teo
ysts ] Tns y san ~ ay; t,e
inst nieht, The Sidewalks from Fl:tn near.
p.uI1h. We're nloer xaur. All cf the eettars, tot
| snNe d1stuEce % Fourth srcet. and III aiors
the levte, were uiied zlth wA'er. forcing the oc-
slreetf. On The ltTfe ff1t woteF h2l entered the
bouset. Al alorR Water s'reet the reeid .nts
Here tome q taem most:g 9n stairs asd a.hers
erenny c1fcumsrIbed ard steauera Et1e CON.
pc!ed 10 tone instances 10 depos,t freight 10 snc
asa 81 Ms fsas 81 'a
| JoEd fhe reach Of tue encroschlrE Rattrs.
Tne .nsp ?, me Hater no se
| WBy 10 Portland avenue a1d Cham Was fp.edi.
ls washed IN The s;leet, esrendiug aesoss the az
| tie mill oad ru.p+ nced acrues the cha.m bf tho
iron is'ls: Fassst gtrs we're. q conise, transfer
ss pef ~ ks4 ~ ss % nse1s w stop at
| rance OF forty or tftT fret mare, rucnirg around
| lilo St1th erosa street tPcstIaudl
I Tnete~tI6 IN other paris nf the city, uuaoie tc
| carr or The R.tas volume OF water, were chnkea
up, and the etset Is and ste walks ogertiu 1ei
| ard in Mary piscss impaa,snle: Esev gaIst
wute1 cove1ea entire hL1eets for "a lares. \ new
/ house nt The couer Of Twentieth and Jellrrsoo,
q @a ue 81 oT
|
Jast tais s!as = canppel.sonre. on the Short.
line Railroad, socse nineteen or twenty feet o; Al
[ emcsntment wHs 20 daI8ged al to DELAY tae
tra1rs abcut four 1oorr, but the damage vas re.
Gsouno.. aud : ~ iotc.d Is alop d inas point 10
let tie 5 rs train 90 o.. on ttue- Toe te.exrarh
INES esobg tne Snots.hse road IL a1a Ne kentncky
| Central AID Louisville i Nashville tAtca In,
| we're either blown down or Washed down eI tho
The creefs on the other side OF the river ate
| toou't1x, and ali the low grounds IN tho rear Of
| il GefStnrIlie and New aoJ are llo sned out
TIE af.espoon ssain on tie Jenst:onv1iie Kat!rost
went out peas1y Cd tine, but It Il donhstrs u the
| 1unnlrg VIII DOT be etopptd to-daJ.
Tne Eu1oepuess with xhch THIS Hood has come
taEea cid river men by surprise. Ii Is anttcpa'eo,
| By ttote ~ho ace capable Of making tue cncuta-
ticr, ttst this ireshet Huf re greater thau any
tcce 1854 Il Ii does uut evea reacn, and. perasos,
Tns tfet,le Vers Of spsu II. oato River bridge
Il tnere W .nenld Be nsass fun ! Of dr,Is WOOD; eset
III, IN al probability, Keep to inis A.ds OF The
TIE e.o1m seems to have been very general
Al Care City and s1cin!tJ, u HaEs County. eRatt'
four mules 2o1th OF the city, on the Lau1Asttls
resplttt IN gteat loss oS life snt trop TT. F11t,
houses ~ese dtnotsheo. ten pereors 1siiet
sn ncsd s9, fsss eas
ncne;ess BY the dlsss:es. A tpeci:l Iepone
vas dispatched TO the tceue, ard The tult p1ttco
/ l6IE WILL 9c fQu4a EN6NpeEE, a. bIh92u" o0GG
| tlon, SIX miles south OF Casa CITY, the aEorn VA
nost EIkas rtus. Ffom passenger ~ INC trail
which arflytu It $50 last evening. 1'c hours be
hlr time, We Learn sna. esers mouse betwcei
| Gave City and GIa. How Junction WEE 1nloHh d0Wl
a1o tweity p4rsu1s killed and largo nunoe
| veLutcS ~ GlssRuzT Junction and FIcah!tJ. Tree
Here prrooted aid twlssedcn, feLces scatssset
l;ke slSawe. ard toust5 carried OF thetr folnilA
,,oLs ard torn 10 fragments oy the fotee OF th
At Clartsyue, Tennessee, the stotm Of xlnt
ard 1atr, accompanied By the ino.t stud lg =
Line. Nas tie uoat se7e1e ever t1pene1cea
The strrm cournerced stont 10 O'Clock a. N
surthy ard COZ t1nIed until NondaJ abo1t %
Mords, ucrnInR toiteats Of ra!n poured inces
tautlS. The Bank OF Ctalksrl1a a-0 Nanoua
!; hacE Nere both uoroo.e6. Houkc: ba1ns, free
| anu ttt Ct were blown au#u, Al also other q AN
sses. The ratlrosd bridge across lhe c1n1oei
| land bad kpMe braces carried axaY b5 nr7ft
Wocd. dausec Eight The Water In the camoes
iald 10 rising very rapidly and oSeinox wing It
pslh. The damaEe, ii iaf aA can be learned, I
! Ior supposed 10 II. very great The Storm va
fne ntss telrttc ever experienced within tn,
| Memo:Y Of the o!deEt lpbantAn9-
!, The ktcrm xas also se.e1e # Other points, bus
/ oHiur 10 the pIcsflat,G1 Of the tetegEap1 ule.
par1cu.ars could Lot ee Obtained