The Republican journal., 1873-07-10
Terrible Storm.

CINCINNATI, July 5. Adyices from
Maysville, KY, stated that severe storm
visited that section yesterday, unroofing
many buildings, uprooting trees, blowing
off chimneys and doing great damage to
the crops. Hooking Alley in Ohio is in
undated, the water being higher than ever
before known. Six miles of the canal
arc gone between Anthems and Saline
600 and the salt works and other CONNER
| cial interests are suffering greatly.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 5. The recent
storms have done much damage to the
crops in this vicinity. Portions of the
track of the Hooking Valley Railroad be-
tween this city and Lancaster, are either
washed away or under water. Bridges
and telegraph poles are washed away,
and trains have stopped running.
ST. LOUIS, July S. A despatch from
Hannibal, Mo, says that the severest
storm which has ever visited that section,
occurred last night. Two or three houses
We're blown down and several unroofed.
A large number of trees were uprooted
and much damage done to fences and
other property.
MILWAUKEE, July 5. Reports from
Fond du Lac state that the storm damaged
the grain throughout Green Lake, Fond
du Lac, and Sheboyan Counties to great
extent, Its course was from the north
west to the southeast, and about five miles
wide, along which space, grain, timber,
buildings and fences were thrown to the
ground. In Fond du Lac city many build
ings We're unroofed and a vast number
OF large shade trees uprOOted. On the
Milwaukee, 4 Northern Railroad trains
We're very much delayed by fallen trees,
| over eighty of which were cut from the
track before trains could pass. Hundreds
OF acres of grain were prostrated along
the course Of the storm.
The yachts Louise and Lone Star were
capsized during the storm of the 4th inst,
but no lives were lost.
Another account OF an accident on
Green Lake says the sailing yacht k. B.
Harshaw was capszed. and the following,
out of the party Of twenty who We're on
board, were lost Mrs. A. P. GARNER, of
hartford, Mrs. NJ G. Russell and daugh-
ter OF Berlin, Jennie Olin, of hartford,
Mrs. Geo. +. Harding and a child of Rev.
Mr.. Allen OF hartford. A row boat was
also capsiZed and the occupants William
BuXheim, wife and child. and Mrs. John
Bocid OF hartford, were all drowned
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 5. A terrific
wind storm, amounting TO almost tor
nado, passed over this city last evening.
The steamer Mountaineer was lying at the
bank above the bridge, secured to the
railroad track and ether fastening by light
cables, two of which were two and four
and one hall inches in diameter. At the
first big blow the lines broke after tear
ing up the railroad track, and the steamer
turned her head to the stream. The wind
Kept her close TO the st. Joseph shore,
and she dritted down and struck the east
end OF the bridge draw. Several iron
guys OF the bridge were sprung from the
bolts, and the damage to the bridge is
from $4,000 $4,000 1t will require
twenty days to make repairs. The Noun
taneer was terribly wrecked in the ior-
ward part of the upper works, the hurri-
cane deck being smashed. The tornado
took of the roof OF several houses and
did much damage in uprooting shade
trees. SheayeS of wheat were tossed
about and scattered.