Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-09
Additional Particulars of the Re-
cent Disastrous Storms
in the Interior
Of Chic.
Wheat and Corn Crops Seriously
Damaged-Estimated Losses
in Several Counties.
Later and Equally Destructive
Storms in Illinois and In
iana-RailrOad Trains
Delayed.
From Cincinnrtl. Ohto.

/ Ealu5s nave I6CGlNCu mere. ODlO,
throughout Fayette county, oats, wheat
and corn have been seriously damaged,
many trees uprOoted and one barn de-
molished. The los9 is estimated at
! three thousand dollars outside of crops.
In Troy, Miami county, the Troy wagon
works lost fifteen new wagons by their
building being blown down. In WASH
| ington county the crops were consider
ably beaten down and damaged. An
estimate of the loss cannot be made, re-
ports not being sufficiently full. In Bel
mont county several acres of timber
were destroyed. For mile around Bel
mont nearly all the fences are blown
down, admitting stock into the grain
fields. Wheat and corn is also blown
down. In Morrow county, on Thursday
and Friday, the storm levelled fences and
timber in ali directions. Many valuable
orchards were ruined. The loss In
Franklin county was estimated at fifty
to one hundred thousand. Bottom lands
were Overfowed with water, destroying
the crops. Part of the town canal OF
| Winchester is under water, compelling
some firms to stop business. In the
southern part of Licking county crops
Of all kinds are badly damaged. The
/ Idll-
road suffered severely, twenty-five miles
of track was washed out and several
bridges were destroyed in Clinton coun-
ty. Grain in the shock and that stand
ing in the fields was alike prostrated,
making it necessary to cut great part
of it by hand In the southern portion
Of Green county, the wheat crop suf-
fered, it is estimated, q loss of fifteen to
- zAL
the county the loss was considerably
lighter. The weather is still showery
and unless it clears up soon the wheat
crop, which is dead ripe, will be greatly
injured. In Muskingun county, Zanes-
vile, Washington, Perry, Wayne and
Knox townships suffered the most dam
age to growing crops-not less than ten
thousand dollars, besides heavy loss Of
timber. Trains on the Muskingum Val
ley railroad expect to resume trips to-day
In the northern part of Butler county
the rain did great damage to the crops.
A large lot Of timber was also blown
down IN Clark county. The damage
will not be great, except in the extra
work and ine0nveninee in harvesting
the down grain. In Union county the
wheat crop is badly damaged, especially
destroyed. In Piqua county, the
crops destroyed and washed awsy will
approximate one hundred thousand dol |
lars. To this may be added broom-corn
within three miles of Circleville to the
amount OF twenty-five thousand dollars. |
In Athens county, at NelsonvilIe, the |
Hooking river overfiowed and In |
undated the lower part of town. Large
l.,ps. Of 20
leave their houses and contents, and fly |
for life, 80 sudden and unexpected did |
the food come. The crops in |
the bottom lands are q total loss |
The damage to the crops are estimated at |
ten thousand dollars. A great number |
families living along the river in the
vicinity of Athens were compelled to |
move to higher ground. The Marietta |
ana Cincinnati railroad track was COW |
cred with water too deep to allow the |
passage of the trains. In Fairfield |
county the loss of public and private |
is estimated at about half mil |
lion dollars. Many low farms have
been swept Of everything but the build |
ings. Hooking canal cannot be repaired |
this summer, having fifteen large breaks
in it within twenty-five miles. Bremen /
was six feet under water. On the morn
ing of the fourth four bridges on theCin-
cinnati and Mckenzie and Hooking |
Valley railroad were wrecked, The |
Hooking canal and river were made one
stream by the numerous breaks in ths
southeast part of Indiana. Severe loss
is also reported in Union county. The /
crops are damaged from ten to fifteen
per cent. In Ripley county the wheat
suffered badly. In Decatur county the
wheat will yield but one-fourth Of a
crop, AMI in Shelby county two-thirds
Of crop. Wheat is sprouting very fast.
In Dearborn county the loss to the crop
will be. far up in the thousands. The
same report from Fayette county. Corn
will yield three-fourthsisof a crop.
ADDITIONAL.
CINCINNATI, July S-A hurricane
passed over Odin, Illinois, last night,
1nroohng houses. A tin roof was de-
posted on the railroad, and was moved
BY the assistance OF the locomotive
The Protestant Methodist church was
wrecked. The Methodist church and
.he Ohio and Mississippi enginehOuse at
salem were wrecked. Orchards, miles
)f fences, and thousands of acres of corn
were blown down. At Harrisburg, Lii
lois, the storm blew down the Interna-
1onaI circus tent while full of people.
The famps fired the canvas, but the
lanes were extinguished. At Carmi,
illinois, on Friday last, son of Mr.. Up
on, while driving reaper, was killed,
's also were his two horses. A terrible
torn visited that place last night, de-
nolishiDg orchards, fences, and corn.
several horses were struck by lightning
md killed.
From Springfield, III.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 8-To- day
5 the first for a week or more that il has /
lot rained in this section of the State.
yesterday, and for several days previ-
us, it rained In torrents. In southern
ND central Illinois the country is /
eluged with water, and great damage
las been done to wheat, oats and hay, I
which in the southern part of the State !
lad just been harvested, and was still
q the field, while in central Illinois ,
iarvesting had just begun. Fhe grain
a southern Illinois is reported sproutiDg,
nd in central Illinois it is blown down, /,
o that much will be lost, as it will be
to harvest it Although the
treams are much swollen no injuries to
property is reported. To-day the
weather. is clear, cool and delightful.
'orn is not much injured by the rain.
Health is good. T.
From Evansville, Indiana
EVANSVILLE, July S-The most de- !
tructive storm and tornado of the sea- +
on passed over this city and vicinity !
bout eight O'Clock last night. A num- | /
ler of shade trees were blown down and n
be front of house partly blown out, I
nd considerable damage was done TO !
he Trinity Catholic church, which was =
eing rebuilt. A tree by the Evans {
lille and Cincinnati railroad depot was I
truck by lightning. At the wharf, the /
teamer Quickstep WAS blown from her 4
aoorings and her chimneys blown ;
verboard, and she was car n
led down the river some distance. .
1t Henderson the roof of the round +
ouse and. tobacco warehouse were :
lown off, freight cars blown from the 4
rack, and much timber destroyed in
be surrounding country. Great dam a
ge was done in the vicinity Of Boone ]
lie to the timber, orchards, crops and a
uildings. Along the river above like 3
amage was done. All the telegraph Il
lires were broken. No injury to per-
1ns is reported. The train on the ST. a
,ouis and Southeastern railroad was de- /,
lined two and half hours by trees I,
cross the track. v
struck by LiEhtaiEis aDsi BuRaee. q
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-Tbe Touring mill q
Z Mr.. Brooksmfth, at Venada, Illinois, Il
q the line of the st. Louis and South b
Iestern railroad, was struck by. light d
ing last Saturday morning, The buiid- q
~ caught fire and was totally destroyed,
)gether with a large amount of grain n
nd -four. The loss and insurance Is not ]
Isted. "a