New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1918.

the creeks. where, whole felde were dc.
strOye'.
In Pickaway county the crops destroyed
and washed away approximate $lO) 900,
To this may be added the broom corn do.
stroyed to within three miles Of Circlsv
So 900.
In Athen, county. at SeisoHvill.. tho
Hooking river overHowed and inundated
the lower part of the town. A large mum.
ber OF families were compelled to leave
their houses and cOntents and fly for their
lives, so sudden and unexpected did tha
food come. The crops in bottom lands are
total loss The damage to the crops ia
estimated at $4,000. Many families living
alon : the river in the vicinity of Athens
We're compelled TO move 30 higher ground.
The Marietta and Cincinnati railroad tract.
was covered with water too deep to allow
the passage OF trains
In Fairfield county, the loss 70 public and
private property is estimated at ever
$50000o Many of the low farms weru
swept OF everything but the buildings.
The Hooking canal can not be repaired
this summer, having fifteen large breaks
within distance of twenty five miles.
The Brennan canal was six feet under
water on the morning of the fourth instant.
and four bridges OF the Cincinnati and
Muskingum and Cincinnati and locking
valley railroad were wrecked.
Auc CdudA Anu IlVO. eEaUC ono
stream by the numerous breaks.
In the southeast part Of Indiana severe
losses are reported. In Union county tho
crops are damaged ten to fifteen per cent.
In Ripley county the wheat suffered badly.
In Decatur county the wheat yield will bo
but one-fourth OF . crop: i'll Shellay county
tvo-;hirds. The wheat was sproUting very
fas.. In Dearborn county the .oss of tn"
crops will be uD in the thousands. ThW
same report comes from Fayette county.
The corn vii! yield three -fourths Of crop.
A hurricane swept over Odin. Illinois,
last night. unroOiing the Methodist churcl.
and otherwise wrecking the building. Thu
Methodist church and railroad engine house
at Salem, Illinois, were destro ed. Orchards
and miles Of fences and thousands of acres
of corn were blown down. At Harrisburg.
Illinois. the storm blew down circus tent
while full of people. The lamps fred ;hn
canvass, but the fire was extinguished.
At Carnie, Illinois, on Friday last. {: lad
named Upton, while driving a reaper. was
killed by Lightning. as also were hi. Two
horses.
a terrible storm visited :ha. place las:
night. demolishing orchards, fences and
crops. Several horses were killed by tight.
ping.
SrRlSo:ll,r. Ill.,. July s--To-day is tn"
first for a week or moro that no rain has
fallen in this section of the State. Yestec.
day, and tor several days previous, 1t rained
in torrents. In Southern and Central IiH
nois the country is almost deluged with
water. Great damage has been done tho
wheat. oats and hay. which in the southern
part Of tine State had Just been harvested
and was still in the field. while IN Central
Illinois the harvest had ieen just begun.
The grain in Southern Illinois is reported
spro.ting, and in Central Illinois j: 10
blown down. so that much will be loss. az
it viii! be impossible to harvest it. Although
the streams are much swollen. no I'M ury
to property ls reported. The corn ia not
much injured by the rains.
EVANSVILLE, July S.-The most destruc.
tive storm and tornado of the season passed
over this city and vicinity about eight
o'clock last night. a numbe. OF shade trees
were blown down. the front of a building
partly blown out, and considerable damage
done TO Trinity Catholic Church. which 10
| being rebuilt.
The steamer puickstep was blown from,
her moorinss. and he: Chi,nneCs blown
| overheard.
At Henderson. Kentucky, thc roofs o: tho
| railroad ,oundhOuse and tobacco ware.
! house were blown down. Freight cars wer0
l blown from the track and much timber DE-.
| stroyed in the surrounding country.
| In Warwick county, Indiana, great dam
| age was done in the vicinity OF Bonneville
! 20 timber. orchards. crops and buildings.
| No injury to persons reported. A train on
the St. Louis and Southeastern railroad
! was detained two hours and half bv trees
| acr0s> the track.