The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-07-16
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Hooking Valley celebrated the
Fourth with water. The III. "
train eame from Athens on time
numbers of our citizens boarded il
for Columbus and the races, and the
train rolledlonsits way. Within an
hour it returned with word that q
food was coming. The previous
high rains had swollen the river To
the top Of It's banks, and the news
Of q food coming presaged devasta-
tion and destruction to the Valley.
Going o,Falls Mill, just above town
we found the flood was here sure
enough. An immense volume oil
water was roaring over the dam,
and plunged over the rocks under
the bridge. Soon the waters dash
ed against the bridge while the
d%rift-wood striking it was continu-
ally carrying away the covering
The river was covered with drift.
At II time an entire bridge came
down, plunging into the seething
cauldron, where it was torn apart
and its pieces tossed high in the
air.
AL this time the water was rap
idly rising, and to add to the gen
eral connection heavy rain set In.
In the midst Of the roar and the
rain and the rushing din Of the wa
ter, Judge Robert Wright cody
looked after his MILL had the -four
brought up from below and pr6pos-
ed to-iabandon the lower story to
1.-THE river. Carriages filed with
wondering people were continually
coming and going, and altogether
FaAissMill suddenly and pnexpect.
edlyjBecame the centre Of attraction
for the Fourth. ..a i,
% Within two hours the waters
threatened to break over the tow
path which forms one side Of the
dam. Here was a new cause for
serious apprehension, AS the day
wore on the floods continued and
allHdt once a sheet Of water began
TO- pour over the tow path into the
corn field beyond. Soon a large
break was made, through which a
tremendous river rushed, and with
in an hour a lake half mile in cir
ehnfefenee and six feet deep was
formed, and still the water. was ris-
ing. A dwelling house near The
lock was surrounded before any
thing was got out and the inhabit-
ants waded to- dry land. Presently
the canal bank gave way and the
new lake inst formed beganto emp
ty itself into the canal. The canal
filed almost instantly and while a
rushing stream reached town it
was partially relieved ibyea break
Which soon. fofmedHa new Ariver
through q field TO- the Hooking d
few rods below where 1t came into
the canal, nthe meantime imme-
diately opposite the breakitpoured
Eoyeflthe bank and another stream
started directly for the Hooking, in
front Of a house standing in a field
between the canal and river. This
last stream steadily increased cut
ting a channel six or seven feet
deep into which the porch of the
house tumbled.
While this was going on the Val
ley below the Mill was a sea. The
railroad bridge stood like an island
with both ends carried away and
the water washing the rails. Null
berry street in Logan leads into
the country with a bridge over the
canal and river, This entire space.
was filed, and the railroad track
was submerged. People began
moving their effects from the h6us-
es west Of the canal as the water
threatened to take possession. .
The day had been showery, but
about six o'clock the west and
southwest horizon put, on flock of
awful grandeur as storm clouds
rushed up before a heavy gale of
wind. The storm burst with terri
lc fury, driving the rain into a
sheet of spray, umooting trees,
threatening houses, bowling through
theIair, and the whole hit up with
vivid flashes of lighting, gli.lT
Without being able to give de-
tails as yet we can say generally,
that the entire crop Of the Valley
isjgone, and the fencea are all gone
with, it! This at low estimate
will reach 100000; probably near
Ter half million. HSh 9l9b h'pH
IyTlie M0ckidgcV Nv ALLEY Railroad has
& Joss ffrorh one to three hundred
thousand dollars lad b.,s .
The Straitsville Branch and the
main line to Sugar Grove is almost
aiwfeck.Gf uQ-t or
fortunately there was no loss of
life.
The canal which Supplied our
furnace, mill, factories, &C., with
water is entirely dry, and to re-
place things as they we're will cost
at least $12, 900 to SIS, 900. rff
We regret to learn that the loss
of crops is not confined to the Val
ley, but throughout the county gen.
orally, the report is gloomy. It is
safe to say that there Is more wheat
lost this year than was grown last
year. sal az aii
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QL5t1e Johnny Raper, Of the Vim
ton Record, gets m&-hAsu2dse we