The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-07
Terrible Storm.
Houses Blown Down-ssaiIroad Tracks
submerged-Canais Washed Out-Mil-
lions of Dollars Damage to Crops and
Other Property.

CINCINNATI, July 5.-Advices from Maysville
KY, stated that severe storm visited that
section Yesterday, unroofng MANY buildings
uprooting trees, blowing off chimneys and doing
great damage to the crops. Hooking Alley in
Ohio is inundated, the water being higher than
ever before known. Six miles of the canal are
gone between Athens and Saline. The DANA
ges to crops are over SIS 000, 900 and the salt
works and other commercial interests are suf-
fering greatly.
COLUMBUS, o., July 5.-The recent storms
have done much damage to the crops in this vi
Guilty. Portions of the track of the Hooking
Valley Railroad between this city and Lancas-
ter, are either washed awav or under water
Bridges and telegraph poles are washed away,
and trains have stopped running.
ST. LOUIS. July ga despatch from Hanni
bal, Mo-, says that the severest storm which
mas ever visited that section, occurred last
night Two or three houses were blown down
and several nnroofed. 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
ShedOyan Counties to great extent. Its conrse
was from the northwest to the southeast and
about tive miles wide along which sp zee, grain,
timber, buildings and fences were thrown to
the ground In Fond du Lac city many build
ings were unroofed and vast number of large
Northern Railroad trains were very much de-
layed by fallen trees. over eighty of which were
cut from the track before traius could pass
Hundreds of acres of grain were Frustrated
along the course of the storm.
The yachts Louise and Lone Star werr cap
sized during the storm of the 4th inst, but no
lives were lost
Another account of an accident on Green
Lake says, the sailing Yacht R. B Harshaw was
capSizad, and the following, out of the party of
twenty who were on board, were lost; Mrs A.
p. GARNER. of hartford, rs. NJ. g. Russell and
daughter OF Berlin. Jennie DIN of hartford,
Mrs Geo P. Harding and child of Rev Mr.
Allen of hartford. A row boat was also capsiz
ed, aud the occupants William Bnxbem, wife
and child, aud Mrs. John Bocid of hartford,
Were all drowned
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July "a terrific wind
storm, amounting to almost a tornado passed
over this city last evening. The steamer
Mountaineer was lyi e at the hank above the
bridge, secured to the railroad track and other
fastening by light cables, two of which were
cew and tOnr and one half 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 Josep' shore, and she drift
ed down and struck the east end of the bridge
draw. Several iron giugs of the bridge were
| sprung from the bolts, and the damrge to :he
bridge is from $4,000 to $1,000. 1t will require
twenty days to make repairs. The Mountain
eer was terribly wrecked in the forward part of
the upper works. the hurricane deck being
smashed. The tornado took off the roof of sew
eral houses and did much damage in uprootiua
shade trees. Sheaves of wheat were tossed
about and scattered