The New York herald., 1873-07-09
THE STOhM KING.

His Rsvagcs in the West-Dessruetion
OF tho Crops and Farms-Trees Up
rooted and Dwelling Houses Demol-
ished-What . Gale Of Wind Cost Ohio.
CINCINNATI, July Q, is5a
The following accounts oil damages TO crops and
buildings and the estimated losses BY the recent
rains have been received here:-
In Ohio, throughout Fayette county, the oats,
wheat and corn have been seriously damaged.
many trees uprooted and one barn demolshed
In Troy, Miami county, the Troy Wagon works
lost fifteen new wagons by the building being
In Washington county the crops were consider.
ably beaten down and damaged. An estimate u
the loss cannot be made the reports not being SUI
In Belmont county several acres Of timber were
destroyed. For mile around Belmont nearly oil
The the i' grain elds The wheat and corn We're aiso
nattened OUT
in Morrow county, IN the vicinity of Cardngton,
on Thursday and Friday, the storm levelled the
fences and timber IN all directions. Many valuable
orchards were ruined.
$4,000 to $1Ooo0 The cotton lands were covered
with water, destroying the crops.
under water, compelling some OF the firms to stop
In the southern portion Of Licking county the
crops of all kinds are badly damaged The Newark,
Somerset and Straitsville Railroad suffered
verely.
were washed out and several bridges destroyed
In Clinton county the grain In shock and that
standing in the fields were alike prostrated, making
1t necessary to cut great part Of it by hand.
In the southern portion OF Greene county the
wheat crop suffered; the estimated loss Is from
fifteen TO twenty per cent? in other portions OF the
county the loss Is considerably lighter. The
weather is still showery and unless IL clears up
soon the wheat CROP which is dead ripe, Will be
In Muskingum county, GAINESVILLE, Washington,
Perry, Wayne and Knox townships suffered the
$40, 600, besides heavy loss on timber. The trains
on the MusKngum Valley Railroad expect to re-
In the south part Of Butler county the rain did
damage to the crops. large lot OF timber was
In Clark county the damage will not be great
| except In extra work and the Inconvenience In
In Union county the wheat crop is badly damaged
| throughout, especially along the creeks, where
| washed away Will approximate 500, 900. To this
| may be added the broom corn, within three miles
In Athens county, at Jacksonville, the Hooking
River ovcf flowed ana inundated the love- part Of
| the town. large number OF families were com
| PEELED to leave their houses and contents and ny
| lor lie, SO sudden and unexpected did the food
| come. The crops in the bottom lands are o total
loss The damage to crops Is estimated at $1oo 600,
| A great number Of families living along the river
| in the vicinity Of Athens were compelled to move
Ta,lroad track was covered with water too deep to
In Fairieid county the loss of public and private
property is estimated at over half q million
| thing but buildings. The Hooking Canal
wiz not be repaired this Summer, hav.
| distance OF twenty-five miles. The Bremen Canal
was six feet under water on the morning OF the
| Atm inst. Four bridges OF the Cincinnati and Mus
| kingum and the Cincinnati and Hooking Valley
rairoads were wrecked. The Hooking Canal and
| Hooking River were made one stream by the nu-
| merous breaks.
In the southeastern part Of Indiana severe
| losses are also reported. In Union county the
crona are damaged ten to fifteen per cent. In RID
| lev county the wheat suffered badly, In Decatur
| county the wheat will yield but one e-fourth OF q
crop. In shelby county two-thirds OF the wheat Is
| sproutiDr very faet In Dearborn county the
losses OF the crops will be lar up In the thousands
| the same report comes from Fayette county. Corr
! will Yield three-fourths Of crop.