The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-12
STORMS IN THE WEST.
Fearful Hurricanes and Great Loss Of
Life and Property,
OHIO.

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equaled in severity in Ohio and Indiana.
Hurricanes and tornadoes, with foods Of
rain, have followed each other in rapid
succession. This city and its immediate
vicinity escaped the fury Of these storms.
The country north Of this, and parallel in
Indiana and Ohio, has suffered severely by
furious storms which passed over 1t on the
I'd, Sd and 4th instants. The telegraph
wires have been generally Frustrated.
At Springfield, it is reported that tele-
graph poles were blown down across the
turnpike so thickly in some places as to
entirely obstruct the travel. East of
Springfield, on the Pacific and Atlantic
Telegraph line, there were two hundred
poles down, some of them struck by light
ming, and Others Frustrated by the wind.
Passengers from Logansport say the
storm yesterday leyeled trees nearly all the
way from I.ogansport to Richmond, lndi-
ana. In Richmond trees were blown down
in the streets. One fell across an express
wagon breaking both legs of the driver and
crushing the wagon.
At Iroy. n large cordaee factory was
unroofed This side of Troy on the line
az the DAYTON and Micbicap Railroad,
houses we're blown down, fences Frustrated,
trees unrooted fields Of grain leyoled corn
fields fatteped and in some instances the
corn uprooted Everywhere fields looked
Ike lakes of water
ON the Zanesyille Railroad Eve bridges
were washed away. A number of feet of
the railroad track have been washed away.
The same prostration Of trees and devas-
tatiop Of crops are reported in this section
Of country as that further west
At Port Washington. about seventy
miles east of Columbus. a severe storm Of
wind and rain occurred last night, uproot-
ing trees and unroofng houses.
At Centreyille near Xepia. a great
number of telegraph poles have been splin-
tered by lightning.
At Columbus the storm was very severe
and destructive.
The general prostration of telegram
poles is without parallel in the history Of
the teleoranh company An alarminoly
large number were shiyered 10 pieces by
lightning. and totally DESTROYED while
many others were partially DESTROYED and
many Frustrated by the wind. To-day will
be a busy day in repairing these lines By
tonight they will be ready to tell their own
story of the storm.
DAYroN. July "a terrific storm of
wind and rain passed over this city last
night, blowing down trees and chimney
In the country the damage to grain. fene.
ing and sheds is said to be extensive. The
Miami river is full, and still rising.
The damage to fruit and grain by the
recent storms in the southern part of Ohio
has been very great.
Adyices from Maysville, Ky, state that
severe storm visited that section yester-
day, unroofng buildings, uprooting trees,
blowing off chimneys, and doing great dam
age to the crops.
CIRcLEvILLE, July 5.-The Sciota riv.
err has oyerhowed the extensive broomcorn
fields in this vicinity, irretrievably running
from five hundred to thousand acres Of
broomcorn. The corn is fattened down
and dirt washed on to it, SO that much Of
it cannot rise. The streams are so high
that the roads are impossible between here
and Columbus. No trains have arrived
from the East since Thursday.
A special from Athens, Ohio, reports
immense damage to crops in that vicinity
by the recent storm. The salt works Of
Joseph Herrell were damaged $4,000
and other salt works were also damaged
Reports from all quarters represent great
damage done crops, orchards and forests.
MISSOURI.
ST.. JOSEPH. July "a terrific wind
storm. amounting almost to tornado
passed over this city last evening between
I and s o'clock. The steamer Mountain.
Ger was living at a bank above the bridge
secured to the railroad track and otbe,
fastenings by eight cables. two of which
were new and over an inch in diameter
At the first big blow the lines parted. ate,
tearing up a portion of the railroad track
and the steamer turned her stern Tn,
wind kent her close to the St. .Josepb
shore, and she drifted down and STRUCK
the end of the bridge drawer. Several q
the iron guys of the bridge were snruno
from their bolts, and the damage to tbe
bridge is from $4,000 to $40 900 tn,
Mountaiueer was terribly wrecked in no,
forward MART the unner works and b,rr;