Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-07-10
The Great Storm.

seems to have been pretty general all .
through the west and extending
through TO the coast.
An immense amount of property
was destroyed and many lives lost. Be
low we make some extracts from the
Cincinnati Gazette's special kilograms
CoLUMBUs, July 6.-From almost all
directions come news OF damage by
possible to estimate the injury to crops
in Franklin County alone Some of
the Oldest inhabitants say they never
saw anything like it. Every little
brooklet suddenly became a roaring
torrent, and every creek assumed the
proportions of a river, flooding the
country, and carrying fences, out
houses, hays lacks, cut grass, and some
live stock away. Crops of wheat have
in some localities, been washed clear
out of the ground. In others the
wheat has been prostrated and covered
VITA mud and sand. Oats have been
leveled fiat by the wind and rain, to
gether, and potatoes have by no
means escaped. Big Run and Little
Walnut creeks seem to have surprass-
ed all others in fury, and have in many
places, made a clean sweep for miles.
Below Lancaster, Great Buckeye
Bridge and several others and miles of
the track are literally wiped out, so
that even the most sanguine officers of
the road think it will be a week or ten
days before the road can be put even
in q temporary condition to enable
travel to be resumed. The loss to the
road and to manufacturing establish
ments in this city by the detention OF
heavy freights of coal, iron, etc, will
be very great.
DAYTON, July, 6.-The scene in the
streets was almost as wild as that above
us. Thousands of people were rush
ing to and fro, seeking shelter from
what threatened to prove catastro-
phe dire.
The damage to the wheat crop is
| considerable, most of it being on the
ground, and SO tangaled that much of
it will have to be taken off with sick
les.
ATHENS, o., July 5.-A waste of wa
ters covers tae Hooking Valley from
Lancaster to the Ohio River. The
rain commenced falling on Thursday,
and continued almost uninterrupte d
up to Saturday morning The de-
struction of propery in the Valley can
not be estimated. Corn fields, and
meadows are almost entirely destroy
ed. The saltworks at Salina, owned
by Mr.. George t. Gouil, of Athens,
have sustained serious damage, as al
so the works of Mr.. Joseph Herrold,
just north of this village. The grow,
ing crops in the vicinity of Athens are
all destroyed, and many fences have
been swept away.
The heaviest sufferers from the de
vastation of the waters hereabouts
are Hon. E. H. Moore and Mr.. d. B
Stewart. 1t is no exageration to say
that all the corn in the Valley has
been destroyed and much of the wheat
and meadow
The Hooking River has not been sc
high since 1882, and many of our old
est citizens say it has never been up tC
its present stage. There have beer
no trains over the Columbus & Hook
ing Valley road since Thursday even
ing. Travel has been somewhat inter
rupted to-day on the NJ. &g G.. road
One million dollars would be a reason
able estimate of the damage done tC
the farmers of the Hooking Valley
The canal between here and Chauncy
a distance Of six miles, has been de
stroyed, the river having encroached
upon it at several points.
VERSAILLES, O., July 4-The most
terrific storm that ever visited this
place passed through here about 6
quarter past this afternoon, blowing
down several buildings and unroofing
many others. A great deal of timber
was destroyed. No estimate can be
formed as to the amount Of damage
done:
ST.. LOUIS, July 5-A special from
Hannibal, Mo, to the Democrat, says
that the severest storm that ever visit
ed that section broke over Hanniha.
last night. Two or three houses were
blown down, several unroofed, largt
number of trees uproOted, and muCt
: damage done to fences and other prop
, erty.
ST.. LOUIS, July 6.-Accounts begil
r to arrive giving some details of TIL
, late storms in the West. In the vicin
ity OF Des Moins, Iowa, the countr,
was deluged, and wheat and oats bad
ly broken down.
Along the Rock Island Railroad til
s hail storm did still greater damage
e A farm house near Stuart Station wa
h blown to pieces, and another one clos
by was blown down. Five person
, were seriously injured.
At Alexandria, Mo, several house
were blown down. The bridge of til
NJ. V. d W. Railroad, crossing th
Des Moines River, was blown dowr
Il culverts were washed out, and gres
damage done.
In Hancock County, H., farm hou:
IL es and barns were blown down an
two children killed. At Augusta, tn
q Christian Church was leveled to tn
ground. The steple Of the Presbyte
u ran Church was blown down. /
grain elevator was blown over, house
e unroofed, and much other damag
done.
n At Carthage, the high school an
J part of the college were unroofed an
fences chimneys, ETC., demolished
3 At West Point, the dwelling of D.
e Carri was torn to pieces, and tn
stores Of Wolf IE Condin and Frank
" Hewerton destroyed. A scho oil hous
was blown down, and the carding m;
a chine factory and Touring mill unroo
ed. The dwelling of Henry Garnt
t. was blown down and Mrs. Garner, b.
le child, and sister killed.
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