The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-07
STORMS IN THE WEST.
Heavy FlOOds-PrOperty Destroyed
Eleven Persons Drowned.

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Eleven Persons Drowned. -
A dispatch from Cincinnati on the 9th inst.
says The storms of the past three days
have seldom, if ever been equalled in Sc
verify in Ohio and Indiana. Hurricanes
and tornadoes. with floods of rain, have
followed each other in rapid succession.
This city and its immediate vicinity es-
capped the fury of these storms. The coun-
try north of this and parallel in Indiana
and Ohio has suffered severely by the furi-
Gus storms which passed over it on the I'd,
Sd, and 4th instants. The telegraph wires
have been generally Frustrated at SPRING
field, Ohio. e-sli
1t is reported that the telegraph poles
were blown across the turnpike SO thickly
in some places as to entirely obstruct
travel. East of Springfield, on the Pacific
and Atlantic telegraph line, there were two
hundred poles down, some of them struck
by lightning and others Frustrated by wind.
Passengers from Logansport say that the
storm yesterday levelled trees nearly all the
way from Logansport to Richmond, Ind.
In Richmond trees were blown down in the
streets. ~, 4a.r8
At Washington. Indiana, the storm was
exceedingly fierce. Sheafs of wheat were
scattered about wildly and carried many
feet in the air. AT Columbus the storm
was very severe and destructive. tt
The general prostration of telegraph
poles is without precedent in the
history of the telegraph company. An
alarmingly large number were shiy-
cred to pieces by lightning and
totally destroyed, while many others were
partially destroyed and many prostrated
by the winds. To-day will be busy
day in repairing the lines. By tonight
they will be ready to tell their own story
Of the storm.
A Milwaukee dispatch says: During the
tornado at Green Lake, near Resson, Wis
consn, the yacht r. B. Harshaw was cap
sized, and the following, out Of party Of
twenty on board, wore lost Mrs. A. P.
Carman, Of Darford Mrs. M. G. Russell
and daughter, Of Berlin Jennie DIN, Of
hartford; Mrs. George P. Harding and a
child of Rev. Mr.. Allen, of hartford.
A row-boat also capsized, and the occu-
pants, VIM. Buxheim, wife and child, and
Mrs. John Bocia, of hartford, were all
drowned. f'a ,&2.1a.9 3lts a5
Along the Northern railroad the dam
age to the crops is very great.
A terrific storm Of wind and rain passed
over Dayton, Ohio, blowing down trees
and chimneys. In the country the damage
to grain, fencing and sheds is said to be
extensive. The Miami river is full and still
rising. ~ ssaaa
The lneagre reports received in Chicago
from various points in the country show
that the storm of the last two days has
been one of the most severe Of the kind
ever experienced. An immense quantity
of water fell, and there has been a good
deal of damage to the telegraph poles and
wires by lightning and wind.
Several houses in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. and vicinity were struck by
| lightning yesterday. a
| A dispatch from Centerville, Ohio, says:
The Sciota river has oyerfowed and extern
sive broom corn fields in this vicinity, con-
tanning from five hundred to one thousand
acres, have been fattened down and COW
cred with dirt, so that much Of it cannot
rise. The streams are so high that the
roads are impossible between here and
Columbia. No trains have arrived from
the East since Thursday.
The reported loss of life on Elkhart lake
proves to be false Aside from the disaster
at Green lake, it is o remarkable fact that
no lives were lost as far as heard from. q
The damage to telegraph lines is being
rapidly repaired and communication is now
open to st. Paul.
| A heavy storm passed over Minnesota
yesterday, but no damage was done.