The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Unprecedented Storms In the West,
HEAV FLO % Id y .
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Twenty PIcasureaSeekers Drowned.
DC, DC.

ClScINSArI, July 5.-The storms OF the
past three days have seldom If ever oeen
cqua!led in severity in Ohio ana ihuiana.
Hurricanes and tornadoeS with HOODS OF ram
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 the furious :,G!ms which
passed over it on the Cd. Sd. ar: d instant.
The telegraph wires have been generally
FRUSTRATED at Springfield, Ohio. 1t is re-
ported that the telegraph wires were blown
across the turnpike 80 thickly III some places
as TO entirely nbstruct travel. East OF Spring
field, 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
leycled trees nearly all the way from Logans'
port to Richmond, Ind. In Richmond trees
were blown down in the streets.
At Washington, Indiana, the storm was
exceedingly fierce. Spears of wheat were
scattered about wildly and carried many
feet in the air. At Columbus the storm was
very severe and destructive.
The general prostration of telegraph poles
is without parallel in the history of the tele-
graph company. An ahrmingly large num-
Der were slivered to pieces by lightning and
totally destroyed, while many others were
partially destroyed and many Frustrated by
The wind. To-day will be busy day in re-
pairing the lines. BY tonight they will be
ready 10 tell their own story OF the storm.
DAYTON, OHIO, July ga terrific storm
OF wind and rain passed over this city last
night, blowing down trees and Chirhneys. In
the country the damage to grain, fencing,
and sheds Is said to be extensive. The
Miami river is full and still rising.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS, July "a terrific storm
passed over Wisconsin yesterday, and proved
very disastrous to pleasure seekers. At
treen Lake number OF pleasure seekers
on the lake were struck by the storm, their
nj oats capsiZed, and twenty persons drowned.
1.-THE following are the only names that could
bc obtained: NJ. c. Russell and daughter.
OF Berlin, Wisconsin: Jennie DIN, a child OF
Mr.. Allen. Mrs. A. =. Corwn, Mrs. George
Harding, William Bearham, wife and child,
and Mr. John Balm, all from hartford.
CHICAGO, July 5.--The weather to-day is
clear and beautiful The meagre reports
yet received from various points in the coun-
try 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 good deal of
damage 10 the telegraph poles and wires by
IiIhtniug and wind.
PORTSMOUTH. ~ II. July g. Several houses
here and in this vicinity were struck by
lightning yesterday.
CrRCLEviLLE, ONO, july 5.-Thc Sciota
river has overflown and extensive broom
corn fields in this vicinity, containing from
five hundred to one thousand acres, have
bren ilattcncd down and covered with dirt
50 that much of it cannot rise. The streams
are 80 high that the roads are impossible
between here and Col umbia. No trains
have arrived from the East since Thursday.