Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-10
General News.


HOUSES BLOWN DOWN. RAILROAD TRACKS
sUBNERGKD-cANALs,w WASHED oUT-MrL-
LIONS or DOLLARS DAMAGE To CROPS AND
OTHER PROPERTY.
CUcsSNATI, July 5.-Advices from Mars
willie. N.Y.. stated that a severe storm vtsi.
ted that section yesterday. unroofng many
buildings, uprooting trees, blowing oil
chimneys and doing great damage to the
crops. Hooking Alley in Ohio is inunda.
ted, the water being higher than ever be-
fore known. Six miles of the canal are
gone between Athens and Saline. The
damages to crops are over S.. 000. 600 and
the salt works and other commercial in
terests are suffering greatly.
COLUMBUS, o.. July s. The recent
storms have done much damage to the
crops In this vicinity. Portions OF the
track of the Hooking Valley Railroad be-
tween this city and Lancaster. are either
washed away or under water. Bridges
and telegraph poles are washed away, and
trains have stopped running.
ST. Louis. Jnly 5.-A despatch from
Hannibal, Mo-. says that the severest
storm which has ever visited that section.
occurred last night. Two or three houses
were blown down and several unrooted.
large number of trees were uprooted
and much damage done to fences and other
property.
MILWAUKEE, July 5.-Reports from
Fond du Lac state that the storm damaged
the grain throughout Green Lake. Fond du
Lac. and Shedoyan Counties TO a great ex.
tent. Its course was from the northwest
To the southeast. and about five miles wide.
along which space, grain. timber. build
ings and fences were thrown to the ground.
In Fond du Lac city many buildings were
unroofed and a vast number OF large shade
trees uprooted. On the Milwaukee &
Northern Railroad, trains were very much
delayed by fallen trees, over eighty of
which were cut from the track before trains
could pass. Hundreds of acres of grain
were Frustrated along the course OF the
storm.
The yachts Louise and Lone Star were
capsiZed during the storm of the 18th inst,
but no lives were lost.
Another account Of an accident on Green
Lake says, the sailing yacht II. b. Harshaw
was capsized, aud the following, out OF the
party OF twenty who were on board, were
lost: Mrs. A. =. GARNER Of hartford, Mrs.
NJ. c. Russell and daughter Of Berlin. .Ien-
ME Olin OF hartford, Mrs. Geo. Z. Hard
Ing and child Of Rev. Mr.. Allen Of Dart
ford. A row boat was also capsized. and
the occupants, William Buxheim. wife and
child, and Mrs. John Bocid Of hartford.
were NIL drowned
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July 5.-A terrific wind
storm. amounting TO almost a tornado.
passed over this city last evening The
steamer Mountalneer was lying at the bank
above the bridge, secured TO the railroad
track and other fastening by light cables,
two OF which were new and four and one
half inches in diameter. At the first big
blow the lines broke, after tearing up the
railroad track. and the steamer turned her
head 10 the stream. The wind kept her
close to the st. Joseph shore, and she
driied down and struck the east end of the
bridge draw. Several iron gings OF the
bridge were sprung from the bolts, and
the damage to the bridge Is from s., 600 to
$4,000. II will require twenty days To
make repairs The Mountaineer was ter
rihly wrecked in the forward part of the
upper works. the hurricane deck being
smashed. The tornado took off the roof
OF several houses and did much dam age in
uprooting shade trees. Shcaves CT wheat
were tossed about and seattle red.