Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
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CINCINNATI, DULY TIE fciloefng accounts
Of the damage 20 orei.s and -Iastdsags aud the
estimated loses By the recent raius have been
received here: In Ohio, th,eoghea, fsvets
county, the oats, wheat ami corn have been
seriously damaged. Many trees were uprOoted
and one barn de molished. ne ioss & estimated
at Is. 600 outside OF the crops. In Washington
down and damaged. An estimate ct she loss
cannot be made, reports not b-tng sieciently
fuil In Belmont county several scrrs ef TIM
Der were destroyed. For q mile around Belmont
nearly all the fsnees we're blosn down. admi,-
ting stock into the grain helds The xheat and
corn were also tatte ned ont. IN u arrow county,
Friday. me Storm ieytIe., fercss aas ,,,,S.r ~
all directions- Many valuable orchxr,ts were
ruined. The los In Franklin county Is esti-
lands were covered with water. DESTROYING toe
crops. Part Of the canal In the town OF Win
chester 10 under water. compelling some nrms
20 stop business In the southern portion OF
Lacking. county crops Of all kinds are hadiy
damaged. The Newark, Somerset and strss,
vile road suffered severely. Twenty-rvr
males OF traek were washed out and several
bridges we're Destroyed. In Clinton uafy The
grain in shock and that standing ia the Aelds
was alike Frustrated, making "a necessary -
gather q great part Off by hand. In the south
ern portion OF Greene county the wheat cror
suffered. The estimated loss 10 from nftesn u
twenty per cent in another portion Of the
country the loss Is considerably lighter. The
weather r. still showery. and pnfess Il clears M
soon, the wheat crop. which l. dead ripe. viii
be greatly injured. In Nsskingum county,
GAINESVILLE, Washington. Perry, WAYNE a.
Knox, townships suffered the most. The dana
age 20 the growing cTupsis not less than Sio O0G
besides heavy loss OF timber. In the southern
partof Butler county the rain did great dam
age 10 TO IN crops. large lot Of timber was
also blown ,wn. In Clark county the damage
: not great except IN extra work and the In
cor vtnience OF harvest ng the down grain.
In l mon county the wheat crop Is badly dana
aged throughout, especially along the creek.
where whole fields were destroyed. In Pick a.
way county the crops destroyed ana WASHED
away approximate si00,000 To this NAV b.
added broom corn Within three n 'lls OF Circle
Vile, $4,000. Athens county Nelsonyille
the Hooking river overlooked .nund atsd
the lower part OF the town. A lar number OF
families were compelled 20 leave cir houses
and contents and fly for life, 50 su On aud un-
expected did the flood come. tn, eropsin the
bottom lands are a total loss. Til, damage u
the crops is estimated at SIC, 900. = great num-
entity Of Athens were compelled 10 move o.
bieher ground The Marietta an Cincinnati
railroad track is covered with wat-s too deep
TO allow the passage OF trains. In Fairfield
county the loss 70 private and public property
Is ESTIMATED at over a half million dollars
Many low farms were swept OF everything but
the buildings. The Hooking canal cannot
lie repaired this summer, having fifteen large
breaks within distance of twenty-five miles
The Bremen canal was six feet under water on
tie morning of the 9TH inst. -Four bridges OF
the Cincinnati and Mu,kiRgum and Cincin-
natl Valley railroads were wrecked. In the
southeast part Of Indiana severe Losses are re
ported. In mon county the crops are dam
aged 10 70 IS per cent. In Ripley county the
wheat suffered badly. In Decatur county the
wheat yield will be but One-fourth OF the crop.
In shelby county two-thirds Of the wheat Is
sprouting very fast. In Dearborde county the
losses 10 crops will be far up in the thousands
he same report comes from Favettc county
ne corn yield three-iOurths Of a crop.