The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-19
ST: LOUIS.
Great Rain Storm In 81. LOnIs-
Serious Destruction Of Prop
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ST. LOUIS, June ls,-Between 8 and A
o'clock this morning the heaviest and
most destructive rain storm occurred
that has taken place here for many years,
The rain fell in perfect torrents for two
or three hours, and many parts Of the
city are inundated, the sewers being in
capable ofcarrying of the immense guam
tity Of water that fell. There was also a
high wind and the lightning was inCes-
SAINT and almost terrible. The damage in
various parts Of the city is very heavy,
in some places property being wholly de-
stroyed. The stable OF Geo. L. Finch,
corner Of Main and Wright streets,
containing three horses and buggy,
valued at $4,000, was struck by light
ming and consumed. A row OF dwellings
on Washington street, between 2lst and
22d streets, they are so damaged that 1t
is supposed they will have to be almost
entirely taken down. Near Grand Avenue
Station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad
the water Is so deep that tenement house
is entirely submerged, Further down
the railroad track the water Is twenty
feet deep. Around the machine shops Of
the company the water was very deep and
rushed through the shops several inches
deep. The extensive lime sheds, corner
OF 7th and Victor streets were ignited by
the Stacking OF lime and consumed. The
basement Of the dry goods house OF Grow,
McCreery & Co., corner OF 9th and st.
Charles streets was flooded and consider
able quantity Of goods damaged, Other
houses suffered heavily,
In the vicinity OF Twentieth and sauls-
bury streets there is quite hollow, into
which the water from several adjacent
streets runs, This neighborhoOd iSmado
up Of one and two-stOry houses, all Of
which wero more or less inundated, and
the occupants were forced to flee in their
night clothes to save their lives. A ff-
teen.inch pipe has been draining this
locality since the storm, but this after.
noon there were still six or eight feet Of
water in the hollow. Tho damage to
property there will be several thousand
dollars.
In the lower part Of the city there was
also great loss, especially In low places.
Cellars and Easements were flooded,
and large amount Of provisions and
merchandise destroyed, On Biddle, Co.'s
and 0'Fallon streets, In the northern part
Of the city, dwellings and stores suffered
heavily by overflow. Engines and
pumps have been actively At work all
day pumping the water from the cellars,
Easements and lower floors Of the
dwellings, but in many places but little
gain has been made on the water. A
number Of parties threaten to sue the city
for damages. On account Of the meagre
capacity Of the sewers 1t will be many
days before hundreds Of houses In differ
ent parts Of the city can bc made hahita.
bic.
A fire broke out In the labratory Of A.
A. Miller's drug store, corner Of Main
street and Washington avenue, this even
ing and damaged the building and stock
about S25000O. Insured in New Orleans
Insurance Company for $1,000, KGntOn,
Of Kentucky, $4,000; Union, Pittsburgh,
$4,000; GermaniA, Nj, $4,000; BOatmens,
Pittsburgh, $4,000; Farmers and DrOvGrs,
Kentucky, $4,000; Insurance Company OF
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Buffalo German,
S2,600; Western Assurance Co., $500;
Clay Of Kentucky, $2,500; Peoples OF
Memphis, $4,000 Traders, Chicago, 81
800; Penn, Of Pennsylvania, $2,600; Frank
lin Of Wheeling, $4,000; Home Of Colnm.
bus, O., $2,500.