Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-03

St. Louis, August 2. Rain continued most Of
last night. The mercury has fallen to about 60
and the wind is from the northwest but it is still
very cloudy and threatening.
The four principal Railroads running east from
here are either flooded in places, or damaged so
that trains cannot run, and most of the roads in
the State are similarly situated.
The river has risen three feet since last night,
and 1t Is How rising at the rate of two inches per
hour. Accounts from the upper Mississippi, Mis-
souri, and Illinois, say that they are rising rapidly,
and all the tributaries within 200 miles have been
greatly swollen, many Of them pouring out floods
Of water.
Dispatches from various parts of the State say
that immense damage has been done to the crops
and to farm property. In Spring River bottom
alone the damage to farmers is estimated at . mil.
lion and half.
The Usage, Laramie and Blackwater rivers are
higher than ever and in fact all the streams in the
State are at food height and causing great de-
struction Of property. The turnpikes are also be-
ing &, washed away in places and travel impeded
There has probably never been so widely ex-
tended damage done in the State before.
Washington, August 2. The observer at Mari
eta, o., reports to the signal office in this city
that heavy storm passed there last night, three
inches of rain falling. The river at 2 o'clock p.
m. was SO feet by the guage and rising five inches
an hour. 1t has risen II feet in the last 20 hours
and it is still raining at 80 feet in the guage. The
farms on the river bank are overlooking.
Chicago, Ill., August 2. Specials of this morn
ing report that heavy damaging rains prevailed
in Central and Northern Illinois and in portions
of Iowa during the past "a hours. The crops
have been almost entirely destroyed in some of the
low land sections and even the high lands suffered
to great extent. The Railroads were washed
out at some points, but no serious accidents are
reported.
Columbus, o., August 2. The heavy rains Of
last night filed cellars, heretofore dry, and cover
ed the corn and fields even more deeply than here
tofore. The Scloto river is higher than for years
bnt no fears are felt for the levee.
The Hooking Valley Railroad Company only
run trains to Lancaster. President Green reports
more severe floods between that point and Athens
along the line of Railroad, than have been known
for many years.
The Pan Handle trains all came in ON time
The Little Miami road, by reason Of the floods
sent the Cincinnati trains to-day by way Of Nenis
and Dayton.
LATER.
About midnight last night the Scioto river left
its bed and broke over tract of ground south of
the city, burying extensive cornfeds ten feet un-
der water. The waters then rushed over large
brick yard and to the first story of ten houses
occupied by the workmen at the yard, necessitat
ing the removal of the women and children. The
| men waded out to high ground with difficulty
the whole party, to the number of u.s. being savet
| without serious accident. Considerable damag,
| was done to property in the neighborhood. Th'
| river fell feet to-day. Reports from along the
| line of the Hooking Valley railroad, show tina
the loss to the growing crops and wheat in shock
| by the water, will be very great. 1t Is impossible
| to ascertain the damage to the road bed until tn
| water subsidies. No bridges have as yet beef
| washed away.