The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-05
Effects of the Floods in Southern
Ohio

CINcINNATI, August "a special cor
respondent of the Commercial, who is
examining into the effect Of the floods in
Southern Ohio, reports tonight,
having Travelled from Portsmouth up the
ScIoto valley as far rs Pketon, finding a
continued scene of desolation along the
route. The Scloto rivers i'll rising and
Is over the entire valley, the depth of
water ranging from five to thirty feet.
BY actual count he reports 1000 acres Of
corn gone, total loss to the owners.
The crop promised an average yield OF 80
bushels to the acre. This loss occurs in
aterritory only lG miles long and lying
in Scioto county. These figures proba-
bly, will be increased by the entire de-
strucLion of the wheat crop and most of
the hay northwest from the Scioto line
The devastation continues proba.
bly, all the way to Columbus.
The residents Of the valley for 50 years
say that no similar destruction of crops by
one flood has occurred before. The river
has heen higher but not ut this season of
the year. The loss is estimated at half
million Of dollars.
TIE Rise In the OhiO--CeIIarS
Flooded.
The water from the river is running
into the cellars on Broadway, Sycamore,
Main, Walnut and Vine streets, the
depth varying from few inches to four
or five !eet. Nearly all the cellars on the
streets mentioned up rs far as Second
street are flooded, the water reaching
them through the sewers. The greatest
damage Is reported on Vine street,
where the water was not expected to
reach. In Mill Creek Valley the flood
has taken away Il portion of the Dayton
Short Line railroad, but the trains are
still running regularly. At the lower
portion OF Sixth street and the mouth of
Mil. Creek u number OF houses have from
two to four feet OF water on the first
floors. The water is also flowing into the
bed of the Old Whitewater Canal, now
occupied by the Indianapolis, Cincinnati
" Layfayette Railroad track, and their
Plum street depot has several inches oi
water on the floor
The river at six o'clock had j2i feet of
water in the channel, and is still rising.
1t Is though that the highest point will he
reached sometime 10. morrow.
The Wabash River Receding.-Dam-
age by the Flood.
CINCINNATI, August 4-The Go.ette'S
Terra Hautc special reports the Wabash
river steadily falling. Tie railways have
began transferring passengers and mails
and can get through by tomorrow At
Seymour the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road bridge is gone and there are several
wash outs on that road besides. THIS
city appears to be the centre, the storm
extending about one hundred miles in
each direction. The total damage to rail
roads, crops and property in this Con-
gressIonal district, Is estimated ut about
ten million dollars.
Disastrous Tornado.
CHICAGO, August 4.-Thc Gribuac'S
special from MacOmb says: a most dis
astrous tornado, accompanied by heavy
rain, visited that town and surrounding
country, about $50 this evening passing,
from the northwest TO southwest.
1t destroyed ard uprootcd
trees in it, course; carried
away sidewalks, barns and small build
ings, unroofed the large Methodist church
and carried away the stccple and the
west half of that structure. Fisher N
Brothers foundry had the west end blown
of, and the roof was carried fifty yards.
y two story brick block, just completed,
owned by David Scott, was nearly de.
stroyed. The total loss j, from $4,000
to $4,000.