The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-04
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
THE FLOODS.

CINCINNATI, August ga Times special
from Chillicothe says the rain continues
and the flood gains strength. The canal
broke below the city and swept away five
thousand bushels OF wheat into the river
People living on bottom lands are moving
their families, fearing an inundation.
At Ironton the Ohio Is rising five inch
es per hour, and Is also rising rapidly at
Cincinnati, where 1t has already invaded
the lower stories Of the houses on Water
street, and bids fair to go as high as ever
known before.
A special to the same paper from New
Albany, Ind, says that the trains on the
New Albany 4 Chicago Railroad were
taken of to-day, At GospOrt the track
Is covered by the flood from White river
for distance Of three miles. A heavy
force Of men are at work trying to
prevent the large railroad bridge
from floating away, The White river
ut this point Is twelve feet higher
than it was ever known to be before.
Trains south from Lafayette go no
further than CrawtOrdsville, as the track
Is washed out in many places.
A dispatch to the same paper from
Athens, o., says: At midnight the river
attained height Of eight inches over any
water ever known. The gas works are
flooded and the people have to return to
candles. The people Of the Asylum across
the valley have built boat and ferry
provisions over, all other modes Of COM
munication being destroyed. No trains
are running on any OF the roads, and no
mails have arrived since last Saturday.
THE SITUATION AT MEMPHIS,
MEMPHIS, August 3.-There is little
change to note in the situation here as
regards the river which rose two inches
during the past twcnty-fOur hours and
now stands eleven inches below the rise
of this spring and three feet below the
flood OF 1867. But reports from above
indicate that the food will exceed the
spring rise,
WABASH HIGHER THAN EVER KNOWN,
LAFAYETTE, IND, August 3.--The
flood In the Wabash ia more than foot
above the marks Of 1858, and IL several
inches higher than ever before or since
the settlement Of the country; all the trib.
utaries have been running out and the
low ground Is all overfOwtd. In many
places the river is from three TO five miles
wide and the damage done is inCAlCula.
bic; great suffering must result to the
tenants on the low lands, whose all Is
swept away. The Wabash bottom for nm
average mile and half wide, the whole
length Of the river Is submerged and the
crops both harvested and growing were
swept away our city Is located on high
ground and slight damage has been Gx-
perienCed except to the manufactures
and mills, The destruction Of the Wa
bash and Erie canal between here ard
Fort Wayne Is complete, 1t is
broken In hundred places. The
canal and river have been on a level
for forty-eighthou the water Of the river
rushing through the latter and running
over the banks from one 10 the other at
all the low places. This wiltbe terrible
blow to the people Of the State. It is i'm.
possible to estimate Nny more accurately
the acreage submerged The Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago railroad Is con-
siderably damaged between here and the
battle ground; the other railroads are all
right. The portion Of the city located on
the west bank Of the Wabash river has
been cut of for two days by the water
the bridge levGes, and com
is only kept open by skins.
The river has fallen about q inches since
7 o'clock this morning and is still very
slowly rcceding.
DAMAGES REPAIRED.
SEDALrA, Mo-, August 3.-Tle damages
by the late storm to the railroads running
through this place are repaired, The
Kansas & Texas railroad COM
pleted It's repairs yesterday, having had
q very large force at work. Trains are
now running from Texas and Kansas
promptly on time, and special trains Of
stock and merchandise arc passing night
md day,
THE MIAMI REcEDINd.
DAYTON, August 3-lOP. M-The Mi
ami and tributaries have receded over
four feet and arc running out rapidly.
The weather Ia still dismal and dFiEIly. |
The small grains are badly damaged, the
tobacco is used up, the potatoes are rot
ting, and a narrow belt Of corn Is COnsid.
srably damaged. Part Of the big bridge
lCross the Miami, eight miles south Of
this city, was washed away last night.
Loss, 5000, The total damage In Mont. |