The Portland daily press., 1875-07-31
MORE WESTERN STORMS.
Loss of Life and Destruction of
Property.
The Crops Totally Destroyed.

CINCINNATI, July 30.-A despatch from
indianapolis says cyclone passed through
Harveysburg, Ind, last Sunday night, tearing
houses to pieces, uprooting trees and sweeping
things generally before it. Five women were
killed. The names of the killed thus far
ascertained are Mrs. Sewers Mrs. Sample and
Mrs. Patterson. A hired girl and little child
of Mrs. Sewers are also among the victims.
Some 250 feet of the track of the White Water
Valley Railroad were carried away during the
storm. A large force is engaged in repairing
the damage.
OMAHA, Neb., July 3O.-Advices from Lin.
coin, Nebraska, state that the heavy rains in
that section of the country and the southeast
damaged property along the line of the Ateh-
ison g. Nebraska Railroad to the extent of over
100000. 1t is stated that the road bed is
damaged badly for a distance of 81 miles.
is reported as having suffered Some damage,
and the track is under water for about a mile
and a half.
CINCINNATI, July 30-Reports from all por-
lions of southern Ohio give gloomy accounts of
continued rains and damage to crops. The
Big Miami river tonight at Cleves is rising at
the rate of six inches per hour, and the bot
toms are all under water. 5000 acres of corn
between Cloves and Lawrenceburg are flooded.
At Morrow, O., terrible rain fall occurred
this afternoon. The Little Miami river is re-
ported as flooding the town. In the vicinity of
day night was immense. Wheat and Oat crops
ar reported as entirely washed away, and the
Muskingum river is full of floating grain at all
points.
Rain is reported as still falling, and great
danger is apprehended from further overflow
of the rivers and smaller streams. The crops
are considered entirely lost.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 30.-Special kilograms
to the Journal from 80 of the 80 counties in
Indiana, and rs of the eastern counties of
Illinois, furnish a dscouraging account of the
condition of crops, The details of the dam
age are remarkably uniform, the best showing
for wheat being in the extreme northern tier of
the Indiana counties, where but small por-
ton can be saved, it having sprouted in a
shock, and at least two thirds is already ruined.
Corn is in fair condition. except in the low
lands, which are under water Oats and hay
in some sections are rotting on the ground, and
fair weather for two weeks would not enable
the farmers to save half the crop. The flax
crops are nearly ruined. 1t is raining heavily
and steadily throughout the state tonight, and
straint tomorrow.
LOUISVILLE, July 3O.-The crop situation in
this state, as well as in large portion of the
adjoining states, is becoming very alarming.
There is heavy rain fall every day. The
short intermission with hot sunshine aggra-
Yates the evil. This kind of weather has con-
tinued for about six weeks. and is believed to
be without parallel. In the last day or two the
rainfall has increased, and gloomy apprehen-
sions are felt in all sections of the country. The
corn crop has not been damaged seriously as
yet, but it is believed the crop of barley and
hay has been injured 80 per cent in quality
and quantity.
The tobacco crop is greatly injured. The sit.
uation is precarious, and it is believed that if
the weather does not improve within ten days
the yield will be reduced as low as in 1874 in
which year the produce was not more than 20
per cent of an average crop.