The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-08-14
THE FLOOD YEAR.
FLOODS IN EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA
AND AMERICA

months will show that unusually heavy
rains and destructive foundations have
occurred over q large extent OF the
world since the beginning Of June.
Except Africa, from which nothing las
been heard and a wide belt of the near.
est part of which is q raness region, all
the great divisions Of the globe have
suffered. Within two months there
have been floods in Europe, Asia, Aus.
tralia and America. In the United
States the damage done (and the pro
perty damage has been very greaO is
mainly in the valleys of the Ohio, Mis-.
sissippi and Missouri, including the
river bottoms of the tributaries Of those
rivers In the States of West Virginia,
| Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ten
ncssee, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin.
Kansas, Nebraska'and Arkansas. or
these, the central and southern parts of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have suffer.
ed much loss in the destruction of crops,
| the sweeping away of movable proper
| ty along the valleys of the streams and
rivers, and by the breal:ing up of rail
way tracks and bridges. The Western
| State floods, as mentioned day or two
| ago, where the combined result of CON
| tinuOus, but not violent rains, for a
week or two (accordiEg to locality),
down to about the 80th of July, when
the earth being thoroughly sGrurated,
so as to hold no more water, series of
very violent rain storms set in, which
1veraowed all the water courses and
turned them into Wiie.sweeping and
destructive torrents. The money losses
in the Western States will aggregate
not less than $3,0OO,0OO and possibly
s5,000,OOO. Happily there was no loss
of life.
Tennessee, May 4th.-Floods in
Knoxville, Tenn, bridges demol shed
and carried away.
Canada, May l9th.-By the bursting
of Government dams on the Upper
Gull's River, Ontario, the village Of
Muden is flooded.
Indiana, June 1st Heavy rains and
floods in Indiana railroad bridges and
culverts washed away railroad acc
June 3d.-The White River and other
streams near Indianapolis, swollen by
recent rains, overflow their banks and
flood portion Of their city. Railroads
damaged and bridges swept away by
Hdods in other sections OF the State.
France, June 9th.-Severe storms in
the region of the Pyrenees, France !;
houses swept away and eleven lives
lost.
France, June 23.-HGavy and con-
timed rains are melting snow in the
PyreneeS cause an unprecedented over
flow of the River Garanne. The sub.
urb of st. Cyprien, c0ntGiuing %, 900
people, in the enyirous of Toulouse, is
J inundated, houses and buildings Of all
kinds are untcnantable, the Inhabitants
having to fly for theirlives, and several
hundred lives lost, Two bridges carr
rle away and over twenty thousand
people rendered homeless. The over,
flow of the Garenne extends from the
Pyreenees to the fields in the vicinity OF
Toulouse and below, destroying crop,
of all kinds and devastating villages on
its banks. Heavy rainfall at same time
: causes an overflow of the River Turn
in France, aud tie little towns of Mors
sale and TrcmOuillita are inundated, ,Onl,
two houses out of four hundred in the
latter remaining standing. The village
l of FaiX aud two other villages over
flowed. The river Adour also over
l flows its banks from heavy rains anC
, melting SHOWS, and floods the surroun,
ding country and the town of Bagnere,
; de Bayonne. Great damage to crops
, and farm property.
q United States, June 9th, 2Sth. "A
two days steady rain. accompanied b,
high winds, caused the flooding 0
fields, destruction of crops, carrying
4 away of bridges and demolition of barn
: and houses in portions of Wisconsin
Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa
Missouri and Southern Illinois.
Hungary, June 29th.-A terrific hai
G storm, followed by heavy rain and ex
d traordinary fall of water, swept owe
/. Bu1a~Pesth, Hungary, inundasing th
n streets and carrying moveGblo propert
. of every description into the river
il lleuses are Hooded, and some thirt
e lives lost.
II Australia, July, 3D. Great floods Il
! NlcIorla ana Australia, whereby rail
road construction and farm cultivation
! are impeded. Property damaged b.
l. Overlooking of mountain streams.
G Switzerland, July Sth.-Gepeva Car
r. ton, Switzerland, is visited by fearfr
n storm, flooding farm lands and injurln
u many persons.
ID England, July 22d.-IIcavy rains /
|. England, inundation at Leicester
10 Greenfield, Forest of Dean aud Goo
, manchester Railway travel Interrupt
= ed and growing crops destroyed. Flood
Is on the Trent river, overlooking a pol
he tion of the town of Burton on Tren
is and submerging the track of the Gre,
N Eastern Railway Jor three and ha
III miles.
rs Silesia, July 92d. Severe storms
III Warmbrun, in Silesia, destroyin
,e bridges, houses and crops.
!. July 23.--Sudden rise in the watel
" of the river Neue at Peterborough, Ell
- gland, by which houses along il WEI
IN flooded and four thousand acres of LAD
, ] ara OVnr0nNaI