The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-03

Reports from all parts Of Ohio south oi
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago
Railroad continue the gloomy accounts
heretofore given in these dispatches oI
loss and damage by the floods. 1t Is
thought that by tomorrow, or Wednesday
at tho tarthest, most OF the smaller
streams will commence falling.
OF the railroads, the Fort Wayne road
and the Panhandle are reported still
working, and trains are reaching Cincin'
natl from Columbus, Xenia and Dayton
without delay. The Little Miami road
will probable be in order by tomorrow
night. The Cleveland, Columbus & Gin
cinnati road had some breaks between
Columbus and Crestline. The Baltimore
& Ohio road between here and parkers'
burgh Is broken in several places, and pas.
sengers ate sent via Columbus, Bellairc
and Grafton. The Ohio 4 Mississippi
and Cincinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton road
arc reported broken. Aslight break was
reported in the Indianapolis, Cincinnati
4 Lafayette near North Bend, which has
been repaired. No trouble reported yc'
on roads in Kentucky.
MARROW ESCAPE OF SEVENTY PERSONS.
CoLUMBus, August 2.-About midnight
the SciotO river left its bed aud broke
widely over tract Of ground south Of The
city, burying the extensive corn fields IL
len feet Of water. The waters then rushed
over large brick yard and rose to the
first story Of ten houses OCCupiedby work
men ut the yards, neCessitating the re-
moyal Of the women and chiltlren in
wagons. The men wadel out to the high
ground with difficulty, but with little
patient effort The whole party, Numbering
10 persons, were all saved without seriOti'
accident. Considerable damage was don't
to property In the neighborlOOh. The
river fell three feet to-day,
Reports from along the line OF the
Hooking Valley Railroad show the loss
TO the growing crops aud wheat in tht
shock, by water, will be very great. lti'
impossible to ascertain the damage to III,
road bed until the water subsidies. No
bridges have az yet been swept away.
EVANSVILLE, August 2.--Great dam
age has been done again to The
Evansville and Charlottesville Railroad
No trains through to-day.
TERRIBLE DEsrRUCrlOS IN tNDIANA.
TERRE iIAutE, lSp., August 2.'-ThC
flood in this region is very devastating
The Wabash river il some twenty inChel
higher than 1t was during the great tis,
Of 1858, and few inches higher than The
still greater inundaLion Of 1928
which is the largest on record
In the memory Of the oldest inhabitants
The river is fully three miles wide oppo
site the city, and still slowly rising, 4
few small houses have lloated down, some
live stock, and millions Of bushels o
wheat in stacks and in shocks have iloaled
past. Large quantities Of hay have also
gone down. There il little driitwooC
anoatof the bridges could not possibly
remain. The two railroad bridges, tht
Yandalia and indianapolis & 81. Louis
are both unsafe. The water ii within
few inches Of the water-works' windows
and quite even with the floor Of the ga,
works. Both are on the river bank, bnl
the sand cmbankments have 40 far KEEP
| the water out. No loss Of life is reported
AZ vet, The Clinton wagon bridge, II
miles above here, is floating down on us
A saw mill and over six millior
bushels Of corn are reported to be
drowned out between Terre Hautt