, 1875-08-05
WIND And FLOOD.
Additional Details as to the
Losses Of Cook County
Farmers.
A Big Rise Coming Out of the
Tennessee and Cumber-
land Rivers.
The Ohio Fifty Feet Deep and
Rising at Cincinnati.
A Sad Scene of Des0lntfOn
III the SciOt0
Valley.
Several Persons Drowned While
Endeavoring to Save
Their Prop
crty.
Many Grain-Ficlls Submerged in the
Vicinity Of Cairo.
The Mississippi River Forty Miles
Wide at Memphis.
Tennessee Planters Gloomy
Over the Situation.
Much Damage 10 Railroads Running
East and West from
st. Louis.
Macomb, ILL.,, Visited by Fear
ful Tornado.
Buildings Demolished md Sidewalks
Floated OF.
Much Damage to Railroads Running
East and West from
st. Louis.
ILL.,, Visited by a Fear
lul Tornado.
Buildings Demolished and Sidewalk.
Floated OF.
ILLINOIS,.
COOK rO1tSTY.

nooorta voro r,fo e.r]v voster1av mornin,
that tho dam across the Fecder. in the Town of
palos. which wn. t,e nrirno CANA of thu les,r,c.
t;,n ~ nrnn,,tv .,roodv ,oto r., ,haao o,1u,,,,.
W.. ~ p!opole5 aa."u5 uosou ~ tu0'o eo.un'e'
hha broken, hhe4 thas TUG "ato16 were rhp'dly 70
ccdioR. The reports could not be traced
to any reliable souEcc, however, COM
m,tsiorar gnaptl,cr 1,vIn1 IN tha 1,ou,
of Worth v,s IN tho c,tv dn,ino ,ho
day, and said that ho had hoard tho report after
reaching here, but that he knew nothing Of hts
own knowledge moro than that when no loft
home the yator apneared lttt1e h,chcr than II
x,s tta ,,.v ara,.,n,,. H. a. ~. .a,,na. ~
credit tue report, from tue fact that tho draw
wns very strong. but OIL tho contrary was hpprc-
heusive that the rains Of tue day wor,ld swol,
tho food and ipcreneo the dcstrnotion ~
property h'on8 tne enEfo ilno OF inc feedcf,
especially through the Towns Of PAloa and
Worth. He was full OF Lope, however, that hc
would find Tho dam broken on roaebinu homo
,.ss a....s.. Nv s1". e ~ W ,'s.:1 soun n'ao
'A'S o'eAit'6' "a no 'eso'aoo '|' o'oa@'n6 q"
THE ONLY wAf
In which tho food could be Rbatcd for Rome time
to come, II It was not broken by the force Of
tho water or hv ths stranetI, ~ fnd1on.nt ,ron.
49,, ha,ls ~" .!''..... ''1u' H., p'op@
ef'S-no1oese IN tue VICINITY Id "a" no
eacapo from Tho overflow, except
by gradual ABSORPTION, which lu tho present
condition of the ground would ecurce,v bo ~
ss.,.,,'.a1 ~ e.saAo "ou.u ose'ee'' w ~
sonp'aneo aus'ne tho summer Every Gay tue
wafer remained standing. he said, added to tho
dcstruction Of property ln tho vicinity. and ho
iecKonea tho damage aB or public rather than
indlFaoual cbAtacter. 1t WRS not tho mero loBa Of
tho present crops, but tho
GENERAL DETERIORATION or THE rnoPknTr
on account OF its liability to bocomo inun-
datcd at any time that was mort dread
e.. tho effect Of which would be
fpt&V n IA TIr7& {hnH.
ing watos would certainly detraca from tho tax
ao'e valuation Of the property as vol as its ma
tef1al Val'ie, benco no reasoned that tho over
hoW wss public calamity, which aoo'ncd to
oan-ln advance q sbo effect.
gentleman from the IoWn Of Pslos
maa also seon during the day. Ho loft
home quite curly ~ tbo morning; hnd
tn nau heafa @ notaing 81 tho reported o1eak'ng Of
porter. e., ho va hopsful thas tho report was
Or ne strength and durability OF tho dam ho ro-
ie11ea 70
AZ ATlh1rT MADE SOME TINE 400
privately to charge i with powder and b'ox 1t
W when waa Tor some reason unsuccessful. The
stempe' he said' waa made BY indignant property
noaaets' ana no regarded the fssLu,e. from what
Soo liz c0e9a %h sas present
te!!! OF re 1AmsRe aone by the ovefdoW, "a a.
ready published i9 Tue TRIBUNE, and, caat.ug
ny eye toward tlie threatening clouds, expressed
. leef thas fhe worst bad not vet come. Hu was
yoFy bittor 10 bug denuac'stion Of tho dam, and,
In mentioning It IN rapid conversation, not In
frequently gave vent to sonle hatd English.
COMMISSIONER COMFY,
OF Palos. was also questioned on tho subject
duiug Tho day. lie hAd nothing new to i'm.
part, not having been home since lank intor-
Viewed. lie hsi heard Of the breaking Of thc
did nos rsuomper Win 1t was bo had has1d .nsae ae
Of il. liz houet. however. tbat ths ranorI sp",d
prove tue. Il It did uot, ho preaic.ed ssd
results, even beyond what 6ad slresdy