, 1875-08-04
INDIANA.
THE WAlIANH.

Srsctal Dispateh to 1ae Chstaoo Tribune.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 3.-fho Wabash roach
ed ils higlos. point about noon to-day, being IL
inches higher than In 1853. Since then It has
boon falling slowly. Tho roads to Cincinnati aud
Choago lave run all trains on time to-day. The
TOLEDO, Wabash h Western has d briLge whsha3
out noaE Peru, whore transfers are made, but will
run through Tomorrow. Tho Loganspott,
Now Albany h Cincinnati Road has run no trains
to.dsy, and will not bo nblo to befo5o Thuraday.
About half mile Of embankment WAS badly
washod aud repair IL etill impossible
on account Of water this sido Of tho
Wabash 1isor bridge. Tho atorohouHo
connected With an Old dstilcry ftoatcd down
1heime l. Wagner ia full Of water. Dulnngu
about s4,o0U. large uumber Of small tene-
tneuts Oh tho bank Of the riyor have bccn vacA-
ted by tho occupants. WeAtlor clear and pleas.
auh
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 3.-The food in the
WABASH III more tllan foot aboye tho higE-water
mark of 1858, and several inches higher than
ever before since the sottcmeut Of the county.
All tho tributaries have bceu running out, and
tho low ground Ia oil oyorlowe1. In 1nany
places tho rivor IL from 3 to Iailua
wide. Thu damage IL iucalcnlab1e. GIoat
suffering must result to tonanta Oh
LOW Ihuub. hnose h!l ~ h"oPt AWAY Luz ~ AoAea
bottoms. for All aycraGu Of u,lc aud
half wido nro submerged, and crops.
both harvested and growing, aro awept away.
Our city u located On high ground, snd slight
factor,oH aud mills. The DESTRUCTION OF khe
WAbnah Il Eiie Cnual between here and Fort
NaYua IL complats. 1t u broken In . hundred
placed. TEe eapal and river laYn boon on level
for forty. eight hours, tho water of tue river
rushing through the Inter. aud turning over
tue banhs ffunl Qua TO tfe other 1t alt lon
places. This will be terrible blow to tho
people OF tho Stato. 1t il impossible to
estimate auy nors e.. accurately yi the acre ere,
Albany 4 Chicago Railroad Ii much damaged
bosween here aud Battle Ground. Tho uther
railroads. hro all right. That city, located Oh the
~cst bank of the Whbash Las boon cut OF for
two dnys by wator oyolhowiug tho bridge sud
| IsYess, and communication is only kept opau by
| skis. Tie river aas fallen about ~ lpchea
| e,uos tly morning. and il still very slowly so-
~ .sp<etal D.spasea to The caieaao 7ri1une-
lLurs TON, lud. Aug. 3.-Tho Wabash Rivor
In At,li rising, although tho rain has ceaaod.
urttNood ia accumulAt1ng worry rapidly aud il
swept with much force BY tug H"tt current
against tile bridge Of tho Fort Wayne. Muncia 4
CINCINNATI ltailEoad. 4 largo forcc Of men III
employed in trying to keep tho driftwood iron,
blocking up a. tho bridge. lilo natof is only |
fuot below tho sllIe. 4 lRtar report IL III clrtu-
Iation hero that large reservolr as Ct!lnA, q,
has broken out at the went end. II such be tue
case. the Wsbash Niser will rive at least y loot
| yet.
| Fo1T WAYNE.
Hptctdl Dtspateh to 1,hs LH4caaa Tribune.
| FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 3.-Thc rain which
had fhlleu steadily for the creator part of tnsec
days, ceaned thiB forenoon much to tho rci!es OF
tLu public. This oyeu,ug tho ST. Marys, st. Jo'
seph, and biaumee KyoEs aro beginning to fe-
csde. Tho race track aud grounds Ut the Nostn-
ern IndiauA Fair Association, which wore ssr.-
ously threAtonod With co,nplste humiliation, 3D.
capped with slight damage: AL tho railroads con.
trslng hero ara In good shape to-day except tie
Cincinnati i lGoln,uud aud Toledo, Wabash d
Wcutorn. On tho lNohtaond Road, the track ri
Geneva, 81 miles south. il completely 1ll,irr Ns.
tos and regular trAius have lenu abandoned be.
low that point, bus travel will probably be ro'
suuou tomorrow. Thus eyoulng At O'Clock
tho first train from the south IN thirty hours ar
rlycd hero, and that ouly came from uenoya. osl
the Toledo, Wabash l. Wostern RAILROAD. Tue
track At psrn has besu undor 8 OF 4 feet Of VA
ter, necessitating tho transfer Of passengers
Trains from tho weHt arrived here to-day foul
hours late. Aeposta from the county today
nhow the damage to the crops to haye boen fullj
IS great "a anticipated. Wheat aud lax has'
especially suffered.