New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-05
TIE PROTRACTED RAINS IN INDIANA.
TIE DAMAGE TO TIE CROPS IN TIE WABASH


SpociaI Df,gft-i 10 me mi. qnGgois S.m.n1i .
LArAYrIrr, Ind, Aug. Tie Wabash is
the last G hours. 1Hd daylight tils iio;AlS tH
water been rising AZ the rate Of abont eight er'
ro,iic tie c,ty Tie corn crop in the bottoms, which
never looked promising. II total loss Inc "hnio
country IA. raiOuts is under water ana presents u'2
trcssng appearance. Tue wheat aud oat CROPS are al
totally destroyed eniliins loss tIat va! iG1t up
tomorrow viii mark above tho great flood OF ls5' and
as 10 is sill rsins, the prediction - Aeiy to b' verified
Specai Dj.patca 10 the Inaia. po'is JogrnIL
LOGANsPORT Ind, Aug. lit has riined
steadily fol tAiriy hoais and no Prse p"sPe9s a. is
Is,nu and the inhabitants Obliged 10 leave cn.ircy
or take refuge the second story. Cellars III the lower
Another foot rise tho wabash viii lood the streets OF
tuc city. Thousands Of people are on te pdhK9 Wa,tn
ruilroaGs, tut all roads have gang OF men at Goik ana
hope TO Keep Tho roads In running conioii rear aic
the isssnewa Marion Farmers axe tuning ri1.'ic
into their oat nel there herg no hopes ~ svns TIC
crop. Wheat Is sprOntns AMI, IT. Is thoaSm, VIII oe
total failure. Corn fields are flooded.
TEE rEQTRACrED Rains ~, IN IT ;I,!,
INpIASAroLIs, Aug. 2.-I'he rapid rise of the
Wabash River since yci'rdy 10 point LiSie ,lan -, II
has since 1877, has spread dcsoa'lon through me
fr valley which boais IT. FROM Hunting Oh 10
Lafayette uliy 10000 acres are utir WAFER, c Hiccr
part of which Is under cultivation This mon ls ~ feu
houses and barns Meie seen n'uho do" tiio 'uv.'k
and far could be a5rc"laihci NE wheat irlt III
the fields and Carried down with the current - ia,
was that people were not gwen ti'ne 10 loavc
whence they were rescued WIN boats hhlitlt's 81
cattle were d Owncd ana several morse, ti were cou
exciting An that part of the city lying contiguous to tie
was completely suDhoged Inc farmers are very
d. spOndcnt and people generally are greatly d"ies,oi
TIE OVERFLOW on TIE WHITE RNEE.
Sp~cio D,spatbcs fe The i"d'anaeo''' ,Sn''"e'
NoBLEsyu.LE, Ind, Aug; The whole whole,
OF today The proopcos look bad for ne larincrs he
corn fields in The bottoms $40 covered IN %ator. Whe
Was sin ri,n: rapidly this evening. Another report
from stony Creek states that it had risen about ~ inches
M,KTiXoIIiIE ina. Aug. The White River il higher
at tnis point than was eyrr Known oeone Wv t IJ
or January 1877. II il sin rising IA mo rae OF ihi,
ronutv Whole farm, arn IN Ter water, AMI are swept
cican 81 every Cling mat VIII 1oa'. Hundreds OF people
stock a, hen swept away The river at this place Is
two miles wide Many houses IN The suburbs OF the town
citizens have been ed all day III binding noaS, res,
cam. stock, ana relieving families 1c river j. nov al
aged greatly II is feared hat the railroad bridges Oh
me river viii he swept away.
Spcc,ri Di.,Iich H. The C{ncangN Enq'ber
INpIANAPOIIs, Auc. l. Repeated rains,
especially the OF saturday last are causing anoth"r
ho0 similar 20 lie one Oh Juf 'as'. an ~" 5
OF White River npNhs from thc north are swollen ana
spreading over fields, TO the great damage OF crops.
wheat N this rcgioH Is entirely DESTROYED ShocAs arc
boating down White River, which IA rising at RAPID
n.c and is higher than ever ii has bc"n since l7l~
wc.enn portions Of the city incianoia, beyond TIE
river, covered three feet dep, ant mcs are driven
lions.
INJURY TO TIE CROPS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
FATE
Speciqi DfpGfch ~ The indianapolis JgurHal
KNIGIiT5viLLE, lad, Aug. lit has rAlned
all lt mere Crops an ruined. Sixty icct Oi The sun
branch track adng 10 the coal uIinc washed away she
water backed up into the aifsna az Guests shat, when
exploded ike when il fell in, throwing waters
an tInberr hundred feet mo ti0 making riinb
linz noise aItcrwart for two minutes or more Till tho
shaft FIJI OF water.
Spe.iol Dpach 10 me Indianapolis S'nfiheI.
SuELBYyILLK, Ind, Aug. 1.-The continuous
rains great destruction Oi properly ana crops
mis- county. The farmers completely discouraged
Wheat rs;iing The shock ana nay IL almost beyond
question toI 0s- and the corn fields are Submerged
The whole county To De Running srcan OF Waier
IT has raiHod here all day without Interruption Blue
River out is banks ana Is higher tan II has been
cuiSerts are being washed out all OF them. Wafer u
standing she cellars of ihIoeiUurts OF ITO ro1drnt
hIsincsa blocks Ia The city In several Instances me
occupants been compelled 10 move ont Tor dflef
quarters. The smaller creeks of tie county are also up
aud sui going thai the farmers can not get INTO the
civ IL SIN down inOrrents and yet We are not
happy. $780, - . 1900. . . re, - ,,.,,,..-,
Spsc-ai u, .ydfcl 10 TIC ttlc'"n4t, G1zruc.
Fort WAYHE, Ind, July For the past
two or hrec weeks rain has fallen nearly eNory dhS mere
AdVces from tine country report damage 10 crops IRE
parable. All strtsWs are covered with Eriin ana many
i,lds throughout the country several fccJ uhdri
watcr, ana standing crops VII not DC worth harvesting"
THE iNIT-pN To THE CROPS ~ OHIO,