St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
The Disastrous Rain Storm.
MILLIONS OF PROPERTY WASHED Awl

MILLIONS OF PROPERTY WASHED AWAY.
/ CINCINNATI. Aug. ,. \ dispatch to
tie Times from Chillicothe. says the
rain continues and the flood gains
strength. The canal broke below the
cih and swept 5000 bushels of wheat
/ into the river. People living in the
bottom lands are moving their families.
| fearing an inundation. At lront"n the
| OHIO is rising five inches an hour. and
is llso rising rapidly at Cincinnati.
wh.re it has already entered the lower
stories of houses on Water street. and
bids fair to go as high lis ever known
bebIe.
dispatch from New Albany, Ind,
saws trains on the New Albany and
Chicago railroad. were taken off to-day
at 1oSport. the track being covered by
the flood from White river. for Il dis
talce of three miles. A heavy force of
men are working to prevent the large
railroad bridge from floating away.
The White river at this point is twelve
inches higher than ever before known.
Trains south from Lafayette g" II"
further than CrIwfordSNllle. as the
track is washed away III many places.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Aug. 3. The Hood
in the Wabash is more than Il foot
above the high water mark of lS5-. and
several inches higher than ever before
since the settlement of the county. All
its tributaries have been rlfniin" ont
and the low ground is all overlooked.
In many places the liver is three to
five miles wide. The damage is meal
culHhlc. Great suffering must result
to the tenants on the low lands. whose
all Is swept away.
The Wabash hnttoms for an average
of mile and Il half wide the whole
length of the river are submerged. and
crops both harvesting and growing are
swept away. Our city is located ON
high ground and slight damage has
been experienced. except to mauuiacto-
rirS and mills. The destruction of the
Wabash and EIie canal. between here
and Fort Wayne. Is complete. 1t l.
broken in Il hundred places. The canal
and river have been on il level for
forty eight hours. The water of the
river is ruShin" through the canal and
running over the banks from one to the
other ut all the low places. This will
Ice Il terrible blow to the people of this
state.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Aug. 3. The crops
ON the low bottoms are utterly ruined.
The heavy damage To the Evansville
trawtuld>villc railroad above Patoka
will he repaired morrow. The rivers
ne still rising.
DAYTON, Ohio. Aug. 3. The Miami
and tributaries have rcccdrd over four
feet and arc sill running out rapidly
Tn, weather is still dismal and dliI/IN .
The small grains are all badly damaged.
Tobacco is used up.
Potatoes are Intting and the narrow
belt of corn is considerably damaged.
The total damage in Mont .nncrN conn
~ To the crops and other property. i
estimated ut halt Il million dollars
tHICAGu. Aug. ,. The floods in this
county have done damage Ia the extent
ot about >IuO.0OO. The chief injury i
from the overflow of Calumet river.
WHEELING. W. Va. Aug.:i. Wheel
ng Creek wa> higher yesterday than
even known. The ahutmrmt> of Il bridge
tW" miles east of this city were moved
over Il foot. At all points along the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad. hrtWrcn
Ibis city and Grafton. there i glrat
obstruction of property and loss 1T
gram.