, 1875-08-03
DROWNED OUT. j.;
A Term Applicable at Present
to Many Localities
The Hooking and Wabash Val.
Ieys Swept by Destruc-
tive Floods.
Corn.Felds in Some Places Gov.
cred with Ten Feet Of
Water.
Harvested Grnfn and other
Crop. 1<orne Off by
tllc Current.
Railroads in Southern Indiana
Badly Crippled.
Bridges Carried Away and Tracks
Washed Out in Many
Places.
Lafayette, Ind, Navigated by
Small Boats.
Drowning Of Farm Stock Reported
from Various Quarters.
Great Havoc Caused by Overflow in
Central illinois.
Rain Has Fallen in Pittsburg Daily
Since the 8th Of July.
Drowning Of Farm Stock Reported
from Various Quarters.
Great Havoc Caused by Overflow in
Central Illinois.
Rain Has Fallen in Pittsburg Daily
Since the 9Th Of July.
ILLINOIS,.


section OF Tho county hayo been very disastrous
to tho growing md Standing crops. The condi-
tIon Of atfnira has been aggravated to an alarm-
ing extout ly tho overflow OF tho Feeder to tho
canal passing through tho towus Of Worth mud
paIes. Thousands OF acres OF land arc at tina
writing entirely pubmorgcd most Of which IL un-
dor iunsediate cultivation, and among Tie best
and fnuss productive Of tho county. Last VIII
ter and spring the Canal Commissioners, II nil
10 remembered. caused tho erection Of a dan
across tue Fcedor In tho western part Of palos
the object OF wlltch, 1t WAS aaid, was to rroyer
tho washing Of the earth along tic Focdor !nt Q
tho canal. Very little attention was paid to th
enterprise at tic tlulo, and very little would /
thought Of 1t now but for tho dlBaBst ,r
it has wrought. 1t is estimated todd y
that botwcrn 10000 and 50, ,0oo acres arc ovu =
flowed, and IN many inatancos the sccne ID sim =
lar to that depicted iu tile southern part Of th
State. whero sloaves Of wheat hro said to hay',
beou floating about from tlcld to field. The ostt.
mate aud oxtcnt OF tho damage on1lnot b. fairly
computed. owing to tho large territory covered,
tue variety Of tic snrne, and tho want Of fac-
tics to explore tho scene. On somo places
Tho water ID quito deep, ospeciatly
the "trip known AZ tile Gag. In other plaoos tho
surface is only sufficiently covered to pro'seut
travel. and to drive tho stock from tho past urcs
to tho occasional mounds for protection. aud
food. Tho inunaation is also reported to hayc
extended into the town Of Qtlauu, with o. maliy
damaging effect but tho ndyces nro II COM
plete. aud the details thoro. as III PAX "a and
Worth. aro wanting. As tar ~ lug 50 ca"
DIM oass, il su in,mouse sheet Of wal a, aud
looking north and south tho pcene is not far ttf-
fereut. 6ocs. IL. II, ID. 10. and II may oe said
to DO almost entirely Inundated; Ihos living
ception VI lhe real aud relative condltio OF A.
fairs, heoco to give anything like an accurate
li4t Of ,hose sustaining damages IL as tmpoe al
bio as it ID to compute tho goueral loss ensailod
| by the overflow.
I Great indignation is felt among tht sufferers
| toward tho Ceual Commissioners, At Il tie dis
position Ia genera 10 prosecute the aa!e. whoae
| agents they alo, with the hope Of securing i'm.
| ,lanikY trum tho recurrence Of sucl, \ dsastor,
| II nothing else. 1t IL not ploba c]p, however:
that any further action will b. Lake Ii BY tho poo.
sa t. p;tea 1sss the o Ge r. sass ss 15
oS s.sEoa sSe ~s.sr up IN %ss
aoasous and caused an overflow. not only dam-
| also idwnR down uso Indiaua. aud scattering
| waste aud lesoat!pn IN its pa4l !,
| LATER.-lsst evening tho uters wcKe roced-
ing. aud the prospect waa Aat Tho worst had
passed.
sAwnAMoN CT UNITY,
Special u Stufa 10 lie t!Aruqo Tribune
srh1soEtELp; H.; Apg. The severe md IN.
|
done great damage 10 ,ia county. TLe Sauga-
nou Iirer 10 higher tls n II hss been Tor yeala,
In placea i Ia n,lcs y tide. Corn in Tho bottom.
lands. "l!cll hads nv to sield heavy crop, ia
| wheat in tho shock. lave been swept away. Hoga
and cattte IN large. numbers have boon drowned.
elen living aloag tho river wore cngaged Ill
beiug swept Gown tie river sometimes In atoyos.
Sa>eu bridges across ANAL streams which .ua
though the county hase boeu swept OIL. Some
OF them " 4re valuable 81 ructuroH. The railroads
suffered greatly by their tracks being washed
our. but In thls county 10 bridges disturbed.
ee1eopt tue sp[tluRlo!d DIVISION Of Tho Ohio T.
ju1ed s0uth Of pana. Tho Ioss in farm products
aud at ocl cRuno4 low be estimated, but Is worry
| great.
esseiat nnpat'h 70 4Hs fhteaao Tribune.
Lt5ALLE. ILL.,, Aug. 2.-The1e arc at least
1000 acres Of corn on tho bo!tom.lands bslweeu
peru ami Starved Rook, aud, ~ about one-third
RIO Of toet wit saice 2or ioodius @ M Tie suas
length and breadth OF the bottt, ,u- lauis betwuuu
tne. TWO points aforosaid, thu prospect loohs
I! oomy to tl'e husbandmou lnt created; Edward
oonan estimates the damage already done to
Ia b. liok-JarI and uublrnk bl lok On tie bottom
opposite thus city 1t $H00 to I.0D0. Aud IL ~.
prehousiss OF luo poF cent add tiouai damage.
| AouLTMIE c0US IY,
| tofrtsuonaents " Ihs cha usa Tribune.
MAano"uosE, AlouLTalx &c !, Ill., July SILL
has barn wot here for the 1t ut a1 weeks, auc
| cropa AEo terribly damaged by rain. Oh Iuu
| Erount corn u piayeu out; on high land il i,
toIefa6!y good. but vsry wood p Ostn ara ono.
| crop, but 1t IL 10 wet tbAt vi caunok naye ,lrrn
y tas eean raining aver stp' " last Sunday, aud
tlluk our oxt crop IL gona IN, I'd can;t uus
| reapors. N ,Aoy MIRO down Old settiars 49,
thsv nuyer saw the like bef 3rc. Tho rrn.nsc,i
aie Eloony, tnd sAmasa Iii, u the blues
/ uWI0Hr.
Stecsat Dsspatca to 4A4 Ea,eaar 1r,bu,.x
DWIGHT, H.. aug. 1.--4i seFa !. Rreat despoad.
gloomy outlook Tor. ali dnds Of otopa. Tas s
northeast 4to1m. WHICH il Asruly oTsr ~
pAs deluxsd this region, y ID feAss sre now iii