The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
FLOODS IN THE WEST.
Rapid Rise Of the Missis-
sippi.
Immense Damage to Crops and
Other Property.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-Rain continued most of
last night The mercury has fallen to about 60
and the wind is from the northwest, but it is
still very cloudy and threatening
The four principal railroads running east
from here are either flooded in places or dam
aged SO that trains cannot run, and most of the
roads in the state are similarly situated.
The river has risen feet since last night and
is now rising at the rate of two inches an hour.
Accounts from the upper Mississippi, Missouri
and Illinois say that they are all rising rapidly,
and all the tributaries within 200 miles have
been greatly swollen, many OF them pouring
out floods of water. -'t
Dispatches from various parts of this state
say that immense damage has been done to the
crops and to farm property. In Spring River
bottom alone the damage to farmers is esti-
mated at million and a half.
The Usage, Laramie and Blackwater rivers
are higher than ever and in fact all the streams
in the state are flood height aud causing great
destruction of property. The turnpikes are also
being washed away in places and travel is in
peded.
There has probably never been so widely ex-
tended damage done in the state before.
r.n More Discouraging Reports.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2.-The continued rain
storm in this section since Saturday night has
been very damaging to railroads west and
tinned to rise slowly since Friday evening:
lndianola, on the west side of the river. is all
ahoat. An immense amount OF damage has
been done to property on the west side of this
city and in the bottom lands along White
River. The Vincennes Railroad has suffered
severely in the neighbo-heod of Martinsv,lle.
The track is submerged for miles between that
city and Gosport The Vandalia Railroad suf-
fered the loss of new iron bridge near Car
tersburg, one end of the bridge being lowered.
The track is also considerably damaged at
several points. The Indianapolis & St. Louis
road is badly damaged at st. Mary's and Dan
vile, portion of the trestle. work at the latter
point being washed away. The western dvi-
sion of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & La:
fayette road suffered in the washing away of
the road bed at Crooked Creek, few miles
west Of this city. The Indianapolis, Peru s.
Chicago road had its bridge at Nobleville
damaged at several points. The road bed of
the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western was
slightly damaged. The Jeffersonvile, Madison
& indianapolis road is considerably injured at
Rockford and Columbus. No trains have
arrived to-day on the Vincennes, Vandalia,
and Indianapolis & st. Louis roads. The
roads running east have suffered comparatively
little
Rise of Five Inches an Hour.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The Observer at
Marietta, Ohio, reports to the signal office in
| this city that heavy storm passed there last
night three inches of rain falling. The river
| five inches an hour. 1t has risen II feet in the
| last twenty hours and it is still raining At 80
| feet in the gauge the farms on the river Pank
are overlooking.
Great Damage i'm Illinois.
CHICAGO, Aug 2.-Specials of this morning
| report that heavy damaging rains prev rallied in
central and northern Illinois and in portions of
Iowa during the past forty-eieht hours. The
| crops have been almost entirely destroyed in
| some of the loWland sections and even the
highlands suffered to great extent The rail-
| roads were washed out at some points, but no
serious accidents ara reported.
Heaviest Floods for Years.
COLUMBUS Aug. 2.-The heavy rains of last
| night filled cellars heretofore dry, and covered
| corn and wheat fields even more deeply than
heretofore. The Scioto river is higher than for
| years, but no fears are felt for the levee. The
Hooking Valley Railroad Co. only run trains
| to Lancaster. President Green reports more
severe floods between that point and Athens
along the line of the railroad than have been
known for many years. The Pan Handle
trains all come in on time. The Little Miami
road, by reason of the floods, sent the Cincin-
natl trains by way of Xenia and Eayton.
The Seioto Leaves its Beds.
COLUMBUS, Aug. about midnight last
night the Scioto river left its bed and broke
over tract of ground south OF the city, bury
ing extensive cOru fields under water. The
waters then rushed over a large brick yard and
rose to the first story of the houses occupied by
the workmen at the yard, necessitating the re-
mOVal OF uQ6 women anu C0lIQr6Q Line men
waded out to high ground with difficulty, the
whole party TO the number of 70, being saved
without serious accident. Considerable damage
was done to property in the neighborhood. The
river fell three feet to-day.
Reports from along the line of the Hooking
Valley railroad show that the loss to the grow
Ing crops and wheat in shock, by water, will
be very great 1t is impossible to ascertain the
damage to the road bed until the water sub
sides. No bridges have as yet been washed
away.
Damages to the Railroads.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-The Gazette's special
from Charleston, w. Va, reports that al! the
streams st! are rising RAPIDLY boom in the Elk
ing loss in logs of $4,000. Reports from all
Parts of Ohio to night, south of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad continue to be
gloomy. 1t is thought that by tomorrow or
Wednesday at the farthest, most of the small
streams will commence falling The Fort
Wayne and Pan Handle railroad lines are re-
ported still in working order, trains reaching
Cincinnati via Xenia and Dayton without de-
lay. The Little Miami road will probably be in
running order by tomorrow night The Cleve-
lend, Columbus & Cincinnati road has some
breaks between Columbus and Crestne. The
Baltimore q Ohio road, between here and Par =.
kersburg is broken in several places, and pas
sengers are sent via Columbus, Bellare and
Grafton. The Ohio & Mississippi, ard Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton routes are reported
unbroken. A slight break was reported on the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette road near
North Bend, which has been repaired. No
trouble is reported ySoupon the roads IN Ken
lucky.