The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-03

the past forty-eight hours has been severe
and damaging to the crops. Wheat has
IN some Instances foated off by the shock.
Fields have been deluged, and the harvest
delayed or the crops DESTROYED. Corn has
lin numerous spiaces been laid fat on the
ground, and oats nearly destroyed. The
lowlands and bottom farms have suffered
most severely. though the highlands have
not escaped. Culverts nave been washed
away in places, but no serious acciuents
are yet reported on any of the railroads,
COLUMBUS, o, Aug 2.-Heavy rains
covered corn and wheat fields even more
deeply than before. The Sciota river is
higher than it has been for years, but no
fear is felt for the levee. Tie Hook
Valley railroad company only run trains to
Lancaster. President Green reports more
tsevere floods between that point and others
along the line of railroad than has been
known for years. The Pan Humble trains
all come in on time. The Little Miami
railroad, by reason of the foods, went to
Cincinnati to-day by way of Xenia and
Dayton.
| CINCINNATI, Aug. 2.-The river is ris.
ing two inches per hour. i I*Et#
A special to the Times, from Athens.
Ohio, says the Hooking valley is com.
pletely submerged and the rise of water is
within three inches of the greatest ever
known. The crops are a total loss anG
reports of other losses come 10 constantly
No trains on the Hooking Valley road to-
day. The water is over the track of the
Marietta and Cincinnati road below town
where two trains are biockaded. A pas
senger train filled with people, stocd com.
pletely isolated for some time. The loss
at the Salina mines will be heavy. One
bridge on the Marietta aud Cincinnati road
west of here has gone down. The heavy
bridges are standing the strain well
A special from charleston, w. Va.
reports all the streams rising rapidly. A
boom in Elk river was swept away thi;
morning causing loss in logs of $25, 1000
/ Reports from all parts of Ohio tonight
south of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne anC
Chicago Railroad, continue gloomy as ac
counts heretofore given in these dispatche!
Of loss and damage by the food.
The Little Miami road will probably b,
in order by tomorrow night The Cleye
land, Columbus and Cincinnati railroad
has some breaks between Columbus ant
Crestline. The Baltimore and Ohio rail
road between here and Parkersburg i
broken in several places and passenger
are sent via Columbus, Bellaire and Graf
: ton.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 9Th
river opposite the city is fully three mile
wide and still rising. The food is deyas
tating everywhere in its course. Som
small houses have foatcd down pas
: Live stock and millions of bushels O
wheat in stacks and in shocks have foate
past. Large quantities of hay have ais
gone down. There is little drift WOO
4 ahoat or the bridges could not possibly r,
C main. Two railroad bridges, the Vandali
: and st. Louis, are both unsafe. The wate
q is within a few inches of the windows of ,th
a water works, and quite even with the foe
: of the gas works. The Clinton wago
G bridge, fourteen miles above US, is foatin
t down on US. So is a saw mill. Over
il million bushels of corn are reported drowl
/ ed out between Terre Haute and Hutsol
J, vile. Sugar Greek township is Who'll
d devastated. Very little corn and no whe,
s is left in tho township. Every house
; Bloomtown is inundated Market mi
IS dam, five miles west, is broken away an
seven houses at Reelsville, on the Wand
lia road, together with three miles of en-
bankment, are washed away. Not ira
D. on any railroad left this city except pa
Ie enger train to Vincennes and return, vii
j. no communication below. We shall ha,
< no communication in any direction and
h mail for four days at least, there being
le less than thirty bridges, besides trestl
t. and embankments, completely gone on Il
ID E. & G. Every trestle between Oaktov
IN and Hazleton is either badly injured
al swept away. An engine was overturn
of by bank giving away on the Wanda
ne road. The iron bridge at Cartersbur
ID Cross Creek bridge, Big Sugar Gre
e. trestle, Eagle Greek bridge, large brid
a. at Reelsville are all gone. Seven bride
of are gone on the i. T. & c., between Il
ts city and Newport Several very seriu
of breaks on the Logansport road are repo
ed. The indianapolis & St. Louis road
IN in bad condition. The bridge at Ft
he is nearly all gone The Paris bridge
lat gone and the Wabash trestle injured. 7
ps river is still rising,
ayl INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. q Continu
III rain since Saturday night has done
to mense damage to property on the VI
1ill side of the city. The bottom lands ale
be White river have suffered severely.
ay Vincennes railroad in the vicinity of M
IDS tinsville is submerged for miles betwt
he that city and Gosport The new i
IN; bridge near Cartersburg has been sw
sa. awas. The Indianapolis and Selma +
Iof road has been severely damaged at seve
ms points. All roads entering the city exc
the the Evanston road, have been more or
ing damaged.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug 2.-The Sec
ers river has overfowed the country south
ex- this city to the depth OF ten feet,i1 VIII
In several tenement houses were flooded
lde the occupants were with difficulty reno
of to places of safety. The loss to or,
Dir along the line Of the Hooking Valley r
we road is very great.