, 1876-07-06
OTIIEI2WIITTTS.
IN DUBUQUE ITSELF,

DUBUQUE, la., July 5.-Thc storm also did
Immense dmnagc to tl'cclty, washing out streets,
moving liouscs from their foundations md I'LL
Ing cellars. All thu lines Of railroal running
to and from the city nre washed out, but thu
West Division Of tho Illinois Central Railsuad Is
the worst of my, as IT. will bu about ten days BE-
fore trims will bn nble to run vest. Mineral
street, 1ealltng into Seventeenth, drains au
extensive region. As tic flood came rolling
down, sidewalks, fences, trees and other loose
property went bc{ore and aloug with 1t like 50
many chips In fscshc1 filling cellars md
washing through houses In It's course, tic
alarmed inmates cnd0ayorlng to cscapc, but
only meeting sen Of water on the outside.
Seventeenth street camo in for its share, Deing
already quilted ont and partly fixed, It was still
further washed out, and aloug with It the large
stone wall iii front Of tic German Institute,
nearly taking tl,n buildings. All over the cisy
the daulagc Is almost beyond estimate.
ABOUND FIsgEPoRT, 1I1-
Epectas Dtspa.eh to me 7ite4,.4
FnEEronr, ILL.,, July 5.-The truck Of the
Western Union Railroad WIS buddy washed cut
last night at point one mile north Of this city.
A heavy rain, lasting several hours, flooded the
truck asld CARRIED nway tho ralls and tics for
a,2e00 feet. Thu o'clock passenger tra1u left
hero on time, the engineer feeling Ills WAY, as he
apprctenlel dangcr. As he ncnrcd tho scene Of
tho accident he reversed his eug1nc, but too late
to save the train. The locomotive, baggage cur,
md one passenger coach run iuto u ditch,
the, engine falling on Its side,
md tho cars being partly overturned.
Owing to tho promptiless Of tho engineer In
reversing the shock was greatly lcssc1sed, and
no liycs wcro lost. Tic passengers md baggage
were transferred to p,int bryond tho Lrcak,
and tho 1orco ut work ut the eeenD OF the ucci-
isnt VIII probably nut t'lr truck In running or-
TN the Illinois Central Railroad slight break
occurred at d point q 1nIlo untl half i,ortlt Of
the town, but tho datsage wAs repaired early in
tho day. Between Council Hill aud Galena the
abutlnonts Of II brllgc urc washed away, and no
train has cu1no III from the west to-day.
s,.t1; Al:olSD D,s',sH srM;SGr1E!P :, II! tL: III
storm Of rain wind and lightning passed over tac
elty last night, md fotAlei thu streets with
water. The city was crowded with peoplc wto
were attracted ltttcr by the Fourth Ut July
rs thrsc was no ADEQUATE el,oltcr.. All tho rail-
rual trains wcre otf time last night, On hrcount
of damage To- tracks, and thu night e1prcss
trains Ill tue Chicago i Alton were obliged to
transfer ut tho Sanguinon bridge, but everything
Ia right md OH timo Tonight.
AROUND sFnlNuFlKLp, I'LL.
Speeia! Nspatch to 11s 11tun4,
Leach waa struck by Lightning during the storm
lust night, the rouf auu Que sidc Ut tho huusc
being completely torn oil.
Thu dalHage dune tho cro|,a WINS considerable.
were Iii a. sz sue tat stos. s "a ehat
of last night will materially rcduce the pros
y AND Anousp ou,NcI, I'LL.
Qu1Ecr, ILL.,, July IA terrible wind and
thunder storm swOpt over this city about
o'clock lust night. Tho wind came from the
great alarm, Ncwcomt's papermlll was daa'
ugeu somewhat, and CrnE,ier's iiatilIcry, Just
n0rth Ut the city. suffered to Q considerable cx.
tent, md on all tbs streets limbs arc .stEcwn
suffered much. Fruit was dashed off The trccs,
and III tho orchards iu the vicinity the La1naEo
from. thFs cause alone must tt considerable.
fearly all tlle telegraph liues leading cut Ut tho
opposite stde Of thu river thu 8tortn sec,ns to
have takcu e1fcct worse tIun anywhcre elsu In
,lo vicinity, Large trees were stripped Of taelr
limbs, aud ti!e lightning appeared TO haVu play
c4l AaSoc with Y great il.aily Ut the,u.
3saports fr0u. tho country stats ttat the graia
In stack Aas tEcn scattered, and the corn Ia
Latlly bEokcu and aatteuc1. On she uaia llne Of
ts chsag 'arGngoa H. odSsy &iy 1nsa tae
irregular, but no serious damage reported. The
night train In from st. Joscpn WIS Il, on tImu.
Tie storm overlook 1t at Palmyra, Few nlln-
S's. st @ o sses ss9s 1l u' 10. ~ s,t gt1sse s
further West. There wcru no damages |
OH the Inns, but tho wirc4 wGtu
partially dcrangsu. TAla forenoon 1t was re-
ported that a train Of tho Missouri, Kansas j.
Tcxaa had run Into fallentres IN tho night aud
wrecked the engine aud done uthcr damage, and
It was certain that tho damsge On fon,e parts of
the road was very severe. Ihu Quincy, Alton
d st. Louis Road suffered NJ damage, and 10
iiconyeutencs was exl'eriruccd OIL the Toledo, !
Wabash j Western. II Is reported that thu |
storm did great damage ~ Caitua and Ut La- |
grange, No., but ~ The Wires arc down no par
uculara could be- ascertantl. |
AROUND ST. I0CI&
lptctai Dttp4seA ~ NJ 7rtblR&
ST. Louis, July 3.-Adyicas received t,y |
telegraph from points tributary to b. Louis s4y
the rs1us af yesterday and to-day bare hal 4 |