South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-14
Storm and Destruction.

Mundeaion IN lowa--Houses swept aray
and people droCned-3n a,cfa disaster
at Ro:kdate-Oeer forty iires lost.
Dubuque, ioma, July CA fearful
storm swept over this city, last night.
carrying death and destruction in its
wake. The rain commenced falling
about 10 o'clock, and continued for
three hours, with solid sheet Of water
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
making the worst storm ever experien-
ced here. All the bridges on wagon
roads and railroads arc swept away. and
no trains can arrive or depart for sew
eral days. Houses were carried down
the stream by the torrent and their DC.
cupants drowned. Cellars are filed
with water, and the streets arc washed
out and live stock drowned.
THE INUNDATIoN OF RoCKDALE.
Tue village OF Rockdale, "a miles
/ from the city. built in rayine on n
stream, was inundated at the dead hour
Of night, while the storm was raging and
the lightning flashing, by the breaking
away Of n mill dam some distance up
the stream. Every building in the
place save the mill was carried down
the stream or moved from its founda.
ton. After the storm had abated,
search was made and ~ persons were
found missing. OF this number 10
dead bodies OF men, women aud chill
dren were picked up along the stream.
! The scene, with the shrieks OF women
and children in the blackness of the
night, was hcartrending. Search is
being made for those still missing. The
railroad bridge at that place was carried
away and the road was made impassa-
BILE. All the railroads have suffered
with washouts. No trains have arrived
or departed to-day from any section.
Rockdalc was n small place of abou,
| 200 inhabitants, built upon n creek and
contained postoffice, hotel, stores and
( other structures. The rain fell in a
solid body for three hours, and The
stream rose TO the size of river.
TIE PATH or DISASTER.
! A special dispatch 20 the journal
/ from Des Moincs says the latest reports
show that the storm Of Tuesday night
extended over most Of Central Iowa
and was terrific in its effect In Warren
! and Madison counties nineteen persons
we're killed, and great damage was done
20 live stock and the crops. Considera
! hle damage was done TO property nj
| PelIa. The railroad tracks are all right
/ TIE RAILROADS.
! Employees OF the Telegraph company
are ut work restoring communication
The Central Railroad Company have Q
large force of men at work, bat il viii
require two weeks to put the road in con
dition for the running Of trains. Suel
! devastation has never before visited
tllis part Of the country. The damage
in the city OF Dubuque will not be re
paired for many months. and IL IL i'm
possible at this time to estimate the ex
tent Of the losses here.
IlE STORM ~ THREE PARTS.
BURLINGTON, Iowa. July 6.--Infor
nation is received that the storm was
not confined 20 this locality. 1t parted
Mt East Ottumwa into three. one branch
going down the Des Moines river. de
stroying houses and fences. At Frank
lin Mills. Lee county. WOODEN mill Is
destroyed. No news Of any deaths. AZ
Danville. West Of Burlington, the rair
came in deluge falling in solid sheet
Of water. IL was but few minutes un
Oil the whole country was one vast lake
Seven houses were destroyed. Many
orchards are torn 10 pieces and com