Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-24
FURIOUS STORMS,
Delay and Damage the Bismarcl
Route to the Black IIills--Destructiy.
Wind and Rain storms Elsewhere,


Route to the Black Hills--Destructiye
Wind and Rain storms Elsewhere.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
BISMARCK, D. r., April 23.-The first
stage from the Hills for five days arrived
here this morning, ten days from Deadwood,
bringing neither passengers nor mails. The
messenger reports the road in an execrabe
condition, and all streams impossible, save
the small ones this side of Cannon Ball. All
bridges have been swept away. The COM
pany forwarded scows to ferry the passen-
gers over the Belle Fourche, Morrows, and
Grand rivers this morning. No stages have
departed for Deadwood for three days.
South Of Loreau the storms have been of
snow, north of there of rain. Ten coaches
ore corralled along the route.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST.. Louis, April 23.-One of the heaviest
rain storms ever known here set in about 10
o'clock tonight, and prevailed till about l
this morning. Water fell in torrents, flood
ing the streets and cellars, and doing great
deal OF damage. Nearly three inches of
water fell.
ST.. LOUIS, April 23.-Reports from nearly
oil parts of the city mention damage to
property by the storm last night. Hundreds
OF cellars of business houses and residences
were Hooded and their contents badly injured
Or destroyed. The sewers caved in in diff
ferent parts of the city, gardens were washed
out, and in several instances weak roofs gave
way under the great weight of water upon
them, and goods and furniture were badly
damaged. The loss of and injury to
property will amount to many thousand dol
lars. Ihe storm extended over a great
breadth ct territory, embracing nearly all the
country between the Mississippi river and
Becky mountains. The heaviest rain fall
ever known was at St. Louis, Memphis. In
dianpolis and Fort Gibson, Indian Territory.
The fall of water here between 10 O clock
last night and o'clock this morning was
about four inches.
AT MEMPHIS.
Western Associated Press
MEMpn1e, Tenn, April 23.-At O'Clock
last night terrific rain and thunder storm
SCI in which continued through the night.
Between that hour and GAS this morning,
2.s5 inches of rain fell. The Bayou Gayoso
overtlowed and swept away the bridge at
second street, which recently cost the CITY
$4,000. 1t is feared planting interests have
suffered severely from the unprecedented
rain of the past week, as the bottom lands
are covered with water; and the damage to
fencing from the overflow of creeks and
bayous is very great. AT this writing, 1870
a. NJ, the rain continues with no signs of
Abatement.
AT INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 23.--A terrific
rain and wind storm occurred along the line
Of the indianapolis & St. Louis railroad this
morning, doing considerable damage to
farms and the railway. About 1900 feet of
the indianapolis & St. Louis road was wash
cd away, and no trains have passed over that
part of the road since morning. The C. B.
d =. railroad also suffered severe damage.
quarter OF a mile of track is reported
washed away near Alton Junction. At
Vienna, Ill, n number of dwelling houses
and other buildings were unroofed, and
others were injured by the wind storm. No
person reported killed OF seriously injured.
CAIRO, ILL.,, April pa severe storm of
wind from the southwest at A. NJ. blew
down r. W. Miller's warehouse, and the
kitchen of the St. Charles hotel, and I'M
rooted several houses in various portions OF
the city. No loss of life is reported.