The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
THE STORM.
Great Damage to Property
Excitement at Toledo. Ohio
Bridges Washed Away
Stocks Ruined and
Trains Delayed.
Other Items OF Interest.
0vsrhows at Toledo.

TOLEDO, Feb. 12.-The excitement 10
city this morning consequents upon tbs
Hood is intense. The sky is overcast by
dali leaden colored clouds, and to add to
the discomforts of the situation, q storm
sat in about clock, The streets have
been crowded with people since day break,
and those leading to the river arc crowded
to the waters edge. In Water street the
water is fully Eve feet deep and rushes
through al fearful rate. The contents
of the lumber yards up the river seem to
have been nptied into the thoroughfarss,
and great masses Of the debris is floating
down. At 3 o'clock .. N. the wind vesred
to the southwest and assisted the move
msnt Of the ice down the vivsr. A few
minutes later gorge was formed just OPP
posits Bailey's Shipyard. This held firm
ly until clock
q. N: when it broke and the ice again re-
sumed its journey to the:lake, AT first it's
progress was slow. but with every minute
it increased until $50 it was moving at
the rate OF or 7 miles per hour. aud Is
minutes later the westerly span Of tho
Union Railroad bridge, an old wooden
bridge, located just below the new Lake
Shors r. z. bridge, came out and was
swept down at high rate
of speed. throwing the draw in the
Cherry Street,. bridge. and spinning
it around. Later. it passed through the
opening in the Pennsylvania K r bridge
without damaging that structure further.
and when last seen was still going towards
the lake. About Summit St, between
Monroe and Perry. there is from one to
two feet of water. The Easements Of the
Wholesale stores are full of water and
many large stocks will be completely
ruined. The four sehooners which went
down tbs river have not been heard from,
but messengers on horseback have been
dispatched to see if tidings Of them can be
obtained,
Those just returned from down river
report the schoonsrs Mediterranean. Dan
ford, M. Stalker. and Atmosphere, fast in
the gorge sbeut three miles below the city
Two men who were on board the Stalker
escaped to the shore by walking over the
ics-Capt JeDnings. who was on board
the schooner has not been heard from ss
yet, though he is possibly safe. The little
steamer Emerald is reported having sunk
early this morning. The schooner c.
Benson has also been sunk. She was
valued at SIS 900 and was owned By Capt
Duffy. She had cargo of Is, 900 bushels
tsrranean had 1900 bushels of wheat
Atmosphere IT, 500. The total valuation
of which is about $73 900.
The insurance is distributed among the
following companies: Phoenix of Brook
Ign, New England, Underwriters Associa-
ton, Orient OF New York, and Mercantile
National of New York. The four vessels
are valued ct over 10000.
The various railroad lines centering
here are among the heaviest loser. A
considerable amount Of freight was re
moved yesterday. A large amount of
rolling freight, oil and molasses has been
swept away. though at present it 10 i'm
possible to state how much. Trains
number and 8 on the L. s. i NJ. s.
arrived here from Chicago this morning,
number from the east is at east Toledo.
track is covered with debris. No trains
will be sent ont until the water rsoedes.
CHICAGO, Feb. I2,-The snow storm 10
general in the northwest and has lasted
from "a to As hours, according to locality.
Ii has been very heavy, however, in all
places heard from, and has served 80 de-
lay trains and stop street cars. clcg tele
graph wires, and greatly interfere with
general business. The weather is rather
mild and the snow very heavy and In
many points becomes slush whan it reach
ss the ground. The great fall Of snow
this winter, the heavy rains of
past two weeks, and the general break up
which has been progressing quietly, has
swollen the streams and rivers to an extent
rarely known before and great damage
has already resulted, with the prospect OF
still larger losses in the future The eve
ming Journals special FROM Ottawa, 1lls-,
says the river has fallen 20 feet from its
highest point, hut the lower portion of the
town is under water and some seventy
| families have been driven from their
homes.