The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-08-24
THE ELEMENTS PLAY HAVOC.

The ELEMENTS PLAY HAVOC.
Heavy Rain-Storms Prevail to an Alarm
ing Extent in Various Localities-Much
Damage and Some Loss of Life Result
WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. pa storm,
which in its disastrous effects rivals that
Of July 10 last, is in progress here and
shows no sign Of abating. Wheeling creek,
in the narrow valley east Of Wheeling, was
foot higher at p. m. than ever before.
Roads are flooded from tive 20 six feet deep
and bridges are destroyed. A piece of
Baltimore & Ohio wooden bridge from out
the Pittsburgh division struck the Balti-
more & Ohio bridge at Main and Sixteenth
streets and carried it away.
At $50, while 1000 people were massed
on the substantial stone bridge over
Wheeling creek at Main street, man on
the creek bank 100 feet above shouted a
warning and the panic-stricken crowd
rushed over and into each other in q
wild effort to reach terra firma. After
the bridge was cleared those nearest, see
ing it still apparently safe, turned back,
laughing at their late alarm, but before
they reached the edge the bridge, 40 feet
in length, fell with one awful crash and
the waters leaped sixty feet into the air.
sewers, telegraph and telephone wires,
electric light and street. car pow
er conductors were carried down.
The Baltimore & Ohio depot, built
over the creek, and the Market street iron
bridge, it is feared, will go. The losses
will reach $3.50, 900. 1t is known that five
railroad bridges have been destroyed, and
the Wheeling and Elm Grove bridge over
Woods run is also gone.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug GA flood OF
large proportions is looked for here. 1t
has been raining necessarily and at mid
night there are no indications of the
weather clearing. Since s o'clock a. m.
over three and half inches of rain has
fallen, being the greatest rain fall since the
organization of the signal service. The
same reports are coming in from all Sec
tions OF Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and Western West Virginia At
Brownsville the water in the Mononga-
hela river is rising at the rate of
three feet an. hour, while at the
headwaters of the Allegheny all the
small streams are swollen and the river
is rising rapidly b Great damage has al
ready been done to sthe railroads leading
from that city. Washington, Pa, reports
a similar condition of affairs. No trains
have been running since noon, and it will
take several days to repair the damage.
The loss will reach many thousands Of dol
lars.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 22.-Dispatches
from various points in Southern Mary
land give particulars of severe storm
that swept up both sides of the Ches
apeake bay. Frame houses and barns
were demolished and two schoon-
ers were overturned, but no loss of
/ life has as yet been reported Entire fruit
orchards were destroyed and corn fields
were in many instances swept clean. An
immense waterspout formed at the mouth
Of the bay and was carried with terrific
force across Poole's Island 4
Boston, Aug. pa storm struck Bos-
ton with great fury about p m. Over
two and half inches Of water had fallen.
at midnight In the Journal press room
the water is within two inches of the press
blankets, and further rise will prevent
the issue of the morning paper. The fire
department has been applied to to pump
out the basement. ~ 80.
4 4 WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. GA cyclone
passed across the State about six miles be-
lcsg this city, cutting path about 200 Feet
in width, leveling trees, orchards and
outbuildings, and doing damage es-
timated at s150,000. In this city the
buildings of the Mablow Brothers
iron-works were wrecked in an in
slant. Huge timbers were tossed about as
though they had been straws. work
man employed in the works was killed by
the flying timbers The next moment the
cloud descended upon the creek. Five
small boats were capsized and two
men. Abraham Knight and William
Collins, who were in one of the
boats, were drowned. The darkness
seemed to grow more dense as the funnel
shaped cloud reached the town. 1t jumped
the Pennsylvania railroad depot to Pussy
d Jones' car shops, tore away about 100
feet from the end Of the car-repair build
ing, crossed the Brandywine and went off
in the direction of the oil works.
SALEM, N. j., Aug. PA cyclone passed
over this section. The Salem brick works
were nearly demolished and nearly all the
buildings swept away. The cloud then
took a northwesterly course, blowing down
barns, whole orchards and growing crops.
The damage in this county will amount to
many thousands of dollars.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 22.-Further reports
from the region of the storm show the
damage to property and crops to be very
large. The small steamers W. G.. Little
Laura and Barataria were sunk The
loss on coal barges sunk is esti-
mated at 100000. The crops along
the river for distance of over
twenty miles have been destroyed. A num-
Der of vessels are overdue and undoubted-
ly encountered the storm in the gulf. A
sugar-house on the Vigienies Magnolia
plantation was demolished. Five sugar
houses in the vicinity of Jeanette are re-
ported to have been badly damaged.
On the Teche, at Linnwood plantation,
owned by Walter O'Neil, near Clarendon,
portion of the sugar house, the cane shed
and chimney and owners dwelling were
leveled by the wind. A house occupied by
negroes opposite the mills was blown
away. At Oaklawn plantation, owned by
Colonel Robert E. Rivers, eight cabins,
sugar houses and rice shed were blown
down and wrecked At Tom Schaffer's
Anna plantation only three of the houses
were left standing At Franklin eighteen
dwellings, were unroofed. ALI through the
Teche country the cane has been blown
down, but it is not estimated that the total
damage will exceed one-third of the crop
Of that section.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug GA waterSpout
passed over the Eastern shore of Mary
land doing great damage. It is reported
that several lives were lost. The storm
was very. severe at Annapolis. Houses
were blown down and crafts in the bay
capsized.
Millionaire's Narrow Escape.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. 22.-Joseph Rich
ardson, estimated to be worth Sl2. O00. 900.
came near hainn lillod In 4ho lo.... 49,