Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-14
DAMAGE. BY FLOODS.
Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio
Valley.
People Drowned, Crops Ruined and
a Large Amount Of Property De-
stroycd in Illinois, Maryland
and West Virginia.

CHICAGO Dispatches from various points
IN Ceutr, and Southern Illinois says that
the ranfa for the past forty eight hours
was the heaviest known for long time, anu
coming Immediately after the great storm
of last week has done vast amount OF dam
nge. Tuscola reports 2OL00 acres of corn
under water in the vicinity, while the oat
crop which was almost ready TO harvest, IS
damaged to such an extent that it will scarce
.ly pay cutting. About fifteen families IN
the Southern part OF the city nave peen com
pclei to move to higher grounl, rs Tue
water is some three feet deep in their houses
md still rising Several miles of Track on
the st. Louis branch Of The Chicago ami
Eastern Illinois Railroad are submerged and
its trains are being run over the Wabash TO
Westville Crossing. Tolomo reports nearly
n quarter of the town foo led. Half the
farms in the surrounding country are wholly
or partly inundated and more or less OIL tne
CROPS destroyed Small streams are swo!leIJ
to raging torrents. Many o.; the bridges are
washed out and travel thereby IS entirely
srspended in some localities. Telegraph
wires are down in every direction. The dam
age in Champaign county cannot fall much
below 100000.
From the nature Of oil tho reports receive
it is feared that 30 to Is per cent. OF che oats
crop is ruined, while wheat i'll the SHOCK Is
very badly damaged.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va.-'rhe floods con-
tinue and destruction to property al along
the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers is
or ater than IN 1854, when the great ilood
cine. Hundreds of acres of growing crops
and harvested grain are dcluged. Millions OF
feet of timber are ailoat i'll the swift cur
rent, going to destruction. The loss III bhis
vicinity will be $4,000, and i'll this and nd
joining counties will be more than SlOu,oVU.
Every stream is out OF its banks. Numbers
of families have had TO move to higher
ground. A family named White had retired
last night when the flood entered their home
reaching nearly to the top of the bed cover
ing before they got out Nearly oil teie-
graphic communication is cut Off and big
washouts are reported on the railroads
Mrs. Tracewell was killed by lightning and a
boy named SanderSon was drowned whlie
escaping from the flood. The ram is stiii
falling.
PrrTsDURG, Pa. The rain storm is be-
lieyed to be over. The weather is now clear
and pleasant The rivers are rising rapidly
and from fifteen to eighteen feet of water IS
expected here tomorrow. This will he suifl-
Gent to let out all the coal ready for ship
'ment. The telegraph wires are improving
and trains are arriving on tlne.
CUMBERLAND, Md.--Thc rain continues
and the Potomac River is rising rapidly
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge ut
Rowlesburg, w. Va and the trestling at
Piedmont are both Some, and the South
Branch bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio is
in danger reports of damage in the coun-
try are constantly coming ill., It's probable
that the storm has caused considerable loss
to the farmers. Baltimore and Ohio trains
from Baltimore for Parkersburg, w. Va,
arc being sent by the way OF Cumberland,
Pittsburg, Wheeling and Columbus. This
avoids Interruption to passenger travel.
Dies MONIES, Iowa.-What one week ago
promised to be the first crop of small grain
III this State for many years has been
changed by the devastating storm which
swept over great portion of the State OH
July and the succeeding night The grain
was blown down and beaten into the earth
by the heavy pelting rain as though a roller
ha passed over it. The greatest damage is
where crops were heaviest. What was the
largest growth of oats in the State for thirty
years is only now worth what can be made
of it for fodder by moving aud curing it as
hey. The wheat nearly ready for the reaper
is badly broken down.