The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
A SEA FROM ABOVE
Kansas City Streets Converted
Into Rivers.
SeTere Storms in West Virginia-Wind,
Rain, Hail and Lightning-Scveral
Lives Reported Lost.

KANSAS CITY, July 9.-[Special. Tho most
disastrous storm that has ever visited this city
for years, ragged from o'clock last night until
II. During the height OF the storm Eighteenth
street for seven blocks, became a turbulent
river, which flooded all houses to the depth of
two feet, and at Twcnty-third and Vienna, a
fifteen feet culvert was inadequate to the i'm
mense volume Of water which backed up, car
rying away two houses, the inmates Of which
were only rescued with the greatest of diff
Guilty. Those who saw the storm say that it was
undoubtedly cloud burst. Reports of death
and destruction are numerous, but thus far no
fatalities have been verified.
TUsCoLA, ILL.,, July 9-[Special. IA heavy
and disastrous flood prevails over central lii
nois at present, rains having fallen in sheets
for the past thirty hours There are probably
twenty thousand acres of corn under water in
this county, while the oat crop, which was al
most ready to harvest, is damaged to such an
extent that it will scarcely pay cutting About
fifteen families in the southern part of this
city have been compelled to move to higher
ground, as the water is some three feet deep in
their homes and rising Several miles of track
on the st. Louis branch of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad are submerged and its
trains are being run over the Wabash to West
vile crossing.
STORMS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va.-Two destructive
storms have visited this section during the
past two days. Rain, with thunder, lightning
and hail and violent winds swept the territory
within radius of thirty-five miles, doing
large amount of damage. A ride through the
territory yesterday showed n bridge swept
away buildings unroofed, trees and fences
down, and crops in q deplorable condition
This is between here and Athens, Ohio and
along the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers.
Two fatalities are reported. John Thomson,
farmer, was instantly killed by lightning.
Howard James attempted to ford a swollen
stream at an accustomed place, and was
washed down with the torrent Last night a
second storm added to the destruction. Houses
We're blown down, cellars flooded, foundations
undermined and a large amount of damage
done. Several inches of rain fell rushing
through the streets like a mill race. Roads
were washed out and telegraph lines pros
trated SO that news of actual damage outside
is coming in slowly.
FREsHETs IN PENNSYLVANIA
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 9.-Eeavy rain last
night aud today has created freshets in all
streams in this section of the country, and rail
road travel has been impeded today by numer-
Gus Washouts.
A Uniontown special says that Redstone
creek has broken its bounds and submerged all
the lowlands Of the town, and hundreds of
people are standing on the bridge watching
tho angry waters sweep by. Men are carrying
women out of their houses in low places to
higher ground, and several feet of water is
standing in the houses. At Leith the whole
place is submerged, and trains are running
through several feet of water, which is rising.
The water threatens to raise the houses from
their foundations
AT Brownfield the yard tracks were washed
out and twenty feet of water is standing in
cut of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Two
railroad bridges above town have been carried
away and lodged against a trestle in Union
town. The Uniontown express is still lying
here unable to proceed further south on ac-
count of washouts The rain is still pouring
dow hut 10 ID L,
The rain will do much damage to growing
crops, especially corn, which is badly washed
out in many places. AT Washington there was
terrific rain storm, which flooded the cellars
and yards. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge at Triadephia was carried off by high
waters during the storm.
PARKERsBuRG w. Va, July 10.-The floods
continue, and destruction of property all
along the Little Kanawah and Ohio rivers is
greater than in 1884, when the great flood
came. Farms are flooded and hundreds of
acres of growing crops and harvested grain are
deluged. Millions OF feet of timber are afoat
III the swift current going to destruction. The
loss in this vicinity viii be SIS, 000Jand in this
$4,000 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
covering before they got out. Nearly all tee-
graphic communication is cut off, and big
washouts are reported on the railroads. Two
more fatalities are reported. A Mrs. Trace
well was killed by lightning, and a boy named
Sanderson drowned while escaping from the
flood Rain is still falling.
BALTIMORE, July 1O.-Asspecal from Cum
berland, Md, says, the rain continues, and the
Potomac river is rising rapidly. The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad bridge, at Rowesburg,
West Virginia, and trestling at Piedmont
are both gone, and South Branch bridge on
the Baltimore and Ohio is in danger. All
little streams are swollen and pouring their
contents into the river. Baltimore and Ohio
trains from Baltimore for Parkersburg West
Virginia, and Chicago are being sent via Cum
Pittsburg, Wheeling and Columbus.
This avoids interruption to passenger travel.