River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-12
CROPS DROWNED OUT.

Illinois Farmers Greatly Disheartened
Over the Effect of Recent Rains-Much
Loss ResuIts-Disastrous storms In the
East.
NORRIS, Ill, July 1.-THE heavy rains
of the last week have done much damage in
this vicinity to small grain and hay. Oats
and rye, which were ready to harvest. can
not now be touched for some DAYS.
Timothy, which was ready TO cut,
is also lodged and badly tangled,
and il will be several days before il
will be fit to cut. Corn is injured some,
but at present il is not known TO what ex-
tent The Hin 0is river is from six to ten
feet higher than at this time last year, and
is still rising. II is still raining.
OAKLAND, H., july IA recent wind
storm was terrific and besides blowing
down trees aud fences blew down nearly
all the oats in this section, which will
cause the loss of three -fourths of the crop.
CEKRo GoRDo, Ill, July i0.-The recent
heavy rains have done serious damage TO
corn, oats and wheat
CATLIN, ILL.,, July 10-Rain has fallen
necessarily during the last two days, sub
merging the surrounding country and en-
tirely destroying the oat crop Tilman
Georges circus is blockaded here. Ten
inches Of water fell.
10000 acres of corn under water in this
county. The oat crop, which was very
heavy is almost a complete loss. The south
ern part of this city is again submerged,
and some fifteen families have been driven
to higher ground. Several miles of track
on the st Louis branch of the Chicago q
Eastern Illinois railroad are under water,
interfering with the running of trains.
ToLoNo, Ill, July 10.-The worst rain
ever known in this part of Illinois has
fallen here. Nearly a quarter of the town
is Hooded. The sidewalks in several places
are washed away Cellars are flooded
W tn water and their contents great
" damaged Half the farms in the
surrounding country are wholly or
partly inundated, and more or less of
the crops are destroyed Small streams
are swollen TO raging torrents and sweeping
over the fields, carrying destruction in
their way. NAM of the bridges are washed
out, and travel thereby entirely suspended
in some localities. Telegraph wires are
down in every direction. The damage in
Champaign County can not fall much below
100000
SPRINGFIELD, H., July 10.-Much dam
age TO growing crops of oats and wheat has
resulted from the excessive rains of the
last three days. The ripening wheat and
rank OATS art Ddulf huothtu uNNu anu
lodged, but the corn is in fine condition.
Lewiston, Ill. July 1O.-The storm, was
the most disastrous in this county for
years Spoon river rose sixteen feet in
four hours. sweeping away the crops in the
lOwlands. Bridges were washed out on
every railroad in the county. On the up
lands wheat, oats and grass are fiat. The
damage done to crops will reach many
thousands of dollars. Over six inches of
rain fell.
Pi-TsBURGH, Pa, July 10.-The contin-
uOus rainfall of the past twenty four
hours has resulted in numerous wash-outs
on the railroads leading 10 this city and
the trains are badly delayed, but as far as
known there were no serious accidents
Many of the small streams at the head
waters of the Allegheny, Monongahela and
Youghiogheny rivers have Overfiowcd,
causing considerable damage 20 property.
The rivers are rising rapidly.
RedstOne creek has broken its bounds
aud submerged all the low lands of the
town, and hundreds Of people are standing
on the bridges watching the angry waters
sweep by Men are carrying women out
of their houses to higher ground, and
ceveral feet of water is standing in the
houses. At Leith the whole place is
submerged, and the trains are running
through several feet of water, while the
rising water threatens TO raise the houses
| from their foundations. At Brownfield
| the yard tracks were washed out,
| and twenty feet of water is stand
! ing in a cut of the Baltimore * Ohio
railroad. The railroad bridges from above
l town have been carried away and lodged
against a trestle in Uniontown. The rain
1 is still pouring down, but it is thought the
worst is past. The rain will do much dam
age to growing crops, especially corn,
which is badly washed out in many places