Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-11
Great DalnaggeByF|ood
Heavy Rainfalls in the West
 Cause General Distress.
CROPS PRACTICALLY RUINED.

Thousands of Acres of Corn and Oats
 Under water-Buildings and Bridges
 Wrecked and Lightning Kills Several
 People-The Worst Since 1884.
 CHICAGO, July 11.-Dispstches from vari- ous points in central and southern Illinois say that the rainfall for the past forty-eight hours was the heaviest known for a long time, and coming immediately after the great storm of last week, has done a vast amount of damage. Tuscola reports 200 0O0 acres of corn under water ill that vicinity, while the oat crop, which was almost ready to harvest, is damaged to such an extent that it will scarcely pay cutting. About tifteen families in tho southern part of the city have been compelled to move to higher ground, as the water is some three feet deep in their houses and stlll rising.
 Several miles of track on the St. Lotus branch of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad are submerged and it's trains are be- ing run over the WabasA to WeStville Cross ing. Tolona reports nearly quarter of the town flooded. Half the farms in the surs rounding country are wholly or partly inun- dated and more or less of the crops destroyed. Sms1l streams are swollen to raging torrents Many of the bridges are washed out and travel thereby is entirely suspended in some localities Telegraph wires are down in every direction. The damage in Champaign county cannot fall much below S100,000.
 From the nature of all the reports re ceived it is feared that 50 to 65 per cent of the oats crop is ruined, whi wheat in the shock is very badly damaged.
 PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July u.-The floods continue and destruction to property all along the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers is greater than in 1884, when the great flood came HundTdS of acres of growing crops and harvested grain are deluged. Millions of feet of timber are afloat in the swift cur rent, going to destruction.
 The loss in this vicinity will be SIS, 900, and in this and adjoining counties will be more than S1O0,000. Every stream is out of its banks. Numbers of families have had to move to higher ground. A family named White had retired when the flood entered their home. reaching nearly to the top of the bed covering before they got out Nearly ali telegraphic communication is cut off, and big washouts are reported on the rail roads. Mrs. Traceweu was killed by light ming, and a boy named Sanderson was drowned while escaping from the flood.
 PITTsBURG, July 1.-The rain storm is believed to be over. It has stopped raining and the weather is now clear and pleasant. The rivers are rising rapidly, and from if. teen to eighteen feet of water is expected here. This will be sufficient to let out all the coal ready for shipment. The telegraph wires are improving and trains are arriving on time
 PETERSBURG, Va, July 11.-E. G. Elam, of Prince Edward county, was killed by lightning. He leaves a large family.
 BALTIMORE, July IA dispatch from Cumberland, Md, says: "The rain continues and the Potomac river is rising rapidly The Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge al Rowesburg, w. Va, and the trestling al Piedmont are both gone and the south branch bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio i. in danger. Reports of damage in the country are constantly coming in. It i probable that the storm has caused consider able loss to the farmers. Baltimore and Ohio trains from Baltimore for Parkersburg, w Va, are being sent via Cumberland, Pitts burg, Wheeling and Columbus This avoid interruption uo passenger travel.
 | DIES MONIES, July 11.-What one week agC promised to be the finest crop of small graiI ill this state for many years has been changed by the devastating storm which swept ove a great portion of the state on July f and th succeeding night The grain was blown dow1 and beaten into the earth by the heavy pelt ing rain though roller had passed ove it. The greatest damage is where crops wer heaviest What was tho largest growth O oats in the state for thirty years is only nov worth what can be made of it for fodder, b, moving and curing it as hay. The whea nearly ready for the reaper is badly broker