The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-07-13
CROPS DROWNED OUT.
Illinois Farmers Greatly Disheartened
Over the Effect of Recent Rains-Much
Loss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Storms in the
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Illinois Farmers Greatly Dlsheartened
Over the Effect of Recent Rains-Much
East.
NORRIS, ILL.,, July 10.-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 it will be several days before it
will be fit to cut. Corn is injured some,
but at present it is not known to what ex-
tent. The Him bis river is from six to ten
feet higher than at this time last year, and
is still rising. 1t is still raining.
OAKLAND, ILL.,, July 10.-A recent wind
storm was terrific, and besides blowing
down trees and fences blew down nearly
all the oats in this section, which will
cause the loss of three-fourths of the crop.
CERRo GoRDo, ILL.,, July 10-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.
TUsCoLA Ill, July 10.-There are fully
10000 acres of corn under water in this
county. The oat crop, which was very
heavy,is almost 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 &
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 flooded. The sidewalks in several places
are washed away. Cellars are flooded
with water and their contents great
ly 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 Many 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, ILL.,, July 1O-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 are badly knocked down and
lodged, but the corn is in fine condition.
LEWISTON, Ill. July 10.-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 flat. The
damage done to crops will reach many
thousands of dollars. Over six inches of
rain fell.
uous rainfall of the past twenty-four
hours has resulted in numerous wash-outs
on the railroads leading to 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 overlooked,
causing considerable damage to property.
The rivers are rising rapidly.
Redstone creek has broken it's bounds
and 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
several 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 cut of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. The railroad bridges from above
town have been carried away and lodged
against a trestle in Uniontown. The rain
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