Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-20
TERRIBLE DELUGE A Virginia Village Swept Away by a Cloudburst. A NUMBER OF LIVES LOST, Great Destruction of Property in tEe
 West and South

Great Destruction of Property in tEe
 West and South.
 Flood in Cincinnati-severe Storm in Chicage--Disastroua Cloudbursts in Ohio VilIages-peo oria Overfowed-A New York Village EIooded-sevcral States Visited by Heavy Rains and Lightning. Great Loss of Property.
 PARKERsBuRe, W. Va, July 20. 0.-Terrible and disastrous cloudbursts struck Little Kanawha Valley last night, entailing great destruction to property. The river hero rose six feet in three hours, and in it's on ward rush swept everything before 1t The loss here will probably foot up s200,0O0 or moro. Mrs May Tucker, Martin Lawless and an unknown man were drowned at this point, aud another family boat containing four persons was carried down and sunk before the eyes of those who were unable to render assistance.
 The destructive power of the storm seems to have h increased as 1t ascended the streams On Big Tygart the entire valley was swept of fences, crops, outbuildings, bridges and mllls, completely devastating tho entire valley.
 At Baskerville, a small hamlet ten miles distant, one-half of the homes were picked up and carried bodily into the fields, and in Clay five churches and four dwellings were wrecked, the people narrowly escaping with their lives. On Little Tygart four dwellings were demolished. The steamer Oneida, the little Kanuwha packet was wrecked and washed over the dam, but no l further tidings can be obtained, as the tele- | phone wires arc all down. The Charles C.. | Martin, another packet, Is reported sunk at | Burning Springs.
 | The worst story, However, comes from Morristown, n small village at the head of | Tucker Greek, in Wirt county. The will lage lies between the hills at the mouth of | two small creeks. About 10 o'clock at night | the storm broke over the town and the | waters came down like an avalanche, con- | plctely subnergiug the country and wipinR | out the town. The houses were picked up and thrown against each other and crushed into klndling wood, either killing or drown ing the occupants Eleven person wero first | reported as lost, but the last account says that the number will far exceed that. Among the lost nt Morristown are Orville West, wife and child; Frank Joseph and Thomas Niger and man named Bailey. Another body, supposed to bo one of the | Richins, was found.
 l CINCINNATI OBLIGED
 CINCINNATI, July O.-Yesterday morn. l ing a severe electrical storm which had been hovering over the city broke witt great fury.
 The heavy thunder and intensely viviC lightning woke up people generally and tho rain poured do WI in torrents. Tho heavy downpour was the cause of a serious accident at York street and the canal.
 The canal banks were flooded, and tho water was precipitated into the houses jus below the bank. Five of them were over flowed, and tho occupants Of the first fool were rescued with difficulty.
 Cellars were filled Ill tho surrounding neighborhood, and water ran down Yorl street and Central avenue to a depth O. several feet.
 Persons in tho nelghborhood were greati, alarmed and rushed out into the storm. NJ lives were lost Tue loss to property i between $50, GOO and s8O,OO0.
 l VILLAGE ON FIRE- COLUMBUS, O., July S0.-Adviccs received from men on incoming trains last night sait that lightning fired the little village O. Georgesvil!e, this county, causing great loss of property. It is reported that half o1 | the town was consumed
 CHICAGO SHAKEN UP. CHICAGO, July 2O.-About ton o'clocl last night one of the heaviest thunde storms of rccent years visited Chicago Rain fell iu torrents, and lightning playe, great havoc on the south and west sides o the city. For about an hour before mid night the Fire Department had livel, time of it, and was kept continually on tn go.
 SEVERE WIND AND RAIN STORM
 PEsHTIGo, Wis, July 2O.-A severe win, and rain storm yesterday afternoon cause, great consternation, it's onset being so fierc that it was feared that tho place would b swept of house and tree. The Odd Fellows Hall was unroofed and the spire of tn Catholic church greatly damaged. CLOUDBURsT IN OHIO.
 JACKSONVILLE, O., July 20.-A terrifi rain storm ragged in this part of the Hockin Valley all last evening and it Is still ratnin hard this morning. A cloud burst Is reporter at Logan, and people becoming frightened many families aband oned their homes t find safety on the hillsides. Trains hay been stopped by washouts.
 PEORIA UNDER WATER
 PEORIA, H.. July 2O-One of the heavies storms ever known here visited this cit, yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. The upper part of the city and the rac track at Lake View Park were deluged A tho race track there were about 100 racers and If the storm had continued half a hour longer they would all have bee swept away. The track Is entirely unde water and impossible at present to get horse either in or out of the park. Tn damage to track and grounds Is estimate at several thousand dollars. Nothing but miracle prevented the drowning of larg number of fine horses.
 CLoUDBURsr IN RICHFIELD STRINGS. UTICA, N. Y., July 20. - In Richfiel Springs there was an extraordinary fall rain yesterday, evidently from cloudburs Cellars were overfiowed, and on some the streets tho water was Q foot deep. O lower Lake street thero was a raging to