The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-25

ton Baltimore at Londonderry Many
lumber firms have lost about I'll their sum
mar cutOf logs and thousands of acres OF
crops are totally destroyed. Details of
losses are constantly coming In and the
aggregate damage will exceed 100000.
The worst story of all comes from Norris
town, a small village near the head of
Tucker creek. where the d-burst con-
centrated in all its fury, coming down ON
the village and totally destroying it. to-
gether with many of its people. The first
report gave the loss OF life at
eleven, but later news seems to fix
the loss ut greater number. Tho
houses of the citizens are said to have
been picked up and hurled against each
other in such short space of time that 10
chance to escape was given the people,
Among those lost at Morl istown arc Jake
Kiger, his brothers Joseph and Thomas, a
man named Bailey, Oryille West. wife and
child. The body of nan believed to be
another Morristown victim was found on
Richardson farm Friday morning
The worst Of the storm struck tho lower
taries from bank to bank and ending i'll the
worst flood within recollection Of the
oldest inhabitants In three hours the
Kanawha rose six feet and ran out witch
such velocity that it carried every thing
before 1T. At this point thousands of
logs and a number of boats went
out or were sunk
Above the destruction was still greater
Big Tygart valley is completely ruined
The big mill near its mouth went out and
took the Tygart bridge with it In the
valley all the fences, crops and much live
stock were lost At Chcsterville, n small
town about ten miles above, half the resi-
dences were carried of bodily and left in
corn-tields In Clay district a fine church
and three dwellings were wrecked ~
About noon information was received
that the, steamer Oneida had been wrecked
and sunk at Enterprise, above. Still later
report came that the steamer s. G! Mar
tin was sunk at Burning Springs. The Lit
tie Tygart is also reported completely
ruined. Heatherington's store, Captain
Spencer's residence, C. p, Cooper's, resi-
dence and that of J. W. Smith are com
pletely demolished, bu; no lives are report
cd lost az yet. u
PEORIA, I'LL, July 20-The storm here
for years Great damage was done to
crops, and cellars were flooded in this city,
destroying much property. The race track
at the Lake View, Driving Park was
washed away, causing a termination
or the races which. were .proc-
ress there. The trains of the Chicago, Bur-
lington 4 Quincy road have been aban4
doned owing to the washout at Edwards
station. Bridges and paving in the upper
end of the city have all been washed away.
1t is the worst storm in years
CINCINNATI, July D-About o'clock
q. m. heavy rain storm came
upon the city from the north, accom-
panied by very severe thunder and
lightning The rain fell in such torrents
that all the hillside streets were flowing
with angry streamss The bank of
the Ohio canal at York street
broke and the water poured
from the canal in great flood.
The cellars and first floors of several dwell
ings ut that point were filed with water,
and a stream of several feet deep ran down
York street and Central avenue. The oc-
rescued with difficulty.
Advices from the other parts of the State
show that heavy rains fell in many places
which caused a big washout on the Column
bus, Hooking Valley Il Toledo railway At
Logan, o., heavy rain caused much dam
age to crops Lightning struck a
house in the little village of Georgesville,
in Fl anklin County, and set it on fire and
burned half the town. At Marysvtlle, O.,
great damage was done. Lightning struck
the electric light works, ruined q dynamo
and put out the lights of the town. 80; :
"A MILL WRECKED By LIGHTNING.
! ALPENA, Mich; July 2o-The large and
splendidly equipped mill Of W. l. 4 W. H.,
Churchill. corner of First and Wales streets,
was struck by lightning Yesterday morn
ing and burned to the ground, only the
boiler house being saved One hundred
and thirty five men are thrown out Of en-
ployment by the fire. It ia expected tho
mill will be rebuilt Immediately: The loss
is ptven at $12o, O00; insurance, $50, 600
,,. SWOLLEN STREAMS IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, July 20 -Dispatches from
several points in the Mohawk valley, this
State, indicate heavy rainfall and swollen
streamA The West Shore tracks arc
washed out in Herktmer County, and the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western road
bed is carried away at points between Utica
and Norwich. --t,.... <.s'-r-