Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-27
RAINS, SHOWS, AND CYCLONES.
The Scioto on the Rampage-Flood In tho
Ohio River
lBY telsgraph 70 Tho Dlspnteh.l

CoLUNBUs, OaIo. February 26.-The water
in the Scioto river did not reach the point
Of damage until o'clock this morning,
when the river broke into the canal below
the city and the water covered a vast tx
panse of lowlands. The principal damage
will Toe 10 the banks Of the Columbus,
feeder of the Ohio canal. Some of tho
manufactures along the river were tempo
rarily disabled by water pouring IN on the
machinery. but no extensive damage has
been reported.
Considerable embarrassment was caused
at an carly hour by the breaking of the
natural-gas pipe where u crosses Big Val
nut creek The supply had 20 be shut oil
until the repairs are made. The water IN
terfered with the machinery OF the 20
lumbus electric plant, and the lamps were
turned Of at late hour last night.
PAINFUL FLOOD II TIE ONO BIyEn.
CINCINNATI. February 26-All the ele-
ments of "a disastrous flood IN the Ono
seem 10 boz now present. The continuous
wet weather has saturated the earth 80
that the excessive rainfall Of the past three
OF four days have all found their outlet III
the tributaries Of the river.
Along the entire valley Of the Ohio river
the rainfall has been enormous. From the
Kentucky side the Big Sandy river comes
with boom almost unparalleled. while
the kanawha river further up also pours
ont its swelling volume. The SciOtO.
Hooking. and Muskingum in Ohio. as well
as the two Aiamls. keep the rivor-bed tut,
while the rise is coming down from the
hcal-w8teT-.
The rise since Q 4. VI. yesterday for TWEEN
tv-four hours Is over seven feet, and the
gauge now shows forty-nlue feet ak inches
in the channel. About five feet more Will
begin interference with the railroad traffic,
and every inch thereafter will increase that
trouble as well az cause the ELEVATION OF
great quantities OF goods in all the bottom
norton of the city. 4 flood Is inevitable.
It's proportions depend on the weather OF
the next few days.
There il already disturbance OF river
navigation, as steamers cannot pass under
the suspension bridge. The steamer Sher-
lock. for New Orleans. Is compelled TO de
fer her departure until the water falls on
that account At Hamilton, ONO, the Big
Miami was HIGHER last night than 1t has
been for ten years. Water had entered the
Straub House. one of the principal hotels,
and many houses were submerged IN part.
In many places the heavy rainfall was at
tended with high wind.
At keathley. Tenn, bank nulldlng De-
LONGING 20 Winslow. Fisher " Bard, was
blown to pieces Thirty-hye persons were
in the building at the time, Of whom SIX
were more or less mlured-none fatally:
Georre Kitchiner. of Lowell, Mass. had
his head and thigh bruised: Q. +. Cross.
of Proctoryille. VT, had Ms right leg
crushed II the thigh; George Thatcher, OF
Middle5boro', had an arm broken, and
DIR. Hudgings. OF knoxville, Tenn, was
severely injured in the eyes, and had both
legs and an arm broken.
At Marion, Nv, there was severe wind
storm. The courthouse was unrOoted ana
partlv blown down. and the records badly
damaged. The Opera-HOuse was unrooted,
aud several big houses were more or less
Injured. Several dwellings were damaged,
and Mrs. Bellies was badly injured by fall
An enormous body Of earth, including
several acres Of surface of the hull Whlch
rises abruptly from the Ohio river on the
Kentucky side. opposite Lawrencehurg'
Ind. slipped into the Ohio rlycc yesterday
with friehtful sound.
IMMENSE RAINFALL.
CMBoSDALF. ILL.,, February 26.-MondaY
NIGHT this place was visited by the heayi-
est rainfall that has occurred for the last
fifteen wears. 10 rained incesSant!y until
room yesterday. The lowlauds are nun,
dated, and this Will interfere with railroad
travel. A tornado at Bainbndge, fifteen
mics east, fUililAf AiAf NASiAbAt'A-NN- va $3.50,
deuce of J. Snider. There we're several
inmates in the dwelling and all were IN
iur.d, but none fatally. Several buildings
were blown from their foundations anu
badly damaged.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
ANA. III. February 26.-A severe rain
storm. accompanied by thunder and light
ming. began Mondav and lasted until noon
Yesterday. The streams are swollen and
the lowlands flooded.
CI0UD-DUEsr.
CAMBRIDGE CITY. IND, February 26:-The
clOud-burst Sunday night caused Martin
dale creek. near this place, 10 rise soqulck-
IL that a woman and three children OF the
Hall family were drowned. They belonged
TO a party of Gypsies encamped near the
stream. The bodies have not yet been re-
covered.
RAINS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
LOUISVILLE. KY, February 2s.-Heayy
rains are reported throughout the State.
Al Frankfort the Kentucky river IL rising
very rapidly and great loss Is reported.
sNow-sTORMs.
ASHLAND, WIS, February 26.-The worst
snoW-storm and wlnd-storm OF the season
Is prevailing here. IL has been showing
and blowing ever since sunday nlght' ~,
WArKRrowS. WIS, February 26.-The
most vicious snow-stOrm IN two years
ranged here yesterday and last night. Inc
snow was accompanied with a nerce VIM
from the north and the mercury Is lower;
ing rapidly. The roads are also dritteu
badly. The railroads are BLOCKED 70 some
extent.
STRUCK BY CYCLONE.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 2G.-Browns-
81 no. nt Menu
phis. on the Louisville and Nashville
road, was struck by IA cyclone ut O'Clock
Yesterday morning. Half Of the business
houses of the town were unrooted and many
materially damaged, while several Dullo-
lnrs are in total state of DESTRUCTION
The cotton compress was unroolen'
the northern Methodist church was
demolished. The brick mill was unrooted;
II next struck the handsome building OF
the brownsville Savings Bank. Inc rooI
was picked off and fell 10 the street WIN
tremendous crash. Three squares OF uullu-
lngs across the street Just north OF the
bank were unroofed, with the exception
of the house Of j. b. Phillips n 90. only
one residence is reported as having been
damsged-that of Mrs. 5. A. Bayneson, Oh
, Washington street.
Just following the cyclone came tne
great food OF rain that completely drehoh-
ed the goods in the congresses. The loss
aggregates $4,000. The only loss OF ire Is
that Of a woman, about three miles iroiu
brownsville, who was struck by falling
tree and instantly killed. Her two chh-
dren were severely injured.
4, LOSS OF LIFR--IIsr or BUsINEss-noUsEs
INJURED.
MEMPHIS, February GA wind-storm OK
cyclone proportions, accompanied by nan
and rain, swept over this section OF coun.
try yesterday. doing an immense amount
OF damage to property and causing loss