The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-24
TOWNS INUNDATED.
Serious Damage by Storm at
Home and Abroad.
CROPS LAID LOW BY HAIL STONES

Street Traffic in Troppnu, Silesia,
Carried On by Means of Boats
West Point, Neb., Partially Sub
merged-Iowa, North Dakota and
Minnesota Farmers Lose Heavily.
BERLIN. July 24.-The town Of Trop-
pau, in Austrian Silesia, is inundated.
Street traffic is carried on by means OF
boats. Rain storms have done immense
damage to crops in Silesia, Saxony and
north Germany. Hamburg and ita
suburbs are inundated. Some loss was
caused to dock property by being fired
by lightning.
VIENNA, July 24.-The serious foods
which have prevailed for some time
past in Moravia and Silesia have caused
enormous damage to farms and crops.
Bridges and roads have been swept
away. The entertainments, of a section
of railroad in Silesia became sodden
with water and suddenly collapsed as a
train, crowded with workmen, was
passing over it. The train turned conf
pletely over, seriously injuring all the
workinen.
Streets Became Rivers.
WEST POINT, Neb., July 24.-The
greatest flood in this city's history oc-
Cured here, almost completely sub
merging tho business part Of the city. A
heavy lalnstorm set in, and the streets
immediately became veritable rivers.
The entire main street was roaring
torrent, down which the current of the
old creek turned. The cellars Of many
residences and business houses are filled
with water and the lower part of the
city is completely submerged.
Dies MONIES, July 24.-Reports from
various points III central Iowa show that
large damage was done to the oat crop
by severe wind and rain storm. A
few farmers had harvested portion of
their oats, but the loss can be said to be
general, almost total If the storm was
us severe all over central Iowa asit was
in this vicinity. it will be severe dis
aster to the farmers and n serious loss
TO the general business of the state. The
storm was very short in duration, not
exceeding half an hour, but the wind
blew a gale and the rain poured down in
sheets.
Crops Ruined by Hail.
ELLENpALE, N. D., July 24.-A hail
storm swept over the western part of
Dickey county and portion of McPher-
son county, s. D. In this county strip
three miles by twelve was swept over.
Stock on the range was stalnpeded and
badly battered by the hail Around
Westport, in Mcpherson county, bad
state of affairs is reported. Thousands
OF acres of grain that promised an
abundant yield are said to be beaten
into the ground by the hail, which was
of enormous size.
ADA, Mimi, July PA destructive
hailstorm passed through Norman
county. The area covered by the hail
storm was a strip about two miles wide
and thirty miles long. On the majority
OF the farms struck the crops are totally
destroyed and the farmers have no hopes
of saving anything. Hail fell outside Of
the belt mentioned, but did little dam
age. 1t is estimated that at least 2 900
acres are ruined. Those fields were good
for twenty bushels an acre,
Houses Carried Away.
CHEROKEE, Ia, July 24.-Cherokee
was visited by most disastrous rain
and wind storm, only equaled by the
great Hood of June 20. A terrific rain
storm set in, accompanied by hail and
high wind, which continued for twenty
four hours. Railroad creek, in this city,
attained aheight of but two feet lower
than last month, when it wrought such
havoc. Two residences, which were
moved from their foundations by the
former food, were carried away into the
Sioux river and dashed TO pieces against
q bridge. Many timbers and ruins
saved from the former storm were swept
into the river and lodged against the
bridge. which went out at an early hour.
Two other bridges in tho city were also
carried away.