Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

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cation l. sill eat OF. between here
aad the Ltttie Sioux river are half
dozen streams which run parallel with
=. aud taese are stu Faging torrents.
win all the bridges washed out The
officers 90 the various railroad com
paaies have not beea able "a get infor-
nation from the flooded district
The Erst reliable news Of the loss Ia
the Little Sioux valley south Of Chero-
kse was secured FRIDAY night via
courier from CorrectionyiiIe 70 kings-
ley. 10 which place the telephone line
~As working. The story IL thai
al o'clock "Wednesday morn
Ing terrible rush Of water
came down through the valley above
the mill dam lest above Correc-
tionyille- The dam gave way and ths
waters delnged the city. Many houses
al the lower portion Of the town were
soon swept from their foundations In
one house, a large iwo-story frame
building, were two children who were
drowned The bridges of the Illinois
Central and Chicago 4 Northwestern
were destroyed a. we'll a. several fine
eountry roads. Many families are quar-
tered IN the schooihouse and in high
brick buildings Stocks of goods were
badly damaged The railroads In all
directions from Correctionville ars
washed cut; but IL is impossible 10
guess the loss. as the water is still high
Hundreds OF acres OF corn above and
below the town are submerged and a
great many cattle, horses and hogs are
drowned In Correetionville the water
rose Is feet above its normal stage.
A special from Neville, on West
Fork. which was completely inundated,
says that there are only $50 pounds Of
-four in the town. The town is almost
completely cut of FROM suceor. Hun
dreds of horses and ether live stock
out IN the fields in the valley were
fearfrlly lsceratsd by the barbed wires
carried down by the swollen torrent in
which the beasts became ertanyled-
DIS MoiSEs. Ia. June 27.-The
and crop service reports high tempera-
tdre and abundant sunshine in the
larger portions OF the state, advancing
corn 70 nearly average condition and
benefiting all crops. The destruc-
tive effects of the heavy rain
storm Of the Esd aud 24th are limited
To the area of nine or ten northwestern
counties II which the aggregate dam
age will exceed a million dollars. In
about tSso-thirds of the state there was
no excess OF rainfali Wheat harvest ia
L.. a. n.s
rank. showing tendency TO rust and
lodge.
CLoCDeURsrs N EuEorE.
BERLIN, June 2T.-Great destruction
of life and property By cloudbursts and
thunderstorms is reported from all
quarters. At Coblentz on the Upper
Rhine whole districts ere fearfully de-
vastated At Ehren the lower parts
of the town and Of the fortress
were flooded Thursday night. The
people were driven TO the house
tops for safety and the garrison WAS
called out and dispatched TO the assist
ance of the inhabitants of Pfaffendorf
and Horchein, who were in great peril
and distress. All along the Rhine and
Moselle the vineyards have suffered Sc
verely. and great fears are enter
tanned for the future vintage.
Near Wincheringen, on the Mosclle.
some peasants. going along the road in
cart, were overwhelmed by a cloud
burst and swept down the enhancement
into the river. One of them was
drowned. but the others saved
themselves. All the railways be-
tween Trevcs and Metz are i'm
passabls owing to the floods.
Many local lines are similarly OBJ
structcd Early Friday morning a
cloudburSt did great damage 10 the
Soden medicinal springs, and the vii
lagos of Holzendorf. Wernsdorff and
Murk are reported to have been de-
stroyed. Houses, roads, bridges, walls,
cattle and crops have been swept away.
and the inhabitants of those districts
are terror stricken and in despair.
LONDON. June 27.-Henvy thunder
storms are reported throughout Eng
land and Ireland. Much damage was
caused by foods, and several houses
were burned or shattered by lightning.