The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-20
BY RUSHING WATERS
Great Damage to Houses and Crops
in Illinois.
Tona IRON THEIR FATHERS ARMS,

Three Young Boys Meet Death in
tho DeiIEc- Lieutenant Robinson
and -Four Scamcn Drowned in Icy
Day-Three Children Drowned in
the St. Lawrence.
PEORIA, Ills, June 20-A terrible rain
storm swept through the Illinois river
valley, doing great damage to crops,
gardens and fences. In Hilton, small
town across the river from Peoria,
numerous houses were washed from
their foundations. The occupants fed,
scantily clothed, to the railroad grade
and hills. The water raised in the
houses at Farmdale, seven miles east to
the depth Of three feet, and many people
narrowly escaped drowning. Herds of
COWS, horses and hogs were swept away.
Crops throughout large tract in the
valley are utterly ruined. In Copperas
creek valley, just across tho line in Full
ton county, q family named Gray had u
rabin. When the food left the banks
The father took his three boys and started
TO the hills, while the mother refused to
leave the house. When half way across
The valley floating log struck Gray and
stunned him. The water drowned the
boys, aged l2, and 3 years. The
father narrowly escaped by clinging to
The log. His wife climbed TO the roof
VI the house and was rescued.
Not a House Escaped.
OTTAWA, Ills, June 20.-Utica, the
susy little cement and brick manufac-
suring town, and seat of many cosy and
pretty homes, was devastated by a
sloudburst. The cloud broke just north
Of the town over the high bluff and
came into the valley with roar that
created panic and caused the inhab-
ltants to rush before it and seek shelter
apon high ground. In quarter of an
hour the water rose six feet in low lands
and from one to three feot i'll the dwell
mgs and stores in the heart of the town.
Buildings were shaken from their
foundations, sidewalks torn up, fences
md outhouses carried away. Fortunately
no lives were lost, and the water soon
receded. Not n dwelling or place of
business escaped damage, and house
iold goods TO the velue of many thou
lands of dollars were ruined. Beautiful
lawns were despoiled, and sand and
mud to the depth of several inches
covered the floors and carpets of dwell
mgs. The losses, it is thought, will
aggregate 100000.
Railroad BSidEes Destroyed.
BLooMiNGT1S, His, June 90. Tho
bridges on the Lake Erie and Western
road, between Crardall and Farmdale,
west of this city, were destroyed by a
eloudburst, which flooded Farm
Creek valley. Five other bridges were
crippled and several trains had narrow
escapes, and all were delayed.
PITTSBURa, June 20.-Six dwellings
were washed away and q number Of
persons injured by food at Leehburg,
Armstrong county. The flood was caused
by cloudburst. As far as known no
lives were lost
NEIGH, Neb., June 30.-The heaviest
rainfall experienced within twenty
right years in Nebraska fell here-over
hTe and one-half inches coming down
within three hours Drains aRd ravines
became torrents and brooks became
rivers. John Lorensen, u farmer, was
washed from his wagon ana drowned
while crossing the flooded ravino.
Tu.DEN, Neb, June 20.-Three chill
Rren living in limerick township, about
fifteen miles southeast 6 here, were
drowned during the storm while trying
to reach the house from school. A ra-
vine which the children were accus.
toned to cross saddenly filed with ths
Good, washing them away.
Five of the Bears Grew Drowned.
VICTORIA, B. c.. June 2o.-fhe steamer
Queen, which has arrived from Sitka,
reports that the reEenue cutter Bear has
reached Alaska from Icy bay, bringing
news of the drowning of Lieutenant
Robinson, Coxswain Hasslor, Seamen
Anderson, Nelson and Henry Smith,
nil of the Bear, and w. G. Moore,
member of the Rsssell exploring ex.
petition. The drowning occurred al
the time when the party were trying to
make landing in Icy bay with the
Russell-M Mt. st. Elias party. The Beai
left Sitka the morning of June IA fol
Behring sea.
QUEBEC, June 90. 0.-Cwo children
pained Lochande and another whose
bame is unknown were drowned by tht
hpsetting Of canoe in the St. Lawrence
river ut Portneuf.
PADUoAH, Ky, June 20. - While
boating in sGiff at Golconda, His
William Hocwischer and William
Kreip, white, and two colored men wer,
drowned. The boat was caught by q
atorm while passing over that section
and capsized in midriver. All were
swept away before relief could reacf
them.