New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-25
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A DowNPoUR DOES GREAT DAMAGE IN CHICAGO
-wAsHOUTs on RAILROADS.

A DOwNPoUR DOES GREAT DAMAGE IN CHICAGO
-wAsHoUTs on RAILROADS.
Chicago. June - (SpeciaD.-Chicago is soaking to-
day in the greatest food known in her history other
rai1fals that have gone on record as excepuohaiis
heavy in volume and violence were summer showers
in comparison with the deluge that fell upon the
city last night the two days and nights previous
Every portion OF the has suffered some damage
from the storm, and In the business district the de-
str,,ction is enormous The Easements OF scores OF
business houses are flooded and valuable goods ilo
soaking In the dirty, muddy water that has nh III
from the streets In some OF the suburbs the damage
l. almost ~ great The Fire Department has been
busy all day helping TO pump out basements street
supertntcnGent Burke estimates that it Will take
s35 OOO 10 repair the cedar block paVemehtS tua'
have been damaged The wits high that there
vas practically 10 flow from the main sewers
into IT, The rainfall far this month
has broken the record. 1t has reached olS lhehes'
whereas the highest for the whole month ior many
wears past has not exceeded 6Of The river Is running
into the lake with current OF four miles an hou'
bnt tho wind which Is still favorable has 80 far kept
the dirty water from reaching the cr1b. In the
great lumber district many yards are flooded anil
hundreds OF employees were busy to-day anchorng
niles Of lumber and shingles. several elevators along
the river have been compelled TO shut down Rnil-
road, running into Chicago from the west Sustained
great namage. Tnnc on ne limos r oei n ,rISre S'ae
over the Galena River is washed out OF position ana
IL IS impossible for trains to cross H.
Galeua ILL., June 24-Thc terrific rainfall OF WedneS-
day night ana yesterday has proved more as
astrous than any Storm ever DeioTs Rye rAPer r,1s
enced in this locality ih9 Do,e ona and a's Ma,n pys st.
by o'clock last night flooded and rowooats were
res1rt'd T. the only means oi cr0>'ng ie s'rS. ~
and obtaiuins cntranc" into some Of tn puldss. e
ba-cncns and lower hoorS OF every bn.ines' house IN
were Hooded M 9e LawTsce O's sod ,n' ,wS wis s
tie European Hotel the parlor moor wa, several IG,t
undor wafer Business men attempting - rescue s,n 1o3n
and pnpers found themselves up " tner h".hs III "'el
lu their own Offices. and were Obliged TO leave every
thing in oder to escape win their Ives ihe r Custom M
the Merchants Bank in wsn building ,r i, 9co5Td 6 ~
company were ont OF order owing l, uc s.orn % anu anu
flood All communication with the outside world wa,
part Of the tmc impossible The upper brdge owe, owiea
by the Illinois Central Notwithstanding heavy pallns,
of stone laden freight cars broke away and was hurled
into the river, ballast and ALL The heavy iron .ruct
plctclv Iandsldes obsructed the railroads as many
as twenty covering the Burlington and Northern track
between Galcna and Galena Junction distance OF
three miles, seven mile, OF the Northwestern track
are washed away. The AMOUNT oi calnage uhat tos
loses win fall on the lumber dealers
ottawn. H.. June 2i.-where the Fox River and
thc Ilno, form II confluence. south OF the biislheSs
rorton ot ottawa the Fox has taken possession OF
tlr entire river bed and sw'"ps ~avagely across thr
broad ulInos striking the southern bank, reooundlng
and forming whirlpool which resembles the oass Oh
Niaennn Hundreds of interested spectators congre .
cat day the bridges, Natchuhg in' ''iphir,'e
rriv.rs The entire bottom lands ovcrhowed. The
electric inroad under three 10 seven feet OF wafer
and the Fox is stll rising. II the Illinois is swened
much beyond It's present proportions disaster must
follow The Rock Island Railroad Is disabled Dy
numerous wasfouts and landslldes ,
nnhnnue Iowa June 24.-rhc downpour OF rain
for thc last sixteen hours has caused much oanagc
TO private property. The streets are rivers OF watS
and street RAILWAYS blocked with wrrckage WHli-
outs and weakened bridges arc reported on the ran
wovs Last nights trains were abandoned. An men
"; r,lr ,"l in half nm hour The rainfall for June
Is over twelve Inches the heaviest record.