Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-09
sroRMs AND FLOODS.

A cloud-burst at Nashville. Mo, Tues
day week wrecked u number of buildings,
including several churches.
Torrents of rain. 1.-THE hardest ever
known i'll the country fell at Gaines
vile, Tex, Tuesday week flooding the place.
Orris Snyder was drowned at X okomo.
Indiana Tuesday week, while trying to
rescue his brother, who was being washed
away by the flood.
A cloiii-burst III the vicinity of Oil CITY,
Pa, thursday night, so covered the tracks
OF the Western, New York T. Pittsburg
railroad with debris for u distance of 10 or
day.
Two and four-tenths inches of rain fell
i'll one hour and 10 minutes at Detroit,
Thursday night and up to . a. nj. Fri
day the rainfall was 3.4i. Much damage
was done in the city by flooded cellars and
broken sewers.
An estimate of the damage by the floods
~ the Mississippi valley places the amount
| at 81, 3OO,0UJ, while the additional loss
| through the interruption of business will,
il is claimed, bring the total up to
| sJO,U1O,0O0.
Tho tracks Of the Big Four railroad have
| been washed out by the flood for distance
OF 800 feet, at Marsleyille, Indiana, and
Tor bgU feet at Jonesb0ro. A wreck at
| nhIlnlhuu, ulc 10 thc same cause, resulted
in lnJurlng two persons, one fatally.
An unusually heavy rain storm visited
Willamsport, Pa, on Thursday, Graiin's
run overlooked its banks, flooding streets
and cellars. The rain was mingled with
hail. Two houses and the Fourth Street
NJ. e. Church were struck by lightning
As result of the terrible wind and rain
storm Tuesday, the railway bridge over
Spring creek at salem, Mo, was swept
awny and the trestle approaching tile
bridge over the Meramec, between Cuba
and Steelyillc, was swept off. AT Cuba
Dean Burke was killed by lightning
''cluud-burst'' occurred ut Belmont,
three miles south of Grand Rapids, Mich,
on Wednesday week. and, besides doing
great damage to crops, washed out three
miles Of the road bed of the Grand Rapids
and Indiana railroad. a freight train ran
into the washout and was wrecked
A telegram from Grecnville. Miss, SAYS
that the private levee protecting Louisiana
Conea Circle, Arkansas, rich section com
prising several thousand acres of cult
waited lands, broke Wednesday evening
NJ crop can possibly be made in the Circle
this year. The water will cover the entire
section TO a depth Of seven feet.
The flood at Indianapolis Monday week
caused the loss OF at least three lives
Carl Weaver, 8 years old, and John Hon
.
drowned A big levce ON the Samoni,
river at i.agro gave way on Tuesday, flood
ing the surrounding country as well as tn,
tracks Of the Big -Four and the Wabasl
railroads.
a rain storm of unprecedented violcnc,
swept down the l.chigh valley last Frda,
, between Emaus, Maeunge and Trexler
, town, the fields were covered with waite
for mites aud the water on the roads wa
hui deep. Crops are greatly damaged. A
p Frccmansburg, so much dirt washed OF
! the Lehigh Valley tracks that il had to b
/ shoyellcd or to let trains pass. Severa
: washonts are reported along the roat
between White Haven and Tannery.n
/ A cyclone passed over portions of north
3 ern and eastern Texas on Wednesday
week, doing incalculable damage AMI
: causing loss of life. In the vicinity o
; Durango four persons were killed and
5 number seriously injured by falling build
e ings. The damage IN the vicinity o
: Crockett is estimated at $500, 900, and a
a Belcherville % or 80 residences were praC
= tically destroyed. Heavy ruins in tn
i western part OF the state also did grca
damage.