The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-07

Rain. He'll. Wind and Lightning
Bring Much Ruin.
Indianapolis Streets Under Water Loss In
the City Estimated at 100000
Crops and Fruit Destroyed
in Illinois.

INDIANArorIs. Ind. Sept. s. "A cloud
burst over this city between and
o'clock Wednesday morning did.great
damage. The weather bureau records
inches Of rainfall In the two
hours, A large area OF the city
was inundated. No loss of life
has been reported. The property loss
is estimated at $4,000 At day
500 houses were standing in water,
aud several thousand had water IN
cellars Fifty squares were under
water. The sewer system was OYER
taxed. Pogue's run was river five
blocks wide Pleasant run was tor
rent. tearing farm lands into gullies
and destroying hundreds of acres
Hundreds OF business houses have suf-
fered enormous loss In the aggregate.
Canoes Anoat In the Streets.
Canoes were afoat in many streets.
The telephone service was partially
burned out by an electrical storm that
accompanied the deluge. The rain was
so heavy that every portion of the
city, no matter how high and dry in
ordinary times and after a common
Indiana flood, felt the severity of
the downpour. Roofs that have been
impenetrable 10 hail and driving
rain leaked like sleeves. The asphalt
pavements became canalways filled
with rushing water. Low lots nearly
everywhere are ponds. Columbia
avenue was rapid water-course. The
Fletcher avenue pavement was COW
cred with 20 inches OF water The
addition north Of the Pan-fIandle
shops and south of Washington street
was flooded
Nearly all the cellars in the business
section Of the city were overfowed
from the pavements. Albert Gall was
q heavy loser. large quantity OF wall
paper and mattings being destroyed.
His estimated loss Is over $1,000 The
water rose from 10 s inches in Mat
thews ten-cent store basement, do
ing 81, 900 damage to tinware. wooden
ware, etc.
stock Damaged by Water.
The Bowen Merrill company's place
had about inches of water and the
lower layer OF the tons of paper in
the basement was soaked The dam
age will be between $500 and 81, 000
The Original Eagles stock of hats
and clothing was damaged $4,000
Water got into the New York store
basement, running trunks, tinware,
etc, to the amount of at least 1000
There was between and feet of
water in Eastman. Schleicher a.
Lees cellar. but as nearly as could be
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paper was damaged l.. $. Ayers g.
&. use the basement OF their building
for a stock room, and their loss was
heavy. lii is estimated that there was
nearly feet in the back part OF the
cellar. The damage TO winter under
wear, dress goods, etc, is placed at
So 600
The heaviest losers in the Wholesale
district were Parrott & Taggart, MUIR
ply, Hibben & Co, A. Kiefer Drug
company, Fahnley g. McCrea and
Bryce's bakery. The water In the two
streams that pass through the city,
Pogue's run and Pleasant run, began
TO recede Wednesday evening.
The losses by the Hood will, it Is es-
timated, amount 10 mt least 500, 600
This win be in sums of from $500 to
rs. 600 and is widely distributed. This,
however, does not include the damage
20 public works, which will also be
heavy.
Cloudburst mt Danvilie.
DANvuLE, Ind, Sept "a cloud
burst completely flooded this section
Tuesday night, after which IL rained
incessantly for eight hours. Culverts
and bridges throughout the country
were washed out of line, making their
use dangerous. A great deal of stock
was drowned, one farmer losing City
head Of fat hogs, which he was feeding
In low lands.
Corn Crop Nearly Ruined.
vIxcENNEs, Ind. Sept. 8. "A terrific
wind and rain storm passed over this
section OF country at an early hour
Wednesday morning. doing great dam
age 10 the corn and leveling many
outbuildings. Cornfclds look as If
roller had gone over them. AT Alli-
son, H., the post Office building was
literally torn TO pieces. No loss OF life
Is reported
struck by lightning.
MuNciE, Ind, Sept o. Lightning
struck the large barn owned by Jere
Trnitt, miles east OF Muncie. and IL
was totally destroyed by FIRE. Four
horses were burned and ton tons OF
hny. 200 bushels Of corn and many farm
implements were destroyed
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