Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-07-13
RUIN BY THE STORM.
Further Reports of Devastation by Cloud
burst and Hurricane.

fated town and it's vicinity, the horror
of the disaster and its attending loss of |
property become apparent to the brave |
body of searchers and others who are |
here to render what aid they can to |
the survivors. The flood has left only |
q scene of desolation and a menace to |
the health of the living from the pres
ence of hundreds of dead horses, cat |
tie, hogs and other stock. For miles
below the town are strewn the car
casses, mingled with wagons, house,
hold furniture, organs and other prop
erty which was swept away with the
dwellings by the raging torrent of
water.
The loss of human life is placed at
dozen to a certainty, all but one of the
victims being known. The bodies have
been recovered with the exception of
Lloyd Wright's daughter. The body of
George Nevins was found little be-
fore noon Monday. No arrangements
have yet been made for the burial of
the victims. The unidentified body is
that of a stranger who was guest at
one the hotels. As usual in cases of ca
lamity men and women have come to
seize and appropriate as their own all
the movable property which they can
lay their hads on.
Some thrilling rescues from the
flood were made. At point Il
mile below the city gentleman on
the bluff tied a rope around his waist
and when a body came by he would
jump into the maddened water and
grasp it, and with the aid of friends on
the bank, who held the other end of
the rope fastened to him, drag the in
animate form to the shore. In this way
he rescued three from drowning and
recovered two dead bodies.
ST. LOUIS, July "a special from
Richland, Mo-, says that cloudburst
struck the town of Linn Creek, the
county seat of Camden county, Satur-
day evening and the entire town
is under water. The citizens were
compelled to leave their homes and
dash for the hills. The town is located
in a valley y mile from Usage
river, and the water from that stream
is backed up into town, while Linn
creek and several smaller streams
are pouring in upon the deserted viii
lage. 1t is thought that no lives have
Decu jOoJ, DuJ CulS 10 ny lR GER
tain. A heavy rain fell all day Sunday
in this vicinity and it is thought more
damage will occur. Telegraph and
telephone poles are leveled by the
dozens in places and no communica-
tion has been had with the flooded dis
trict since Saturday night.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, July 9.-Reports
are received here of a severe storm that
swept considerable section of the
southwest part of the state Monday
morning. Southwest of here, in War
ren, Union, Adair, Page, Montgomery
and Pottawattomie counties, there was
wind that approached the character of
tornado, and did immense damage to
crops. There was also severe hail in a
wide strip of country, which killed a
considerable number of cattle. The
small grains, which were very heavy
and tall, were matted down by the
storm, and the loss will be severe.
Details are meagre, but the storm has
done great devastation in the south
western quarter of the state.
GUTHRIE, o. T., July "a terrific
hailstorm and waterspout east of here
Monday did great damage to crops,
washed away bridges, broke hundreds
of windows and wrecked several
houses. In many places hail was as
large as hens eggs and injured live
stock.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July "a severe
electrical and rain storm swept along
the James river and as far south as
Ozark, Christian county, Sunday night
Live stock was killed by wind and
lightning and crops badly damaged
Sparta was in the line of the storm ant
three houses there were struck by
lightning and destroyed.
SALINA, Kan, July 9.-The Smoky
river at this place continues to rise
and is breaking over it's banks. The
town of Bridgeport, IS miles south o
here, has been under water for the las
twenty-four hours and people have
moved out in boats. A large amount
of railroad track has been washed away
At that point the current has left the
main channel and is scooping across
the country and down small creel
west of this city and now many farm
are inundated. A heavy hail and rain
storm fell Sunday in the western par
of this county, accompanied by heav.
wind Crops are badly damaged.
BUCHAREST, July "a cloudburs
Saturday night destroyed half of th
village of Olanesci, in the district o
Valcea. Many persons perished, ant
ten bodies have been recovered. Il
another village there was much dam
age.
RUPTURED A BLOOD VESSEL.