The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-06
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triot. At Cairo, H., several buildings
were unroofed. and one building was
blown down, causing the death of an in
FAINT inmate.
Throughout southern Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio the damage TO railroad proper
ty, IN the form of washouts making traf-
fic impossible. and in the wrecks caused
by the softening of the roadbed, is i'm
mense.
a not inconsiderab.e loss to the people
as a whole, will be caused by the wash
ing away of bridges and roadways which
have been built up in the rural districts
at a cos: of millions Of dollars, and which
in many instances have been totally de-
stroyed.
Owing to the Generalization of rail-
way traffic, the mails to the deluged dis
trict have been greatly delayed, while
the through service over the trunk lines
east and west, and south and north, has
been badly crippled, causing great an
noyance to the vast interests involved.
FROM CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati. O., March 5.-Five inches of
rainfall in eighteen hours preceding noon
is the unprecedented record made today.
It requires but little computation to show
what such a downfall would do in pro-
ducing sudden freshets. The marvellous
sight Of floods on high grounds met the
astonished gaze of early risers this morn
ing IN many places. Three-fifths of the
rain had fallen before 4 a. NJ, and the
result was a leaping Of water in all the
little streams never before witnessed. All
the roads coming into the city found
their lines paralyzed today by washouts
or overfiows, except the Louisville and
Nashville, the Queen and Crescent and
the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern.
At Loveland the track was four feet I'M
der water, something never known be-
fore By night. however, there was
perceptible fall, and soon all the streams
will run down.
Fortunately the storm turned north
ward at this point instead Of going up the
Ohio valley and producing an unprece-
dented flood.
OVER OHIO AND INDIANA.
news IfOIu dill pOIillS tO4 IL nilu "cSl
Of Cincinnati report unprecedented floods
in small streams. causing great destruc-
ton to fields Of wheat and bar,ey. Fields
in Preble, Butler, Warren and Hamilton
counties, Ohio, and in Dearborn, Union
and Franklin counties, Indiana, have
suffered incalculable damage from mum
dation. Bridges, turnpikes and railroad
Five bridges over the Little Miami are
reported swept away in Warren county
in the vicinity of Morrow. South Leban-
on and Kings Mills. At Camden, Preble
county, al railroad traffic is stopped on
account Of washouts. Near Washington
Court House, Fayette county, many
bridges and culverts are gone, and the
farms resemble lakes. Railway traffic
there is suspended. Near Newtown, Ham
ilton county, on the Little Miami river,
farms that no previous flood ever touch
ed are reported from six 10 ten feet I'M
der water. The Cincinnati, Portsmouth
and Virginia railway suffered a serious
washout near Batavia. At all points,
however, east OF here the Ohio river is
stationary. At IL o'clock it was reported
AZ feet 9 inches, and rising one inch per
hour.
THE STORM IN ILLINOIS.
Vandalla, ILL.,, March 5.-The worst
storm for years prevailed here last
night. The rainfall was over six inches.
All the streams are out of their banks
and many bridges are washed away. All
the trains are delayed. The Okaw bot
looms, south and east of the city, are
sea of water. Many families residing in
this district were rescued in boats. Con-
siderable livestock persisted.
Carlyle, H., March 5.-F'ive and one
half inches of rain fell here last night.
The Okaw river is rising rapidly. Wash
outs have tied up the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railway. No trains
have arrived here for fourteen hours.
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