The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-07
HURRICANE and FLOOD
Nearly the Entire Middle Western Section
ScOurged BY Wild Winds and Waters.
LOSS is ESTIMATED At OVER 81 900, 900
IL Includes the Destruction of
IIonses, Railroad Property, Coun-
~ bridges nnd Roads, and Much
Live Stuck ana Agricultural Pro.
dncts--Loss Of Lilo Snu.l.

Chicago, March G.-'rhe storm which
ragged throughout the middle West
Thursday night stands unparalleled not
only for the extent OF territory over
which IL ragged, but for the amount OF
water precipitated. At Cincinnati the
reau officials amounted to 5.3S inches,
and floods are reported from almost ev-
cry telegraphic station from Pittsburg
on the east to Kansas City on the west,
and from the Lakes to the northern
boundary OF Tennessee
III some instances the wind reached,
the velocity of q hurricane and much
damage to dwellings. barns. fences or
chards and forests have been reported
from various points throughout the dis
trict.
RAILROADS, BRIDGES. ROADS.
Throughout Southern Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. the damage TO railroad prop
perty In the form Of washouts. making
traffic Impossible. and in wrecks caused
by the softening of roa dbeds, is i'm
nlense.
a not inconsiderable loss to The peo-
pie as whole will be caused by the
washing away OF bridges and roadways
which have been built In rural districts
ut Il cost of millions Of dollars, and
which In too many cases have been
totally destroyed.
Owing to the decentralization of rail
way traffic the mails local to the del
uEed district have been greatly delay
ed. while the through service over The
! trunk lines east and west, ana nortl,
and south, has been badly crippled
greatly to the annoyance of the vast
business interests involved.
LOSS OVER $1,000, 600.
The estimates are that considerably
over $l,O00,000 worth Of property has
been lost In the vicinties Of Cincinnati
| Dayton, Indianapolis and ST. Louis
Reports received from Illinois towns
last night tell OF the following damage
Observation-Disclosures a result Of an nl-
most unprecedented rainfall all the
levees along Cahiola creek are broken,
ana thousands of acres Of bottom lands
are submerged from three 10 eight feet,
The water is still rising
flora-Fully ten inches OF water fell
here last night. Trains are all DELAYED
on account OF high water. Bridges on
the public roads are nearly all washed
out.
! Lawrencevile--The Embarrass river
rose eleven feet in ten hours. and re-
! ports say Sumner Bridgeport, Pink
stair and Birds are under water Trains
on both the Big Four and baltimore &
OHIO and Southwestern are water
bound, and many bridges and culverts
are washed out
Mount Nernon--All the lowlands are
submerged, and washouts on different
roads have seriously impeded the run
ning or trains. In surrounding farming
districts much damage has been done
THE HIGHEST EVER KNOWN.
| Olney-toN river for two miles west
| OF mere, is eighteen inches higher than
ever known before. The Peoria Dcca-
tur and Evansville II estlo over the
East Fork has been washed ont Wash
outs also occurred on the Beltimore &.
Ohio Southwestern and Clerinont and
! Clay City
Nandalia--An infant belonging to an
unknown family residing in the river
bottoms was drowned during a terrible
storm Thursday night
Carlisle-The Kaskaskia river has ris
Ell five feet. Ten thousand acres of bot
tom lands are inundated. The river is
ilVe miles wide at this place.