The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-07
THE LOSS IMMENSE.
Later Reports From the Floods in
the Middle West.

Chicago, March G.-The storm which
ragged throughout the middle west on
Thursday night stands unparalleled not
only for the extent of the territory over
which it ranged, but for the amount of
water precipitated. At Cir cinnati the
rainfall reported by the weather bureau
officials amounted to OBS nckes and
floods are reported from almost every tel
egraphic station from Pittsburg on the
east TO Kansas City on the west and from
the lakes to the northern boundary of
Tennessee. In some instances the wind
reached the velocity of hurricane. and
much damage to dwellings, barns, fences.
orchards and forests have been reported
from various points throughout the dis
trict Throughout southern Illinois, In.
diana and Ohio the damage is to railroad
property in the form of washouts, max
ing traffic impossible.
a not considerable loss to the people as
whole Will be caused by the washing
away of bridges and road-ways, which
have been built in the rural districts Mt
Il cost of millions of dollars, and which,
in too niuny cases, have been totally
destroyed. Owing to the decentralization
of railway traffic, tie mails local to the
deluged district have been greatly delay
ed, while the through service over the
trunk lines East and West and North
and South, has been badly crippled,
greatly TO the annoyance of the vast
business in this involved district.
The estimates are that considerably
over 81 100000 worth of pre- perty has
been lost in the vicinities of Cincinnati
Dayton, Indianapolis and st. Louis.
Reports received from Illinois towns
last night tell of the following damage
Observation-Disclosures Il result of an almost
unprecedented rain fall, all the levees
along Cahioka Greek are broken and
thousands OF acres of bottom lands are
submerged from three to eight feet The
water is still rising.
Flora-Fnlly ten inches of water fell
here last night. Trains are all DELAYED
on account of the high water. Bridges or
the public roads are nearly all washed
out.
Lawrencevillc-Th Embarrass river
rose eleven feet in ten yours, aud reports
say Sumner, Bridgeport, pinkstaif and
Birds are under water.
Trains on both the Big Four and Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern are water
bound. and many bridges and culverts
are washed out. There is Il great deal
of uneasiness for the people living in the
bottom lands Ii is feared that there is
great damage done, with possible loss OF
life
tah-The streets are flooded
with water, and at the postoffice and M
many business houses water ran in knee
deep. Much damage resulted.
Mount Nernon-All the low. lands are
submerged, and washouts on different
roads Fave seriously impeded the run
ming of trains in surrounding farming
districts much damage has been done.
Olney-toX river for two miles west
of here is eighteen inches higher than
ever known before. The Peoria, De.
catur and Evansville trestle over the east
fork has been washed ont. Wash outs
also occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern at Cnremont and Clay
City
Vandalia-An infant belonging to an
unknown family, residing in the river
bottom. was drowned Thursday.
Carlsle-The Kaskaskia river has
risen five feet. Ten thousand acres OF
bottom Lands are inundated. The river
is five miles in width Mt this place