The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-07
THE WORST ON RECORD
LATER REPORTS RON mr. STORM
SWEPT STATES.
Unparalleled for the Preci piiation and Ter
ritory Covered Hundreds hoi"eiess
and Great Damage Wrought.


CHICAGO. ILL. March G.-The storm
which RACED throughout the middle West
Thursday night is unparalleled, not only
for the extent of territory over which 1t
ranged. but for the amount Of water pre-
cipitatcd.
At Cincinnati the rainfall reported by
Weather Bureau officials amounted TO
5SS inches. and floods are reported from
almost every Geographic station from
Piusburg, on the east. TO Kansas City, on
the west. and from the lakes to the north
ern boundary Of Tennessee.
In some instances the wind reached the
velocity Of a hurricane, and much dam
age TO dwelling. barns, fences, orchards
and forests has been reported from va
rious points throughout the district
Throughout southern Illinois. Indiana,
and OHIO the damage 10 railroad prop
ertv in the form of wasnouts, making
traffic impossible and I'm wrecks caused
bv softeuing OF roadbeds is immense.
A MILLION LOST.
A not inconsideraDle loss 10 the people
as a whole. will he caused by the WasIlns
away of bridges and roddways, when
nave been built IN the lnfd' uisiilct- az
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in too many cases have been tolahy "e-
stroYed.
owing 10 the liberalization OF railway
traffic the mails local 90 the deiue.d as
tIict have been greatly delayed, Whne lhe
through service over the trunk lines l@ast
and West and North and South. has pesh
badly crippled. greatly 10 the apnoyance
OF the vast business interests lhNoiFed'
The estiu ates are that cOnsidera'ly over
100000 worth OF property has been io-t
an I.f ID
indianapolis and St. Louis.
ILLINOIS TOWNS.
Reports received from Illinois towns last
niehi ten of the following damage.
Idwaidsytlle-As IL result OF aA almost
UNPRECEDENTED rainfall, an me ltFte7
along CahiOka creoK were broken, ana
thousands of acres OF bottom lands are
submerged from three 10 eight Itel INC
water s. still rising.
Flora-Fully ten inches Of water fell
here last night. Trains are an ueiiy 81
on account Of nigh water; bridges on pup
lie roads are nearly all washed ont.
Lavrencevllle-The Embarrass river
rosa eleven feet in ten hours and reports
saw summer Bridgeport PinkstaU ana
Birds are under water. Trans on DOth
the BIG -Four and Baltimore ana ONO
Scutb,x eQtern are Water-bolnd, and many
bridges aud culverts are washed out.
There IS a. ereN del Of uneasiness Tor the
people living in Che bottom laids' Ut Is
feared there is great damage uohei Win
possible loss OF life. .,
water. and at the pOstoiilce ana M many
business houses water ran in knee deep.
Much damage resulted.
NEW HIGH-AVATER MARK.
Mount Ncwon-AI the 4owlands are
submerged and Washouts on different
roads have seriously impcdcd the running
of trains I'm surrounding farming dis
tricts much damage has been done.
Olney-FoX river for two miles west or
here ia eighteen inches higher than ever
known before. The Peoria, Decatur and
Evansville testie over the east FORK has
been washed out. Washouts also occurred
on the Baltimore and Ohio southwestern
at ClaremOnt and Clay Centre
Vandalia-An infant belonging 10 an IN
known family residing in the river bot
toms was drowned during terrible storm
Thursday night.
Carlisie-'The Kaskaskia river has risen
Ave feet. Ten thousand acres OF bottom
lands are inundated. The river Is I'VE
miles wide at this place.
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
CINCINNATI. OHIO. March 6-Scores
Of homes ruined. immense loss 10 proper
~. and great suffering are the record for
one day as result Of the second flood
within a month IN this city.
All creeks and side streams I'm this VI
entity hav0 overlooked their banks. and
the mad rush Of waters carried houses,
bridceR trees. and everything that offer
ed obstruction before them.
Already hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars worth OF damage has been done,
and the full extent viii be known only
after the food subsidies and careful In
spection Is made.
Hundreds Of families have been rem
derod homeless, and creeks and streams
throughout the country are rising. The
Licking IL on tina rampage and the lagoon
dam IS threatened.
TRAIN SERVICE DEMORALIzED.
LOUISVILLE. KY. March s-The
Pennsylvania Railroad annulled all
trains north and east to-day. on account
OF the Indiana flood. The Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern started a train for
Cincinnati al 10 O'Clock this morning and
will try 10 get one 10 st. Louis tonight.
Louisville New Albany and Chicago sent
out Chicago train via the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern and the Big
-Four. which is open all the way. II is
expected that all roads will be in good
shape by tomorrow morning.
The Cumberland Gap Tunnel, % the
Louisville and Nashville, has cavc1 in
again Passengers are being Transferred.
DANGER OK THE MISSISSIPPI.
ST LOUIS, NO. March 6.-The Mis-
s,ssippi Iiver Is rising Ut tho rate Of four
inches an hour and at nooa to-day the
gauge marked twenty-five feet or within
SIX feet OF the danger line.
When the heavy volume Of water from
the Missouri river and It's tributaries
cmpties into the Mississippi IL ~ feared
much damage will result 10 farm prop
erty In the low lands and to lumber and
merchandise on the ievee along the rivsr
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