Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1889 — A Virginia Cloud Burst. [ARTICLE]

A Virginia Cloud Burst.

A cloud burst at Parkersburg, W. VA, Friday, filled the Little Kanawha to overflowing and flooded the country. Immense damage was done, many buildings, bridges and'mills being carried away. Many boats were sank. Big Tygart. valley is completely rained. The big thill near its mouth went out and took the Tygart bridge with it. Jn the valley all the fences, crops and much live stock was lost At Chesterville half the residences were carried off bodily and left in corn fields. In Clay district, a fine church and three dwellings wera Wrecked. Hie steamer O’Neida was wrecked and sunk at Enterprise. The steamer C. 0. Martin wag sank at Burning Springs. The Little Tygart is also reported completely rained. The worst story of all comes from Morristown, where the olond-burst concentrated all its fury, coming down on the village about midnight and totally destroying it, together with many oHls people. The loss of life is eleven. The hqusea ot the citizens are ■aid to have been picked np and hurled against each other ih sudh short space of time that no chance to escape wa« -v-en the people.