, 1862-08-05

DESTRUCTIVE GALE OF WIND,
Casualty In the West Division.
Houses Unroofea- Trees BleHn DoKn-Store
Fronts Blown In -Ghimneyg, Signs,
and Awnings Upset, ete., etes

and awnings Upset, ete., Ell.
One Of the most terrific storms which hes
ever visited this section OF country swept
over Chicago yesterday afternoon and eEening.
The morning was intensely su1try and hot, hut
there were few signs Of rain. About noon
great masses Of threatening clouds, piled up
In the most fantastic shape, hegau to gather
at almost every point Of the horizon,
cumulsting in cones and pyramids, in few
minutes changing to spiral whorls, and again
massing like vast army for q finsa desperate
charge-a1l the time travelling and approach
ing each other with 1nconceIyable rapiditY.
About three o'clock, 3 heavy black bank of |
clouds, ridged With 5etIke ragged fnrrows
and enye1oped SO with veil in q thin fleecy
ecud, came racing up from the west with q
velocity almost like that OF flash Of light
ming Almost instantaneously It grew dark.
The eutire heavens were clouded over. Blind |
ing clouds Of dust filled the air; sticks, |
stones, leaves and boughs Of trees flew In |
every direction. The advent Of the gale an
nounced itself BY hollow moaning, followed
by q full and unmfstakable development Of Its
presence It burst upon the city In the
twipkltDg Of an eYe-uot with q graduallg in
aeaos ".ua' wv WALL q setfao'e' tuauns,
to the ground; smaller trees, more espe-
s.a1ts eos'on"eoas, "eRe e"1s'ea Oh ~
the base as one would twist straw In every
palt Of the city, branches were snapped off
like pipe stems. Chimneys, steam pipes,
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down pent1v as If ffatirrad Init 10 t,ott;oo
ready for another onset. which commanced
about nine o'clock.
The Oldest settler cannot remember rnora
terrific thunder storm than that ot last n;oht
It WIS not SO much storm AZ a whole con.
o,rapation of storms endden1v Ia, 1o,,. o,.n.p
seemed to come fron every onartar of 49,
heavens If waa grand oathar,no ~ ~ .a
storm c1ane and thev c.orrad o.;tt, h,n,o.,
Ar;n1 r,ttl;n,r tv5tb n,ns1,atrv hoor,,n.~ a-s
crashing With cannons and 1i.bt;no 1n +ha
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49, $3.50 49, ...t.. ~.
Over with occasional mementoes in the shape
Of eullen mutteriags far away where the storm
is still holding high carnival. Taken all in
all, more fearful or more sublime elemental
display We have never witnessed, In some
Instances the discharge and the fash were
Simultaneous, seeming ike volley of a mil
lion musEets. At other times, solemn, heavy
rumb1ing pea1s crowded in upon each othe,
so rapidly that it was impossible to punctuate
them-if thunder claps allow Of such literary
liberties-and all the while the heavens wrapt
as it were. in one general confederation and
mapped with fiery parable 1s and meridians
I'll impossible to cata1oeue at nresent tht
immediate Effects, in the city. Of the afternoon
have ecessioned mnst ser;ons darneue ror.
especially il the outskirts. where they wer
exposed to the full force. Upon West Madi
son street, numerous chimneys were over
thrown, fences ripped up for rods in extent
and blinds unhinged and torn to pieces
Upon the North Side severe1 small woode,
! buildings in process of erection, nea
Wards rolling mill, we're smashed int
I 1.7r d1i1u .ood TTpoy, nra,r, ar o,,a,-,a q 4u