, 1862-08-06

The Gale aI Wankesan aud eise-
where.
Details OF cssoalty and destruction occ,-
stoned By the terrific storm Of Monday after
ooon and evening reach US hourly. Tue MI
nor accidents we're related at length In our
Issue Of yesterday; to-day we regret to be
compelled to record loss Of life as well as |
property.
The house ot Conrad Folx, turnkey |
of the county jail, corner Of Larabee and
North avenue, WIS struck By lightning |
which entered the roof nesr the chimney, |
leaped over the stove to the floor, and passed |
under the base board Into room In which |
three children, the eldest only nine years old, |
were sleeping on feather bed upon the floor.
The first mas killed, the second only be1nmbed,
and the lsst escaped uninjured.
On Washington street q young lady wes
struck by lightning and remained senseless
for an hour or go, when she recovered Sue
afterwards laughingly said she rathez liked
the sensation.
Another lady on West Washington street
was slightly stunned, but recovered On the
plentiful application Of cold water.
4 cottage On Fulton street near Paullna was
struck and somewhat shattered.
Mr.ROIver, who resides At 73 Market street,
Informs Us that in the afternoon q lad seven
years old was bathing in the Lake at the foot
Of Indiana etreet when the storm came up,
and had just reached the shore and was In the
act of dressing when the wind blew some Of
bis clothing into the Lake. He rushed to
save bis clothing, and was struck by the
gale and hurled into the foam1ng water
| Nothing has been heard Of him and he Was
undoubtedly drowned.
| A shaDty blacksmith shop belonging to the
Northwestern Railroad Company, near the
Round House, Was leve1ed to the ground. The
loss is small, as the Company we're intending
10 demolish ard rebuild it In the course Of .
few days.
On Division street, TOW Of cottonwood
trees were uprooted, and houses In tbs pro-
cess OF erection we're 1evelcd to the
| ground. Two or three unfinished buildings
on Halstead street, and a1arge brick structure
! en West Van Buren street. were thrown down.
t A large chimney near the Michigan Southern
depot came tnmbling down with atremendou5
crash-
A horse belonging to Charles Hecker, re.
siding near Blue island avenue, vas struck
dead while feeding in his stable, and COW
standing in the middle Of the street immedi.
ately adjoining the stable was instantly killed
At Camp Douglas, no damage was done ex,
} cept the breaking Of the Flagstaff and tht
t<aring OF the flag into tatters.
The Board Of Trade Battery boys did moi
| y
, with no trees or barracks to break the forct
Of the wind, they received the full power o.
the gale, and tents, bedding, clothing and
soldiers were piled in heterogeneous mass
| in the rain together.
From the line Of the Illinois Central, tht
= Michigan Central, and the Chicago, Burling
:. ion & Quincy Railroads, We heaz Of no SER
- ous damage.
At Minnesota Junction, On the North
western Railroad, at nine o'clock Monda;;
t evening, when ihe northern train left 70
b Chicago, there was no appearance Of eithe
) rain or wind.
e On the Galena Railroad the trains arrive
+ al1 right yesterday, bat the telegraph was no
l. In working order until twelve O'Clock, tn
i 1i1e bsing prostrated in several places.
Or the Chicago g. Mil@aukee Railroad COZ
siderable damage was done. At Waukegan
d the tteep1e Of the Presbyterian Chnrc
= lies upon the ground, and the fine church be
= is broken and ruined. Lyons brick DR.
t. goods store was also very seriously injuret
ID and chimneys in different parts Of the villas
s. were prostrated, among Others the ma
1e | one OF the Transit House, which In faliit
at barely escaped causing serious loss Of Iii
q In tie cemetery, grave stones and mon
uents were scattered and tumbled, hay atacl
went sailing before the wind Ike vessels
T. Il gale, grain WAS laid fat upon the groun
, trees we're uprooted- and wind and rain he
q. nigh carnival in that generally quiet cit
ch The traek Of the tornado in that section v
II at least five miles wide, and came from t
e. eou,h and west. The effects Of this sevs
ne ard devastating storm are manifest all alo
t. the line Of the road.
From other roads to the cast and west
-, US, We have no accounts, but shall exp
w to hear that this storm has caused dtstrncIl
Tvs anra1Ir oraat in nfher 1nna1itfes