, 1864-05-11
THE STORM OF MONDAY.
A TerriGe Gsle--Wrctks Ill Nong the
Shore-vesses Asround-lncItents---
Destruction to Properly On Land.
Struck b. Ashsains.

sudden and dissetrors Termination on Monday.
The day had been exceedingly 8arm and saltry for
the scaeon, and few were displeascd to sea about
three O'clock indications Of violent shower. AT
tour the clouds. which for the hour preceding Ind
been gathering in huge. dense masses in the vest.
broke, and poured down upon The dusty city re-
fresllsng showers Of cooling rain. As the run
went doTn the 1ain increased, and 10 continued
until near midnight
blown from the southeast, suddenly Thlrled abant
to the northeast, and tremendous gale arose, sur
passtn: IN fuy and intensity anything sxpettesced
ra,n inc1ease5 md those Who wers compelled 10
be abroad during lis continnxnce cay they never
eaw the two elements combined to 50 fearful m
extent. From halfpasi twelve to nearly three, tho
tempest YaEed with undated violence, During
those few hours, most Of the damags feeounted
below occurred. It was terrible night, and
from the driving storm, were filed with dark fore
bGuing Of Wnat the morrow would reveal, and
many " God help the Masines,' WAS feit, X not
spoEen; By those whom the w,r Of the e1emsnts
1oused from deep s1eep TO unquiet Make;ulness.
In the city, particuasy those portions mora fully
ed 70 1hs fury Of the storm the wind and ran
1hoso street,. running parallel with The Lake
were Of course the first 10 receive the full force Of
the gale. Upon Michigan avenue, Wabash avenue
reeled dko drunken man. In the southern por-
toIs Of the city, upon the prairie, where there
no large ard substantial buildings to break the
peeting tbat ther ] dwellings s1' Wonid se raaibisd
down over their headB. Barns were overturned.
e'gns cent ktine, chimueYs topplcd orcs Glto, IN
ted. TIC senias o. dssast.on Il met w aerosd and
with the wind and ra.n held high carnival
!, Abont four o'clock the cloads broke away, AM
ended. Not 60 The w1nd. Cold aud dreary. the
north wind swept down the lake and across the
prairie, penetrating every nook aud corner and
down among the twenties. F1anuels and aovercoats
aud furs suddenly came III yogue, and many man
and woman who the day before were dressed tn
and mink skins just rs II bright aud smiling May
were transferred into grim December. All day
long the gale continued nor stopped until tae sun
HThe Lake VAS boiling and seethtng like caul-
dron kettle. Far out towards rho east, a. isr -
foam, and huge waves came rolling in ehorewards,
striking the breakwater with tremendous powsr.
md as sSg ns ssf re-
sin beyond. The ahose from the south pier 70
| Hyde Park was covered with lumber washed from
hs decss Of .es,ss @ sseea ey shs ssosn Of ~
| o{'wteclers were hauling the wAif ont upon the
dry land and backing and cartug them to the city.
] The columns OF the TRIBUNE Would be tlled with
tie records Of disasiere were to recounta 1.-THE
OF The minor resuts Of the ga1e in the city Besdes
the tearing up Of sidewalk the prosration Of amp
surssa IN II iii d1islons W & H. ID cty, which 1e hs1,
no room to particnlasixe. we recount lev q The
more important effects Of the storm: The walls oi
TWcntyteoond street and Michigan asenue, were
bluwn down, - were also the new German School
Houee, built of wood, on Cottage Grove Ayenue,
near tho Car Shops Of The Illinois Central Rs!lroad
the eheds ut Ay,iek'e Cattle Yards on Gotta 4
| Grove Avenue, and other smaller sttactules Ii
! o.her portions Of tttGty
mr. Of Lsaalle ard Washington Streets now in th.
process Of demolition. was blown from Its g1rdcr
and settled down into the base Of the s,eeple. NJ
The end vail Of the grain elevator Of Armour
Dole & CO., was also pTostrttod- The damage i
not very large, snd the accident docs not In tn
'mcie1y Of The building is gone, however. the par
that has fallen is merely the outside brck coyetin,
to the wooden vail within It IL the latter only
was lsid upon tbs outside to make the structur'
are-proof. This accident Will have the effect tt
hasten improvements already in contemplation.
The marine disasters were more considerable
We Laye not the data ct hAud from which to estl
mate the exact loss- Many Of the vessels on tht
re- aplnaTee 1sa fna ~ ne got OF wno
From 81, 600 TO SIC, ,00U Will probably cover the en-
Tire loes exclusive Of insurance.
Tain johnson, rom ] osSeco, laden With lnmber sa
The light house about seven o'c1ock re-
rplt, nnd be- dying ilb jbboom md stay y-saii csr
red Away. Not being able to make the eutrane,
Cf the hafbor che anchor, but the chnn paltel
nas ST. s b. 81 e. sss s r. s
oI Hubbard Court. Her dsck load Is gone, AM
the waters are making clean breach oxer her
: Total loss: Her eargo is consigned to Messr.
+ ee insured: Ihs anderson Is owned BY Xix
aap ss 5 la s9p Paisasss s s
Jostph tide, ieis po1t about nine O'clock Monda;
SDr S. S vs. nn5p e ssa
when the s.orm came on, and the Captain conclu
ded to return. The vessel WAS put about, bu
owing to the dsrkness and the wind, ths pilo
ruissed the entrance 10 the hAfbor and got anon
the breakers. The steamer rciuBed to mind th
helm, and there was no alternative left bat to 10
her DRIFT ashore. She beached directly opposlt
the Reform School, where she now le1- She !
perfectly tight and WIN Be easily pulled of, He
PASSENGERS were taken to the Reform School, an
Tne echooner Traveller, ucht, IL ashore about
halt mile below the brewery Of tho Chicago Al
ana Aals compapy- She Is ~ ,uninjased q M 70 he
casilY be pulled Of when the swell subsidies.
a bundled rods below lies tho fore-and~af
schooner s. hstea head on Is not sf .es esEsia
| her etetn without let or h1natsnce, and Rhe /
pognttng badly. There is hardly a prospect tha
che ean Be sared. Tho Bates IL loaded with lun
| bc1, but who owns cargo OF weasel We have no
BEEN able to learn.
The propeller G.. Mears is ashore at calume,
BE le llEht and Will DO 5ot OIL without diE1cutty.
The bark Great Nes, No. =, On hsr ~ay to Kent
tha to take in grain for Buffalo, Is ashore It'll
thie side Of that port.
A schooner, supposed to be The Barney Eaton,
TIE schooner Storm is disrnasted end ashore
EvLrston- When the crew Of tbs propeller Oea
Fit Lnopd heard Of her pcrious position, they TO
unt,cred to take her lfe-boats and 70 to her +,
| LET. Wien they arrived, the crew OF the stors
haG reached the ehore, with the exception Of on
III. who was drowned. THIS Is all the loss OF III
thst has resulted from these accidents, so faz q
. we ere advised. The rumors current yesterday
| drewnfncB oppoEite the Reform School have n
foundation. Two men were injured by swingin
bodms but no one kllcd OF drowned.
On Saturday evening the schooner Mark Sihle
aud the bark e. Lawrence were struck by lgh
ntry when of the haIbor. No one was killed {
Injured End the vessels themselves escaped eetiou
/ dul ACE. ....
From Milwaukee we learn that the schooner
Uulon and Conquest went ashore during Monda
| DIeh1- The bark parana. IN trying to make tt
piers struck outside and beached south OF the pi'
ses,erda5 morning; shewas loaded With oats 81
i ! pork The brig Standard IL also ashore on Hors
shct Bend, Milwaukee Bay, loaded with wheat.
Al the present writing {1nidni :htl the wind b
> | SUBJ ded 10 great extent nnd there is pro5pe
tust b5 sunriBe there will be nothing to indicate
tur:uus tempest except the wrecks upon the sho
! and tho long indolent swell OF Lake Michigan.