The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-06

tbs section for years, passed over this city
yesterday afternoon between I've a1G six
O'Clock. I. had been raining Il intervals
daring tie day. lie rain falling il gentle
showers. ali nothing o. e. unusua. char
ac,e- occurred until The out5urst Of the
storm OF which We write. The clouds
which gathered were or g. unusually DARK
L1e. bg- came up IL quiet manner, not
portelding storm other than a. ordinary
thunderstorm. No warning was given. and
hence 10 precautions hal been taken by
anybody. 10 guard against tornado 1t
came Unexpectedly. alG iii 81 its work IL
! lew minutes TIE damage done = tbs
CITY alone VIII amount 10 q good many
hundred dollars am We have vet 10 hear
from the country surrounding Us. From
VIVA. We can gather, however, We are Of
opinion tina, the streak o. country affected
b. il iniurlOCs.y : not over Two Or three
miles il width. The storm came from the
southwest, ana hence passed dagonally
over the CITY. We give below such items
as We are ao.e 70 gather o. the damages
done here:
NJ. spencer Lai Z frame building blown
down which was partially enclosed, stu
a.el Just east OF the Lower Town depot.
\ frame was blown down near Dr.. Wei
ster's. in Lower Town. belonging to George
Immersion. Nj E.derkin had a frame
house partially enclosed in ;le same Vi
entity. which was turned partly around and
otherwise rackel
The frame for the Jackson, Lansing and
saginaw Railroad depot at Lower Town
was turned out Of place. and badly racked.
a new frame was blown down 10 the
fourth ware but We lid not learn the OWL
er's name
a frame near the residence OF Mr.. D. u.
Bagley belonging 10 Mt Bradshaw. was
blown down
The Att.e office and gran platform on
the east side OF tie wheat house OF Messrs.
Marshall IS K.ncad. ives blown down. and
carried for some distance.
a large portion Of Tie high board fence
around the state Reform School was blown
down, anu about a dozen ch.mneys were
taken OF the buildings
The Capital building was BADLY injured
oy having section OF the roof about l ;
by 30 feet, taken of, near the center OF
the building, on the east side This was
the most singular freak OF the wind we
have seen. a. the portion OF the roof blown
of was so located that it would seem TO be
almost the last place on the entire building
that anybody would suspect OF being afec-
ted. The piece OF roof landed in the yard,
breaking down two valuable shade trees.
The s.orm occurred so late ii the evening
that it was deemed inexpedlent to attempt
TO stop the hole in the roof until morning,
and hence the water that tell passed into
tie building, wettlng the ceiling OF the
Serate chamber badly, but it IS thought
tn plasiering will not fal, nor be dam
aged, except the natural Disagreement Of
the walls made by the course OF the water.
Had the rain been heavy during the night
the damage to the building would have
been quite heavy.
c. c. Darling hal frame blown down
Just west OF the residence Of Mr.. Bell
\ portion OF the battlement was blown
OF The brick building OF Mr. D. ". Buck
occupied by him as furniture ware room.
4 portion of the tin roof was taken of
o. the Second National Bank building, and
the building known as Messrs. Hlnman ana
lngersols block. 4 portion Of the root
was also taken Of OF the brick building in
which is Capital Hall
Nessrs Fobes & Hitchcock had Tie new
and beautiful sign recently put up by them
carried over 10 the back par, Of Their bull
ding anu dashed IN pieces; a show case
which they Kept out il front o, their store
Was carried down the street. ami entirely
destroyed three Of the large panes Of glass
il tie front OF the building occupied bv
them was broken in. Their damage was
over 500.
The storm was particularly furious in the
upper part OF the city, blowing down a
large share Of the chimneys on the dwell
lngs, and tipping over many outhouses.
The tannery OF Mr.. D. II. Pugh was bad
ly damaged. Two windows on the south
side OF the main building were blown In;
the smoke stack was blown down; the roofs
OF all the sheds and outbuildings taken of;
the building fronting on River St, used as a
finishing room, % by 3, two stories high,
was tipped over to one side, and the tan
bark in TIE yard was scattered ia every
direction.
The dwelling house OF Ar. F. Zeigler.
JUS south OF the tanner, was badly in
iurei having the gable enc blown IL, and
one-laf tie roof carried away.
Mr. Burnham had bis house taken OF the
blocks on which it rested, and carried sew
era. feet
Messrs. Z. l. Powers d Co. LOST q sirr.