The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-30
Terrible Storm.

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct 22-Oue of the
severest storms Of the present season Wis
tied this region last night In the city
considerable damage was done, the most
serious of which was the blowing down
of brick building on State street, by
which four persons were killed The
building blown down was new structure
in course Of erection at the corner of
Madison and State streets. 1t was built
on school lands. The walls were thinly
constructed, as nearly all Chicago build
ings are and the fall of tae structure will
undoubtedly lead to some heavy law
suits.
During the past forty eight hours, 27
eases OF cholera are reported, of which 5
proved fatal.
ST.. LoUIs, Oct. 22.-The most terrific
wind storm that ever visited this section
of country swept over this city at half
past four yesterday afternoon, doing an
incredible amount of damage, from the
south, bearing little eastward, and twis-
ted like screw 1t lasted ten or fifteen
minutes, and was about a quarter of a
mile wide when it first struck, but grew
narrower as it proceeded North. Scores
of buildings were unroofed and hundreds
more or less damaged. Trees and fences
were uprooted in every direction; shutters,
lsigns, boards, timber, ,and all loose things
were carried through the air almost like
feathers. No lives are yet reported lost,
but several persons are severely injured.
| The following are some of the most
lserious injuries sustained.
All the chimneys of the City Hospi-
tails were blown down, and the adjoining
house completely wrecked.
| The unfinished brick stables of the
Peoples Railway Company. near Lafay-
cite Park, were blown down, and the old
stables demolished.
Two breweries in Lafayette avenue
lost their chimneys and part of their
roofs.
| The Church Of Angels, in course of
lconstructlon on St. Angevine, had the
roof, the whole South wall, and portions
of all the other walls blown down. The
pastors house, near by, was also badly
damaged.
| A new three-story warehouse, used as
a seed store, belonging to Mr.. Loring was
prostrated, ,and only portion of one wall
Il left standing.
| The roofs Of Barnums and Lindells
Hotels were somewhat damaged; also the
Mercantile Library Hail.
A large portion of the tia roof of Oar
by's marble building, corner of Fifth and
Olive Streets, rolled up and was blown
into the street.
The greatest fury of the storm seems
to have been spent on the OFallan Poly
technical 1nstitute,a very large unfinished
building, on Seventh street Two i'm
mense chimneys were blown down, break
ing hole in the roof, into which the
wind entered and tore up the tin roof like
paper, and carried portions Of it,weighing
several hundred pounds, distance Of
from tive to four blocks. A three-story
brick house adjoining had the whole real
end forced in, and Father Kelter, pastor
of the Church of the Immaculate Con.
, ception, one of its occupants, was badly
hurt. Other houses in the immediate vi
a cinity we're seriously damaged.
! Several steamboats, were blown from
their moorings and forced across the riv
er. All the telegraph lines leading ou
of the city were prostrated, and the fire
alarm telegraph was very badly cut up
But portion of the damage done in th'
city.is yet known, and nothing has beer
received from the country, where, it il
expected, the damage has been very great
A rain storm accompanied the wind, ant
good deal of hail fell. A strong wint
and heavy, rapidly drifting clouds pre-
vailed until past midnight, but this NOR
ming the weather was clear and quite cool