The New York herald., 1868-03-20


Railroad Passenger Train-A Vivid Picture
or the War Of the Elements.
IFrom the Chicago Evening Post, March IT.
Yesterday afternoon the mercury reached the un-
usual height for the season Of seventy-two degrees
above zero In the shade and the sun beat down with
uncomfortable heat, putting overcoats at discount
and making dres uncomfortable. Toward night the
clear sky became overcast and Just before midnight
furious rain storm burst FORTH accompanied with
thunder and lightning and violent wind, and
summer like battle OF the elements was kept up at
intervals nearly the whole night. So severe gale
has not been known here for many months, and we
are called upon to record many disasters involving
loss OF life and property.
dent occurred In the North DIVISION which resulted in
the untimely death OF woman and the serious injury
OF a man.
The frame dwelling on the corner OF Willow and
Dayton Streets near the Newberry school, occupied
by Adam Winter and his wife Fredercka was blown
ruins both the man and the woman. The house was
a perfect wreck, and 1t was some time before the
clear away the ruins and extcate the bodies of the
inmates. No hope was entertained that either was
alive but some relief was felt when it found that
Q terribly bruised condition. When the womans
body was found life was extinct and the corpse pre-,
sented ghastly spectacle. The man, with care and
The new machine shops Of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad Company located four
the dire force OF the gale, which here assumed
another shape, coming In the form Of whrlwind
duty during the night says that about eleven o'clock
the wind which seemed to circle round - lifted the
massive iron roof from the machine shop and carry
ing clear from the building dropped it to the earth.
The blacksmith shop In a twinkling was COM
pete wreck, the walls being levelled to the
the north wall to the stationary engine house
was blown down, and only sixty feet Of the roof
near the east end remains The watchman says
fhn ndn Cn6h hr1f fayy
ful during It's passage, To escape from its fury he
threw himself on the ground-in fact; that position
thing 10 cling TO- for him to maintain perpendcu-
lar. The car shop and round house were uninjured.
The shops were great Improvement, and the loss,
though quite serious, win be sensibly felt. The
superintendent states however that the delay which
will follow is the chief loss, as the buildings were
oil finished III he'd and ready for the machinery The total
building, will amount to about $780, 900, exclusive OF
the damage done by the gale, which, at the present
writing, Is impossible to ascertain.
. large and handsome brick house, below the city
limits, was blown down; the building was unoccu-
wenty-seventh street. of which the joists had been
placed In position, was twisted and warped out OF all
semblance OF contemplated dwelling. couple OF
unfinished two story frame houses on the corner OF
wood and Jackson streets, west side, were demol-
ished, and large frame house near Cicero was
FINISHED" in the same manner. Six houses on Lar
rabee street, on the north side, bowed beneath the
gale and were unable to rise. number Of new
houses on Twenty y-nnth and Thirty-frst streets in
jured. An unfinished frame house on Latin street,
south OF Madison, was blown down; the shutters OF
house on Robey street broke their fastenings and
the windows OF cottage house on Prairie avenue
were perforated.
South Of Twenty-second street. on State the tele-
graph wires ceased to vibrate and reposed quietly
upon the ground refusing to transmit the tidngs OF
their own downfall, while stout oaks In Cottage
Grove succumbed to the might OF Boreas and rested
their limbs on mother earth.
Some damage has been done to the railroad lines
centring here though not to any great extent The
frai of lf oil nfn lnpH Ia
night for Omaha, on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad was delayed by the storm until three A. NJ
Several cars were blown Off from side track along
the South Branch, and run against about midnight
by an outgoing train but without any great damage.
tremendous hurricane visited the town OF Chat
ham, on the Chicago and Alton Railroad about ten
miles south OF Springfield carrying or the roof OF
the railroad depot and making complete wreck of
the structure considerable amount OF damage
was also caused in the village.
The officers OF the other roads report their lines all
right, rs far as known, though, as the telegraph
wires are down In some instances they have not all
been heard from at a distance.
Almost all the telegraph lines leading from the
city were this morning in an unserviceabe condition
from the effect of the wind and the disturbed electri
cal condition OF the atmosphere, but the employees Of
the Ie legraph Company are busiy engaged In repair
ing the damages. In the southern part OF the city
the wires seem to have suffered most. The extent Of
the interruption outside is not yet known.
The bark Tuscarora, bound for South Haven, and
the scow Banner, destined for ST. Joseph, Mich left
this port last evening before the storm commenced.
No tidngs have been received up to this hour Of
hope" that they have ridden out the gale In safety 1t
is scarcely probable that they win come out un
scathed and II will be proydentia If no lives OF the
gallant crews are lost.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, March 1871
THE STORM IN OHIO.
We have had forty-eight hours OF rain and wind
that were both remarkable for quantity and violence
The heavy rain storms eliminated between one and
two O'Clock OF yesterday morning, In fall OF water
the rain fell In sheets that were as compact
as a great cataract. soundly slumbering
pess of se war a m g sy e %
striking the house tops and the streets. Cutters
were Immediately transformed into foaming cata-
racts, whose sides met on the crown OF the streets
Many cellars were overnowed and foundation exca-
vations flooded. With the rain came hurricane
that bowed great trees tossed boats like shells lifted
a railroad train from It's track. blew down houses.
tore OF roofs, made shreds Of awnings and kindling
wood Of signs, and scattered the bricks OF chimneys
by way OF mere play. One Of the results Of this was
that nearly all the night trains were much delayed
Another was much damage TO property, and q
third-and this benehcia-the cleansing and polish
ing OF sidewalks, streets cutters and house fronts
giving valuable aid to the Street Cleaning Depart
In Glendale the roof OF Mr.. Morse,s new house was
blown of, causing damages that cannot be repaired
for less than $1,000. The roof OF Mr. Proctors house
bos on n a aso me es Of MT
were demolished by the storm. Fortunately nobody
was injured. The river has risen so high that the
road 70 this place through Union Bridge Is entirely
under water In Green Township houses we're blown
down and unroofed, fences were DESTROYED and tim.
Uers were UiOWu 10 Rreat INSTANCES. We understand
that the EbeneZer church was blown down.
At Valley Junction the house of Thomas II. Hunt
was partially unrooied and about fifty forest trees
In the rear OF John Karr's house were torn up by
their roots or broken in two and thrown to the
ground. The Cleves bridge was partially unroofed
and the weather boarding torn OF. Several dwell
ings In the Village also suffered damage. AZ Ander-
sons ferry large frame barn was blown down and
y an entire wreck. Everywhere along the line OF
the railroads, down the river, the fences have suf
fered greatly.
At Camp Washington a new house was blown
down. The residence OF Captain Patterson. near
College Hill, was unroofed. Az Mount Airy the roof
OF the church was entirely carried away. Two new
frame houses almost completed and located at the
Dend OF the street on Vine street Ill., thrown to
the ground. new house situated near Baymiller
ana YORK streets was unroofod. on the farm OF Dr.
Wise near Mount Pleasant the orchard was entirely
DESTROYED ON the premises OF J. NJ. Noble, In the
same vicinity, over one hundred trees were up
rooted, and the fences blown In every direction. The
bridge over the canal at Longview Asylum was lifted
irom It's iastenings and deposited In the canal. The
barn on the farm OF VIM. TaphOrn, near Mount
foundation.