, 1870-10-18
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO AT MrL-
WAUKEE-.

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO AT MrL-
WAUKEE'
a Largo Furniture Warehouse Dc-
Asra,rs - lBot.srs u'nrouIrd nud
blown gposvn-Trres atpra0tcd-uas-
n~tr5s on shc l.nKu-l.oss OF Life
Ascasss,er tsttun ashore.
Fam the t'.ie1.ukes .stnf,nft, OF. II.
Onr .ttr wan rs-ltch by t!lrastrnn+. stotm
| OF, sasur'ay attc.ro,,,. Aftos tho brilliant
attl ,tt,,,t,al aurural Ji~nfsy VI Frnfay evoil-
Ing, wfirh was followed b.; 4 l;9l,: shower, tho
{ Weather remained cloudy mp 10 noon, whoa
uun,ist akai,!o niEun Of tinru, rrraerto them
k,tycn. Al hxlt-raHt !. 1t burg. uis'n lts from
| tlu, retihwr~l. sweeping To- tho northc,,t
| tl.topriI tho Eight1, and Fifth Warlr, anil a
p,1.!,,, of tim lhirf. viii, = yi4'lcncs nnu.Eal
in this Iaiitl,to. H. taKri furicusly fnr tiftecn
n,inutes. unE,n't.'ng and l"soing t'olsscs up
lifting trccr, aun! inll'ctinR either 'lamsEo.
Tl.r tDSnaAn waA attntn!e.l l,y rlil,, and, dut-
| i,k lin height tic Aasl.eH OF lightning wcro
| brilliant and continual. Its course throush
S.ntl. Hi1n ua4 t,t,tt destructive, lis force,
atlatrnlly. having rlc1st ilsef bofoEo reacll-
uE tho Thtrs1 Ward, we're tho damage Vas but
slight.
lit limo will, tho staru, wan tho hugo th:ae-
| story furniture warehouse OF SI.'ssrs. Flcck
4 ssci.N a ruTltcr 0f Clint OIL ard lark btteets
Which. with Its wealth of stock, was Ewept
ffcm its foundation aud thrown Into an ,d~
| joining lumber yar1. . complete wreck. Three
persons employed IN the tuilliug narrowly
escaped sudd"'.: AID terrible deaths, By jump
ing from the doorsass and wiuJoxs. Alt es-
capped with t1ining injuries except H,Aemisu.
wlo MAS ssyarely bruised sbout the head aud
shoulders ts failing timber Nrs. Schwab,
uafe OF the junior proprietor, also had mar
row escspe from buzlal be1eAth the ruins.
Shortly after the cras1 tbs Fire Department
VAS se:lled 70 the epnt to render assistance ia
Gaze Of ire, bat very fortunately their ser
vices were not required. 0n leLruing of ths
occurrence, hucdieas locked - the seen, OF
the dieas;er, many volunteering their aid to
c:ear.he premises OF the rubhis1 with vie,; OF
easihg snch furniture 81 might have Escaped
without d.nage, from the rain which shIeat.
ened 10 continue.
This warehouse Was ! light frame bu,ldiug,
stx1oo, and three stories high. aud wAs tilled
With furn''ufe for the fail trade. II VAS nearly
new, and cost the firm uearls $1,000. The en-
tire lo-a is esti 1t. d vt els, ,001-
ABOUT :h'1ty fcet uolth OF tie Inflated
ln:ltirg is the Ephoistt ring establishment.
whore fror WIS Alec carried awas.
s"s"'ffistanding their Severe io-r, the firm
| announce their readintts t. raseiy. aud ex.-
| cute all urders. n herrsnfore.
| The warehouse Of Mes.rr. Fleck i S:lw,b
x1s not Ehe only building levelei by the storm
| E4nS. On Fourth aSecuc. Eighth Ward. three
nItinis. cd buildings we're baowu down. and
aAothc8 IL reported down ut the corueE OF
| Lake acehue aud Fiorid1 Atree.. Farmers
lisng in the course o: the tornado rep5:i
great damage to dwellings. hsEps. and fencing.
| The roof Of the large tull,ny Of ths Bar
State Manufacturing Company was also dam
aged. one-hsif Of il bcsae Tapped over tue
other, The roof of Winter2,ute'. Livery stable
and the barn Of the Lake House wert raised
aud partially destroyed. A building Oh the
i euluer Of Madison street and Tnifd avenue
! as.o suffered the loss OF a roof.
I The residences Of DR.. Orton. George G.
nons man. James Sheriff, u: L. Young, and e.
| were also somewhat injured. The large glass
| fronts of = store On Second avenue wefe blown
in, AZ we'll as the doors and windows OF Nor.
| t1s store on Erie street.
During the storm the lightning struck Que
q the chimneJs on the old Hei1e block. Es-t
Water street, and cent it over through the
roof, to the damage Of tic stock Of uerqsnn
He{ns variety stc1e. Two clnueys on the
Residence Of Dir. Lane, on Hanover street.
we're blown down; and chimney on Lane,
store. corner Of Jefferson aud Detroit atree:s,
In fact. there is not a block in tho course OF
the tornado which las not its iscms Of dam
age.
That the storm wss not without It's luacrous
features may be well imagined: Beavers took
to mud and water Ike ducka in spite Of the
spHchtly attempts At 7F-catchas on the part
OF iheir owDeEs Umbrellas, Lsts, clothing.
bore.: barrels. and everything that w.s ~ tied
lLosa-As our Peter would sar-were led a
:EoluH.
On Reed stceet, tho chasa after hats sad
goods wa particularly e1ci.iug. aud full Of
fun TO those safely ensconcsd i iu-loors. promi-
Ii NJ III tue raee Was brrly lurSher, whose
~ your leave. sir" The bnreher ruf1ed
atd tue tub rolled, the fnrmcr rapills gaining
nron it, hen it s1rrek 'amI-rost sud Mss
shattered to pieces.
! wagon Si'h : ~ood.r.ek. standing before
lasn on Virginia street, Hzs Gsisen along
several blocks Is shecr force o! the wind, aud
" ali hare made u remarkable run hsl /; moi
sLcetsd into the gutter,
After the cilret OF tho storm tho rain fell in
tors Ess tlliirE the Gursers 10 nvert1ouiue anti
many basement W.s Hooded through the in
capacity OF tho cst:h- bakius. which, in many
l.rsaIces we're rendered useless hy sharlogs
and drittsoo!.
The tasem: Mt IT s;,e I'll Mum. macher Block
wes u1!ed to the d-l'h OF four fcu: 6r more,
arl cellars al1Eg lie .oath liue of Market
street *e,o Ill more or less 1,olt.J. The
~cEk In the several sewerage districts af.o
~ fFe1ed through the caviug III Of the s;lc. OF
tLc excsrasions.
Wh'!e hnrtxins to get home, = little sisl
nsmed Sarah MeGui wa c4ught up from tLe
track of the Clicago i NORTHWESTERN R,A4l. 1t
airoins near tbs intersection Of Washington
street. aud thIowu into the sxatnp, wheEa
-he Annld hsve heen drowned lad it not been
for the proximity Of two uaeir, usned Burke
ans. Dwyes. whc "aGed in anf rescued her.
In Secotd a<enae. large tree WAS up
Teoted aud thrown between the roofs of resi-
Grncer $50 and 49, 3tr. I:ozEeui,aetn, in dis
lodging II from the roof Of his houee, was
csEziets down with il, and. in some uuaccount-
able manner. got we<lred in tstween the
fA'inE Of fence aud tic tree. He was t!i--
engaged With difficulty. when /. Tas fonni he
had fractured several Of his ribs, and it il
feared sustained internal injuries OF 4 serious
nature,
The etcrln il said to have passed over B.y
View in al it, fury. The sa:n came down IL
ioHente. aud the reltine shones OF large
sized hails;ones made the woEkmen almost
insgino they wese be.iesed by inpumesAaie
mit1ei1enses. 4 large and spreading tr+e
frowlns clore to the pew1y-erected butcher
shop. ws= Topped oil near to tue top. aud it
Nar fortunate th4t 1t waa not boa On the
building. Some Of the =heet-iron roofing was
torn from the company premises. and good
deal Of fencing WIS lerelled. bnt no damage
Of ser!ora nature WAS Goue.
The totEado and Subsequent gale fro:a the
southwest were very severe upon the lake
ard We are called upon to 1ecoid numbes Of
accidents: Intelligence Of two, resulting il
loss OF life, hss already come TO hand. The
schooner Orient. Captain II. u. Holland. on
her way from Chicago to this port 10 ios1. hsd
tcachtd poiut near she centre Of the bay aatl
eix miles OF the land, when che Was ove1taken
by the storm. Three seamen-Thos. Holland
- trothes OF the captain Peter Els8ou lar
kIaussene. and one whY=e name We did no,
lts srn,-eugaged in taking III the main.ail
when the tornado struck the vessel, we're
Instantly sWePt overheard. Holland and the
unkuoHn man fortunately succeeded in graap-
lrg the 1nalu-boom pennAat. AMI scTaun-
hitd back upon The schooner. but Clasun
I fell into the water and was druxned Every
effort wae made to render assistance to the
Infor: r:una:e man. tut in Hnch storm no
ANAL boat could h3ye lived moment, and I'll
| attempts to brig tho Vessel about f.ilel, at
| :east until long after the poor fel1oE had dis
| appeared from view. Gibson shipped upon
the Orient 1t Chic=go few e9ays ago He
nss between Is and 50 years Of age. Captain
| Holland Will deliver Lia ei1ec:a 10 Collector
I Hooker this morning, @hen Ills resi!cuce. sud
The whereabouts Of his relatives and ri;rd..
I will probably be fuily established.
DE the sr1irA OF the steamer Maui.owoc,
| We learn That Captain Thompson Of the
| schooner Franklin, vas lost overheard from
| his vesee]. seven miles south Of Mauitoxoe,
! during the equal1. He wss engaged iu seeur.
| ing The ji6. 1hen hv some mcsl1s b. lost his
| footing Aud fell into ths lake, He 3xs not
| seen TO ,ise 70 the surface.
! The tide-aheel steamer 0riou left Grand
| Haten at the Usual hour Sa:urlav evening.
| but found the ses too heavy Tor sarety aud
/ va. ccmre1led to turn back She a,rived on
| Grad Hasen, OIL her 1esu1n. at au early I,,ur
Eefters3Ay morning, and. while uakipg the
haEeoE. miaeed the channel stru:k upon the
bar and stranded. She lie. between the lar-
hor and the wreck OF the streamabip Ni1xau-
| kAR VI nArfiert4rE A,va f,..r