, 1873-05-22
A WHlRLWjND.
4 Serious Accompaniment Of Last Eyen-
fng's Storm.
Sidewalks Torn Up, and a Now|y-Bul|t Rosl-
donce Demolished

II d.
tho eyoa Of tho loass obaorvant Q, tho Wost End
citizons. Tho clear bluo Sky which had, un-
woptedly, and with astonishng constnncy.
choorod tho city during tho dny, was obsouroi
W 'nky clouds, which, smiled awiftlY from tho
southwest III d anorthoassorsy direction Rain fell
shortly, and soon tho thnndor and lightning be-
gan to add to tho delights which hayo boon 40
ploutiful1y s1owerod upon liz this benson,
Inet, wl1noa' suspicion Or promonttion, camo
tho owhirlwind. ltBproHenco was announced by tho
sudden swayng nortllward Of tho roadside troos,
whose butl-spanr1ed limbs bendinr nndcr tin
influence of tha wind 1aa,,aa tho oro,,n1 r,,an
nso"s4y-Dune noasos snook ana 8foanoti under
the galos tho first shock Of which q resident de-
acribes aB boing like tho stroke Of an immense
fiat against tho roof. c1ance out of tho win
..'1.u,., " "1o. VIZ w" y. - iia'e VI ny
ing ma9or1al, varying from section Of sidewalk
down to tho foather-1iko Fragments Of Venetian
blind. The br,lut Of tho whirlwind, Which paid 80
So1ts ~ 49, .lsS, We .ols y .no 'oei,
aents OF tno no'ghboThood OF South Aobey and
VanBuren stroots. Horo its fury foil 1orcest.
Tho moment that tho sudden, ponterous stroke
al1t. ahuttora wcro torn +ro1o +1,a;r h;r,o,
o1o!1,aa .s,,,s, 49, ~. so1 ....4soo,
elo'nes' winch Inc soaucslVo SKY haa persuaded
10 occupy clothoa-liuoH, went smiling hcavcnward
Ct ratio OF speed not equalod since tho days Of
on and coat Of aoos deposited on carpets and
bod-coYcrR; while houRes which Ind The win
dows on ono etde open, had to mourn tho loas OF
every pain Of glass, on the other. Tho
damage cauaod. by the wllir1wind was con-
hnou TO- q spdcc about 20 feet in width
by about 600 in length, tho most peculiar
feature III its Eavagos boing tho way In which it
mRdo q total wreck Of some plncos, whilo fow
fect of its existence was apparently unknown.
10 aummhrtze briefly tho gravor damage tho
Wind-phenomenon wreakcd during Its hyo-Bcc-
ond stay: Tho frat house which received
marked attention waa TINT Of N1r. Whitfield,
No. GOO West Tyler street, frame two.story
building, which he occupies as residenco. at
yard, and 1t WAS only when noighbor informed
him that he became aware Of tho fact that two
thirds of tho roof OF Ills domicilo had boon rin-
ped off and 1orked northoaatward q distance Of
160 foot. Tho damage dono to tho house alone
is eBtimated at $500, while tho carpets
inside nre considerably damaged BY tho sudden
influx OF rain water which followed the departure
of the roof The course Of tho whirlwind WAS 80
clearly defined that the occupants Of tho house
and workshop Of Mr. Dennis, west neighbor, and
OF Mr. Merritt, cast neighbor, wero not sensible
Of tho existence OF the blow" Aftor blowing
ont part OF Mr. Whitheld'a fence the whirl-
wind struck tho most northerly Of three two
story housos which arc boing erected on tho
Streets BY Mr: Meade, leaving 1t complete
wreck. Yesterday morning it stood up plumb
hs possible aB neat two.sfory franc
house as was eyor nailed together last night,
1t WaB as demoraltzod mass of building materlnt
as over Leaned at an anglo OF 60 degrees from itR
Foundation, looking like tho crushed 1niHslRpeu
remaina Of what once WAS respectable beaver.