The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-19
TERRIFIC STORM !
HURRICANE and TORRENT !
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

WCoI ulOSCu III lOiCc over TIC WY "ho
opened their food gates of water, which a
regular hurricane swept in torrents
through the streets in every direction and
into every open window and door. People
on the streets could be seen through the
vivid flashes of lightning hurrying into the
first place of safety they could find, while
the crash of falling timber and the rattle
of signs indicated the work of destruction
going on in the vicinity of Court House
Square The confusion was augmented
by the prolonged screeching of locomotive
whistles from the Rockford r. r. yard,
and the whistle of the ferry boat. AS soon
as the violence of the storm had abated it
was discovered that the hurricane had first
touched the city in the vicinity OF the
Rockford depot, the same place it struck
six or seven years ago, and with similar
results. The damage done this time in
this city and vicinity is about as follows:
The round house, occupied jointly by
the Peoria and the Rockford & St. Louis
roads was the first visited. A portion of
the walls was taken out, and the roof taken
off, and scattered over the yard. A part
of the roof was carried up Buffalo street,
about halt block. A portion of the
freight house roof was also carried away.
The damage will not exceed $500
The tin roof on Johnston's -four store
was rolled up like ball and hurled across
the street against the Blackburn store, &C
cupied by Doellinger & Kroger, breaking in
two windows and a section OF the brick wall
in the third story leaving an ugly looking
hole. Other windows in the second and
first stories were badly broken. Loss on
Johnstons building not known; and
about 800 on the Blackburn building.
Doellinger Il Kroger's loss 5000 on furni-
| ture.
D.Lingles building adjoining Johnston's
-four store, was unroofed, and the roof LETT
in the street Damage to building 81 900,
and 81 600 on stock of furniture. Mr..
Lngle moved his stock to place of shell
ter last night. The stock is valued at $40.
OOD, and the damage can only be estimated
approximately.
The heaviest damage is sustained by the
Presbyterian church. The roof was lifted
up and hurled down against the pulpit and
organ and all went crashing into the base
ment and this morning pulpit and organ
are in close communion, to the extent that
it is difficult to distinguish pulpit from Or
gan. The loss is a severe one and will not
be less than $1,000.
The roof on John Georges malt house
was lifted on one side, and doubled up over
the chimney, which iell in time to keep it
from bowling off
Peter Fries $ building on front and W ash
iDgton streets was damaged about $3.50.
A portion of the roof was torn off, part
Of the wall driven In, and the chimneys
swept away.
Edward Burial Jr. g building on Hi
, nois street, occupied by the Stove Com
pany, was damaged about $500. The fire
walls were blown away and the roof dam
aged.
The pilot house of the ferry boat was
slightly damaged, but the boat was moi
otherwise injured. These comprise tht
{ heaviest damages in the city,
F. A good many trees, fences, etc, abou
S town were Frustrated, but beyond this the
q damage is light.
AT MOLINE,
the roof of the quilt factory was blown off,
) and portions of it carried as far south as
the railroad track. The adjoining build
> ing, erected for a boarding house, was also
n similarly damaged.
q KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
A Swede by the name of Linquist, living
on the bluff back OF Moline, was standing
near the stove, in his house, when light
ming struck the house and, following the
! chimney and stove pipe into the room, kill
ed him. Further particulars of this casu
atty we were unable to learn.
AT HILLsDALE,
in the upper end of this county, the Rock
ford depot was struck by lightning and
burned.
THE COUNTRY.
From people who were ip town to-day
from the country we learn that the storm
, was very severe, prostIating fences, empty
: corn cribs, hay stacks, etc. in many places
A hay stack beyond Milan was struck by
: lightning and burned
THE PEORIA RAILROAD.
} At Case Creek, on the Peoria r. r..
about three and half miles east of Milan,
the track had been raised with slack from
the mines. This was washed out for con
siderable distance by the heavy fall of rain,
but the track was left in its usual position
This morning, about an hour before the
train from this city was due, VIM Francis
passed over that portion of the track on
his way home from Milan, and remarked
that he guessed the train would stop when
it got to that place" The train did stop,
but not soon enough to keep it out of the
mud. There was some defect in the breaks
and fha tunC bta 10 nhant ba
/ train until engine and coaches were on the
unsupported track. which spread out and
left the train in the mud. The manage
ment may, possibly, have sufficient enter
prise to fix up the track so as to run regu-
lar trains in the course of week. Pas
sengers from Peoria this morning say had
the train gone upon the bridge over the
creek, which is moved from position, there
would have been loss of life by the acci,
dent. Old travellers by rail will doubtless
AVOID such dangers.
| IN DAVENPORT
the storm of wind was not so severe. Tho
central market house, on Fifth ST., was un-
rooted and the roof pitched into the street
The engine house on Front St, at East Da.
venport was tipped over and stands on one
end IN the mud of the river bank. The
engine aud hose cart were not injured u
The walls of the new high school building
in process of erection on the bluff were
badly damaged. The back and inside
walls were torn down and the front wall
badly twisted.
"A family named Scip, who reside near
Valley City. Scott county, Iowa, retired
Tuesday night, placing their smallest child |