Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
THE STORM FIEND.
The Severest Gale of wind Ever Elk.
perienced in Chattanooga.

About half-past two o'clock yoster
day afternoon one Of the severest wind
storms ever experienced here passed
over the city. The wind came from
the northwest, and was accompanied
by an abundance of rain. For nearly
half an hour the wind blew with fear
full force. Great clouds of dust were
borne upon the air, observing the light
of day and binding for the moment
ali who were exposed thereto. AVN
ings and sigus were blown down in
every direction, a number of buildings
were unroofed, and several small
houses were blown down, but no lives
were lost, and we have heard of but
one person being injured.
The greatest damage was done upon
Market street. The building occupied
by e. B. Edwards, wholesale liquor
dealer, and H. Schneider, auctioneer,
was completely unroofed. The wind
first blew in one Of the windows in the
second story, carrying away the entire
frame, and then lifted the roof almost
bodily. With commendable energy
Mr.. Edwards had men at work on re-
pairs within an hour after the cessation
of the storm.
The entire tin roofing of the south
side of the NJ. Z. Church, South, cor
ner Market and Eighth streets, was
torn Off and hurled to the ground.
While the storm was seen approach
ing Mr.. Bryson, of the Commercial
Hotel, ordered all the windows on the
west side of the house closed. The
storm struck the house before the win
dows Of rooms ], 8, 5 and could be
closed, and blew down the partition
separating them from the hall
The kitchen of the Reed House was
shaken rudely, and blown about two
feet out of perpendicular.
A portion of the corrugated iron
roofing of Ruotf & Co.'S. planning mill
was blown off.
The fronts of several frame build
ings on Ninth street, between the
Reed House and Chestnut street were
blown out
The tin roof Of the Union passenger
depot was torn up slightly.
A portion If the cornice of the First
National Bank was blown off.
All the chinneys on the west end of
Kunz's block were blown down.
One of the chimneys of James
building was blown down.
Mr.. J. G. Vance's stable was blown
down, and negro man who was in it
at the time was slightly injured.
The frame work of a house which
Mr.. johnson was having built at the
water works was blown down.
Several large panes of glass were
blown out of Vance d Kirby'a store,
and the tin roofing of the same build
ing and several adjoining ones was
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The Hawkins House on Oak street
was blown down.
A tenement house on Pine street
belonging to Mrs. Gaskill, was blown
down.
The fronts of the stores occupied by
Lowery & Nail and Parks 81 Neon
nell, on Market street, were blown
out.
The smokestack of Kaylor's mill was
blown down.
A small house on Whiteside street
opposite Milers, in the 9Th ward, was
blown down.
While the storm was at its greatest
fury it was impossible for anyone tC
withstand its force. The street cars
stopped running, and all vehicles were
compelled to geek shelter. We he6rC
Vi ECNCl al lLlHIullCCo va LlttI WI lipl SC
back being blown over, but these lack
confirmation.
Taken altogether, this was the Sc.
veTest gale that ever visited Chatta
nOoga. It was not quite tornado
but was near enough it for all practica
purposes, as the foregoing list of cas-
ualties will show.
Capt. Gifts carpenter shop, on High
street was unroofed. Chat. Times.
From the railroad officials we learn
that about all the damage sustained
by the road by the storm on Wednes
day is the loss of the tin roofs off the
bridges at Loudon and Union. From
some of the train hands we learn tina
along the line from Knoxville t.
Chattanooga they could see no damage
done except at Charleston and Cal
houn, which we gave in the specia
dispatch from Charleston in our issu
of yesterday morning.
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