, 1876-05-07

v;ndows in the second and third stories were
sart IN hon1n rms towards Wabash avenue.
Damage estimated at @20o. -.,ct
Tho South Side Tivol beer-hal1, No. 678 State
street, corner OF Twentieth street, had port'on
Of the roof uplfted ana a. M IN sne
abont tho building we're also blown aTay.
4 little girl OF some Summers was caught IN
The storm on State street near Edndge coafr
and grabbed l. lamp-post in front OF the notor1-
ous ranche Of Madame Her1ck. Hsr1y fo1 gn-
Iaptly rushed ont and saved tho little one, but in
doing so Was badly injured about the chest by
az uplifted sidewalk. Tho little girl escaped
without scratch.
Tho sidewalk on State street opposite the
Migely House, at the corner OF Eldridge court,
track. Several persons narrowly escaped injury.
r. J, Smiths block, No. 148 Fourth avenue,
northwest corner Of Taylor street, was badly
damaged. The windows. shutters, and cornlce
we're transferred to other peoples property.
Martin Buzbcck, owner OF No. 239 Fourth ave-
nue., loses $3.50 On glass and cornlce on his
4 stout and substantial sidewalk from 213
Third avenue to Taylor street was lifted like
paper shaving and dashed upon the sidewalk op-
poslte. =,
The hurricane struck State street car at the
intersection OF Van Buren Btreet, and carried
the car and horses about 10 feet out OF thelr
course. The car balanced evenly on the wheels,
and consequently no one was injured.
Apeanut peddiar doing business on The corner
Of CLARK and Randolph etree.s was heaved, to-
gother with his stand, neatly halfway across
the street. He Was badly bruised, and for :
time Was fnsensible, but soon recovered anc
Eenued bis way homewards-
The large smoke-stack upon tho CtY-Hal,
over the engine-room, WAS lifted bodily: from its
heavy iron staplings and dumped IN an erect
| position Soma Is feet away, and against the rear
Of the McEeill Block adjoining. To Lift such an
enormous Weight Was the work OF an instant
60 suddenly, indeed, that the base OF the chimney
| landed squArely in the alley. -.
On Adams street, opposite the City-Ha1l. the
gtorm Wroaked its vengeance on the grog-shops
| by smashing IN the windows and casting chin
9eys to the gfonna IKE en dc s1g nf than
| had ive nces blown into&wo pair, and lost the
The sidewalk from 176 to 2o4 Third avonue
WAS blown away and deposited on the opposlte
side of the street.
At No. 1o9 Fourth avenue = large pano Of
| glass was demolished, and other damage done to
the extent of about 800.
The saloon OF Thomas scers at 1873 Harrison
etrcet, corner Of Pacific avenue, had all tho
! front windows broken in and other damage
| done to the inside Of the building. entaiing in
all loss Of about $175. A dlminutiye bar-ten-
der Was blown into an enormous bHd cage, this
| door Of which WAS open.
| At the corner Of Van Bnren and Wabash
| avenue Carthage oW0eu w Eeut'eA4oA Aea1oo
Strong residing at No. 8S2 Prairie aEonue, was
| overturned. The horses ran away, and the
driver in holding on to them was badly injured.
Along Wabash and Michigan aVenuos from the
river as far south as Sixteenth street, . number
Of bugEies were overturned, but nearly all es'
capped with but slight damage.
-Four large trees On Wabash avenue, near Har-
mon court, Here uprooted and thrown across thu
roadway. The storm was particularly violent Al
this point, but no serious damage uas done.
The four-story brick building on the south
east corner Of Adams aud Fifth avenues had al
the windows on the west side demolished, aud {
number Of large shyights IN the roof Wers
| mixed I'D in an indiscriminata mess on the rooi
Of the adjoining building.
The four-story stone front building On th'
corner OF Van Buren and Third avenue had al
the cornice and portion Of the roof blow
away to "Iong Branch" q dive on Van Burel
: street. near Clark. The roofs Of several house,
fronting on Clark street vera damaged IN th'
descent Of the wreck:
largo pane OF glass In Thomas Radigant
saloon. No. 255 Clark street, Was smashed init
atoms over colored individuals head.
The sidewalk on Monroe street, to the exten
Of IS feet west Of the American Express Build
ing. was carried over to Woods Museum as
curiosity, and it was not half 90 stale as some
| the other curioslt1eB
Between Van Buren and Jackson streets, TO-
feet Of tho sidewalk on Pacific avenue, va
thrown across the street, and laid upon tn
walk already there. H.
All the lnrge poles of the Western unio'
Telegraph Company, between Twelfth an
Eighteenth streets, we're all uprooted, and la
trahsvcraely across the street. Several house
!. in the vicinity we're badly damaged by tho falhn
poles.
Ono OF the ch,mneys OF the new Chicago C1ut
}: Monroe street, Was blown down. It fell upo
damage on this building vas thought to be con
| siderable.