Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
N Great wi.a-storn In Chicago.

AUc0 81 the tOTnalO OE me Otns iIoh
uiich we make the following extracts:
30 fxY ~ has been ascertained, the tenn
peA struck down upon the city In the vi
cinity 81 tbe Bridewell, where II wrought
- havoc with the fences. Seeming TO
gsx1ner sir-nntk - IL rushed on, itcAkne
yjth scrribj0 fosce upon the habitnfi0ns
In the neiehb0kfood Of Paulina and
Twcssy second alree.s, where, among
Oder objects. n tore ID places three
ssssy tenement House, ki1iinx some of the
in1skes From this point Its path for
nilss eastward Il clearly NAKED with the
ruin that IL wrought The region over
which il passed. from paulina street 70
eke river, Ii known AS the lumber dis
6ic4. Here, ~ distance Hcf over Two
mites aIung Ne South Branch, millions
upon rffIIions Of feet Of lumber are piled,
and here The tempest RACED in ifs widest
fury. Huge piles Of lumber were over
turned, while the air was filled with great
boards and punches Of lath and shingles,
and what was in one yard was most IN
ceremcpiously deposited In another, and
sox little difficulty viii be experienced
BIZ ihe rigbduI owners in obtaining their
own again Then ii dashed, raging and
roaring, across the river until il reached
the lake, and here it turned, and with in.
cscased fury rushed northward, covering
nearly the entire South Division. Reach
ing Eighteenth street, ii struck the Coun-
~ Hospital and tore OF a portion OF the
sseG
Al Fourteenth street IL came with saw
.ge fury against the tall and graceful
spire Of Grace (Episcopal) Church, and in
m instant overturned IL and sent II crash
ing through the roof Still on IL rushed,
and half mile further on IL met with re-
siAaSce in the shape Of the Michigan
s3oushern Railroad freight depot; bet the
resistance was short, for, as IL maddencd
skas anything should dispute It's passage,
4 to~r The building to the ground. In the
Pxir=er House IL met with an antagonist
sk.s bsayed It's fury, but with spiteful ven
gynDce {; seized upon the elaborate center.
psecs and ore 1t 10 fragments. Then on
ever the business center IL rushed, the
vseame q the storm passing above the
hsisAings, 1ortunafcjy, for had II been
Sxhssxise 1GSts r. no calculating the de-
ssxsc';on Of property and the loss Of life
ehsa would nave ensued. II swept along
Sac lake shore on the North Side for
sssrt distar se, then rushed toward the
xzsb. The tower containing the big fog.
AcE MAS swept away.
ssss, without exception, the most ter
-. ma a'.,1. ''' 20 "as 49, IT, aa,'' 'o
-, op - 49,. aou ~ ~ I,,rn,
- p.a ,.iad I, on w .'yu o. ~. .
- ~ pu =, - an n. en- TN, -
tssack clouds above, drepching TO the skin
she oaicrt#nate pedestrians who had not
ssssZst shelter.
While the storm RACED, fire scene on the
9ssnripsl streets was one OF Wild and fer Z
ssnie ekci'epent. Frightened horses,
WRfmg pobuerohs MISUNDERSTANDING,
aaash why through INC streelsi nffof-
Sasehes n Z, women ana 9chliaren ran
hhhsf ana tntipr lntl any place that OF
s0ss4 pao"ctioh from he} pitIiess sbrm
esifiSe' Ne'f 9Yeisufhea5 hegc po4SeS
S@is1 ana oanccd along inc siaeWaiksi
TeEne '~ilep lhfohRh Inc ar, efJaoAlpg
th'eusb 'ie plste glass "ipdowso or crush
sag npos ihesiaewak' men ana women
.sis f"'l@A oyer ana Over IN me nudj
@no "etc NHfied away. over pity .pniiu-
w.. "i,ih uinp'eiias were Simply pr'i 70
b AEtu', IehFhg only INTERSECTION ABOVE
1hr hoah "a thc nhloftusale owner.
fs 1o'lhsY Hosplthl Oh bigihfenth
SH.cf, when vas IN me pam oi thc tor-
nssa h@. Nhndcd Oh a portion Oh lis
$3.50, ana Tor an instant me flckc'y pld
is1setnfe tbfeatensd ~ all In upon lbe
asninfois OF SICK Andbeipiess pensioners o.
eAseA Isiniy About 40 square ieei on
roohny was litd bodily nom NE north
sts' corner Of NC building, ana lts rag.
mciitS we're Dornc through me ar as Tar
ora az clark street, -FOUR blocks away
s.ix'Bt ieci"nsoi the I'm shsfhng Whieb
S'vsercd ne remaining portion OF the ROOF
scrs Torn completely away, anu hufied
sus" cle street IN front OF me hospilal.
ks1ry strip OF sheetng on me fooi OF thc
saan siiioing was torn IRON Us iastelihgs
ID en- OF mgrc cofncfs, ana tNbno olt
81 shape. The paiien@ were wlla WIN
5fI, nc crash vi Ialiihg ehpbneys' lhe
shrs'EiDg ana cieAkin8 OF the disrnpteu
sns, Wy ct'.hipg ~ p'a~ 'apu an, ILL.,
Nay aVVf,, uic I,"N.uR va ~, ens'uIpS
ieieu pens ,a ~. -, e, ,,,,,, ~ !,
"r 'nu, an' W. ~, =. ". a 49, na;p
Ae ''n'pJ"', 80 ,poo,',,,,, a., ,,.,.s;,,
mat "la an ,s We" . 49," re. IN
1a. VI '.,pr 'a s'".on . az. aS
s'eh ~ tn"sn pv ,,,i, r,'-i'.', a..
mo'h nun n'se'y nhsJ III Thn 49, ~
Use 'ha' ro,io' wan Ssn,,, ,ha;l an,I
ANsen sui niI spi aaT -" W. n 80
S ',, my ,,a' ia,n ~ ny h Nh an, ~
sulJ TOT .''u W. 1890. NY az, da, na.r ~
ps npH ui' ,,' $3.50 s, na o,o,.d