, 1876-12-17
FRIDAYS ZEPHYR.
How It Disported Roughly and Vigor.
ously with Miscellaneous
Property;
Uncovering Buildings, Uprooting
Trees, and Mixing Tel
egraph Wires.
A Wide Area OF Country Visited
by the clustering Breeze.

Special Depaseh to 1ne Tribune.
MENDOZA, H., Dec. 16.-A fearful storm
ragged over this section Of the country again las
night, more violent in its force than that of tn
6th, but not quite 80 cold. The barometer fe]
quickly from % deg. IS min to 20 deg. 10 min.
aud the wind Veered round from eouth-soutl
| west to north-northwest. News has not ye
| reached here Of the damage sustained in I'll,
country, but there is little doubt that has
stacks, corn-crfbs,~ ehimneys, and roofs wer
wrecked Ia abundance Not single wire in th
] telegraph office would respond to the magi
touch OF the operators, and. all communication
In that direction were cut of, and all train
! were considerably delayed.
| . Special Dispatch to The Tribune,
PoET1Ao, ILL.,, Dec. 18.-During the hear,
! gale that swept over this city last night, th
west end Of the workshop OF the State Reform
| School blew in. Tne damage is about $1,000
Had the accident happened during the dag, i
would have occasioned the death Of number o
| the inmates.
Special 0spasca to TIE tribune
sPR1NGF1sLD, ILL.,, Dec. ia heavy storm
passed over the city and vicinity about 2 O'Clock
this morning, tearing of tin roofs and uproot
ing trees, but edecting no very serious damage
IOWA.
Special Dispatch to 1ae Tribune.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Dec. 16.-Between and
O'Clock last evening this locality was suddenly
visited with q fr1ghtful wind storm, DRIVING
everybody indoors, aud causing much fear iol
the safety OF weak buildings Beyond the scat
tcring Of bonrl and wood piles, the prostration
Of .unces, weak sheds, etc.,we hear OF no serious
damage. A brakeman named Charles Paul, on
Conductor Fuller's train, on the Western Union
Road, when within about fifteen miles OF Racine,
about daylight this morning, was blown from
the train and killed. Hc was an excellent young
~ au peeiat S sa 70 o. ane %oa aSans Knsw num-
MCGREGoR, la., Dec. l6.-A terrible gale
visited this section last night. While an eastern
bound froight-train On the Chicago, Milwaukee,
transfer bridge four cars, loaded with wheat
and flour, were blown into the river. Damage,
$1,000. A. western-bound passenger-train on
the same road was ditched near Blue River.
Railroad travel is generally disorgarized.
MICHIGAN.
Special Dispatch to 1ne Tribune
ADRIAN, Mich, Dec. 16-A terrible gale pre-
vailed all night, with light, driving SNOW
Roots were blown off Of a store, aud church
windows smashed in, aud much trivial Damage
done. The thermometer ut daylight was four
below.
WISCONSIN,.
WHITEWATER, Wis.,, Dec. 16.-Last week the
HO1bh hkl1M III yE0le 1A ILLS bEELlun WIS IGEUTu-
ed, aud last night another still worse fell upon
US. The change in temperature during the
night vas fully 40 degrees, the mercury stand
Ing at Is below zero this morning. Consider
able damage was done By the #ind, which blew
with terrific force. The State Normal School
are repairing the damage as fal as they are able,
and no interruption to the school Will result.
OHIO.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 18--A terrific gale from
the northwest prevailed here last night, COM
mencfng about O'Clock, and continued until
this morning. The thermometer in the Signal
Office registered forty-four miles an hour at the
highest velocity Of the wind. Considerable dam
age was done In the city, the most serious yet
reported being the blowing down OF the spire OF
The damage done BY the gale last night is
greater than Was at first supposed. A large num-
ber OF houses were unroofed, and in
some cases the sides Of buildings we're
one Of the highest in. the city, was
Weddell House was blown through. George
Breck.s brick building, on Woodward avenue,
was blown partly down. A large number Of
signs were demolished. There are no casualties
reported. The losses are not known, but
probably reach $4,000.
Special Dtspdsch to The Tribune.
MEDFoRD, Ont, DEG. ia storm has ragged
here from the northwest since last night, doing
great damage to shipping and wharf property.
The tug Pilgrim was washed ashore near the
mouth Of the river, and is a total wreck. A
storehouse near the dock washed away. A
planing-mill owned bY. Mccain d 8par1ing,
close to the water's edge, is wreck.
Specia, Dispatch 10 The Tribune.
TORONTO, Dec 16.--Dispatches from the
North and Northwest describe the storm of Inst
4 h1$t1 *1n
perienced for years. The cold is intense, and
the snow in some places SIX feet deep, and the
roads impassable. 4 violent gale has been
blowing from the northwest, and considerable
damage to shipping is reported from ports on
Lake Ontario.
At THE EAST.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-During the gale here
to-day the shfpp J. P. Wheeler, just arrived
from London, dragged her anchors and went
ashore on Governors Island. Another vessel
lost mast, and ferryboat broke her machir-
cry and had to be taken to her dock by tug
boats.