, 1876-05-07
Ia lesn, 20 to speak. aad whan the tJpheoa bada
Adlsu 70 It, II angle Of IS degrees described ii
condition, viawed from / geor1ot<1cA stAQd@

its lesh 20 to speak, aad when the sypheon bada
adieu to It, n angls OF IS degrees described III
condition. viowed from geocoot<lc1 stand
point.
Di.eonally opposite il St. a1ary's Church ona
Of the large chimnoys on tho rear end OF th4
building made fdeb1e Resistance. but tho pres.
sure WAS too great, and it wenr down bodily On
to tho roof OF Is Eldridse-court crushing
through the root. and allowing an entrance for
section Of tho food which accompanied thu
storm The building fortunately MAS uuoccu-
Pied It ia owned BY DR.. Eldridsa
At SIT wABAsn AVENUE,
IL two-story house. the first story Of which h
occupied ~ ! retail grocery, and tho upper doos
eize were Topped ovez on tho roof, making tha
r1ftors ring. and i1cI1ning the occupants 10 be-
lieye that smail-sized section Of the last day
had Unexpectedly arrived.
Three chimneSs at No. $50 Wabash avenue.
two-sto1y and basement house, were diamantled,
and danced jig on the roof to tho cons.erna-
ton OF the occupants. Boyond shaking things
up pretty livaly, and causing tho fair member4
OF the household to indulge in SONS musical
notes above the high c, no Inconvenience "aR
felt.
Tho tornado 1u11hed With terrible fu1y o7er til
marble-f1ont block
NOS 541, SIS AND 545-
Il found q anag IN the shape OF heavy n3ass o1
tin cornice and roofing. This it ripped up. rolled
together as 4 leather-dealeE does bundle OF
calfskins, and deposited it on tho oppoelte s1d&
OF tho street, where it now 1eposes like cox
lapsed boe= Of ste1n-Kheeler wrecked on thu
Mississippi.
The reporter Witnessed nothing further o1
moment except 4 fem loose bricks, and an occa-
aionAl ahiDgle. until he reached tho southeast
corner of Thirteenth street. WheIo larga
ahade-treo was torn up by the roots and Knocked
PROSTATE on the sidewalk On the opposite aida
OF the street another rreo hnd succeeded in Il
measure in withstsndins the force Of the blow.
but it will take considerable muscular power ia
restore it to its normal condition at pe1pondlcI1-
la1ity.
TEL. MEIuoD1s1 CHURCH.
Ono Of the pinnac1es Of the Wabaah Avenua
Methodist Church wan lifted from ita anchor
age and roppled over on to the roof
OF Pareons' drugstore at No. 604 Wabash
Avenue The 1rail tlmbers supporting the root
vera unabie to Withstand the crushing weight
OF brick, stone. aud mortar, and the result was
a pronounced crAsa. Tho debris came pilins
into the store beneath closely followed by a
heavy rush Of falling water. Tarpaulins we're
hurriediy obtained aud taken to the roof; tha
hole was temporarily closed, and the drug cle1ka
organized convention in which they congratu-
lated each other On his narrow Escape from HhAt
might have been instant death
But the work Of destruction Was not yet dono.
There richer fruit in store for it to feed On,
and tho storm hurried on in search OF
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
enc Of the most handsome religious edifcea IN
tho city. Hero it hovered for moment, long
enough to mass its forces for grand charge on
the tall slender epire which su1mour:ed tha
tower ut the southern end OF the 'front.' With
an ear-piercing shriek it leaped headlong upon
its prey. The spire swayed TO and fro for N
instant; tho tower rocked, tho earth quirered
az il in labor. and NTH crunch, like that pro-
duced by the rendins Of beef bono BY lion, tha
graceful monitor. which pointed the heaven
ward way to the almost countless einners vho
daily passed fell to tho ground beneath, > dis
t4nce OF fully IS feet The telling Of the Ven
dome Column in Paris during .the Communist
troubles produced not dissimllar wreck. I'M
uensa sticks Of timber, big Is the piles used
by Farmer Harms in the new Courthouse, Wera
shiyered and splinte1cd- Huge masses OF stone.
some OF them welghins fully ton, vera do
tached from the beds. in which it uas expected
and clipped and cracked, hke =
granite coffee-cup, that had fallen
from the breakfnst-tabls. a portion Of tho fall
ing mass struck q section OF tho roof 13 OF Is
feet square, and lot daylight aud plentiful
baptism into tho sacred edifce, carrying with il
q conglomerate nelauge Of wood, stone, ;7ou>
and slats. The great bulk Of tho sp1te, how
aver. fell into tha open lot between the church
and the frame house immediately south. render
ing the samo impassatlo except to reporters AID
Alpine climbers. Strange to say the framd
house sustained no damage beyond two OF thres
broken lights Of glass and the scratching Of tho
paint On the side wall 90 the north
Tho occupants mistresa. maid and chli-
dren. vere subjected TO- such scafo
as they never before experienced. and they
won't pray for Its repetition lazBe portion of
tho brick wall which marked the boundary Of
the church lot vas also destroyed, and lies
buried under the rulng Of tho splro. There "Al
be no services in tho church today. The mem-
bers and congregation are invited to attend
worship at Trinity Episcopal Church, corner ct
Michigan avenue and Twenty7g1xth street:
Tho fury Of the storm abated 30 Tar "a Wabash
avenue WAS concerned af1oE the dlamantllng Of
Grace Church spiro, and no other danage Of any
moment Was perpetrated until the zephyl
reached the Woodruff House. 4 couple Of
chimney-stacks were here spilled over the roof
and down On 3 sled in tho rear. Tho dessEuo-
ton WAS inconsido1ab1e- The Atharton House.
at the corner Of Twenty second street, exper1-
onced a similar cot1lhou. South Of TwentJ-
second street the storm did not put IN any an-
pearance, and al VAS sefeae-