, 1876-05-07

be interfered WITH. The roofs OF several rail-
road cars standing on the track noar ~ seIo @
torn of, and several men who we're lonolns
them were sent whirling along the plat10rm; a;..1
Street Turner Hall, and, falling sideWays mis- ~ It's
course. mashed in the roof Of 249 Twelfth straet
occupied as a residence BY 3 mau uameo henly'
The damage ts estimated at S125.
soHoENgPHBS's BREWERY,
street, lay right in the track Of the tornado. ano
Was partly unrooied. portions Of the roof falling
on the house No. 723 Canalport avenue and
cauaing considerable damage.
TIE SIDEWALKS
came Ia for a goodlg share OF patronase. IL II
fact, the tornado seemed to have but little dis
elimination, aud. attacked anything IN LIS way
that was at ali weak OF disposed to go on Wlth
pretty strong gust OF wind. From oz2 ooutn
Halsted street to the yiaduct the planhng was
entirely torn DIP hhd hurled into the street, "hefe
it obetructed travel until . force could be ges to
clear tho way. About 200 feet of plank-walk
Was torn up and yanked into the street az tne
south end Of tho Canal street visducs. and about
100 feet was served in the same way at rne COZ
ner Of Canalpott avenue aud Jefferson street.
A. the corner OF Fifteenth and Sophia streets
another l0D feet WAS turned over into TING street:
The schooner North Caps started from It's
moorings near the Danville Elevator, near the
locks on Fuller street, and broke TWO oraces o1
Fuller street bridge.
4 sCMMEE KITCHEN .;',:
in the rear OF tho one-story brick building cor
ner Of Archer avenue and Greeley street, Was
blown about feet out Of its place. Ih.s Was
new building not quite finished, and Was owned
BY John Schroeder The damage was tria1n8'
Two-sroRY FRAME BUILDING
on Blue Island avenue, DotWeen 1tooeJ and Aln-
coin streets, owned by Timothy Cronin, and oc-
cupied by William, Hawkes., and Patrick Coulnb,
was blown down, but.none OF the inmates we're
and
who wero passing at the time, we're struck ~
pieces OF the falling building and seriously IN.
jured about the head and breast The value OF
the house is about 81, QUO. ....--.-..
THE RooF or THE CHICAGO EIovE WohKs
near the corner Of Ashland and Blue Island ave-
nues. WAS blown OF, and molder named
John Reid was struck on The hoad By piece OF
the falling root. but bis injuries are not con-
sidered serious. Tho damage to the building Il
estimated at S., 00N+
The south wall Of the West. Side Water-Woras
was blown down, causing damage Of S5o0. !,
a shed at the corner Of Wood and Nineteenth
streets, owned by the Union Lime Works, was
upser by the storm, causing damage oi ABOUT
s200. Tho front OF the Gade AiA arue-s1oie'
corner of Paulina and Twenty-second streets,
was blown in. The building is owned BY Fred
Wishing, who estimates the damage At 3l00. -
THE Two-sToRY FRAME HOUSE
No. $50 Blue Island avenue was blown Gown
Il was owned and occupied BY John Patterson,
Wy S.n,;1,, 9.e.e ~ ,ts,,s ~ tho timn bnt
1a1tro,ar uo a:,no,, nnhodv uas hnrt About so
feet Of the sidewalk in front Of tho house no.
ot.oo' o,,5 ~ bndnn ;tsaIr was somewhat de-
n ~, pattsrsnna honsa falling apai1ist it.
1t was owned and occupied BY Charles Schater.
Besides this, several lumber piles IN the adj
! iacant lumber-yards wero blown down. and the
boards scattered in al directions about the DOCKS
@nT ~" twa's+orv@ratn, bnr.o at 6se weas gi1-
1n1 .sses -. h1a,.1 swsv an5 u,orad .hont
teentn esteas' "1o D.o" ..t, 1;,,e}v shsin1 m A.
~ ases, etsms - satna ahads vera afso h1own
au!ae a!He a.',s;as. dsmsoo ~ ahont s5Oo The
tsra;, noas9 "ha h'1t o"1o ~ ~ a,e ~ hurt
| nTsa twn-atorr frame honae 70o Wast Sayen-
| teenth street, vas blown down and injured to
-. a~tant or sInn Tswas ownad anu oecupied
~ ~ rhn,,., pos.nE. Int the inmates here also
~ yoa.ad .11t,.n47t in;nrv m. teerranh wires
txs~s h]ovn down On paulina street botween
S;.taanrh ard savantaenth streets, and tha side-
@.,rs h,o,.n ahont the- ssreeta to the
Mahs t'o%n S.,,oae - ,a-ann. n.sa,ne in the
! r;c;n1tv 1ncsijv. nnhody wsa hurt The
an ,I5 a. ,,;eh, ~ ,ba vminitv of tho Harrison
| c.toa+ 90 ct+;hn Eara mt r., rnrk}np oriar. Int
| tnav iii danht,aza ha attended "a tn-dav.
Gra.t damaye raa done to
| @Ae@s TurTr,Tnrp.v.pna
=; ,+,-aanon5 -. straat -oron III, ,rmhe-
ha;n@ h,own away by the snddan gusts, some Of
T. 10 1;ns IN the vnr1s. and ta rest beiuq carried
S.;s1 Hu 49," .,es.a. r. C,a estmate1 last n;ri,r
tSat - asae IN nm feat of Inmbcr wera dis
.aas - ~ tsse T., te NV Thn sshovers who
Possu ra ~ m = arr;ka nr,babtv escaped severe
i -. ~ x~s.e ~ E. i1;71 ,,taa and living IN. rdz
~ ae.t.S .os ~ t1a nrnaaa was lara f1om tho
,,nr+hwaat to:tha southeast taking evarytioo. in
80 e,,'rea tbsf seemed worth fakin, Tithont
-nnoh tronhie. and in an incredibiv shork
.naca a. time. Tha forea of ths hnr-
T5c,nn lsstad in no one . place
KS 5ns renlly ons Of the most sudden, sharp, and
| obstructive STORMS ever Witnessed in Chicago.
! THE n1NK.. :.
The work OF tearing down the west si9e KnE'
"nlch naa t; osgn - ~ na;,s;, ~ Ir.nacta5 ~ 1e