The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-09
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CHICAGO, May 6.--About b O'clock .n ~.
afternoon terrific rafn-storm, ac> pal.s,
by rotating tornado, visited this NY, . an,
did great damage to property. The eso "a
spent itself chiefly on the south and n. = =.
sides. The west side escaped almost uni.
jured. The wind seemed 60 come from
above, and dropped here and there over the
city, skipping some portions which Lay In
its course. among the casualties reported
are the following: The Michigan Southern
depot was unroofed, and six hborers work
Ing in the vicinity were more or less hurt,
one Of them seriously. The massive steeple
OF Grace church, 175 feet high, fell, and,
crashing through the roof, penetrated
the aisle. The choir were practising
in the church at the time, bnt were not
injured. The loss to the church, exclusive
Of the steeple, is estimated at 81, 900. The
spire OF the Wabash-Ayenue Methodist
church also broke off and fell into lot adj
joining. The upper portion of the roof Of
the old County Hospital was carried away,
and the chimney falling on the lower por-
tions caused much injury to the building.
The patients were speedily removed, and
none: were seriously hurt. The wind took
off large portion OF the roof OF Osborn's
harvesting machine mandatory, and sixty
feet OF the west wall fell in, smashing the ma
chinery and infiicting other damage to the
amount of $4,000. The house Of Henry W.
King was unroofed and damaged badly.
The omnibus barn, on Blue Island avenue
near Twenty-second street, was blown
down. A three4story frame house at the
corner of Pauline and Twenty-second
streets was blown down and one boy
killed; besides, several Of the tenants were
injured and some limbs were broken. At5:15
the massive fog-bell at the crib, together
with the newly-erected tower, was swept
into the lake and entirely destroyed. The
loss will probably be $4,000. Trees, lamp
posts, and other debris strew the streets. In
some portions OF the city the sidewalks
were turned over and jammed against
houses, breaking glass, &c. Hacks and car
riages were wrecked in the streets and
abandoned. Nearly fifty vehicles were seen
on the South Side after the tornado passed
turned over, and some Of them worthless
on account Of the damages by the storm.
Innumerable chimneys toppled over, and
signs were hurled into the streets in all dl-
rections. Little loss OF life is reported as
yet. The Palmer and Gardner Houses are
said to have been badly damaged, but no
particulars can be ascertained at this hour.
In the lake the force Of the storm seems to
have been less, but nearly every vessel lying
inside Of the harbor and in the river, as
we'll as those outside, lost sails, or lnasts, or
portions of their rigging. The lightning
struck several times; but in only one case
was a man injured, and he only slightly.
The storm lasted but few minutes.
The loss to the Palmer House is about
81, 900, to the Gardner House 1000, to the
old County Hospital about $4,000. In a
candy-store ON Lake street four girls were
seriously hurt, and two Of them probably
fatally, by chimney falling through the
roof. Six men were buried under the fall.
ing walls of the Michigan Southern Freight
depot, one OF whom will probably die, and
another had his legs and arms and other
bones badly broken. Some may not re-
cover, The roof Of the passenger depot
was also partially demolished. The total
damage is roughly estimated at S2o0,00O,
| and will not be much less than that. There
are no great losses, but innumerablc small
ones. .,a#. Is.