The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-03-07
STORM.
n Hurricane Broken L0osc
About the Country.
Loss Of Life and Destruction OF
Property.

br. LOUIS. Feb. 26. "A tarxilsle vind
storm. amounting To almost a tornado,
struck the northern part OF ST. Charles
No., yesterday afternoon. and passing
down Main and second streets, demol.
ished or lady injured 20 or more
buildings. Among those asst serious
~ damaged are kramer's warehouse
wrecked and his Touring mill greatly
injured; the court house unroofed and
the roof blown down; the county jail
unroofsd and the walls blown down
two stories below the roof, leaving the
iron oallx exposed. The concert haii
at ST. Charles. the savings hank. the
gas works, Piper's agricultural we're
house were totrlly destroyed. The
First National Bank will have 10 be
pulled down. Tko county clerks Of
fice. California House, the Democrat,
News and Zeitdng newspaper oiices,
Park Hotel, German Methodist church
Odd Fellows building aud numerous
other buildings are badly injured.
Tgo persons were killed and over 20
persons were injured.
At Princeton, Ind, % miles north Of
Evansville, the storm struck the south
western part Of the town and lasted
but one minute. 1t badly damaged the
fine public school building,f demolish-
ed the new church Of Covenanters, up
rooted trees and blew down fences. A
large number of persons were injured,
one or two fatally. A little child was
blown from. its bed into the garden
Another was blown 100 yards and
found on the railroad track. A nun
Der Of horses were killed. Rumors Of
great damage through the surrounding
country como in; bat no particulars
The damage in Princeton is estimated
at over $4,000.
A correspondent says further reports
from Princeton. state eight persons are
dangerously injured, foay OF whom are
not expected TO recover. One wo0a,
lost her syesight. Over 30 houses were
totally demolished aud about 50 more
badly damaged.
After the wind had subsided immense
quantities OF -hsil fell, ranging in Ala
from a walnut 10 an egg The town TO
day presents a moss pitiable appear
ance. The destruction OF property has
fallen upon those who ase scarcely able
10 bear il. To ada 10 the terror Of the
scene two houses which vera blown
down took fire and were consumed
CHICAGO. Feb. 2S-A terrific vind.
rain and thunder storm prevailed il
this section last night until nearly
morning. IL Was specially severe in
tho vicinity OF Milwaukee. Telegraph
ic communications is entirely sererer
with points north OF 6eSa, and the wires
are reported badly down in all d:ree-
tions.
TERnE HAurE, Ind, Feb. es.-Dur-
ing the Sunday night storm the houses
Of VIM. O. Payton and Mrs. Shannon,
at Clinton, Vermillion county, were
blown down. The families were .,
church and nobody hurt.
HAMMOND, Ill, Feb. 2S.-A heavy
thunder and wind storm Passed here 9,
4 O'Clock last evening, blowing dawn
one houss and moving several from
their foundations. A kouse was also
blown over, 81 urses'scte fos,. =
MryAsHA, Wi,., Feb. 2s.- During
the thunder storm last evening The
at Stevens Point was tstruck by light.
ming and was totally destroyed, with
considerable accumulated freight.
WIsosA, Mimi, Feb. 2s.-Sasy tc
the depth OF IS. inches fell mere Ia 81
night. Only about three inches fell iu
the other part oi tho State.