The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-06-30
TIE STORM IN THE WEST.

BUILDINGS uNRooFED AND BLowN DowS-INCAL-
CULABLE DAMAGE TO THE CROPS.
CHICAGO, June 2G-The storm last niqht was
very poneral throughout the West II was first
heard OF at Cheyenne IN the afternoon. and con.
sisted of heavy hail and rain, withYind II eN-
tended North of Sioux City, sauth Of Kansas
CITY and over the State Of Iowa, where the
rainfall exceeded two inches The Chicago n
Northwestern Railroad had bridge washed
ont near Logan At Bear Grove several dwell
ings were blown down, and the town almost de-
strOved.
The damage in Chicago will not exceed $4,000
at the outside It consists chiefly I'm broken
glass. unTOoted houses. broken fences and signs,
and overturned vehicles. Two small houses on
the north side were destroyed by the vino, and
some go trees IN Douglas Park were blown
down. Fred, Kassner, a carpenter working at
Eighteenth street and Centre avenue, was
thrown ont of a seCpndstOry window by the
force OF the wind and struck on his head. Last
night he was in dying condition.
In Lincoln, Iowa. the storm damaged oil the
grnin. Rve suffered heavily. and nearly every
COrufield in that section was flooded.
The country abOut Champaign, ILL.,, suffered
severe loss, Probably lOl buildings were dam
aged in Champaign and Urbana Inc damage
to wheat in aud about Jacksonville, Ill, is esti.
At Dixon. Ill, the storm did great damage.
The fmr ground, with its buildings, fences,
stand., trees, sheds 60, is complete wreck.
Z he Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wind.
mill, engine hOuBe, and freight house are par
tally DESTROYED Many buildings In the town
are unrooted. Trees. three feet round were
At Moline ILL., hailstOnes as large as hens
eggs fell, dong great damage to the crops
In Fairbury, H., the storm completely de.
PtrOyed the unfinished Methodist Church, en-.
failing loss of 1880. A number OF other buitd.
| lugs were unrOOed, moved from their fOunda-
| tions. or blown about. r H '.f-
| In Dwight. H.. the wind carried John Longs
| house, is by 20 feet in SIZE about twenty feet,
| but none ct the inmates were injured
In BrOOksville, ILL.,, fourteen buildings were
unrOOfed here Yesterday.
In Des Moines, Iowa the rain fail was very
| heavy ana the OutlOO < for crops is gloomy, but
| no special damage was done.
In 1ndianOla, Iowa. d number of cattle were
| killed yesterday by the storm. and families for
| a time were compelled to vacate their base
| ments
| In Muscatinc, Iowa, hundreds of trees were
| destroyed Nv yesterdays storm, and thousands
OF Uanes of glass were broken by the hailstOnes
| Nobody injured. .-.
In Springfield Ohio, child Of David Widden.
ham was killed by falling barn, and two other
| persons were seriously injured from the same
cause. The residence of MIR. Click was levelled
| TO the ground. Mrs Click had an arm and leg
| broken. Two students OF Wittenberg College
| were knocked senseess by falling bricks. A
dozen buildings, including the st. James Hotel
| and a sewing machine factory, lost tnelr roofs
| The damage to the crops Is iucaCuable, not
| only in the vicinity Of Springfield, but aong the
whole pathway Of the storm. Ca
| In Reading Ohio. the stable of Henry Reisen-
| berg was down down, instantly killing the
| proprietor. ,..L "...4. III.
| In Lancaster Ohio residences and stores
were unr0Ofed, and the steeple Of the Catholic
Church was blown down. IH.. Lib.