The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-26
The Hostile. Indians No
Further Fighting.
Disastrous Fire in Marble
head, Mass.
Great Destruction of Dwell
lings, Factories and
Machinery.
Loss Over Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
Terrific Wind and Rain
Storm in the North
west.
Death of Robert Dale Owen.
Enthusiastic Capital Meet
ing at Morgantown.
Death of Robert Dale Owen.
What Cincinnati Jews Say
of judge Hilton
Terrific Wind and Rain Storm.

CHICAGO, June 25-The Western
Union Telegraph Company ls IN receipt
OF news that q terrific wind and RAIN
storm, which apparently started in the
vicinity of Ksnsss City, Is now raging in
Northwest Missouri, over the entire
State of Iowa, q large portion OF Illinois
and psit of Michigan. The wires are
Frustrated in every direction and but few
telegraphic points can be obtained any
where in lows. The storm has sd-
vsnced as far east Is line running
through Peoria AMI Springfield, Illinois,
and is now somewhat further south than
Springfield and rs far north as Madi-
son, Wisconsin. AT Peoria the wind
lifted the TIN roof OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, and hurled II
earshward, the rain flooding the interior
of he building.
The storm is raging severely st Bloom
ington, where the rain Is falling IN tor.
reats and the wind is growing stronger
every minute.
Severe hail sRd lightning prevails
along the line of the Northwestern rail
road in Illinois. The wind amounts al
most to q tornado, and appears to be rap
idly approaching this city, which it will
reach, from present appearances. IN about
two hours.
Des Moines reports FIVE hours of heavy
rain, ending about 80 clock in the morn
ing, and about IL o'clock the weather IN
Iowa was clearing.
There are no accounts rs TO the dam.
age to crops.
CHICAGO, June 25.-At about 20 this
evening the storm struck this city
with great force and during the twenty
minutes it lasted vast amount of rain
fell and considerable damage was done
The wind blew with great fury, over
turning teams and buses, demolishing
signs, breaking glass and dong other in
iury. The easements were in some cases
flooded foot deep owing 70 the IN
adequacy of the sewers TO carry of the
water. No loss of life il yet reported
The wires are badly down, but sll the
news received TO this time, 2 clock, IN
dicates that the weather is clearing.
The damage in Chicago will probably
not exceed $4,000 a. the outside. Ii
consists chiefly in broken glass, unroofed
houses, broken fences and signs and
overturned vehicles. Two small houses
on the North Side were destroyed by the
wind and some 500 trees in Douglass
Park were blown down. A carpenter
named Fred kassiner, working at the
corner OF Eighteenth street and
Centre avenue, was thrown out
of the second story by the force Of The
wind. He struck on his head, ard To-
night is dying.
The macs meeting for the relief of st
Johns, converting about the time OF tbs
storm, Was slimly attended, out sctivt
committees were appointed TO circulate
among the various trades and proies-
sions, and will doubtless soon report con-
siderable sums raised. The storm con-
tipues vet, but its force IS Abated.
CoLUMBUs. June 25 A very severe
storm of wind and rAiR visited this city
about FIVE o'clock this evening. A new
brick and q new frame structure were
blowr down, several chimneys demol
ished, trees broken, and other damage
done. The roof of the file factory wa
torn of.
OsEIpA, ILL, June 25-A very heavy
rain passed over this city st 1890 TIM
morning. The damage done TO property
in this immediate vicinity is estim .ted n
5000. Among the buildings damaged
are the high school building. Universal
is, and Baptist Church, z. Mshier q
Co.'S -four mill. the hardware store and
warehouse Of L. Marsh. Many beauti
sol shade trees were totally wrecked. NJ
lives werelo