The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-29
A CYCLONE.
The Result OF Mondays Wide Spread
and Terrible Storm.
IN THE FAR WEST

~ IHE FAX WEST.
OMAHA, NEE, June 25.-'FLe storm
of last night was very general through
cut the West. 1t was first heard OF at
Cheyenne yesterday afternoon. Heavy
hail aud rain, wi;h wind. extended
north of Sioux City, socth OF Kansas
City, and over the State OF Iowa. No
particular damage is heard of over the
State of Iowa No particular damage
is heard of west. but south there are
several washouts on railroads in Iowa.
The rain fall exceeded two inches.
Some considerable damage to roads is
reported. The G.. & n. W. had a
bridge washed out near Logan. At
Bear Grove several dwellings were
blown down, and the town was almost
destroyed. The rainfall here exceeded
one and half inches.
SEVERE DAMAGE AT ALEDo, ILL.
ALEDo. Sune 25.-The heavy lorna
do here, at $50 A. NJ, came from the
southwest, and passed through the
town, completely demol shing the U.
z. Church and one large dwelling.
taking the roofs off the Union Hall
Block, the Postoffice, the Manufactur-
ing Cos Building, Severin's store, and
several dwelling houses. Heavy tail
and rain accompanied the storm. The
damage will probably exceed $50, 600.
No lives were lost.
TRAIN BLOWN OFF THE TRACK
KANKAKEE, June 25.-The Cincin-
natl Express, due here at 12 m, was
blown OFF the track three miles north
of kankakee by a storm of wind, ter
rite lightning and rain accompanying
in proportion. Several persons were
hurt quite badly, but none were killed.
MIR. Smaller. conductor on the l. C. Il
l. was hurt on the head. His wife was
hurt most seriously, having her hip
crushed. Conductor Lewis of the train
had his leg hurt, but not seriously
Mr. Smith, Of kentland. was hurt seri-
ously in the head Several others
We're badly bruised. Tie railroad Is
taking care Of them. The engine came
near going of. IL rode some distance
on one side. The tender to it was
blown of.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Tho Western
Union Telegraph Company is in receipt
of news that a terrific wind and rain
storm, which apparently started in the
vicinity of Kansas City, is now raging
in northwestern Missouri, over the en-
tire State of Iowa, in u large portion
of Illinois, and a section of Michigan.
The wires are prUstrated in every di
rection. and but few telegraphic points
cali be obtained anywhere in I,wa.
The storm has advanced as far east as
u line running between Peoria and
Springfield, Illinois. 1t is now some
what further south than Springfield,
and as far north as Madison, Wiscon-
sin AT Peoria the wind lifted the tin
roof off of the Chamber OF Commerce,
aud hurled it earthward, the rain flood
ding the interior of the building. The
storm is raging severely at blooming
ton, where the rain is falling in torrents
and the wind is growing stronger every
minute. Severe hail and lightning
prevail. Along the Northwestern Rail
road IN Illinois, the winds amounts
almost to tornado, and appears TO be
rapidly approaching this city, which il
will reach, to ali appearances, in about
two hours. Des Moins reports five
hours of heavy rain, ending about s A
NJ, and about IL o'clock the weather
in Iowa was clearing. No news as Il
the damage to crops.
TAE STORM STRIKES CAICAGo.
CHICAGO, June 25.-At about l 2t
P. NJ. the storm struck this city with
great force, and during the twenty
minutes that it lasted a vast amount
Ct rain fell and considerable damage
was done The wind blew with great
fury, overturning teams and buses,
demolishing signs, breaking in glass,
anc doing other injury. Easements
were,in some cases, Hooded a foot deep
owing to the inadequacy of the sewers
to carry off the water. No loss of life
is yet reported. The wires are 5adly
down, but all news received up to this
time, indicates that the weather is
clearing.
The damage in Chicago will proba.
bly, not exceed $50, 900 at the outside.
1t consists chiefly in broken glass, un-
rooted houses, broken fences and signs
and overturned vehicles. Two small
houses On the North Side were destroy
ed by wind, and some 500 trees in
Dovglas Park were blown down. a
carpenter named Fred Kassner, work
ing at the corner of Eighteenth street
and Center avenue, was thrown out of
the second story by the force OF the
wind, and struck Oh his head. To
night he is dying.
A terrific wind and rain storm Struck
Springfield at about o'clock, demol
ishing signs, breaking the glass in
prominent storerooms and tearing
down the roofs of many prominent
buildings and doing other injury.
Such storm was without precedent.
A child was killed IN a building, which
fell during the storm, in the western
part of the city. Two men We're re
ported killed near South Charleston.
A five year old daughter of j. Whiting
ham was killed during tine storm by a
large beam falling over her, in the
western part of the city, and Il man
and wife near the Fair Grounds are
reported killed.
AT Ul,BANA.
Urbana seems to have been in the
edge of the great storm. The wind
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