The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-24
THE STORM KING.
The Blow on Yesterday Morning.
Destruction Of Property ana Damage
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Destruction Of Property and Damage
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Ii is unnecessary 10 say to the people
| Of Cairo that thia section was visited BY
one Of the most terrific and destructive
wind storms within the memory of thu
"Oldest lnhabitant'' on yesterday morn
ing between half>past three and half
past four O'Clock. They all know that Il
was terrible storm, but may
may be aware of the damage
done 10 property within the
city and in the country roundabout.
Though the night was very dark, and
black and iorboding clouds oyerhung
the sky during the night, and there was
every indication of rain, there was nc
reason to believe that
SO SEVERE A STORM
was in store for US. Up to three O'Clock
there was occasonial spurts OF rain, but
the wind was not unusually brisk.
Shortly before four O'Clock in the morn
ing, a slight shower occurred, and it was
Immediately followed by stiff south
wind, which increased III severity for at
least fifteen minutes, at the end OF which
time it had come to be a perfect hurts
cane, and for fully half an hour 1t blew
one steady terrible gale, wrccking and
twisting the strongest trees and leveling
them to the earth, blowing down fences,
turning over out>buildings and in many
places doing grea5 damage to more sub
stantial property. We hear of number
Of persons who made narrow escapes,
but no one so tar as we have been able to
learn was seriously injured.
THE DAMAGE.
Below we give list OF the houses and
other property damaged by the storm.
The Cairo dry docka, located near the
foot Of Yhirty-iourth street, were blown
loose from their moOring and out into the
river, and it was not until late in the
morning that they were get back to their
place.
TIE YELLOW WAREHOUSE
was badly damaged about hall Of the root
being blown oil and one side torn down.
THE ELEVATOR,
at the foot of Twenty eighth street, also
suffered considerable damage. The
smOkestack was blown down, and the
building otherwise damaged.
TIE ST. CHARLES HOTEL
suffered considerable. The root OF tie
kitchen department was blown oil
and portion Of the wall fell in. The
damage was so great that il was found
impossible to do the cooking tor the in.
mates OF the hotel, who were compelled
to take breakfast and dinner at the
Arlington loase, while repairs were
being made. The damage amounts
to between three and live hundred dos
lars,
GALlGEEE'S MILL
was slightly damaged, portion OF the
root being carried away.
TIItr IIfrp
suffered in like manner though more
severely.
TIE FLAG STAFF
IN the custom house yard was blown
down and demolished by the fall. The
destruction to
TELEGRAPH POLLS
was considerable, and a force OF hands
were out the greater part of the day
making repairs.
a large elm tree In
GAIT. W. 7. HALLIDAY's YARD
vas blown down and fell on an out.
building in which one of the captains
hired men was asleep. Notwithstand-
ing the building was badly damaged, and
a portion of the roof cayed in, the sleeps
er did not wake up until Capt. Halls
day had given him a lively shaking.
The building was badly demolished.
on THE RIVER.
Although there was a number of
barg2s and boats blown loose from their
iastcnings, no serious damage was done.
The destruction to
SHADE TREES AND sHRuBBERY
was great. In all parts OF the city great
trees were leveled to the earth, while
fruit, trees, shrubbery, vegetable and
Hover gardens were torn up and destroy
ed. A large tree at the corner of Fourth
street and Washington avenue was torn
up by the roots, while in front of the
residence of Capt. W. NJ. Williams,
on Washington avenue near
Eight Street two others were blown
down, one OF them in falling carrying
away a portion Of the cornicc of Capt.
Williams residence. At the corner OF
Twelfth street and Washington avenue
large cottonwood tree was blown
Town. The above is by no means all the
Instructions wrought by the storm, but
We have mentioned only the worst in
tances. 1t is Impossible to give a cor.
ect estimate OF the loss occasioucd by
he storm, but all told it cannot fail
hort of $1,000.