The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-24
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THE SToRM,-April has not been calm month
by any means. The "Aprl showers" have not
been numerous, but clustering days have been
frequent. No blow of this spring, however, has
equaled In the force OF the wind, the blow OF Sun
day night. The day opened warm and pleasant;
about noon the wind rose, increasing until night;
when, about O'clock it blew great guns" in
deed. The wind was the forerunner OF thunder
shower, which, however, did not amount to q
great deal as q rain. In the city the damage
from the wind as a whole was considerable. Fen
ces, sheds, trees and dust were blown about with
disgusting familiarity. The tin roof OF Rout.
clifles, Main st., blown of in part, the rest
rolled up like carpet; the roof Of the gas house
was started; 1amilton's salt shed was blown
down; the sixth ward school house roof dam
aged; Sandersons market awning (wooden) was
blown down, &c. These seem to be the most
considerable damages pecuniarily, though hun.
dreds Of yards Of fence, numberless sheds, bul.
letin boards, &c, were blown down. The tee.
+graph communications were also interrupted for
short time. Yet compared with our neighhors,
Ottawa escaped cheapy.
AT IA SALE
A great deal Of damage was done--morc by con.
siderable than was done in Ottawa. Many roofs
were blown off, and ice houses, blacksmith shops,
fences, trees, &C. &c, blown down. A telegram
saws: "The roof Of the st. PatrCk's parochial
school was carried away. The large French glass
windows In Corbus S Mctsrland's drug store
were blown in and broken. The cnginc-house
of the Northern Illinois Coal and Iron company
is wreck, and the storehouse near by needs
new roof. The steeple Of the Baptist church was
wrecked, and the glass works Jared in similar
manner. The residence Of +. {. Hegeler, cost
ing over 100000, WAS damaged 10 some extent.
Not a yard OF fence between here and Utica, five
miles distant, but is leyeed to the ground. Jones'
coal shaft across the river is damaged about
500. The most singular thing is the tornado
caught frcight-car standing on the track al
Tonica, twelve miles south Of mere, and the force
OF the wind brought il TO this city. Those who
saw the car coming across the Illinois Central
bridge will swear that it went n mile a minute.
\ tramp was i'm the car and was greatly cXcr.|
cscd over II when the yard.men stopped the car
here In Peru Mt Burners scale-works the
wind played havoc. At the Znc-workS in that
CITY large brick chimney fell, seriously injur.
inr several workmcn. The beethoven IN this
city was blown over and is almost total wreck.
This alone will cause an expense To the city ~
5000 or $500. The spirc Of the Catholic church,
the highest one in the county, was damaged
At sTREAToR.
The rain, hail srd The lightning seem 10 have
been an important feature. The lightsinC PLAYED
strange freaks A. one house two indies m stairs
were knocked down hy yhlning and hadlv
stunned. but not seriously hurt. Al the plaster
ing WIS torn from the ceiling m The room below
;hrm. The wind was blowing furion,ly all dav. /
Awnings and signs were torn down. Three
houses 10 the eastern part of town were com. |
plrirly converted into kiud'ing- wood. Forum .
aielv no person was hurt In them. Fences stood
no show 6t all, and in the country everything |
without firm foundation j. promiscuously seat
tered. An Immense amount 81 damage was done
in the destruction Of haystacks and general farm
IN THE COUNTY.
From all reports the damage In the county was
much greater through that rart south ~ he
liver than north Of il. We have heard 81 m Sc
rions blow offs onlv the destruction Of wind
mills, fences, stacks, &c.