, 1880-04-20

Tho schooncr of Chicago, also ran
ported rs std : !: ind here yesterday arc
still here.
Wind today blowing a gallo from Tho south.
west.
All telegraphio communication with lake.
shore towns north of here is cut OF by
broken wires.
No disasters arc reported ~ yet, but th< ;
vessels ashore north OF hero must have sui.
fcred severely, and aro probably total wrecks
All ratEroad trains were stopped by wash
out between here md Cato.
4 dam on tie Noshoto River, in the Town
Of Kossutl1. this county, was carried away
during tho violent storm Of Inst night, caus-
ing great damage. Several barns, containIn.
large amount of stock, were swept away,
and the stock nil drowned, Two boys who
chanccd to bo in one Of tho barns at tho time
barely escaped by climbing first to a high
beam and thence to tree. The total damngs
will amount To several Thousand dollars.
MILWAUKEE.
speetdi Dttpateh to 7hs Catoaoo Tffouna.
MILWAUKEE, April 19.-The storm which
WIS central III Nebraska yesterday morning
conferred here atabout o'clock this morning.
Tho wind attained q velocity Of fifty miles an
hour, and averaged over forty all the FORE
noon. The storm worked eastward antl over
the rntiro lake region. The only heavy rain
reported in connection with It occurred in
Central Wisconsin. At Madison two inches
fell. Serious damage Is reported from the
rural districts, and the snire of the Second
Ward Methodist Church In this city was
blown down.
WHITEWATER
Special Dstpatth Ia The Chicago Ttttuns,
WHITEWATER Wis, April 19.-A violent
hail-storm, accompanied l,y lightning and
rain, and followed by tlcnyy wind, passed
over this section last evening. Considerable
damage was done 10 skylights and conscrya.
tories. Fortunately there was no wind whlls
the hall fell, Hail stones weighing four
ounces are reported. THO storm assumed
the form Of d tornado few miles vest de-
stroylng ono house md badly tnJurtng 9TH
ers. M lives were lost, but several persons
wero injured.
8ptetal DtfpaFeh to The chtedpo 7stbune.
DELolr, Wis, April 1o.---Tho winds Of
Sunday afternoon. reported yesterday,
proved far more serious few miles IN
either side Of us than lit thts city. Its course
was from southwest to northeast Three
miles southwest Of town 1t demolished u
farmhouse, killing tho only occupant, Ed
ward Collier. Barns and fences In the
nclglIborhood were prostrated, and m I'M
incnso volume OF water fell. III some
localities lat1 covered the ground to tho
depth OF several inches.
Northeast of tho city the farul-butldings of
II. II. McLcnesan, J. II. Reieart, E. J.
Carpenter, and others suffered serious dam
age.
At Shopiere, eight miles from tho city, some
twenty buildings were damaged, including
church, t[oVring-mfl1, depot, anti numerous
dwellings. The bridge across Turtle Creok.
at that village, was blown down. Tho rest
tlence OF E. ]. Dole, near tho yi1lage, had iha
roof and upper story carried away, and his
barn WINS completely demolished md three
horses killed beneath the ruins. Three per
sons in tho family of Mr.. Fcarns, two miles
beyond. were seriously Injured by the de-
str'1ction Ut their dwelling. Mrs. Olcson was
also seriously injured.
The path Of the storm was from one-quar-
ter to half mile In width, md the damage
inflicted amounts to thousands Of dollars.