, 1880-10-17
SOUTH CHICAGO.

sERIOCS DAMAGE TO THE NORTH CH1CAdo
ROLLISG-MILS.
The vtnd-stor7n OF yesterday did considerable
damage to partially-erected buildings In the
civ by blowing over walls, but none OF the
vorkmen were caught At South Chicago, how
ever, serious accident happened, one man De-
ing fatally injured, two others badly hurt, anu
another bruised SO as to be tncapacitafed The
structure damaged was what will bo when COM
pleted the .:scack- house, "a part OF the olast-
furnace plant of tie North Chicago Rolling
Mil Company, situated at the mouth OF the
Calumet River. The walls Of the buildlng-S0
feet long by 81 feet wide and e8 feet high
were all up, and about q third OF the iron and
elate roof WAS On. That the walls could be de-
1nolished by the wind Was never dreamed OF, 1or
they wero fourteen inches 1hfck-Huch more
solid thau ordinary regulations require. But
the storm OF yesterday was an unusually severe
one, especially IN South Chicago, where 1t TOOK
the form OF what might properly be called
hurricane. The structure remained Intact until
6 o'clock In the morning, when, the continued
pounding ct the wind having weAke ned II. inc
greater portion Of the south wall fell in There WAS
a that hour Of e9nrss, no s2oe one ,,e m The de-
struction Of this wall gave the wind tula sweep,
aud 1t roarcd through the place Us bent o1 q
high old carnival Fears were entertained 1or
the north wall, as it Was at the bottom Of the
t.poeket." which the - stack house at this time
resembed. So, us soon as the Workmen came.
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toward II o 'clock. while half dozen men we're
enraKcd in this work, the wall was blown out,
end. The Trails having no longer support tne
roof came down,
BUnY1SG rOCR MEN IN TIE RUINS
The crash WAS heard by other workmen, and.
knowing the cause OF 1t, they fastened to aid
their fellows All were SOON rescued ana taken
to their bones in the vicinity.
The fact OF the mlshaD and the injury OF tn .
men WAS telcgraphed to the office of the Com
Iany in the city, and ibe mon dnm @ r1a' rue n
in order that surgeons might he taken out 70 at
tend to the wounded President Potter went
himself. and Was accompanied By Drs- da"kes
Only one Of the four proved to be seriously in-
1ured,-John II. Jones' the head mason anu
very valuable man. His scalp had been injured
and there were evidences OF conclusion Of the
brain. which makes his recovery doubtful An r.
other. Gus Miller. had leg broken, ana Ms ms
bone knits. The third, Martin Bowler. also had
his scalp cut The other. Frank or Andrew Mel
tpg the slightest of ALL Every one Of the men
was more or less battered By the falling iron
end slate - "a,
md <:..o0; but q more provoking one to the
Compuny is the loss Of time, since 1t will take
three weeks to r.srore tue walls vexatlo1s
delay 1T this season, in view Of the efforts made
20 get the building rooted before cold weather
set in. .,an..+ ~.
the walls were firmly constructed, the untort-
innate occurrence being attributable 10 me
'.act of Goa"
BoAnp1SC-HoUsE WRECKED.
IN addition to the above serious accident. an
ether occurred, which, happily, inTolved 20 loss
OF life, There is III old planning mill on Aafoof
avenue, between Nincty-second and Ninety
third streets. formerly owned BY Pat Gonroy: y roy:
After 1t was given up az plan.ng-mi IT was
fur,,ed into i poarding-house for rolling mil
bands, and has been ueed as such for some time
there being about 800 men stopping there IL
usefulness, however, came to an end yesteraay
morning, when the broad end blew in and The
house was suddenly vacated by the boarders- Il
is two-story frame structure about l1u 1ee'
long. -.--. ,
Quite mum ber Of trees we're blown down on
Hyde Park avenue. Stony Island avenue, Fifty.
third street. near Hyde Park avenue, and lev
In Hyde Park Village