, 1881-07-17

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BEoCkylILE, Ont, July 1G-About
o'clock this afternoon most terrific rain ant
hail storm passed over this town. Hail
stones fell weighing several ounces, some o1
| which measured two inches in length by one
| anu a llalf III thickness. They were dashed
| by wind with snci force as te
break hundreds of windows. The windows
OF the Baptist and Catholic Churches were
considerably damaged. The rain fell in tor
| rents, flooding the cellars along King street.
The sewers We're totally Inadequate to carry
! off the volume OF water as it fell. Trees,
signs. climneys, and fences were blown
| away. Several narrow ESCAPES are reported
| of people who were out i'll sail and row
boats Oh the river, but, fortunately, no
serinus accident occurred. It is feared
| considerable damage must lave been done to
the crops along the storms path. which is
thought not to have been very wide, rs no
hail fell mile west of the town. The total
damage to property in the town will amount
to considerable, us very few buildings eS-
capped without some tlanluge.
WASHINGTON.
Special Dlspafch to The Chtcaoo Tribune.
-WAsu1SGToS, D. c., July l6.-Thermom-
eter at 5 T. ILL.,, o.; wind southwest, gentle,
fair.
/ DIES MONIES, IL.
DEs MONIES, Ia., July l6.-Holoor E. F.
Jostult, aged s., a Norwegian, just arrived
from New York, was fatally sunstruck near
here to-day. Thermometer here to-day o. TO
100.
CLEVELAND.
Speetal Dispatch to The CHICAGO Tribune.
CLEVELAND, O., July 1G.-Ehe mortality
report for the past week shows that there
were lG3 deaths, which, is the largest known
since the Inauguration Of the Board Of Health
reports. One year the number aggregated
10l. Children have suffered terribly with
su,nmer-cou,piaiuts, anu seyenty-two have
died of cholera infantUm. Nine cases OF
sunstroke have been fatal.
NEW YORK.
Special Dispatch to 1ne Chtea7o Tribune.
NEW YoaK. July 16.-Temperature, $3.50
p. H.. S4; 0 =. H., II; midnight, II; days
average, Is.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
OFFICE OF TIE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHlSGroS, D. c., July I'll a. m.-The
Cnief Signal Officer furnishes the following
special bulletin to the press:
The barometer is highest in the extreme
Northwest and lowest i'll the St. Lawrence
Valley. Rain is reported from New En-
gland, the Middle Atlantic and West Gulf
States. The temperature has rispn slightly
in New England, the East Gulf States, the
Middle and South Atlantic, and Ohio Valley
and Tennessee, and Lower Lake region. and
has fallen slightly in the Upper Lake region
and the Northwest.
The following temperatures are reported
from stations on the Northern frontier:
Eastport, 81; Burlington. u; Quebec, ";
Montreal, GO; Alpena, 81: Duluth, &c. The
winds are variable in the East Gulf States
Elsewhere east Of the Mississippi the prevail
ing winds are westerly. Local rains are III
dicatcd for New England and, the Lake
region to-day, followed by fair weather to-
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, partly
cloudy weather and possibly local rains i'll |
the northern portion, westerly winds, STA I
tionary barometer, and lower TEN peraturt.
For the Lower Lake region. local rams,
followed by clearing weather, rising barone-
ttr, westerly winds, and stationary or lower
For the Upper Lake REGION. local rains,
followed BY clearing weather, winds mostly /
nnrtherly, stationary barometer, anil station
aIy or luwer temperature.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri Valleys, partly cloudy weather and
local rains, followed by clearing weather,
variable winds, higher barometer, anu sta
Iiunary Or lower TEN :,cyature.
LOCAL DESEl.vA TIOSs- |