, 1881-07-23
Accounts Of Destruction by the
Storm Of Thursday Night.
Railroad Travel Impeded in Many
Places by Serious Washouts.
Creps Beaten into tho Ground, and Much
Othor Damage Done.
Great Loss Of Life and Property by Light
ning-Ri7ers Rising Rapidly.

md nights to n perfott delm9e of rain, mud
being bl!,itlei nil of that timu by lightning
flashes md dcatencd by thunder peals. to say
nothing Of the heat which pcrsistently hung
o., through II MI, ChtcaRoans welcomed
with delight the beautiful weather that blns.
somcl fortl, yesterday morning and bloonctl
throughout tho entfre llny,-Is blooming
oven now. Tho Inst 1nstalln,cnt Of tho st0rln
was handed slown about o'clock yesterday
morning. Tile rain Ind ceased falling some
Thing like l.aIt mn hour before TINT
umo, but before tho heavens cleared
there Ind beon continued occasional
dull ,nutterlngs of thunder, accompanied
now and thel, bya llaxy glaro Of lightning.
After that came d bright, nncloutied sky,
with the stars and 1noon-.wl,at ti,sre Is loft
Of the Inst .Qtnrtur-sttninE down IN As
hrillinnt and innocent II illannor Us though
newiy.matis ponds Ind always sxistsd,,Nas "a.
though rnltl-storln woultl DO II new and
welcome rellot. Not only Did tho heavens
prtscnt an appearances quite too utterly"
sear ELEM and but e atosphsrs se sso
absolutely lIfc.preserviny. TlmiI peo.
ple who lind Geen sweltering in
bnsementa to hide from the playful electricity
nioFe. Calls On tlle telephone were answered
without fear that the message would knock
tiie receiver across tho roon!,-- into
tne s%eet oy-anl;9y; Anu Matlu Y: ls sail to
ar stnhfn se o wne ~ ss .oqkeu Guy o.
cleared up outside. Nearly every ''t one iad Ind
an observation TO pnss upon the superb chnr-
e;a,ga acter Of tho day.: The emily ;exeel-
xi,n cn,,nroraied mvtu nh9,,t H. shnr,,s shs,
House. They could mt forget what
they lad Just passed ,t! ,tt!hrough, and rcyel IL
that t hf H. III ays rocaa afy yoi G9u ILL., nos 'S1ges
tha vit,ns,nts55s, nn5S 1uiia Ia tas ne anG
Ssntsss n, ssPs& %ssn ssu sss xssss sss
Asileesaily and Cihtcag1,s weather god IN pars
tha! avs,, ms snnt ~ Uh9 Gr owo 9t
NTH rotomiiv ~ 10. II tha nr,, .e o.
Mas eGfefns to avoid nb9gt tho time the
hEMsll4lH nasleu nosk vlvio!y'
afamses s se1efre nfn yess9rtiay, as onsefvGa ny
11wM RnItnn a: maa % 81 "ndSo f"iisa stsGo1, dI.
IL Nar,a,, H., y H.; o M. ~; r r. 1;' H.
de Tes1aehGe .S, 0I NJ, Ewara u. Isal te
}ehtninr shnrs!v afr 'a s sicx rhMtsdoy doy
pEn' mEns' ta@ nad tnoMgn not aesaoualy injured WIS
maun ~ H., une aeene ot some yefy stlGngo ffeaks
~ nn,sn o p".' ~ o e,eGstS ed =, so vlssoI 1o
frnt st,,at o an4 aWaot oaseems stomG st
~; ~ nea.a ama als Wl1e OCCUPY INC ifont room
u 1ne ~ Ssconu looE. AZ tl!ey were ABOUT to
'u IT, s,ont 9 INC oss aerAc II 1tnu1naefefasM OF
tho,r o Sns ,, wa W. t;a Saio 4au III an !staml
;,,s noe1 ennpsInced AZ g,,e. VeIy ueeldGn SHOCK =
snn o; u aI LILY @ I've dneMes II a,a'neter WIS
@ Seen oanG'nE hcre ailQ li.efo noolat tiie apart
further harm tilan leaving behimd II a snnf1
the iike into which is GENERALLY attrjbuted
to tho Internal roriollH. NIr. Teall's frst i'm
PRESTON was tllat tne house was on fire. Ho.
rushed out OF TIC room litn that Occupied Gy
Ills brotlier.i,l.lo,y, Rlchorti Totts, MI ei,i. NJ
rloyt. OF the CITY Sewerage Department., and
found TINT eoutleman pnrtiy Under lid boii'
whore ho sald liz hatl becn tirow1,
BY 4 blazlng, brIstlinE bali Of In.
tense brlIijancy Wllich Ind come ii,
through aIi iron ro1fster. aid cut n hoia
about III, Inch in ilaiiloter in the Ceiling az
tlle room below. in Mr. rnnti's ronIn n 1,nia