Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
SEVERE STORM AT KAssoN.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

lOPOOld1 4clcSrdIu u Lu0 UlODo.
KAssoN, Mimi, Aug. 21.-This place and
vicinity was again to-day visited by Sc
we're wind and rain storm, and
near its close accompanied by
hail, some of which were of terrific size.
The day opened with a stormy wind, and
continued all the forenoon and until about
3 o'clock, the heavens in the mean time
being covered with dark and ominous
looking clouds. About this time the wind
suddenly increased to tremendous gale,
literally filling the air with dust and dirt,
This lasted for about half an hour with
but little rain falling. The wind still
blew strong from the west and the sky was
still overriding in the dark and threatening
clouds as though we might not yet have
seen the worst. The wind had
changed to the south and
about $50 O'Clock commenced a
ferocious rain storm which lasted for near
ly an hour, the wind shifting directly to
the north and about 6 o'clock hail began
to fall. The hail was not numerous, but
some very large ones were picked up. We
measured one several minutes after picked
up, measuring four inches, and one is re-
ported over ten inches. Very little dam
age was done here, window glass being
broken, there being but little wind dur
ing the hail storm. At this writing we
have had nothing from surrounding coun-
try, but expect to hear of considerable
damage being done.
Later: since writing the above I learn
the storm has been very disastrous. Sew
eral residences are already reported as
destroyed and two persons killed and 9th
ess injured.
CHICAGO WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH OFFICE
BURNED.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-The five story stone
building, corner La Sale and Washington
streets, occupied by the Western Union
Telegraph company, Union National bank,
International bank, Associated Press and
numerous commission offices, was par
TALLY burned at $50 this morning, and
made completely uninhabitable by streams
of water thrown in the building. The fire
originated on the fifth floor, used as the
operating department by the Western
Union, and within twenty minutes every
description of property on the floor was
mass of ruins. Ten men were
on duty at the time the fire
originated by two duplex battery wires
near the switch board, and everything was
in blaze in moment. Within five min
utes from the discovery OF the blaze the
skylights and stransoms were breaking
from the heat and dropping out.
The fire department were on the scene
quickly and heavy drenching given every
portion of the building. No special dam
age ACQUIRED to the main structure below
the fifth story. The Western Union imme-
diately began the removal of its property
10 the building on the north side of Wash
ington street, where an equipment of the
Mutual Union company enabled it TO hen
die a portion of its business,
and preparations were at once made to re-
move the entize business into that struc-
ture for the time being. Market stock
quotations ceased for a time and little
business was transacted on change. The
loss to the Western Union may reach 49,
600, but it is thought will fall below that
figure. The loss to the building is but
$4,000 owing to the prompt action of
the fire department. The loss to
bAC OdA 40 anu LOu6HLo 10 OllSHbs
The Western Union company this even
ing have evoked system out of the con-
fusion precipitated by the destruction OF
their main operating room. An army OF
line men were employed drought the day
0isconnecting the labyrinth of wires which
made their way into the ruins of the otd
building and connecting with tho Mutual
Union building across the way. The tele.
graph company estimates the loss at not
to exceed $4,000 to $4,000; no insurance
The loss on the building is $4,000: the
loss to other tenants will not exceed $10,-
600. The building is insured for $4,000
An order has been given for
the immediate reconstruction OF
the building, and in doing so
the architect has been directed to plan one
of the finest operating rooms in the world
All the Wheatstone instruments of the
company were saved. Twenty-Five wires
had been connected with the new operat-
ing room at 6 this evening, and by to-
morrow the company anticipate having a
full force at work. The two banks burned
out sought quarters in the vicinity and
succeeded IN transacting their usual bust
ness. The Associated Press temporarily
quarters in the Office of the Times. Work
men will commence to clear away the
ruins tomorrow morning, and it is ex-
pected that it will be ready for occupancy
in a month or six weeks.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
STRUTHRs, Ohio, Aug. 2l.-By the neg
lect of some one the switch at the east end
of the Pittsburg 81 Lake Erie yard at
Hazleton, two miles east of Youngstown,
Ohio. the passenger train due at Youngs-
town from Pittsburg at 80 a. m, ran
into the rear end of the freight on the
main track and telescoped the caboose and
plowed through coke car completely de-
molishing both cars and badly wrecking
the engine of the passenger train, which
was running thirty miles an hour. The
engineer, Samuel Rose, reversed
the lever and stood by
the throttle, and came out most mirac1-
lousy not receiving scratch. The fire.
man jumped and was badly bruised and
cut about the face, hands and body, but it
is thought not fatally. VIM. johnson, ex-
messenger, of Cleveland, is considerably
bruised, and Chas. A. Walsh, brakeman,
is also severely injured. The train took
fire, but was extinguished with buckets by
the passengers. About 100 passengers
wara IN the train apd po1a uvara ;Di1rad