Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-06-25
The Great Storm Saturday
Night!
The Large Tower of the School
House Blown Off.
GALES BRICK LIVERY STABLE A
COMPLETE WRECK.
Houses Unroofed, Trees Uprootcd, &c.
The Storm Elsewhere "A Man Killed
at Glasgow-A Span of Bedford
Bridge Blown Into the River
Avalon and Utica Suf.
fer Considerably.

Avalon and Utica Suf-
fer Considerably.
This locality was visited by n severe
wind and thunder storm, Saturday
night. About ten o'clock there was {
brisk breeze from the southwest, anC
in the northwest, Just above the hori
zon dark cloud was visible in which
the Lightning kept up constant dis
play. Still at that time II storm was
not expected, and those who went tC
bed as early as ten o'clock did so with.
out the least suspicion that in httlo ov.
cr an hour they were to be aroused
from their slumbers by mighty storm,
the worst that ever found ChillcOthe
in its path. At the Wabash depot per-
sons waiting for the IL O'Clock train,
learned from the operator that the
storm was making furious onslaught
on Maryville. At about Ills the storm
struck Chillicothc, the main wind then
coming from the west, and showed its
greatest power at the beginning, when
most all the damage was done. A half
hour or more aftcrward the wind came
from the north with u sufficient force
to damage trees.
| Z The north tower of the school house
pulled loose its iron legs, which We're
fastened down in the brick work, and
went erecting and crashing to the
ground, the lower part of it striking on
the northeast part of the roof, injuring
the roof and brickwork some. The
tower itself is mass of splinters and
utterly without value except for kind
ling wood The huge bell went crash
ing down, making its way through four
strong floors, and only stopped when
it reached terra frma in the basement.
The School Board had $4,000 storm in
surance on the building, which will
probably place it back IN its former
beauty and substantiability.
o. II. Gales brick livery stable, on
the southeast corner of Browning
House block, was plowed through by
the wind, as if it were u huge cggshell.
The walls fell on the vehicles, smashing
The tops and beds and otherwise dam
aging them, His hcarsc, large car
riage and most of his buggies were sOr-
ry looking affairs when taken from the
ruins. He kept no horses in this sta
bic. The front part of the brick work
withStOod the wind, except the gable
and that part over the large door, Ja-
cob Lear IN old gentleman, was sleep
ing IN the office, which was in the
southeast corner of the building. He
heard the racket got up, looked out ut
the door and seeing the roof and most
of the side walls gone, he was put TO
thinking. He was not scared, but as
the storm still ragged and his sleeping
apartment was without roof, he
thought Fowlcr'S saloon would be more
agreeable quarters, and acted accord
ingly The thin, iimSy wood partition
of the Office remains in its proper place,
yet the storm cut through the brick
walls few feet to the north. This,
like many other mysterious freaks Of
storms, will forever remain an unsolv-
ed problem.
The roof of of the north side of S.
Burgy's residence on West Clay street,
was blown off and the rain damaged
the contents of uncovered rooms. Mr..
Burgy and children had taken refuge
in the cellar. His loss is about $3.50.
( Part of the front wall of Mrs. Web
Iber's building, southwest corner of
public square, was blown off.
j. A. GraceS lumber sheds We're
blown down. He had storm insurance.
The tile factory was partially un-
rooted.
Hoppe's store building was damaged
some.
Roof of building occupied by Edsall,
Platter & Co., was damaged,
Wm. Israel's barn, four miles south
east of town was blown down.
o. II. Gale suffered another loss by
the wrecking of his barn on his land
west of town.
p. II. Minor, we learn, had q horse
killed by lightning, Another horse
was killed at same place.
| q BEDFORD.
I The north span of the county bridge
across Grand River at Bedford, was
blown into the river. Part of the wreck
was caught below near Heryford's fer
ry. We learn that Thos. Culbertson's s
n new tobacco barn was wrecked,
AVALON.
Howard Block was unroofed and the
roof of S. II. SINNERS building, occu
pied by Mr.. Nunnelly, was damaged.
UTICA.
The Baptist church and Geo. Smiths
blacksmith shop, both brick buildings,
were unroofed
ELSEWHERE.
The storm seemed to have about the
same force at all points visited by it,
and must have been from % to so miles
wide.
KANSAS CITY.
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