Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-05

as eng Ut tfiUusc VI Tue esteem Ieil !oI Hiiu
by his fellow citizens. After which the
court WIS adjourned, to be resumed in the
chambers when his successor is appointed
OLD soREAs ON HIS MUSCLE.
Yesterday was day fraught with more
incidents, accidents and destruction of prop
erty than any day of late years. in this city
at least. There were a greater number of
small buildings demolished, roofs blown of,
signs, awnings and cornice blown of than
on any day during the residency of the
writer. but strange to say, serious accidents
to persons were remarkably rare.
About a. m. fresh breeze was blowing
from the north, which continued to increase
in power and velocity rapidly until about
1890, when Old Boreas was fully enraged
and on his muscle. raving and bowling in
great fury, tearing down signs, awnings,
closets, and even small houses, breaking
windows and playing smash gener-
ally; upsetting wagons and threatening
destruction to several Of the fine
brick structures erected this year. The
scenes on the street were extremely ludicu-
rous, but threatened consequences SO serious
that there was little disposition to indulge
in meriment at accidents that under other
| circumstances would be q source of the
greatest amusement. Early in the racket
bakers wagon was blown over at the corner
of Main and First streets, and bread, bis
cults, rolls and pies were whirled along by
the sngraged elements two blocks away.
-Four wagons were strewn along FRS: street
street near Main, turned wrong side up, and
hats-well there was a perfect shower OF
hats, and pedestrians were blown about like
bundles of hay. The writer saw ono lady
going east on the av, nue. from Main street,
who wanted TO turn south on Market. |
but when she reached the corner |
a heavy gust struck her and escorted her a |
block further east before she could stop, and |
then she had to grasp the lamp post in order |
TO come to halt. Between IL and l. the |
enraged elements tore and howled with |
great fury, doing a vast amount of damage |
all over the city. The scene about the /
corner of Main and First streets about ll:30 |
was far from pleasant to contemplate. The |
elevation of the south wall of the Dorsey /
building with its handsome metallic cornice |
was blown down half the length Of the |
building, and the sidewalk beneath strewn |
with the debris.
The Grand Army building, which is yet
not closed in, swayed and groaned
ana showed signs of giving way.
and although it stood up it was badly shaken
and damaged to such an extent that por-
ton of it will probably have to be pulled
down and rebuilt. The top story of tn.
building was thrown about six inches to-
wards the south, and the northeast corner
of the upper story splint up, leaving
crack about an inch wide from the top OF
the hail entrance to the roof. The damage
to this fine structure is greater than thst
sustained by any costly building in the city,
which is much to be regretted no matter,
the contractor or the association will have
to sustain the loss.
The tower and cornice of the county build
ing vibrated and trembled like a leaf and
the crowd who stood on the corner momen-
tarily expected to see it give way, Blu, i,
stood the racket. A large crowd were gath
cred about the corner contemplating the de-
struction visible all around them.
About O'Clock the fury of the storm
was pretty well spent, and it continued to
abate from that on until shutdown, when the
wind had almost died away.
The reporter could not get all over town
to note every building partially or totally
and Of course is not equipped
for giving an estimate of the losses sustain
ed, but the aggregate will probably reach
$1,000. There were about 500 back houses
Iumbled over, about dozen small barns and
hen coops, hog pens, porches, signs, lumber
piles and a thousand other concerns of less
note. Two small houses were blown over
IN Mosely avenue. Three large panes Of
glass were broken in John Exton's new
building near the Douglas avenue depot.
Wiegand's leo house was demolished and
,iled up in the street in ragged pile, with
tut regard to looks.
4 scuttle cap was picked up four blocks
rom where j: belonged.
Two windows of the Christian church
we're blown out.
The front gable of Hunters grocery store
vas blown out, leaving its front in fine
ummer house condition.
Charley Billings barn was rolled over.
Commodore Woodman had some plate
lass that was taken out of the old bank,
landing up in his back yard, which wss
brown bown and broken.
Lilies tailoring establishment got stirred
p BY the back door being blown open. and
wo large paues of glass were blown on;
nd demolished
Catherwood & Stones building, north of
be Occidental had its cornice blown of.
Charley Morris building had i,s top or
amen.s severed from its heights.
One of the windows WAS blown out Of the
orth-east corner of the Masonic building.
Geo. Walters new house was shaken and !,
visited out Of shape. a
The iron work on the spire of the NJ. Z.
hurch was twisted out Of equilibrium.
A new one-story house on north Main u
as blown down.
Msiors grocery wagon WAS turned over II
n Market street. A man wss riding on d
orscback near the Dorsey building when d
lie section of the top wall fell of. and the
crse Jumped clear from under him. leaving d
i'm standing upon the street Three ladies II
re reported as having been lifted cles- up
nd carried q considerable distance. \
GARD fell to the Sidewalk jus, in front of &c
ube Israel and his young bride narrowly
'caped becoming widow. A brick fell r
ON the top Of two story house upon "
oman's foot The frame of two story 10
uilding on north EmporiA avenue was
visited cut Of shape. The chimneys of A.
ramer's house was blown of. and tor the q
after Of that there were altogether sbou, -