Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-15
CHICAGO, Oct. IA.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA.
high wind, accompanied by driving
rain. has been prevailing here since early this
morning. The storm tore through the trees
OF Douglass, Garfield sni Humboldt parks
with the fury of q hurricans. Trees we're
twisted off close TO their main trunks. The
real estate agency buildings on Madison street
near Garfield park were picked up by the
wind and pounded to pieces on the prairie.
Street car conductors and drivers who were
caught in the teeth say that it was only with
the greatest difficulty they held themselves
from being thrown from their cars. The
storm is rapidly advancing in northeasterly
direction and Is becoming severe. Very high
winds will prevail on the lakes. Reports
show that the storm extends over a very wide
area but no particulars eau Jet De obtained.
The storm has given the Western Union
Telegraph Co. more trouble than any other
Tor five Years. On the roads west the wind is
very heavy, and along the main line of the
Michigan Central road il is furious. In all
directions the wires are badly interfered with
This evening the brick college at the corner
of Sacramento av. and Congress ST. was
blown down. A man and oman was taken
out badly injured.
TOLEDO, o., Oct. IA.
All wires between here and Chicago and
II
fearful storms prevail west of here There
is big yacht race for $4,000 side on Lake
Erie here today and great fears are expressed
for the safety of the vachtmen. The judges
boats and steamer Waite put into Monroe.
The yachts have not been heard from for
several hours. The wind is blowing A miles
an hour here and at least 60 on the Lake
Thousands OF dollars worth of houses have
been wrecked
The storm struck Toledo about noon and
from then until o'clock the velocity of the
wind was 45 miles an hour. Con siderable
damage was done in a small way by blowing
down chimneys. breaking in show windows,
unroofing buildings. blowing down telegraph
and telephone lines and oyerturning shade
trees. No casualties. Reports from north
western Ohio bring tidings of similar dam
ages. There was much excitement here dur
ing the afternoon as four yachts, one from
Detroit and three from here, were engaged
in race on Lake Erie. Tie yachts all ar
rived safe at Monroe, Mich
CINCINNATI, Oct. IA
despatch from Fort Wayne, Ind, states
that terrific gale from the south passed over
that city this afternoon, and at O'Clock it
ragged in full force. Odd Fellows Temple,
Centivers brewery, Hake's bottling works.
audlis EApteSs OiuCt, together Will sOiue vi
the principal business buildings. were un-
rooted. Shortly before five o'clock it broke
out in the outskirts of the city and at the time
the dispatch was sent about 25 frame dwell
ings were in flames, with the gale spreading
the confagration.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. IA.
| A hard wind storm prevailed throughout
the state this morning, but no special dam
are reported.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. IA.
A terrific gale accompanied by rain set in
here this afternoon and continues with in.
creasing fury. AT midnight the wind was
blowing IS miles an hour. Twenty-nne
houses were totally destroyed and over l00
| persons homeless. The cellars of all the
building on Canal street are flooded
The roof of the western transportation
house was blown off, causing a blockade OF
the Lackawanna tracks. Ohio street Is com
petelv flooded All the lumber yards on the
| island are flooded. Damage to shipping is
very great. At this evening, a wall near
Music Hall went down with crash. No one
was injured.
| DETROIT, Oct. IA.
! Wires throughout the State almost all
down and it is impossible to tell the extent OF
the storm. In this neighborhood gale pre-
vailed all the afternoon. the wind reaching 81
miles an hour. All river crafts were tied up
Trees, roofs. plate glass and eletric light tow
ers have suffered considerably.