The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-08-20
A RuINous STORM.
Great Damage Caused by Wind and Light
ming in the Northwest-A Woman Lit
orally Scared to Death-Rumors of u
Cyclone in Minnesota

Great Damage Caused by Wind and Light
ming in the Northwest-A Woman Lit
orally Scared to Death-Run,ors of a
Cyclone in Minnesota.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-At midnight the air
was close and sitting. Big banks OF SOM
ber-hued clouds hung over the city. Then
there came rumblings which grew deeper
and louder until they grew into crashes OF
thunder. At two o'clock the storm
wind gradually increased in velocity
until it became a gale. Binding
flashes of lightning followed with scarcely
any lntermission between them. Night
Signal Clerk Harrod, who had been
watching the approach of the storm from
the signal Office observatory, says the
lightning exceeded any electrical display
he had ever before witnessed. During
the storm Mrs. Annie Culver, of II North
Green street, was SO badly frightened
that she died. At the first terrific clap OF
thunder she sprang from her bed and cow
cred in corner. Her husband, John
Culver, attempted to calm her. At the
same moment a terrific triple crash of
thunder came, shaking the house IRON top
and went into spasms. She died
before her husband could render
her any assistance. Between the
hours of $3.50 and four O'Clock
there was a lull, following which the wind
came to show what it could do. Signs
were blown down, buildings racked, the
lake was dashed into foam, and the light
ming burst out again fiercer than before.
No 10 fOr two
who walked through the parks yesterday
walks and in the grass. They had been
killed by the wind during the night.
At Madison. Wis, four inches of rain fell.
The spirc OF the Congregatio nal Church
was badly damaged by lightning.
Logansport, Ind, reports that the storm
did fearful damage to the crops in the Wa
bash valley, corn being blown fiat to the
ground on many farms.
AseveN storm was reported to be raging
in Cincinnati and further East last mid
night. The telegraph wires between Chi
cago and the East on the Cincinnati &
Pittsburgh line were badly demolished, and
communication with the East was cut off
for an hour by fire In the Pittsburgh of
fee, supposed to have been caused
by lightning. The damage done
by the fire was light, but all the wires were
rendered useless. Cincinnati reports a
wonderful electric display, lasting several
hours, accompanied by heavy rain. The
coal elevator of the Campbell's Creek Coal
Company was struck by lightning. The
fire communicated to nine freight cars on
the Ohio & Mississippi railroad and a total
loss of $50. 900 was caused. Several other
buildings were struck and there were sew
eral incipient fires.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 17.-Reports re-
ceived from various points in Minnesota
and Dakota show that the storm of Sun
day afternoon was unusually severe. There
is a rumor at Fargo that cyclone visited
Breckenridge, Mimi. with disastrous re-
suits to life and property but the wires are
down and the report can not be verified. A
cyclone waa seen at Albert Lea, too high to
be dangerous.
The house of Peter Strand, near Morris,
Mimi. was blown down, but all the in
mates escaped serious injury. except Mrs.
Ole Martinson, whose thigh was fractured.
At Elkton, d. r., the depot was unroofed
and the Catholic Church blown from its
foundations. AT Larimore, D. t., tho
Presbyterian Church was blown down,
causing a loss OF $4,000. A number of
smaller frame buildings were wrecked and
cars were blown into the river.
Some twenty buildings were unroofed at
Duluth. Standing grain in the track of
the storm was badly beaten down and that
in shock was scattered. Lightning did
much damage near Moorhead, MINI.
Ferier Lallier was struck, and on coming
to consciousness found himself blind. On
Adams farm, near Fargo, Mrs. Sidney
Wilson was struck and laid senseless for
two hours. Near Pipestone, Mimi. lit
tie daughter OF Harvey Hitchcock was
struck and burned, but not killed.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 17.--Wisconsin
has been blessed by refreshing rain
storm unaccompanied by severe wind.
The storm originated Sunday after
noon in Kansas and Nebraska. At
midnight it was central in Iowa. and at
six o'clock yesterday morning was central
over Lake Michigan. The rain in Wiscon-
sin was heaviest north Of a line from She
boygan to La Crosse. Amigo, Wis, re-
ports heavy rains and a consequent dis
sipation of all fears OF further forest fires.
Whitewater reports heavy rain and some
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