Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-22

and measured, in solid contents,
eight feet by fifteen feet, and
weighed many tons apiece. n
house had also been built, where
cement was stored for concrete
blocks. Some idea of the terrific
force of the gale and pounding sea
can be arrived at when it 10 known
that many of these heavy blocks
were lifted ont of position and
swallowed up in the sea. Others
we're stood up on end, and Others
twisted out of place, causing con
siderable damage. The bulkbead
that is being built between this
wall and the jetties proper was en-
tirely submerged, and the waters
rolled over it from end to end. The
building was swept away, not a
vestige of it having been left to
mark the spot where it stood. The
plank road that served Port Eads
as a public street flOated of, and
became debris among the white
caps.
There has been almost a TOTAL
destruction of crops of all kinds
from Point a la Hache to Port
Eads, on the east side ofthe river.
The schooner J. and j., lumber
laden, was driven on the levee
thirty-fve miles below the city, and
left high and dry. Two unknown
luggers shared the same fate. What
few oranges there we're on the trees
we're blown off. The damage be-
tween Point a la Hache and Port
Eads in rice gardens, cattle, horses,
poultry, houses, etc, is estimated
at 5000, 900. No loss of life Is re-
ported"
THE STORM IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, October IA high
wind, accompanied by a driving
rain, has been prevailing here since
early this morning. The storm
tore through the trees of Douglass,
Garfield and Humboldt Parks with
the fury of a hurricane. Soft ma
pies and saplings were twisted OIL
close to their trunks and hurled
over the tops OF the large trees.
Two real estate agency buildings
on Madison street near Garfield
Park were picked up by the wind
and pounded 10 pieces on the
prairie. Street car conductors and
drivers who were canght in the
teeth of the gale say that it was
only with the greatest difficulty
they held themselves from being
thrown from the cars. All the
streets in the western and south
western portions of the city are
Uttered with broken trees and
shivered signbOards. The signal
service officer reports that the storm
is rapidly advancing in a north
easterly direction, and that it Is
becoming very severe. Very high
winds will prevail on the lakes
The storm has been attended with
considerable rainfall, this section
showing half an inch of water.
The wind here is blowing at the
rate of twenty miles an hour, and
has attained a velocity of from
forty-fve to fifty miles on the lake.
Reports show that the storm OK
tends over a very wide area, but no
particulars can be obtained, as the
telegraph wires are down in almost
every direction. A cyclone be-
tween Ipsilanti and Elkhart, Ind,
tore down all the wires in that
neighbOrhood, and on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railway,
the top of a car was blown of and
carried against the wires with such
force as TO break them all.
The Water Works tower at
Kankakee, which was completed
last week, was blown over to-day,
crushing the barn of fl. II. John
son and a portion of the residence
of Joshua Aldrich. Aldrich and
his wife were in another portion OF
the house at the time, and we're un'
injured. The tower is l25 teet
high, 20 feet across, was Of boiler
iron, and cost $4,000. The wind
blew down trees and chimneys and
tore off roots. No lives we're lost
MANY HOUSES WRECKED.
BUFFALO, n. Y, October 14.-A
terrific gale, accompanied by rain
set in here this afternoon, and con
tinues with increasing fury. Al
midnight the wind is blowing 6;
miles per hour. The Island, in
hsbited by squatters, is flooded ant
the water is rushing in huge waves
all over il. Twenty.nine houses
have been totally destroyed, ant
over 100 persons are homeless
People are moving their household
effects to the main land. Officer
were sent to the rescue of tn,
family of Charles Lambert. Lam
bert was saved but, but his wifi
and daughter were drowned. Sew
eral others are reported missing
The Easements of the houses Ol
Canal street are flooded, the in
mates taking refuge on the uppe
floors. The root of the Westerl
Transportation house was blow
of, causing a blockade of tn
Lackawanna track. Michigan an,
Main streets are flooded 700 fee
from the dock. Ohio street 10 CON
pletely flooded. All Of the lumbe