Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-08-01
ONE MILLION IS LOST.
That is the Amount Of Damage Done
in Chicago by the Storm.
MANY PEOPLE DESTITUTE.
A Relief Fund Started-The Injured
Visited by Heavy storms Of Rain
The Town of Laurel FIooded-Fears
of Another Dam Bursting.

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Visited by Heavy storms OF Rain
The Town of Laurel Flooded-Fears
of Another Dam Bursting.
CHICAGO, July 30.-One million dol
lars Is a conservative estimate of the
loss from damage done to property by
wind, water aud fire during the terrible
storm which has visited this locality.
The loss was heaviest in the southwest
ern portion of the city and suburbs,
which is built on low lying land skilted
by the prairie. Few houses, big or little,
escaped flooding through the basement
on account of the inadequacy of the
sewers to carry off the heavy rainfall.
Scores of houses, most of them occupied
by the owners, were completely or par
TALLY destroyed. Hundreds of roofs,
outbuildings and fences were blown
away, and many thousand dollars worth
of furniture was washed away or water
soaked.
The inhabitants of the inundated dis
tricts were mostly poor families, who
owned their houses, which were de-
stroyed, and many of them are now
homeless as well as penniless. The
poor unfortunates who rented houses
in the pathway of the storm are in an
even worse plight, and immediate relief
Is needed to keep them from destitution.
These homeless ones have sent vigor-
Gus letter to.the mayor, complaining of the
neglect of the authorities to remove the
flood of water left around their desolate
homes by the storm of three weeks ago.
or to provide adequate drainage as
precaution against floods.
Many narrow escapes from drowning
were reported to the police. The living
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Book families, and the other un-
fortunates who were injured, are
doing well at the hospital. The be-
feaved families are utterly destitute,
| being unable to gve their dead decent
burial. The building inspectors exam
ined the ruins of the Ferdinandus house
whore the horror occurred, and exoner-
ated tho contractor of the unfinished
house which nearly blotted out two fam
lilies in its downfall. The coroners jury
did likewise, and recommended
an immediate change in the sewerage
system of that part of the city.
relief fund has been started for the
benefit of the suffering, homeless famh
lies,
WILMINGTON, Del, July 3O.--Con-
tinued rains on the lower part of the
Delaware-Maryland peninsula have cul-
minated in regular deluge, which has
done thousands of dollars worth of dam
age.
Fields and orchards were inundated,
and fences and bridges were swept away.
Several washouts occurred on the Della
ware railroad, delaying both tho north
and south bound New York and Norfolk
express trains about five hours. The
town of Laurel was flooded, and three
feet of water stands in its streets. Fears
are entertained that Adams dam will
burst and create a second Johnstown dis
aSter on u small scale.
The greatest damage throughout the
state is to growing crops. Corn is ruined
and the small estimate of the prospective
peach crop Is cut still lower by this
storm. The Strawberries were failures,
and the poor prospect for peaches brings
many farmers in that section TO the
verge of ruin.
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 30.-A wind
and rain storm has deluged this region.
In about fifty minutes over one and
half inches of rain fell, and the streets
boro the appearance of small rivers.
Considerable damage was done to tele.
graph and telephone wires by falling
branches. Collars were flooded in tho
lower sections of the village. Adjoining
towns report heavy visitations from the
same storm and also record numerous
| damages by reason of inundations and
| washoutS.
NORTH WILBRAHAM, Mass, July 3d.
A cyclone, followed almost Immediately
| by terrific rainstorm has visited this
place, doing considerable damage to
property. large number ofapple trees
on the farm of Joseph Baldwin were
completely uprooted, whilo big maple
trees were broken down. steam cider
mill was partially wrecked and the earth
torn up, ploughing furrow fifteen feet
wide for long distance. The cyclone,
which came from the direction OF the
Connecticut valley, ceased its work of
destruction here after striking the Chic
opee river, where it threw water fifty
feet high