New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-30
CHICAGO SEWERS INADEQUATE!
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD = THT
STORM WIDEsPRFAD AND SEVERE.

GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD TILE
STORM WIDESPREAD AND SEVERE.
Chicago July 29.-Tho storm of Saturday night was
even more severe than had been supposed All kinds
of property su1ercd-goods in cellars and Easements,
Streets shade-trees, sidewalks lawns, shrubbery drive
ways unfinished houses and dwellings. There were
forty-four alarms of fire, many from lightning and
most from the destruction of the Insulation OF the
electrc-lIpht wires Fire water, wind and hail COM
biucd caused loss probably in excess of 81 600 OOO
A result Of the storm will probably be an agitation
looking TO a radical Improvement In the drainage
facilities The sewers of the city were originally
planned with view TO thc heGesses Oh pu nna
or ten times as great 1t Is vastly 0VertaAcu. . lu
of the principal streets IN the business ooh'fo
the sewers ara only twelve inches In diameter
Kapkakee ILL., July 29.-The storm on saturday
night damaged the oats and crop in this part Oh
eastern Illinois TO the extent of several thousand
dollars Trees were also badly damaged. The Iisht;
ming struck number OF buildings Aoomt ann an men anu
A half of water fell In less than half hOur'
MIwaukse July 29.-Dlspaches to The Evening
Wisconsin," from points In Rock and JEFFERSON
Counties say that the tobacco crop was ruined by mall
on Saturday afternoon.
SYRACUSE y. Y. July 29.-IIeavy rain, followed oy
high winds, swept over the Thousand lslaluS tniS
morning Mss Marion Brown, of syracuse, yS wa "Sd
blown OF the dock INTO the river at Thousahp lSdil"
Park. She was rescued
Ashland Wis July 20.-The sevecst storm ever
known here struck the city on SATURDAY al"Ihoo"
1t came In the shape of towering cloud that SeVeu
10 burst over the city, accompanied by terrific "i"'
which filled the air with all kinds Of loose matter
Trees were torn up and twisted from their roofs r,d
house was carried from its foundation anu ~ ~Ie0ns NO.
The SUPERIOR Lumber COnpanys reuse Du Durl5r va
blown down The smoke OF anOther MN MN wa wa
sieo xrscked Nearly 300, 900 feet of lumber was
blown over the dock into the bay
Fndlay, Ohio, July Ca storm Of wlnd' nan ana
rain swept over this city last night, blowing uo"
fnoes trees outhouses and unfinished buildings anu
doing a great deal OF damage of general chaIatSs chaIS
The wind was terrific and the rainiau uttlcnu % 10
while hail as large hickory nuts 1eh ~ Na' ,so ~
mnst destructive storm Of the year, ana TUE io'S
10 property is likely 10 be great
North WIbraham Mass, July ga gale 1oio"et
almost Immediately by a terrific rainstorm, Visl"u
bIs place late this afternoon, doing considerable ua
ago to property A large number of apple trees Oil
the farm of Joseph Baldwin were completely up
rootci while big maple trees were broken uoWi: .,h
steam cIder-m was partially wrecked ana the @ ~ a
torn mn nlouehlng a furrOw fifteen iect Wlue Ioi a.
long distance The cyclone, which came IOh 1 u9 u' -,
recfion OF the Connecticut Valley ceased Is "g PYer
destrictop here after striking tho Chcopee ~
whore n threw water fifty feet high PUBIC W.T.
ouehfares were badly washed IN many Pf.s VI iandlv
eyn Massachusetts and rivers and streams are r@pi'J
rising.