The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-14
WORK OF A TORNADO
Chicago Visited by the Worst
Storm in Years.
A NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED
Great Damage Done All Over the City-A
Pleasure Party Missing-Details of
the Storm.

CHICAGO. June 13.-This city was
visited this afternoon by one of
the most severe storms in years.
It lasted only short time, but one person
is known 20 have been killed. many pain
fully injured and much damage done to
property.
The wigwam on the lake front, in which
the Democratic national convention is to be
held, was badly wrecked. About o'clock
this afternoon
HEAVY CLOUDS BEGAN TO GATHER
and few minutes later tornado swept
across the city from the northwest, accom-
panied by terrific thunder and lightning
and torrents Of rain and hail.
On the west side trees were blown down,
awnings torn off and windows shattered.
A brick cittsge at 1886 Whipple street was
demolished. Two-year-old Emma Kiln
WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
and the mother and another child badly in
iured. Between Twenty-second and TWEEN
ty- third streets, east of the river, consider
able minor damage was done.
The telegraph, telephone and electric
system is demolished. Large chimneys
on manufacturing establishments were
wrecked and some houses struck by light
ming and badly damaged.
Portions of the roofs of several buildings
on State street were blown off. A small
circus showing at Twenty eighth street
and Wentworth avenue was struck by the
storm, many children being present
When the gale struck the tent the child
rem became panic-stricken and great con-
fusion ensued. They were gotten out
safely, however. Shortly after the tent
was RACED to the ground. A number of the
performers made their escape in undress
uniform.
The Catholic church at Twenty fth and
Walain streets is badly damaged. Passers-
by were seriously injured.
An elevator near Butler street
WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
and the grain badly damaged by rain. The
storm seemed most severe in the vicinity
of the beard of trade.
The Home Insurance building on LaSalle
street was struck, and three plate glass
windows in the Union National bank
blown in. ]. j. p. O'Dell. president of the
! bank, was struck on the thigh by a large
piece of glass. The other occupants of the
bank escaped with slight bruises. A driv-
ing rain deluged the bank and did consider
able damage.
One large window in Armour g. Co. IS
Office was blown in, but no one was in
jured. On the upper floors of the building
q number of windows were broken A
number Of young women tainted and there
WINS precipitate rush for exits. To make
matters worse all the electric lights in the
building went out at the height of the con-
fusion
Seventy five men were at work in the
BIG DEMOCRATIC wIGwAM.
The post holding the corner canvas root
gave way and tore through the canvas
The wind got under it, the guy wires
snapped like Irvine and an instant later the
great ninetyfoot centre mast fell with 6
crash, smashing through the floor and ruin
ing hundreus OF chairs.
Several large stores in the business dis
trict mad plate glass windows blown in
and suffered some damage by rain.
During the progress of the storm the grip
men on the cable line experienced consid-
cradle difficult y in handling trains, b5-
cause of the electrical current on cables
Three employees in one yard were badly
injured.
An idea of the force Of the wind may be
cleaned by the fact that 6-inch timber
WAS DRIVEN THROUGH BOX CAR.
Armours elevator at Morgan street snt
River was struck by lightning and com
pletely wrecked Charles ]. Roberts, who
was at work in the boiler room, was buried
beneath the bricks and timber, and the
body has not yet been recovered.
Many additional casualties are being re
ported to the police. Many men working
on new buildings were badly hurt by
BEING BLOWN FROM sCAFFoLDINGs,
or struck by the flying debris. The life
saving station reports that three men were
seen in q rowboat some distance from tn;
shore before the storm burst, who mus
have been lost, as after it passed there was
no sign of them in any direction.
About 80 this evening
ANOTHER SEVERE STORM
swept over the city, lasting about three
quarters of an hour Two buildings were
set on fire by lightning and other minor
damage done, but no serious casualtie.
are reported. The storm had the effect
however, of completing the Decentralization
of the telegraph service, and for Ions
time Chicago was cut of from communica
ton with the east.