Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-06-18
A TORNADO
Causes Death and Destruction
at Chicago.
At Least Two People Killed Outright
and Many Fatally Injured,
4 Number of Houses Totally Demolished
The Canvas Canopy over the Demo-
cratic Wigwam Tumbled to the
Earth and Torn Into Shrcds.

CHICAGO, June A. Monday afternoon
heavy clouds began to gather, and half
an hour later the darkness was SO In
tense that electric and gas lights had
to be called into use in the Offices and
stores down town. A few minutes later
tornado swept down upon the city
from the northwest, accompanied by
terrific thunder and lightning and tor
rents of rain and hail In the west
division of the city trees were broken
down, awnings torn off and windows
shattered. Several buildings in course
OF erection were wholly or partially
wrecked. A brick cottage at No. 1896
Nhipplc street was demolished
two-ycar-old Emma Klima killed
instantly and the mother and
another child badly injured.
In the district between Twenty-sec-
ond and Ihirty-second, east of the river,
great deal Of minor damage is done.
Telegraph, telephone and electric sys-
tens were completely demoralized for a
time. Large chilnncyS on two or three
manufacturing establishments were
wrecked and some houses struck by
lightning and badly damaged. Portions
of the roofs of several buildings in State
street. between 1wenty-third and Thir-
ticth streets were blown off and many
chimncys demolished.
The Rcntz & Santlev circus tent and
l., of at t+~n frIt Ia
street and Wentworth auenuc, were
RACED to the ground and the performers
compelled to seek shelter in neighbour
ing houses. Several of the horses made
their escape during the storm and have
not yet been found. A number of small
children were in The tent and became
panic-strickcn. but the attaches of the
show succeeded in getting them out in
safety,
Down in tile center of the bust ness
district the storm seemed most severe
near the the board Of trade. The
Home Insurance building on Lasallc
street was struck by the furious gale.
Three plate-glass windows, ten by
twenty feet in size, in the southwest
corner, occupied by the Union national
bank, were blown in and shattered into
fragments upon the desk and fixtures.
j. j. =. Odell president of the bank,
was struck on the thigh by "A large
piece of glass and severely cut, He was
removed to his residence as soon as pos
sible. The other occupants of the block
escaped with Slight bruises
The driving rain dcluged the bank
and did considerable damage One large
TiaG%3ai H. Il u}} f@ ia Bic Vas hurt On the
upper floors a number of windows were
broken. Three or four young women
employed in the office tainted and there
was prcciptatc rush for atair-cascs
and elevators. To make matters worse
lightning burned out switch board
near the dynamo and all the electric
lights in the building. went out ut the
height of the confusion.
Srvcntv-Gye men were at work in the
big democratic wigwam \ quarter
post holding the northeast corner of
the umbrclla-shapcd canvas roof gave
way and tore through the canvas, The
wind got under it, guy wires snapped
like Irvine, and in an instant later the
great uinety-f0ot center mast snapped
and fell witha crash, smashing through
the floor and running hundred
chairs, The canvas cover went in tat
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