Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-06-17
ILLINOIS, CYCLONES.
Chicago and Other Cities Damaged b.
HEAVY Storms.

Chicago and Other Cities Damaged by
| Heavy Storms.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 14.-Word has
reached here that Galva, town oi
Heny county, forty.five miles north
OF here, was last evening wrecked by a
cyclone. Several persons are known
to have been killed and many build.
ings destroyed
1t is reported that the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy round house,
the Rock Island and Pacific depot
and many other buildings destroyed,
and several people killed and injured.
All the churches are more or less
wrecked.
CHICAGO TWIsTER.
CHICAGO, June 13.-This city was
visited this afternoon by one OF the
most severe storms in years. Itlasted
only short time, but one person is
known to have been killed. many
painfully injured and much damage
done to property. The wigwam. on
the lakeiront, in which the democratic
national convention is to be held, was
badly wrecked.
about 3 O'Clock, this afternoon heavy
clouds began to gather and q few min.
utes later q tornado swept across the
city from the northwest, accompanied
by terrific thunder and lightning and
west side, trees were blown down,
awnings torn off and windows
shattered.
A brick cottage at 1886 Whipple
street was demolished and 2-year-old
Emma Klima instantly killed, and
her mother and another child badly
injured.
Seventy-fve men were at work in
the big democratic wigwam. The post
holding q corner OF the canvas roof
gave way and was torn through the
canvas. The wind got under it and
the guy wires snapped like twine, and
an instant later the great ninety.foot
center mast fell with a crash. smash.
ing through the floor and running
hundreds of chairs. The canvas was
threshed into shreds and rain flooded
the wigwam. The workmen marvel
ously escaped injury. The damage to
the wigwam is about $4,000. and O.
timber roof will be begun at once, so
that the structure will be ready for
the convention.
The storm played havoc with the
great piles Of lumber in the vicinity OF
Blue Island avenue and Twenty second
street. For half an hour the air
seemed full of flying boards and
shingles. Three employees in one yard
were badly injured. An idea of the
force Of the wind may be cleaned from
the fact that q stick OF six-inch timber
was driven endwise through a box car.
Armour's "D" elevator, on Morgan
street and the river. was struck by
lightning and completely wrecked.
Charles j. Roberts, who was at work
in the boiler room, was buried beneath
the bricks and timber, and his body
was not recovered till late this eve
ming.
STILL ANOTHER.
About $50 this evening another Sc
we're storm, lasting three.quaters of
an hour, occurred at Chicago. Two
buildings were set on fire by lightning
and other minor damage was done,
but no serious casualties are reported.
The storm and the effect however, OF
completely demoralizing the telegraph
service, and for long time the city
was cut off from communication with
the east.
One large window in Armour & Co.'S
office was blown in, but no one was
injured. On the upper floors of the
building number of windows were
broken, u number of young women
tainted and there was q precipitate
rush for the exit. To make matters
worse all the electric lights in the
building went out at the height of the
confusion.