The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-14
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A Number Of xives Lost and Several
Wounded.


CHICAGO, June IA small sized tor
nado ragged In this city between and
o'clock yefterday afternoon. The rain
fall was terrific, the flood of water in
many places being so dense that it was
impossible to see buildings across the
streets. The full force of the wind
struck the southwest corner OF the Home
Insurance building occupied by the
Union National bank anGblew in three
large plate glass windows. So terrific
was the shock that the plate were car
ried bodily into the bank and shattered
into fragments upon the desks and fix
lures. j. j. p. Odell, president of the
bank, was struck on the thigh by afrag-
ment of glass and severely cut. He was
taken home in a carriage and it will be
a week or two at least before he will
have recovered from his wounds. The
other occupants of the bank escaped I'M
hurt.
The great canvas canopy over the wig
wan in which will be held the national
Democratic convention next week was
torn to tarters and so utterly ruined that
the contractors determined to have done
with and use instead timber roof. A
number of columns will be erected to
support the roof. 1t is feared that this
arrangement will impair the acoustics Of
the alnpitheater, but there is no way to
avert it. Work was begun last night on
the roof and the contractors declare the
wigwam will be ready for the conven-
ton at the stipulated time. Seventy
live men We're at work on the building
when the storm came up, but noT,e OF
them were injured.
The telephone, telegraph and electric
light systems were almost totally de-
morahzed. Poles and wires were torn
down and general havoc was caused.
Many houses were unroofed and other
wise damaged. The Rsntz &. Santley
circus tent and poles were raised to the
ground and the performers compelled to
seek shelter in neighboring houses. A
number of small children were in the
tent and became panic stricken, but the
attaches of the show succeeded in get
ting them out in safety.
A one story brick cottage was totally
destroyed by the storm, and its three.in-
mates, Mrs. Frank klima and her two
children, buried beneath the ruins. The
cottage stood directly in the path of the
storm, and hardly one brick was left
upon another. When the storm came
up Mrs. Klma became frightened and
made preparations to start for place of
safety. Before the three got out the
building collapsed and heavy timber
fell upon Mrs Klima's 2-year-Old child,
Anna, and killed her instantly. Mrs
Klima and Emma, 4 years old, were in-
jured, but not seriously.
A portion of "a brick building being
erected at 50 South Oakley avenue blew
down, burying Gustave Soaring, IA car
penter, in the debris. Searing's skull
was fractured and his right arm was
broken. 1t is thought that he will die
from his injuries.
Twenty minutes before the storm
broke forth n boat with three men i'll it
was noticed on an almost even line with
the south pier about five miles out in the
lake. After the storm had passed the
lake was swept to the horizon with long
distance glasses, but no trace of the
craft could be seen. There seems to be
but little doubt but that the three men
lost their lives and that the boat went
down.
Armour's elevator ID, on Morgan
street, was struck by lightning and a
portion of it destroyed In the ruins
was found the body of Charles j. Rob.
erts. fireman, who had been at work
in the boiler room, crushed under a
heavy iron door.
William Lossea was struck on the
head by bricks from falling chimney
and his skull fractured. He will prob.
ably die. John Lial, slate roofer, was
blown to the ground and so seriously in.
jured that he will die. John Micheon
Il lumber shower, working in Hines
Brothers lumber yard, was struck by
flying boards and fatally injured.