Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
A TERRIFIC STORM.
Chicago Visited By a Hurricane, Caus-
Ing Damage and Death.
A TAMMANY BRAVE MEETS DEATH.
Loss by a Cioudburst ia Colorado
A Tornado With Thunder
and lightning.

CHICAGO, July 0.-Tbis city was
visited this afternoon by the most YER.
rifle storm It has experienced Ia several
year,. The wind blew almost hurrl'
cane, leveling trees and breaking In
windows, and the rain fell In torrents
The storm gathered In the northwest
with marvellous quickness, and broke
with terrifying suddenoss over the
city. Many marrow escapes from death
are reported, but 30 far as known the
Ioss OF life Ia limited 10 seven. Four OF
these were lost by the capsiElng OF the
yacht Chesapeak.
Tho party on the boat consisted Of
nine people. They had been out
sailing all afternoon. The storm broke
40 suddenly that they were capsizoi
before the men could do anything TO
prevent II.
Little damage was done 10 buildings,
but the passengers who were nlOft In
the captive balloon had n close call, and
the balloon itself was blown TO pieces.
The balloon was aloit when Aeronaut
Allior noticed black cloud to the
northwest. He signalod to draw In
rapidly and tho balloon came down,
none too soon, for the passengers were
barely out OF the basket when tho
wind struck II. IL naitoned out and
trembed under the terrible force, aud
then, with u succession OF cracks, the
giant silk covering was rent completely
in two and the two halves blown In
different directions. The loss is about
SS5, 900.
The police nj South Chicago were
notified tonight that during tie storm
three men had been struggling In the
lake and II is believed they wore
drowned. II the fean regarding the
soa Shell prove well founded II is bo.
lioved when the fatalities arc footed up
the total will be twenty or more.
A TAMMANY CHIEF KILLED.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July "a
dozen members OF the TammRny po-
iitichl organization early this morning
drove to Chickamauga, where
they intended TO spend the day.
About noon severe storm came up.
Ex.Aldsrman John u. Ctimmins anu
Chief OF Police Mitchell took refuge
under tree. Hardly had they become
located when the wind tore the top Of
the tree from the trunk. The falling
tree struck Crlmmins on the head and
the limbs caught Mitchell. The form
cr was frightfully mangled ana the
latter had two ribs and n wrist broken,
his foot badly smashed and received
severe cuts. Crlmmins died In half
au hour. Chief Mitchell IL very dan
gerously hurt.
DAMAGING RAINS.
DENVER, July 0.-Southern Colorado
was visited yesterday by rains which
did great damage. South VI Lamar a
cloudburst caused an immense body OF
water to rush into Lamar, covering
the streets from one 10 i've feet deep.
Fifteen hundred horses and large
number Of hogs and fowls were
drowned. In tho vicinity Of La Jun
IA crops were badly damaged, The
loss by water will amount to 100000.
KILLED by LIGHTNING.
NEW YORK, July GA little torna-
do tripped over town this evening,and
for the space of hvo minutes made
things lively. The air was hot and
sultry all day, ana at 0;l5 windstorm
descended upon New York. The
storm was accompanied by ihunuor
and lightning. Two men were killed
by lightning aud several yachts were
upset In the bay. Three men were
rescued. Tho beach Ia strewn with
the wrecks Of row and sail boats.
At Plaindeld, n. Y, the hurricane
was accompanied by lightning and
rain anu the wind blew at the rate Of
hundred miles an hour. A hun.
lfed trees were blown down. IL IL re-.
ported that two men were killed.