New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-08
HIGH WINDS IN THE WEST.
DAMAGE DONE IN SEVERAL STATES.
TIDAL WAVE IN THE CHICAGO MvER-COL
LAPSE OF 4 WORLDS FAIR HOTEL NND THE
PANORAMA BUILDING" IN CHICAGO.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSE.1


Chicago. April This part of the country has
been having peculiar weather to-day, and tonight the
appearance, are strongly indicative Il ornadocS. At
an early hour this morning a cold wind WAS blowing
from the northwest. and the temperature wa about
40. Before d the wind hid ve"rcd around
to the south. and the mercury had risen 10 the
temperature of June. The sky overcast there
were occasional flashes OF lightning, ard by noon
the wind was blowing a gale. There were many
peculiar changes In the sky during the afternoon and
hundreds of peopl. noted them with apprehension,
fearing that tornado coming.
Dispatches from many points In Southern Wis
consin. Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois tell Of
severe local storms to-day, with much minor damage.
y singular Phenomenon observed in the
Chicago River at > 80 o'clock this morning. huge
wave sweeping In from the lake ana PLAYING havoc
With the shipping moorcd ready to Start eastward
with the op. ming OF navigation. Strong gales pre-
vailed on Lake Michigan yesterday and last night
and the wafer In the river rose and fell several times
the heavy swclls from the lake were forced into
the narrow mouth Of the river. Little was though'
Of these movements. and no extraordinary precau-
tons taken when the small crews on board the
hcavy-adcn vessels at the outer docks # TIE river
turned In for the night When tn" big wave came
they were rudcly awakened and all hands rushed on
deck The wave was five feet bish from trough TO
crest. ami carried away everything that fell In lis
path Theories rs It's plentiful so;hc
cd lake declared that there must have D'eh IL
volcanic disturbance In ,he lake. while others. again.
DECLARED II be species Of iidal wave. ana w"r"
inclined to connect 1t with the warm. sultry weather
that followed.
The Ilymouth Hotel Worlds Fair hosiery at
scveniy-sc nd,t. ana Stony lsan!avc. coiIaPS'1 "r
Ing the windstoim. little after midnight Inc "ni'u
Ing was one Of the largest Of the WORLDS Fair ho'''
and WAS almost completed In lis fall IT crushed hh
other structure. which 10 have been us'n 'or
restaurant purposes. in connection with The fiyou"
Hoth buildings were owned by William ''ari'' oi fN
mouth ind. and were valued ~ S2jooD. ms h'h''
thrc. Worlds Fair hotel, that have bee destroyed ny
wind and fire In ~ mary days.
Another big bulldng In the Worlds Fair dlN'rlc' 'o
lnpscd with surprising suddcnIi'ss ihl' a'''r"'"''
f. what !, known AS the Panorama Building. just ont
.Ide the Exposition Grounds. at FnySevcnth-Si ana
stony Island ave. TIL" building WIS erected up 10
th. roof line and the fifty men engaged In lis CON
,truciion had Just left work for luncheon wh"h
sudden gns. Of wind caused the compl'" collapse o'
IN. structure, leaving only tangled mas, OF beams
and panks iis site
Rockford. H.. April The heaviest wind''orh OIL
the season prevailed here AT an early hour th' morn
ing several buildings throughout th" city We're upp'
over and many tree, were lrv"lrd to the gr'uhu. ~
Cherry Valley a two.,iory brick building was
d.uol he'd and box cars blown from the racks
Rapid CITY, : D.. April For SIX hours last hign'
4 remarkable wndstorm from the southwest swept
tli, r,gion 40 shown by the weather Bureau ah'mo-
meter. the velocity was siAtyour niles an ho"r'
The electrical manifestations were 50 strong 'hat l'"
p.opl, In the city were able TO sleep
.out, Haven Mich. April 7.-rhe worst windsorn
On record struck south Haven about o'oloc@ Tbs
morning The cover Of the waicrworhs siandpp' was
torn of. and many chimneys We're blown down.
1bcr. VA. an unusually large fall Of raln south of
M. Town s--.at dmmacc done 70 farm buildings
Many barns j"ycll'd and others hih r9"i' ,orn
on 4 srhDdlhou.c Was completely NrrcMu. ~ ~
unr,,i that many buildings were struck by ShthlhS.
'Lncoiin Mich. April a de.truc,Yr storm Nsl,ru N
tbI- plucn todny \ dozen barns wrr" blown noWh
and a windmill was carried NOR" tah l"' A"''' n ,,
IT, -lte ,rvrial hoGses were bl'Nn rom ,t u,'t
fundn lions Th. hou-.. Of l.. DAIRY NmPl' was sfn'h
~ lightning and pit In Two, but th' iahhiN
,f. nj, damage was done 10 orchards hnd hliaun u''S'
and fences and ouibudlngs are lrvcll'd In al 'lrF'
iiIn-. H., en-, ,,,ssed
Fr. Penn. April "A severe wind't rh pas"
o,r fbls ciy III. morning, but. beyond 'h' n','fW
.i,u of many iiac and tn unr0ohng ol sNrIal puin
i, uo ..rlou. damage l. reported. Chimn"NS were
blown down and windows shattered III Hl''N P'i'%n - W
The city Al :, o'clock the velocity OF th" gale was
.lNty nils ~ hour.