Warren sheaf., 1894-09-13

lightning. The roof of the house of
the William Humbrecht farm was
blown away. On the T. s. Huntley
farm nine horses were killed md
several barns were burned in that sec
ton. The losses will aggregate many
thousands.
The storm reached Algonquin and
played havoc on several farms there
The barn of Patrick Ballister was
blown down and several horses killed.
The Ketchum barn, between Dundee
and Algonquin, was blown to pieces.
On the Hawker farm the house, barn
and outbuildings were ruined and
four horses killed. The inmates
of the house had narrow es-
capes. Daniel Prices barn was
demolished and fifteen cows were
killed. At the farm of Chris Wendt
the barn was wrecked and an entire
orchard ruined, some of the trees be-
ing snapped off and others uprooted.
Although the storm was the severest
known through this section, no deaths
have been reported. The damage,
however, will aggregate a great many
thousand dollars.
At Other Points.
At Watseka, I'LL, sewers and cellars
were flooded, many houses and barns
were struck by lightning and cons1d-
cradle live stock was killed.
Fruit was badly damaged by hail in
the vicinity of De Kalb, Ill.
Tr kho of Nopor~o til ,,,,
merous barns were blown down and
several struck by lightning and burned.
Horses and cattle were killed and
poultry drowned. In the city large
shade trees were blown over, tearing
down the electric light wires, side
walks were foated of, cellars and
Easements flooded, windows broken
and large signs torn down.
The big Muscoda bridge over the
Wisconsin river at Muscoda, Wis, was
wrecked by a cyclone Saturday night.
Several houses were blown down and
unroofed.
Great Damage ut Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill, Sept. fifth electric
storm which was accompanied by rain
and wind in this section, Friday af-
ternoon and night, was the most
terrible for q year, and all night
long it, was continual cannon
ade. Great damage was done, dozens
OF big barns with stock and imple-
ments being burned. William Sulli-
van, prosperous young farmer who
lived near Kings, was killed by bolt
while driving to his barn, his team also
being killed. The loss to farmers in
this section will be very heavy, as
reports Of destruction are coming in
hourly.
Cloudburst In Pennsylvania.
BErHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. 11.-AnSarea
Of square mile suffered from Satur-
day nights cloudburst. The food
reached the second stories of houses
on Goeppe and Spruce streets, Old
Bethlehem, and Second street in South
Bethlehem. The damage to private
property is estimated at $50, 600 and to
sewers and highways $4,000. Thatno
lives were lost is miracle. The peo-
pie in the flooded districts are very
poor and are suffering for want Of as
sistance.
The funeral cortege of the late Mrs.
William Skinner was caught in. the
storm returning from the cemetery.
The horses took fright at the pelting
hail and ran away. Mrs. Jacob T.
Simmer, Of West bethlehem, had her
arm broken, and Mrs. Curtis, who was
picked up unconscious, is in q precari-
GUS condition. s.
Paralyzed BY lightning.
-GREENsBURa, Pa, Sept. M.-Dnring q
heavy thunderstorm Friday night light
ming struck the porch Of q house at
Jeanette, fatally injuring Mrs Ma
honey her daughter Maggie and Mrs.
Krept, visitor. The women are still
tslive, but are completely paralyzed.