The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-27


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 26-The
windstorm which succeeded the four
inch rain fall last night did consider
able property damage in this CITY. but
humanity escaped without injury.
Many small buildings were wrecked and
shade trees on the residence streets
went down. The roof of the large pub
lie school building at Delaware and
Walnut streets was lifted several inches
and twisted around. A factory on
M adison avenue was dismsntled and q
new Moravian church on College ave-
nue was unroofed.
The telegraph companies were sadly
crippled. All the railroads are feeling
the effects of the storm and the trains
are, as s rule, several hours late. The
telegraph wires along the railroads
have beon in many instances barred to
the ground by falling trees. No wrecks
are reported. Reports from all parts OF
tho State say that the wind of last
night was unprecedented in violence
and much damage was done.
at Marion 1t blow in a large plste
glass front, wrecked small buildings
and carried away awnings. The total
loss will be quite large. At Sullivan
buildings were wrecked. At Elwood
like damage WAS done.
The Storm at Chicago.
CHICAGO. Nov. &c The blizzard last
night and early this morning was one OF
tho yUnrQf thar nunH uk.,olx At. IL
The win blew q gale and the railroad
traffic was greatly delayed. The street
car companies had to abandon some of
the minor lines, devoting their energies
TO keeping the man lines OPEN. Dis
patches received here show the same
state OF affairs throughout Illinois.
AT Fairbury sleet caused considerable
damage. On Lake Michigan the yale
was very severe and the sea Is running
very high.
Up to IL O'Clock this morning the city
was practically dead geographically.
The storm utterly Frustrated electrics 81
com munication Of all sorts within the
city limits. The heavy accumulations
Of sleet and snow broke down wires of
all sorte.
In the business district telegraph and
telephone wires are underground, but
In the outskirts they are carried on
poles. The weight was so great in many
places that the poles were broken
and went down with the wires. Even
the heavy trolley wires were unable to
Withstand the strain, and were min
Rled in inextricable c%onfusion with the
telephone and telegraph system, in.
GLIDING the city police and fire alarm
wires.
Altogether it was the most complete
FOL ~ht1 tonlo A.
suffered in many years. Freight traffic
from every direction by rail was nrsc-
tically blocked, and eli passenger serv-
ice, including suburban trains, WAS
much delayed, ever inside the CITY.
Passengers on the Calumet electric
street railway were snowbound In q des-
olate portion OF the city and some of
them were compelled to remain last
night in the cars, being unable to reach
their homes in South Chicago. Car No.
II, which runs over South Chicago ave-
nue. was stalled At Seventy seventh
street at 10 o'clock last night and re-
NAMED there until this morning with
five passengers In addition to the mo-
torman and conductor on board.
A car of the 75.h line shares a similar
rate near Stony Island avenue, as did
also a ~southbound car at South Chicago
avenue and 9th, and another at
9th street and Vernon avenue Each
of the cars carried passengers who
spent the night aboard.
Damage on the Ohi River.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 26.-No loss of
life has been reported as a result of last
nights gale, but much damage was
done among the Ohio river towns in
Kentucky. In Louisville buildings
were wrecked in general and across
the river 1t was more. At Jefferson Vile
many barns were wrecked and along
Front street residences we're unroofed
and windows blown in. The Arctic
Springs, Captain Hoffman's coal fact,
was wrecked and two of his doddlers
sunk. Three shanty boats at Port
Fulton were sunk and Captain Duffy's
coal fiat was torn from its mornings
and twenty-five empty coal boats lost.
several men on the various coal boats
narrowly escaped death. being rescued
by small skiffs. At Utica, Ind, the
residence OF VIM. Hooper was entirely
demolished, but the family ESCAPED
injury. A family on board o wrecked
shanty boat at Utica barely escaped
with their lives. At. Birds Eve, Ind,
many roofs were blown off by the storm
and at Franklin, Ind. the wind wrecked
the new city hall, loss SIS, 900.
Wind Blew EiGhty-one Miles an Hour.
TOLEDO, Ohio. Nov. GA terrific
winds.orm reached this city at 2 o'clock
this morning, which played havoc with