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TERRIFIC HEAT.
Violent Storms Succeed 1t
and Do Much Damage
in Illinois.

LlIO OO MuCu D0lllctSO
in Illinois.
CHICAGO, July 8, 1S95-Terr:fic heat
was succeeded by destructive storms
throughout the northern portion of the
State yesterday. At Joliet the hottest
day of the season was experienced. The
Thermometer stood 107 degrees in the
shade. Last evening heavy wind
storm visited the section. being the worst
in years, and doing much damage
Rain fell Crops of all kinds were dry
ing up and were greatly benefited.
At Freeport after several hours of the
most oppressive heat a wind storm
struck the city doing a great deal of
damage to trees, fences and outbuild-
ings. 1t was followed by a rain.
At Savanna a storm amounting almost
to a western cyclone struck the city
about three o'clock. The storm centre
seemed to be high up the air. The wind
was something terrific. Many trees
were blown down. The thermometer
dropped from 81 to rs in fifteen minutes.
Little rain fell here, but there was
heavy storm to the south.
At Plano the long drought which had
prevailed for ten weeks was broken
by copious rains, accompanied by cy-
clone winds, blowing down large num-
Der of shade trees. The rain came in
time to save the corn, potatoes and out
crop. The hay, rye and wheat crops
are almost a total failure.
At Kewanee the hardest windstorm
occurred that has prevailed for years.
At three o'clock the thermometer regis
1 af bolf hon,
dopped 40 degrees. Trees were broken
and houses unroofed. A heavy rain fol-
lowed, which will save the corn.
AT Kankakee. the hottest of the season
l2o degrees in the sun and 95 in the
shade. was reached at two o'clock P.
NJ A heavy windstorm at night was
followed by a rain of short duration.
which cooled the atmosphere very per-
ceptibly.
At Fairbury the mercury reached
over 100 in the shade. A good rain fell
at night. A heavy wind accompanied
the rain.
At Carlyle the heaviest rain expert
enced for two years fell. The Kaskasia
River rose eight feet in a few hours.
Chinch bugs were exterminated by the
millions. as
At Rockford yesterday was the ottest
day of the year, the thermometer
reaching 100 degrees in the shade.
Aledo reports a heavy rain, wind and
hail storm and growing crops are in
jured The rain was badly needed.
The sfde-wheel steamer City of Chi
cago had a hard time of it on her return
from St. Joseph yesterday, according to
one of the passengers About 40 minutes
after she left ST. Joseph the storm, which
all had watched with anxiety as it ap-
preached, struck her. She was steanling
directly towards it, and the force of
the storm stopped her entirely and drove
her back, her engines being unable to
make headway against it. She pitched
and plunged and it seemed at every
moment as if she were about to break
in two. The engines were jolted SO that
she only ran irregularly.
There was a grand rush for the cabin,
the panic. stricken passengers lighting for
entrance in this haven. For over an,
hour panic reigned. The captain and Off
GERS did their utmost to reassure the.
frightened women. and as the storm
subsidized many sought the decks. Nearly
all were sick. For time the cabin
doors were securely locked and the pas
sengers who were inside were kept cap
tives for it was feared that some might
jump overheard in their fright.
County Constable Dennis r. O'Toole
and one of his deputies, Michael Sheen,
were washed overheard. but were res
cued after some difficulty. The waves
swept the steamer fore and aft, SO that
but few braved the storm on deck, but
remained in the cabins.
After fight of two hours with the
storm the steamer continued on her way
| to Chicago under high pressure, and ar
rived here little late. Considerable
anxiety was felt for other excursion
steamers, but they all finally made port
| safely.
Damage TO wheat and Oats.
| RED OAK, Iowa. July s. 1S95.-A
! strong wind and a driving rain yeSter-
] day did considerable damage to oats and
| spring wheat almost ready for harvest.
! The grain was laid fiat, and can be cut
| only by running the harvester one way.
| The wind was a straight strong blow
| and the gram is not twisted. Shocks
| of fall wheat harvested the last week
were blown over the fields Some dam
age was done the corn, it being tender
and breaking easily. but there is still
assurance of a fine corn crop.
wrecked by ETailstones.
OSHKOSH, Wis, July 5, 1Ss5.-The
most severe hail storm in years oc-
CURED last evening. Skylights were
broken and much damage was done to
crops. The Thermometer dropped Is de-
grees, from 80 to IS. in ten minutes.
Hottest on Record.
LAPORTE, Ind, July 8, 1S95.-Yester-
day went on record as the hottest known