The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-11-29
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At Chicago sad Elsewhere the Property
Loss Is Grese-Many Men Made EEis.

At Chicago sac EiseNhere the Property
LOss Is Grsst-Many Men Made EEie.
CHICAGO. Nov. Yesterday morn
ing found Chicago cut of from all
telegraphie communication with the
outside world and with very uncertain
and inadequate means Of transpogta-
tiOn. not only to other cities, but TO its
own suburbs. The steam railroads
were blocked with drifts Of snow,
while the cable lines made little head
way against the frozen slush and
trolley wires of the electric roads in
tangled masses in the streets, shutting
of the motive power of the cars and
menscing the lives Of men and horses
There had not been such a demOraliza-
ton of telegraph and intramural traf-
ie since 1855. At midnight both tele-
graph companies admitted that they
were absolutely cut off from every
point on their respective systems, with
fire alarm wire burning out the
switchboard at the headquarters Of the
fire department and cutting of all
communication with engine houses
throughout the city. By daylight
yesterday there was literally not an
electric wire of any kind in working
condition throughout the city, Many
vessels and barges laden with coal
were also driven ashore.
FACTORIES DAMAGED IN INDIANA
CINCINNATI, Nov. 27.-Specials from
Indiana report the storm as follows;
At Elwood the casting hail of the glass
factory was demolished over the heads
of 400 workmen. Only two were In.
jured. The Mccoy lamp chimney fac
tory was lifted from its foundation.
Much minor damage was done. Loss
estimated, SIOO 600. Seven hundred
men temporarily out of work. At
Franklin the new Clyde window glass
factory was unroofed; business blocks
were damaged aud the indianapolis
gas pumping stations were destroyed.
Loss, $50, OO0 Three hundred men
rendered idle. At Alexandria the plate
glass works were badly wrecked aud
two large shops of the Union steel
plate plant were demolished. Loss
not stated. At Birdseye, Ind. many
roofs were blown off by the storm, and
at Franklin, Ind, the wind wrecked
the new city hall; loss, $4,000
COAL FLEET WRECKED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov, 2Z-No loss
OF life has been reported as a result of
Monday nights gale, but much damage
was done along the Ohio river to
towns in Kentucky and Indiana. In
Louisville several residences were I'M
rooted, chimneys were levsied and
awnings and signs demolished, but
across the river the damage was more
severe. At Jeffersonville many barns
were wrecked, and along Front street
residences were unroofed and windows
blown in. At Arctic Springs Capt
Hoffman's coal fleet was wrecked and
two of his doddlers sunk. Three
shauty boats at Port Fulton were
sunk aud Capt. Duffy's coal fleet was
torn from its moorings and twenty
6ea amntv coal heats lost
= THOUSAND DERRCKS BLOWN down.
BOWLING GREEN. O., Nov. 27-The
Standard Oil Co. report over 1000 der
ricks blown down in this field by Mon
| day nights storm and state its loss
will reach $3.50, 0G0 The loss to private
operators is enormous Wires are down
everywhere. The village Of Cygent in
this county was almost entirely blown
away.
From all over the country more or
less damage is reported, the storm
playing havoc, especially with the teie-
graph wires