Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-30
STORM DAMAGE.
Chicago Cut OF from Communities
ton with the World.
FACTORIES DAMAGED IN INDIANA.
Many. Men Rendered Idle Through the
Storm in the Hoosier State-A Coal
Fleet Wrecked-A Thousand
Derricks Blown Down.

CHICAGO, Nov 27-Yesterday morn
ing found Chicago cut off from all
Geographic communication with the
outside world and with very uncertain
and inadequate means of transporta-
ton, not only to other cities, but to it's
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
off the motive power of the cars and
menacing the lives of men and horses.
There had not been such demoraliza-
ton of telegraph and intramural traf-
fc since 1888. At midnight both lele-
graph companies admitted that they
were absolutely cut off from every
point on their respective systems, with
fire alarm wire burning out the
switch board at the headquarters of the
fire department and cutting off 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
FACTORIES DAMAGED IN INDIANA.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 27.-Specials from
Indiana report the storm as follows:
At Elwood the casting hall 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 it's foundation.
Much minor damage was done. Loss
estimated, $780, 600. Seven hundred
men temporarily out of work. At
Franklin the new Clyde window glass
factory was unroofed; business blocks
were damaged and the indianapolis
gas pumping stations were destroyed
Loss, $4,000. Three hundred men
rendered idle. At Alexandria the plate
glass works were badly wrecked and
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, ard
at Franklin, Ind, the wind wrecked
the new city hall; loss, $4,000.
COAL FLEET WRECKED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 27.-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 leveled 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
shanty boats at Port Fulton were
sunk, and Capt. Duffy's coal fleet was
torn from it's moorings and twenty
five empty coal boats lost
A THOUSAND DERRICKs BLOWN DOWN.
BOWLING GREEN, o., Nov 27.-The
Standard Oil Co. report over 1000 der
ricl1s blown down in this field by Mon
day nights storm and state it's loss
will reach $3.50, 900. 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 tele-
graph wires