Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-09
WORK OF THE CYCLONE.
Intense Heat in West Followed by
Terrific Wind Storm.
tremendous Rain FaIl-CIops Helped. Though
Badly Damaged in Places.

Chicago, July S.-Terriiio heat was
succeeded by destructive storms through.
out the northern portion of the state, yes.
Terday. AT Joliet the hottest day of the
eason was experienced. The thermomc-
ter stood at l07 in the shade. Last even
ing, heavy wind storm visited the sec
tion, being the worst in years and doing
much damage, Rain fell, crops of all
kinds were drying up and We're greatly
benefited.
AT Frceport, after several hours of the
most oppressive heat, IA wind storm struck
the city, doing great deal of damage to
trees, fences and outbnidings. 1t was
followed by q heavy rain.
At Savannah a storm amounting almost
TO cyclone struck the city about 3 O'Clock
The storm seemed to be high in the air
and the wind was terrific Many trees
we're blown down The thermometer
dropped from % to 76 in IL minutes.
Little rain fell but there was heavy
storm to the south.
AT Plano the long drouth which had
prevailed for 10 weeks was broken by copi.
GUS rains, accompanied by cyclonic winds
The rain came In time to save the corn
potato and oat crops The hay, rye and
wheat crops are almost total failure
AT keywanee the hardest wind storm
occurred that has prevailed for years. At
O'Clock the Thermometer registered 1O5
and inside of half an hour It dropped 40
degrees. Trees were broken and houses
were unroofed. A heavy rain followed.
which will save the corn
At kankakee, the hottest wave of the
season 40 degrees in the sun and g5 in
tho shaded was experienced at 9 O'Clock
Z. NJ. A heavy wind storm at night was
followed by rain of short duration,
which cooled the atmosphere very percep-
tibly.
At tairbury the mercury reached over
100 in the shade. There was a good rain.
fall at night A heavy wind accompanied
the rain.
AT Carlyle, the heaviest rain expert
enced tor two years fell. The Kaskaskia
river rose eight feet In few hours Cinch
bugs were exterminated by the millions
At Rockford, yesterday was the hottest
day of the year, the thermometer reach
ing 100 in the shade.
A'edo reports q heavy rain, wind and
hail storm and growing crops injured.
The rain was badly needed III
A storlr- amounting almost to a cyclone
struck Savannah In the afternoon. There
was much damage done to property. Tho
thermometer dropped from o. to rs de-
grees.
terrific rain and wind storm visited
Peabody, Kan, and its vicinity, yester
day afternoon, and much damage to
barns, windmills and crops by the wind
Is reported. The streams are higher than
they have been for 10 years Tho Doyal
river rose eight feet in three hours. and
many bridges are in danger of being
washed away.
A very heavy wind and rain storm struck
The town OF Canton, Kan. yesterday after. |
noon, and nearly demolished 1t. A score
'f people were injured by flying timbers,
though no deaths are reported
Bean vines and other tender garden |
ruck suffered, Saturday night, along the |
barney Range, in south Dakota The
weather called out winter oyercoats. A
Killing frost in July is almost unprece-
Tented In the Black Hills
The flood is subsiding at Winona. Mo.
md search for the bodies Of the drowned
$ being made. The bodies of Rev. G.
duncan and daughter Matte and Norma
Jewels were found under the driftwood
bout mile below town, also the body
4 an unknown stranger Who was stop
ing at one of the hotels and was not
therefore, known az missing.