The record-union., 1896-05-26
STORn IN ILLINOIS.
Several People Killed and nuch Prop
erty DESTROYED.

people We're killed and many thousand
dollars worth of property destroyed by
a storm of wind, hail and rain which
swept upon this region last night Other
persons We're injured, some fatally The
storm was most severe southeast of the
city. At midnight a cyclone struck one
mile south of Egan City, wrecking the
residence of Mrs. Isora Bird and kill
ing her instantly. Her two girls and
two boys were badly hurt. The Oldest
internally injured. 1t is not believed
the youngest girl will live. Big trees
We're torn from the earth, crops ruined
and outhouses destroyed by the score
Dan Hildebrand, his wife and daugh-
ter were killed near Monroe Center and
Miss Rhinehart lost her life at Leaf
River. Monroe Center was also in the
way of the storm, and several lives are
reported lost, but information is meager
on account of the crippled condition of
the Wires.tIt is said one woman was be-
headed by the cyclone. Davis Junction
was also victim of the storm to a Sc
rious extent.
In this city the storm ragged for more
than an hour, filling the air with balls
OF electric fire, and flashes of light
ming followed with frightful rapidity
The city, however, escaped the destruct-
i've force of the storm, the chief damage
being to houses struck by lightning,
first floors and Easements flooded and
telephone wires prostrated.
In the northern part of the county
there was a vicious downpour of hail,
which ruined crops and made the roads
impassab Bile. Thousands of store and
residence windows at Caledonia were
broken, and the railroads into the city
are Frustrated by washouts, while all
wires are down. The tracks are streWn
for miles with wreckage harvest of the
storm All the windows in a North
western train We're shattered just as it
pulled in here, and the passengers had to
be transferred.
MOUNT CARROLL Qll), May %
The hardest storm ever experienced in
this section broke last night, and con-
tinued four hours. The j. NJ. Shirk Com
pany's milldam broke, flooding the cleo
trio light plant, Lebkicker's carriage
mandatory, the Mount Carroll Tan
merry and all the buildings along Galena
avenue and Mill street. The fire alarm
was rung at l O'Clock, and people were
rescued on improvised rafts. Two hun
dred feet of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul Company's track between here
and Savanna was washed out. Hun
dreds Of cattle and horses were drowned
The damage in Carroll County alone is
estimated at 100000.
CHICAGO CATCHES IT.
CHICAGO, May pa storm of wind,
rain, thunder and lightning struck Chi
cago this morning. over an inch of
water fell in less than ten minutes. The
sewers were unable to carry off the
water and Easements all over the city
were flooded The press rooms of the
three morning papers were flooded and
fire engines had to be called to pump
out the water before the second editions
could be sent to press. Much damage
is reported.
The storm extended south into Will
and Kankokee Counties. All telegraph
wires are down in this vicinity. On the
lake there was a tremendous storm. 1t
is probable that many wrecks will be re-
ported.
Thousands of persons living in the
Lake Shore suburbs of Ravenswood and
in Lake View narrowly escaped death
by inhaling Illuminating gas. The dis
trict affected extended from Fullerton
avenue north to EdgeWater, between the
lake and the river. The pressure in the
mains was reduced just enough to ex-
tinguish the lights in houses where jets
are kept burning all night, and the es
Gaping gas soon filed the rooms. AS
soon as the police learned of the dan
gerous condition Of affairs every officer
available was sent out to notify the
sleeping people of their danger. The
aroused people thought the town was
afire. and many were so much overcome
by the fumes that several hours in the
fresh air was necessary to restore them.
While Policeman John McGann of
Lake View was at work saving other
people. his children were lying at home
inhaling the deadly gas. Mrs. McGann
was the first to be aroused by the gas,
and was partly suffocated. She was able
to arouse her sister, and the four child
rem were revived in the open air.
The sleeping occupants of the Wave
land Flats in Lake View were panic
stricken when the police awakened
them to their danger. Some ran out to
the street in their nghtclothes, think
ing the building was on fire.
The forty families were aroused in
time to save all from asphyxiation.