The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-11

Chicago. March 10.-One of the worst
windstorms of the season struck Chi
cago early today and during the two
hours that IL was at it's height damaged
property throughout the city to the ex-
Aent Of $4,000 Many heavy plate
glass windows were blown in. Tele-
graph and telephone companies were
the worst sufferers, and it viii be some
time before order cam be restored.
Thousands OF poles were blown down,
and Chicago was practically isolated
from the west ana northwest by the
telephone and telegraph tonight and all
day today The long distance telephone
service was crippled badly. and was
Of little or no value. Up to a late hour
tonight neither Milwaukee nor Mime
apolis could be reached by long dis
lance telephone.
- The storm is believed to have been
most severe in southern Wisconsin.
along a short stretch of the Milwaukee
road in southern Wisconsin 500 tele-
graph poles are down. Reports from
many points in Indiana and Kentucky
also indicate heavy damage from the
storm, The Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies suffered severely
by fallen poles. 1t was estimated that
there were no fewer than 5000 poles
in the city thrown down by the fury
vice almost as far west as Omaha was
stopped until late this evening.
Trains entering Chicago were delayed
from ter minutes to an hour The
burlington and Milwaukee & St. Paul
COMPANIES were the worst sufferers in
this respect. All the roads suffered
damage to their tracks and switch
yards. Al the life-saving station at the
mouth OF the Chicago river it was con-
sidered the worst gale shat has struck
Chicago hsrbor since 1859. The water,
dashed into fury. came up to the llfe-
saving station and Hooded the door for
the first time in twelve years. Most of
the shipping was protected in winter
quarters. so that the Damage done TO
it was slight.
The passenger steamers Indiana and
City of Grand Rapids plying between
here and Milwaukee were caught
squarely in the gale. After many at
tempts the City of Grand Rapids man-
AGED TO get inside the harbOr at ke-
Posha. where she remained Until the
NsstOrm had abated. Tie Indiana put
Unto port in Chicago in the midst of the
Storm with all her passengers seasick
and panfc-stricken. They described it
as the widest night Lake Michigan
has known in years.
Southern Wisconsin suffered severely
from the storm. The Wisconsin Tele-
phone company reports that the entire
system of the company has been par
alyzeG and that Racine. KenOsha and
most Of the other lake shore cities are
entirely cut off Racine is reported
10 have suffered more heavily than
other towns in the state. The principal
streets are covered with wreckage and
telephone and telegraph wires and poles
lie tangled together in great heaps in
many of the thoroughfares. The dam
age to the light wires was so great that
the city was left in darkness tonight to
avoid danger from loose live wires.
burlington. Cedar Rapids. IndianOla
and CrestOn bore the brunt of the storm
IN Iowa.
In Indianacla the telegraphs were de-
stroyed and the Mutual Telephone COM
psny suffered S20,0 600 damages in the de-
struction Of its wires and operating ap-
~paratus. There was a heavy snow at
Cedar Rapids all day today, trains be-
ing blocSadtS and telephone and tele-
graph companies being forced to aban-
don all business