The Washington times., 1904-03-25
FURIOUS STORM
SWEEPS CHICAGO
Death and Destruction i'll
Its Wake.
PLAYS HAVOC IN SUBURBS
Indiana Harbor Bears Brunt OF Tornado
Which Demolishes Building in
Which Residents Take Refuge.
PLAYS HAVOC IN SUBURBS

CHICAGO. March pa storm OF
great fury burst over Chicago and its
suburbs early last evening. II reached
the proportions Of a cyclone south of
the city, causing death and widespread
destruction From Evanston. on the
north OF Indiara Harbor, far to the
south. the gale played havoc with dwell
ings, telegraph wires and trees.
The force Of the storm was greatest at
Indiana Harbor. where three persons a-N
known TO have lost their lives and sew
eral others We're fatally injured Large
property losses are reported there, and
at East Chicago and Hammond. The
victims at Indiana Harbor had taken
refuge from the rain in the tS7o-stOry
brick storebuilding of Louis Barker.
The building was blown to the ground
and completely demolished. No one
had time TO escape before the crash
came, and a panic followed it.
Buried in. Ruins.
Barker. the proprietor. was buried in
the ruins and was dead when reached by
the rescuers. Others were removed un-
conscious and are not expected to live
The body OF a boy, unknown. was taken
from the building later. The body of Il
I lItls also unAnOMns mas not DGEn re-
covered. The known injured.
Mrs. Louis Barker. internally injured
not expected to recover.
Sadie Barker, daughter of Louis Bar
ker, bruised.
Susan Barker, daughter. bruised.
Harry Barker, son. bruised.
Susie Robbins, twenty years old. skull
| fractured and spine injured: viii die
store. both legs broken. body crushed.
not expected 10 recover.
/ NJ. Thall. body crushed and injured
I internally; condition serious.
Marion Han Travis. bruised and
thought 10 be internally injured.
/ Henry Van Dine. mill worker from
| Holland. Mich. skull fractured. will
| die
Injured at Hammond: Charles Shade.
/ twenty years old, hurt by falling timber
while rescuing mother, likely to recover.
Work of Rescue.
/ The work of rescuing the injured at
! Indiana Harbor was carried on during
the night and several trips were made
/ by the ambulances through the rain
/ from Indiana Harbor to Hammond
Both of these towns. as well as Eas.
I Chicago. were in total darkness owing
/ to the demolition of the Hammond IL
/ Illuminating plant by lightning.
! In addition 10 the store buildings de-
stroyed At Indiana Harbor. six others
] are reported to be almost totally de-
stroyed and thirty-two unroofed. The
new South Bay Hotel was partly wreck
/ ed and three or four brick stores razed
/ bv the wind Telegraph wires are dow n
/ i'm all directions and the railroad tracks
/ are blocked with debris. The German
] Lutheran. Church at Thornton was
wrecked by the wind.
| At Washington Heights several per,
sons were injured. houses We're blown
down or unroofed. and ii is feared thai
more serious results will develop to-
day. In Morgan Park and FernwoOC
/ the storm reached the proportions of q
! tornado Five houses were unrOofed
4 another blown from its foundation anC
/ miles Of telephone and telegraph poles
were blown down. Twisted telegraph
wires blocked the Rock Island and Par
/ Handle Railway tracks. Sidewalks wer,
/ wrenched from their places. and thou
1 sands of yards of fences scattered
/ through the streets.
Havoc in Suburbs.
/ Fifth Street and Railroad Avenue tns
| wind blew the roof from a building Occu
pied by Brown & Co. coal dealers. anC
! hurled IL against car on the Calumet
/ electric line filled with passengers. tn,
| car was knocked from the tracks. Non,
| of the passengers was injured seriously
| The situation in Dauphin Park is Sc
| riOus. Many acres of land are under
several feet OF water