The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-25
HIT BY TORNADO.
Suburbs Of Chicago Swept by
Severe Storm.
Some Loss of Life and Many
Persons Injured.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
Many UnrOOfed and Moved from
Foundations.
Streets and Railway Tracks
Blocked by Wreckage.

Chicago, March 25.-One of the most
severe storms this city has known in
many years has just passed over Chi
cago. Great damage was done in the
suburbs to the south of the city and
much loss was sustained by the people
living to the north of the city proper.
The storm did not strike the business
portion of the city in its greatest force.
At Washington Heights several per
sons were injured and houses were
blown down or unroofed.
In Morgan Park and Fernwood the
storm reached the proportions of a tor
nado. Five houses were unroofed, an
other blown from its foundations. and
miles of telephone and telegraph poles
were blown down. Twisted telegraph
wires blocked the Rock Island and
Panhandle railway tracks. Sidewalks
were wrencked from their places and
thousands of yards of fences scattered
through the streets.
Among the injured at Washington
Heights was Mrs. s. Charpier, VINO was
badly cut by flying glass. The fam
flies OF Peter Mellen and Mrs. X. Ray
had narrow escapes. Mrs MelIen ana
her daughter were in bed when the
storm struck. In an instant the roof OF
their house was carried away. ana the
terrified women were drenched by the
rain The Ray cottage was 200 feet
away. Mrs Ray and several friends
were in the parlor when the roof of the
Mellen house crashed upon their
dwelling, wrecking the upper story
number OF other houses and stores
were badly damaged
Traffic on the Calumet electric street
railway and the Chicago Electric Trac-
ton company, operating between Blue
Island and Auburn Park, was tied VI
for several hours.
SCARCELY A WINDOW LEFT
Almost every house in Burnsides was
damaged by the storm. ChimneyS were
blown down. roofs torn away, AND
there was scarcely an unbroken win
dow left IN the suburb. No one was
injured so Gar as learned. The water
covering this portion of the city rose
about six inches during the storm.
IN South Chicago the storm continued
through the night, sweeping down tele-
graph poles and flooding that part Of
the town Fred Drunk. of South Chi
cago, and his wife were severely in
1ured when the roof of their dwelling
was blown off. Both were struck by
bricks.
~ seventy-ffth street and Railroad
avenue the wind blew the roof from
a building occupied by Brown & Co.
coal dealers. and hurled it against {
car on the Calumet electric line filled
with people. The car was knocked
from the track None of the passenger!
were injured seriously.
At Dauphin park the Illinois Contra
station platform and roof were torn VI
by the wind and thrown across thu
track. stopping traffic for sometime. Tit
situation at Dauphin park is serious
Many acres of land are under severa
feet Of water already and sidewalks il
the south end of the town are sub
merged. Last nights storm added ma
terially to the gravity of the situation
The total damage there is put at SIS,
IND mn an and to 17aT Doc ar
park street car service in North Clarl
street. Between Devon and Greenlea
avenues fallen trolley and arc ligh
poles are tangled and broken wire
stopped all traffic during the night an,
caused the calling Of policemen an,
firemen to prevent fatalities. Through
out Lake View considerable damage wa
done by the wind and rain
In Evanston the wind blew down
number Of trees and trolley poles an
all traffic was suspended until tn
wrecking cars could string temporar
wires
AT INDIANA HARBOR.
The town Of Indiana Harbor, 20 mile
southeast of Chicago, on the Lake Shor
& Michigan Southern railway. was tn
heaviest sufferer. One man, L. Barker
the proprietor of a dry goods store, wa
killed and fifteen people who were in hi
store when the storm struck were in
1ured, some of them seriously, althoug
none is expected to die. Barker's stor
was entirely demolished. Eighteen resi-
dences were blown down and a numbe
of people We're hurt in the ruins in thei
homes. The number of people injure
at Indiana Harbor will probably approx
innate twenty-five. All three of tn
hotels in the place were badly damaged
Green's hotel in particular being badl
wrecked One two-story frame wa
turned entirely over.
The storm created havoc in the tow
Bf Hammond, Ind. a number Of resi-