New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
TORNADO CAUSES
RUIN and DEATH
TERRIFIC STORM STRIKES THE
SUBURBS OF CHICAGO
AND ELSEWHERE,
Many Buildings Are Wrecked and
Several Lives Are Lost-Michigan
and Wisconsin Also Swept by the
Gales and Floods.

CulcdSO, march lo.-A cyclone Llal
missed Chicago by the narrowest OF
margins caused death and destruction
in the suburbs last evening, while
throughout the middle west there
ragged wind and electrical storm that
played havoc with property.
In Indiana Harbor three deaths are
reported, many were injured and a
dozen or more persons are missing
Other settlements in the neighborhood
of Chicago which felt the fury Of the
storm are Hammond, East Chicago
West Pullman, South Chicago, Burn
side, Thornton, Dauphin Park, Wash
ington Heights, Morgan Park, Blue
Island and Harvey.
Buildings Wrecked.
At East Chicago large section of
the south wall of the Republic steel
and iron mill was blown in and several
dwellings were also destroyed.
At Hammond the damage was con-
siderable. Four dwelling houses were
destroyed, three barns demolished and
the palatial residence of w. H. Ham
mond has one entire wall blown in
At Other Suburbs.
The German Lutheran church at
Thornton was wrecked by the wind.
At Washington Heights several per-
sons were injured, houses were blown
down or unroOfed, and it is feared that
more serious results will develop. In
Morgan Park and Fernwood, as well,
the storm reached the proportions of
tornado. Five houses were unroofed.
Almost every house in Burnside was
damaged in the storm.
In Michigan.
Detroit, Mich, March 26-Conserva-
tive estimates of the damage of flooded
rivers and creeks Of lower Michigan
place the property loss at more than
81 100000. At Lansing alone the fig
ures are placed at 100000. Two lives
have been lost. those of an unknown
Armenian, who was standing on a
bridge at Lansing when it collapsed
and was washed away, and boy who
was drowned in a flooded street at
Owosso.
ditions in this city and nearby towns
along the Grand river are very grave, as
a result of the unprecedented food that
has swollen the stream far out of it's
banks for the past three days. The in
habitants of flooded houses are suffering
greatly from cold and lack of food
There has been no loss of life thus far,
but there is great suffering and vast
amount of sickness. It is conservatively
estimated that the loss to property and
business will exceed 100000
In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 26.-Belated
reports of Thursday nights severe
rain and Windstorm in southeastern
Wisconsin are coming in, and indicate
great deal of damage was wrought.
In Racine county the damage is esti-
mated at $4,000. Appleton reports
that Peter Verbost, living near Wittle
Chute, was killed by lightning while
crossing field near his home.
In Indiana.
Indianapolis, March 2S.-The city
6llCtl Idll :" dy duu lut0I uIUdu system are
without power, because of the flooding
of the power houses near White river.
Communication with North and West
Indianapolis is cut off by the flood, which
has swept away bridges. Many houses
have been carried down White river,
and shattered against the stone bridges.
At Portland John Lally and Otis Down
ing, both prominent, were drowned in
an effort to rescue David Knoll, an aged
farmer, who had driven off the levee.
Knoll was rescued later.
Southwestern Indiana is sea of wa
ter, 10000 acres being under water.
Farmers have moved out to high land
with their stock
One hundred and eighty feet of the
levee along the Wabash river near Oak
town broke Sunday, and the water
rushed through, covering thousands of
acres and driving the people from their
homes.
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