The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-30
AFTER THE FURRY IT FA-
CES SERIOUS CONDITIONS.
Car Service Greatly Impaired by
the Rain and Wind-Many
Miraculous Escapts-In
Illinois and Michigan
Great Damage Is
Done by
Floods.

Chicago, March 25.-Full re-
ports from the orm-swept area in
and about Chicago indicate that
the havoc wrought is even greater
than at first believed. The proper
ty loss from the wind was augment
ed later by heightened food, which
had partially receded from previ-
GUS heavy rainialls.
In Dauphin Park and vicinity,
the water has risen until the first
floors of many homes are submerg.
ed and families are fleeing in panic
by boats. Business in the town is
suspended and schools are closed,
the saving of life and relief of suf.
fering being of chief concern.
Ths business part of East Chica.
go was flooded and much damage
from wind and water is reported in
the residence portion of the town.
Communication by wire with the
affected points is badly crippled,
and trolley lines are practically tied
up. No cars are running over the
Calumet system south Of Ninety
fifth street. Incoming trains on the
railroad bring more acute stories Of
ruin in the city environs.
The freight car shops of the Nick
el Plate railroad was the center of
a miniature tornado. A large
building used as repair shops was
partly wrecked, the roof being hurl-
ed into an adjoining building. A
bout the shops were a large number
of freight cars. Many of these were
thrown from the tracks, while 9th
ers were uproofed.
| At Washington heights several
persons were injured and houses
were blown down or unroofed, In
Morgan Park and Fernwood the
storm reached the proportions of a
tornado. Five houses were unroof-
ed, another blown from its founda-
tiops, and miles of telegraph and
telephone poles were blown down.
Twisted telegraph wires blocked
the Rock Island and Panhandle
railway tracks. Sidewalks were
wrenched from their places and
thousands of yards of fences scat.
tered throughout the streets.
| Among the injured at Washing.
ton Heights was Mrs. S. W. Schar-
pier, who was badly cut by fving
glass. The families Of Peter Mel
len and Mrs R. Ray bad narrow
escapes. Mrs. M-llen and hel
daughters we're in bed when the
storm struck In an instant the
roof was carried away and the terri
fed women we're drenched with
the rain. The Ray cottage was zoe
feet away. Mrs. Ray and severa'
friends were in the parlor when thu
roof of the Mellen house crashed up
on their dwelling, wrecking the up
er story. A number of other hous
es aud stores were badly damaged
| Almost every house in Blrnsid,
was damaged in the storm. Chin
neys were blown down, roofs wer'
torn away, and there was scarcely
an unbroken window left in th'
suburb. No one was injured. Tb'
water covering this portion of th'
city rose about six inches in tn
storm. In South Chicago tn
! storm continued through the night
sweeping down telephone poles aue
covering part Of the town. Free
Brunk, of South Chicago, snd hi
wife, we're severely injured whel
the roof of their dwelling wa
blown off. Both we're struck b,
bricks.
At Seventy fifth street and rail
road avenue the wind blew the roo
from a building occupied by coal
dealers, and hurled it against a Ca
. on the Calumet line filled with pas
sengers. The car was knocked from
the track. None of the passenger
was seriously hurt.
At Dauphin Park, the Illinoi
Central station platform and roo
. were torn off BY the wind an,
thrown across the track, stoppin
traffic for some time. The situatio
: in Dauphin Park is serious. Map,
acres of land are under water sl
ready several feet deep, and side
walks in the south end of the tow
are submerged. Last nights storm
added materially to the gravity O
. the situation. The total damsg
!, there is put At SIS, 900.
The wind put an end to the Rog