Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-31
Chicago and Vicinity
Are Stricken With
Mighty Wind
Property Destroyed in
Suburbs and MANY
People Injured

Chicago, March 25.--One of the Sc
verest storms this city has known in
many years passed over Chicago last
night Great damage was done
south of the city and considerable
loss was sustained by the people liv-
ing north of the city proper. The
storm did not strike the business por-
ton of the city in its greatest force
One Man Killed.
The town of Indiana Harbor. 20
miles southeast of Chicago was the
heaviest sufferer One man. l..
Barker. proprietor of a dry goods
store, was killed and Is people who
were in his store when the storm
struck were injured, some seriously
although none are expected 10 die
Bakers store was entirely demolish
ed.
Eigheen residences were blown
down and number of people hurt in
most impossible to obtain details be.
cause of the condition of the wires,
nearly all being down for miles be
tween Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
The wires of the electric lines were
knocked down and the power shut
off, making II impossible for anybody
TO reach the place save on the regu
10 ft.of Inc q IA.
Der of people injured at Indiana Har.
Dor will probably approximate %.
All three Of the hotels in the place
were. badly damaged Green's hotel
in particular being badly wrecked
One two-story frame building was
turned entirely over.
Havoc in Hammond
The storm created havoc in Ham.
mond, Indiana A number of resi-.
dences were badly damaged and two
people were injured. but not fatally.
One end of the Republic Iron & Steel
company's plant was blown down.
causing loss of at least S25, 900. A
number of business houses were uu.
,
roads running through Hammond
great damage was done Many cars
were unroofed and blown over and
the yards in many places were piled
with wreckage.
!, Communication impossible.
In Grand Crossing a number o.
buildings were wrecked. freight cars
blown about the yards and the tracks
covered with debris. The telegraph
and telephone companies suffered
greatly south OF the city Up to mid
night not a wire was working east of
Indiana Harbor Telephone and tel,
eSraph communication was possible
as far as Whiting. Indiana, three
miles west of Indiana HARDER. The
street car lines from Chicaso in the
direction of Whiting and Indiana Har.
Dor are all out of business.
North of the city the storm was al
so severe, much damage being done
in Evanston. Rogers Park and Thorn.
ton. II was reported ,ate last night
there had been loss of life in Thorn
ton. but it was impossible to verify
the report because of the lack of
wires, In the city proper the dam
age was confined to leveled chimneys
and factory smokestacks. and heavy
loss in parks by the destruction OF
trees and shrubhery. An exceedingly
heavy rainfall accompanied the storm
Later-Another Fatality.
At Thornton the frame dwelling OF
Il, Gardner was reduced to kndling
wood. Gardner was fatally hurt and
his wife seriously injured Several
other people were injured and, as il,
was impossible TO summon aid by
wire. mounted messengers were sent
to Dolton. Eve miles away. to sum.
mon medical aid, The Lutheran
|, church at Thornton was blown down
and > number Of residences damaged.
Rulletlu-Three Known to Be Dead.
Three people are known to be dead
at Indian Harbor and several fatally
hurt At midnight IS others were
missing. The dead are NJ. Barker and
two unknown men. The storm covered
the entire region around Hammond and
Indiana Harhor and was cyclonic in its
nature Telegraph and telephone
wires are down and the interurban
electric lines are stopped.
In addition to the Barker building
six other structures were demolished