lay in its course. Among the casualties reported are

and there over the city, skipping some portions which

wind seemed to come from above, and dropped here

sides. The west side escaped almost uninjured. The

The storm spent itself chiefly on the south and north

visited this city and did great damage to property.

Chicago, May 6.—About 5 o clock this afternoon a

less hurt, one seriously.

six labourers working in the vicinity were more or

The Michigan Southern depot was unroofed, and

fell, and crashing through the roof penetrated to the

The massive steeple of Grace Church, 175 feet high,

exclusive of the steeple, is estimated at 7000 dollars.

time, but were not injured. The loss to the church,

aisle. The choir were practicing in the church at the

south side, after the tornado had passed, all turned

abandoned. Nearly fifty vehicles were seen on the

Hacks and carriages were wrecked in the street and

damage by the storm.

over, and some of them worthless on account of

will probably be not much less than that. There are

damage is roughly estimated at 250,000 dollars, and

passenger depot was partly demolished. The total

broken, and some may not recover. The roof of the

die, another had legs, arms, and bones badly

Southern freight depot ; one of them will probably

buried under the falling walls of the Michigan

chimney falling through the roof. Six men were

two of them may die from injuries received from a

on Lake-street, four girls were seriously hurt, and

Hospital, about 8000 dollars. In Page's candy store,

Gardiner House, 1000 dollars ; to the old County

loss to the Palmer House is about 2000 dollars ; to the

ticulars of the damage have come to light. The

At a late hour to-night a few further par-

no great losses, but innumerable small ones.

I evening lightning began to play ucross the sky, the

i coming down in torrents. At an early hour last

time the wind storm struck the town iain was s-till

¡aining almost incessantly for sixty h mis, and at the

trous wind storm ever experienced heie. It had been

morning this vicinity was visited by the most disas-

I I.eavenworth, Kansas, May O'.-At 3 o'clock this

walls and flying timbers, made an exhibition of the

groaning of trembling buildings, the crash ot falling

be likened to anything but itself. The creaking and

There was a terrific roaring i-f wind, which could not

with a crash of thunder that made evetythiug rattle.

cane struck the city catea blinding blast of lightning,

ground was doomed to destruction. Just a» the hurri-

us, and it seemed for a time that everything nbovo

the coming tornado. IH a moment the* wind struck

tirely. Then began to be heard the distant roaring of

there was a dead calm, and the" rainfall ceased en-

the east, which continued not over a minute ; then

after 3 o clock a sharp breeze caine up from

ning and roar of thunder. At a few moments

was almost an unbroken glure of light-

' other in such rapi i succession that . there

I night Jong dashes and reports followed each

whole air seeded to be rilled with tleecri icy, and all

that building, and another part of it was carried 200

warehouse of Mobitt and Co., crushing the roof of

water. A part of this roof fell on the agricultural

off, and the interior of the building ruined by

of the largest buildings of the city, was torn

destroyed. The roof of Oddfellows' Hall, one

with machinery, valued at 85,000 dollars, totally

sults of the storm:-Leavenwoith carpet factory,

The following are some of the most damaging re-

than 150,00(1 dollars, and may reacn 250.0ÜU dollars.

earth. The loss to the city and county cannot be less

scattering ruin in its pathway wherever it struck the

moved with an oscillating motion from west to east,

was funnel-shaped, with the stua.-l end down. It

will never desire to see repeated. I he M ind-cloud

fury of the elements which those who witnessed it,

the inmates. The roof of W. C. Lobenstein's large

boarding-house, but happily without injuring any of

feet distant, and crushed in one end of a large ,

from west to east, and extended in width from Oak to

tornado was directly through the heart of the city,

innumerable lesser injuries inflicted. The line of the

buildings were unroofed or blown down, and almost

were more or less damaged, áome thirty smaller

blocks were blown down: Ten other large houses

Leaven worth mill, and the entire roof of Haimon's

Hoffman's liquor store, part of the north wall of the

new market-house. Part of the south wall of

Depot was blown off; also a part of the roof of the

?warehouse was blown off. The iron roof of tke Union

jured, except what vessels were inside the harbour,

shipping seems to have escaped almost entirely unin-

down, but no serious damage resulted. 'Ihe Lakn

of the Hyde Park Presbyterian Church was blown

give concerning last evening's tornado. The steeple

Chicago, May 7.-There are few additional facts to

which were dismasted, &c.

track. Nearly all the passengers were more or less

immediately stopped, the engine remaining on the

track. The train was going at full speed, but was

five cars, one of which was a sleeper, blown from the

Illinois Central Railroad, while near Mattoon, had

About 3.30 last night the passenger train on th»

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leather, for which he received a bronze medal from

Victoria a process for the utilization of compressed

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