Chicago Flooded

DEATH IN THE 6T0BM. Chicago, July 29. - A rain and wind-storm of extreme violence, aocompanied by thunder and lightnlng, broke upon the oity about 6 o'clock Saturday evening and raged f uriously for three honra It was a more severe storm than U recollected slnce the one in June, 1880. A half-dozen housea were struck by lightning and fired; eeveral buildings were blown over, kllllng or wounding their occupants; hundreds of basamento on the North and South aldea were flooded, destroying a great deal of töred property, and a hundred minor accidenta are reportad. An estímate of the damage wrought exoeeds 11,000,000. In the terrino storm a new three-story brick building on the northeast corner of Leavitt and Twenty-first streets feil to the ground, crushing in the wreek a cottage, whlch stood near by, and killing elght persons, ai follows: Mrs. Christin Boch, aged 39 years; Hannah Boch, 8 yeari old; Albert Booh, 6 yearg; C. Ferdinanchus, 33 years; Mrs. Ferdinanohus, 31 years; Cora Ferdinanchus, 5 yearg; Allda Ferdinanchus, 3 years; Mary Ferdinanchus, 4 years. The wounded ar&i Charles Boch, 4ó years; August Boch, 13 years; Luda Ferdinanchus, 8 years; Ada Ferdinanchus, 7 years. The rain-storm was the most remarkable deluge ever experienoed in Chicago. In four hours more than four lnches of rain feil, an amount whose excess is only appreoiated by those who remember that two inches of rain seldom lalls in twenty-four hours. IN WEST VIBOINIA. Parkersburo, W. Va., July 29. - Telephone reports from above say there was a terrible rain and flood Friday night in Ijhe upper waters of the Little Kanawha. Keports from Grantsville say Calhoun County was devastated and crops, fences and houses were washed away during the night. Several lives are also reported lost. Particulars are hard to get The river at Grantsville is reported to be nfteen ieet and rapldly rising. Reporta from other sections along the Little Kanawha state that a fearful storm occurred during the night and much property was destroyed. Middle Island and all big creeks above in Pleasant County are reported rising rapidly. Bear Run, Ritchy County, suffered terribly. The loss is reported at not less than Í650,000. IN WISCONSIN. Ashland, Wis., July 39. -Along the northern outskirts of the town trees were torn from their roots by fierce wind Saturday and carried away a long distance. One house was raised bodily and carried a block, flnally smashing to pieces. Sailboats on the bay were overturned, but no one was drowned. Prairie du Chiev, Wíb., July 29.- A severe wind, rain and hail-storm prevailed in thls section of the State Saturday. Trees, fences and outbuildings were leveled, crops blown down and pounded Into the earth and other property damaged. It is reported that the storm was even more Bevere in Eastern Iowa. IN INDIANA. Lkbanon, Ind., July 37.- A terrino cyclone passed over this city Friday. The Witt block, Lane's drug store, Moddj A Graves' block, and the Pioneer printinjr office were all unroofed and deluged wlth water. Trees, fences, crops, etc., were prostrated, with much loss. Cbawfobdsville, Ind., July 27.- The hall here Friday feil in enormous quantities, drifting afterward to the depth of a foot Crops are ruined in the neighborhood and many farmers have lost every thlng of the season's growth. IN CHINA. Shanghai, July 27.- The Yellow river had again burst lts banks in Shangtung, Inundating an immense extent of country. There Is twelve feet of water throughout ten large governmental districts. The losa of llfe and property is incalculable. . IN HUNGABY. Viknna, July 29.- A cyclone in Hungary, Transylvania, and Pmkovinia Sunday swept over several thousand square miles of ter. ritory. Hundreds of persons were killed, the eróos were deBtroved. and snitnnnm damage was done to houses and churches. The 'ÜBtriuts of Grosswondeln, Szegedin and Mohacs were eompletely ravaged. IN MABYLAND. Salisbuby, Md., July 30.- Between Laurel and Seaford a cloud-burst occurred, floodinff the country. The rallroad tracks between Seaford and Delniar for twenty miles are under water most of the way. The Norfolk expres', south bound, due here at S:28 a. m., did not arrlve untll 7:30, being delayed by a washout at Cannon station. Corn flelds are under water, wlth strawberry crates and baskets floatinjj ia the flelds. From Wednes lay to Monday morníng eleven and three-quarters lnches of water have fallen here. in Michigan. wq Flushino, Mlch., July 30.- The cyclone whlch struck near thls place came from the west about 8 o'clock Saturday evening. In tha townshlp of Kazleton, Shiawassee County, lt dld considerable damage in destroying orchards, timber, crops, barns and outhouses. There was no loss of Ufe reported, although there were eeveral narro w escapes. IN IOWA. MasonCitï, Ia., July 30.- The hardest hail-storm ever known in thls looality viilted here Sunday, sweeping over the oountry from west to east, covering a space about a mlle In breadth. Corn in the track of the storm was badly damaged and some flelds entirely destroyed. IN MASSACHUSETTS. Boston, July 30.- A cyclonlc storm of wind and rain Monday afternoon uprooted orchards, plowed a f urrow nfteen feet wide a long distance, and threw water out of Chicopee river fifty feet high. Streami are rlsing rapidly. IN MI8BOUBI. Spbinofteld, Mo., July 30.- A terrino thunder-storm, accompanied wlth a,shower of hail-stones, occurred ia thls vicinity early Monday morning. The stones were as large as a hen's egg. The fruit erop was badly damaged. Corn suffered somewhat but not seriously. IN AEKANBAS. Fatettktille, Ark., July 30- This section was visited Sunday uight by the most terrible electric and raln-storm ever seen here. Many resldences were struck by Hghtntng. The resldence of Thomas Holland, three miles from here, waa blown to atoms, and that of E. Graham In the same neighborhood was partly destroyed. A number of stream are higher than ever befora known. The Frlsco rallroad bridge over Vhite river la washed away and crops along the river are generally destroyed.