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Daily Tobacco Leaf Chronicle
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee
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During a heavy storm in Chicago on Wednesday night, lightning struck the fisheries building at the World's Fair, stunning a watchman but causing little damage. A false rumor circulated about the government building being on fire. Charles Wolfe drowned after being blown off a yacht into the lake. A barn near Twenty-fourth street and the Illinois Central railroad was struck and partially destroyed by fire.
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Disastrous Work of Lightning at the
World's Fair.
CHICAGO, June 24.—The fisheries
building on the world's fair grounds was
struck by lightning during the heavy
storm Wednesday night. Watchman
Casey was temporarily stunned by the
flash, which did not, however, do much
damage. It was rumored that the gov-
errment building was on fire but the
report was without foundation.
During the storm Charles Wolfe, who
was lying on the deck of a yacht, was
blown into the lake and drowned. A
barn at the intersection of Twenty-
fourth street and the Illinois Central
railroad tracks was also struck by light-
ning and partially destroyed by the fire
thus produced.
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Chicago, World's Fair Grounds
Event Date
Wednesday Night, June 24
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Lightning from a heavy storm struck the fisheries building at the World's Fair, stunning watchman Casey with minimal damage; false rumor of government building fire; Charles Wolfe drowned after being blown from a yacht into the lake; a barn at Twenty-fourth street and Illinois Central tracks was struck and partially burned.