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Show MIDDLE WEST IS STORNCENTER Much Damage Is Done In Minnesota, Minneso-ta, Wisconsin and Illinois Chicago, July 15. Whllo Missouri Kansas and Nebraska were swelter-lug swelter-lug ln tthe hottest temperatures of tho year today tho states of Minnesota, Minne-sota, Wisconsin and Illinois were visited vis-ited by severo electrical storms that caused much damage. Temperatures throughout Kansas and Missouri generally ranged nbovo tho 100 mark. Clay Center Kan., recorded re-corded the high temporaturo of the day and broko all known records of tho year ln the mtddlo west with 113. 'fhero were six prostrations ln Kansas Kan-sas City, one In Sedalla and ono in Wichita. Omaha reported three deaths and nine prostrations. The electrical storm that swept through Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois started at St. Paul In the at-ternoon. at-ternoon. Ono was killed, ono Injured Injur-ed and many others were shocked or stunned. Two churches and a number of dwellings Nere struck by j lightning nml hundreds ot dollars' I worth of Unmngo was done by tho 1 flooding of streets, cellars and base- tucnts. For over half an hour the I tain foil ln torrents, accompanied by i ono of the worst electrical dlachnrg- I es In years Street car traffic was 1 delayed run on many lines abandoned I entirely. In Minneapolis tho damage to prop- j erty wns greater than In St. Paul J and much more rain fell. Lightning Btruck ln live, places ln Minneapolis, f At Hastings Minn , the storm did ' considerable damage to growing k crops. Tho Btorru was reported ai j tho worst that has visited that sec- I tlon for years. I Madison, Wis. reported one of the f heaviest electrical storms ln Its his- tory. Tho JG.OOO.OOO capltol building j was struck by lightning, which burn- i 3d holes in tho rugs of tho assembly chamber. Tho home qf Chief Justice I Barnes, two of the unlve's'.ty build- I Ings and a half dozen other residences 1 were struck. |