Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-24
A Fear1hl Ntorn n 1lllnsis and Oh Lake
M1ehfgnn.

IA FearlIl Storn d Illinsis ard on Lake
Michigan.
rx. I'm whichjbuched spr loe,litf but |
eighty nss Mondlt night did 10y dam
~ in II nois, am caused the Jos Z num-
- Of livea ESsm The ChiSago Aps1sican
Of Yesterday VIC copy few of the most ex- |
citing details of its severity and the acct |
dents caused byit
EXPECTS OF THE STORM IN THE CITY.
The effects Of the stprn 10 the dty were
mot. fortunately, of serious character,
though considerable damage was DONE
Along Michigan and Wabash avenues many
Of the shade trees were more or less broken.
though none of them were entirely destroy
ed. On the north side similar injury was
done To the trees on Chicago avenue, Rush
street and other thoroughfarcs, as well as in
private gsrdens--several green-houses were
somewhat injured by the glass being broken,
but the l0D IN this respect was light The
scaffolding around buildings in course OF
erection was in many instances blown down
and the buildings themselves damaged. Gel
lars also were flooded in those streets where
drains have not been made, and considerable
loss was sustained Fortunately no one suf
fcrcd heavily, and so iar as We could learn
no persOn was injured In tlle city. II 10 i'm.
possible to estimate the total loss, as all por-
tons Of the city suffered more or less.
THE STORM IN THR COUNTRY.
The storm was wide-sprcad,a and must have
extended over several hundred square miles
We have reports from various PARTS of the
country, and, judging from the accounts,
great loss must have been sustained, cspe-
cally in agricultural districts. 1t reported
that the growingc crops have suffered severely.
In some parts large fields of corn have
been destroyed totally or in part fruit trees
have been blown down or torn up by the
roots, and where this has not been done, the
fruit has been stripped from the trees and
scattered over the ground. In some wooded
districts hundreds Of trees have been dam.
aged, and many Of them completely destroy.
ed all the growing crops have suffered
more or less. and many thousand dollars
worth Of corn, buckwheat, and other cereals
| must have been lost.
CHICAGO AND ROCK ISLAND.
On the line of the Chicago and Rock
Island road a severe break occurred near the
town OF Peru. Several hundred feet of the
| track werc washed away in one place and
at various parts Of the road over a distance
OF many miles the grading Of the track was
injured. All the trains over the road were
delayed until last evening by which time
the breaks had been repaired The road is
now nll right and trains will to-day run as
usual.
CHICAGO AND NORTH " EsTERN.
On the line of the Chicago j. Northwest
ern road the most serious damage was done
A portion of the track was washed away, a
train of passenger cars ran into the break,
and four lives were thereby lost The reg,l-
lar night train lett Fulton NJ ten o'clock, and
when two miles west of Morrison station
the sad accident occurred Atthc spot where
the accident took place there is large cul
vert, which has hitherto been sufficient for
all purposes. The excessive rains Of Mon
day night, however, carried the culvert and
"A large piece Of the track away, and, the
night being exceedingly dark the engine
driver must have been unable to see the
break until right at it, The forward portion
ot the train plunged INTO il, and the locomo
tive and tender and thc baggage car were
dashed into pieces, and one OF the passenger
coaches badly broken. Fortunately, at the
time the accident occurred, the train was
running at rate Of speed not exceeding six
miles an hour, or q more serious accident
| would have occurred The conductor had
given special orders To run slowly fearing
| that the storm might have damaged the road.
| There were Tour persons killed by this mel
ancholy occurrence. Their names are:
J. II. Bccbc, engineer
John Fcnton, fireman.
| Stephen Thatcher, express messenger.
L. II, Lewis. passenger from Odcll, Iowa.
| Two or three otl.cr persons were injured,
but none seriously. On hearing OF the acct
dent, assistance was Immediately sent to
the break from this city and other stations
on the road, and the passengers were well
attended TO. 4 gang OF mon was set to work
to repair damages. and by night the road
was again p,ssahlc
THE STORM ON TIE LAKE.
On the Lake the storm was fearful, and
we are afraid that in II day or two we shall
hear of many losses. At present we have
| fnlt one serious disaster to report and il for
tunatcly is not accompanied with any fatal
occurrence. ON Monday evening the brig
t. w. Cross, Capt. A. Everett, arrived OH
! Lake View, but it being too stormy to at
| tempt 10 enter the river she cast anchor for
the night In order To guard against acc.
dent more than the usual number of lights
were placed around the vessel. She rode
the gale beautifully, and there seemed every
probability of her passing the night in safe
". notwithstanding the ilcrcencss of the
orm,swhcn an accident occurred which re-
suited in her loss.
At half past 10 O'Clock, all was quiet on
board the brig, and the captain was giving
his men some orders, when they were start
led by a fearful crash which shook the vessel
from stem To stern. Rushing forward to
discover the cause, the crew saw on their
larboald quarter a schooner Just dashng
away, and Knowing ut once that collision
had occurred, and thinking that their own
vessel was sinking, they sl,rang on board of
the schooner. and in a moment they were
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on the strange craft. She turned out to be
the schooner ~ Beansch, Capt Hoag. bound |
for the city. The statement oi Capt. IIoag is |
that the gale was too much for his vessel. and
losing all control over her she dashed on. |
ward bcie'rc The wind ut Il iriphtfil rate Of
speed. When close upon the brig he saw
her lights, but could not avoid the collision. |
She suffered but little 10y The accident, and |
| after proceeding "A short distance ANCHORAGE
ground was reached ana her onward career
was stopped.
She was lightly laden. however, and rolled
and lurched iearinlly, her masts went by the
board, everything movable was carried
away, and il seemed every moment as if she
would go to pieces
Shortly after the collision the brig filled.
Being loaded with lumber she did not go to
the bottom but iloatcd on the surface Of the
wah,r, the waves tlashing over her every in
slant, and threatening to dash her into pieces. |
AS We have said, ut he time Of the collision |
the captain and the crew srrang on board |
the schooner, leaving on board only the mate,
woman and boy. They attempted tofol !
Nv the crew on 10 the schooner, but she !
dashed by them so rapidly that they were |
unable 10 do 50. Their situation on the |
wrecked brig was, indeed, u pcrlous ONE
As she sank they rushed into the rigging. !
and clling to it for very life The vessel, |
while settling. pitched fcarlully, and it was
with the greatest difficulty That they saved
themselves from being cast into the rolling
waves beneath them. As the brig went
down she carccncd ia. the larboar side, and |
in this position she remained with the star
board side out Of water a few feet Selling
whatever lines were within their reach the
unfortunate trio dashed themselves as well
as a, they were able to the rigging, the force of
The wind hcingso great that they could hard
~ hold on. Throughout the long, fearful
night there they remained, drcnched, cola