The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-10-21
SATURDAYS STORM /!

SATURDAYS STORM!
Track Over Which 1t Traversed,
Causing Loss of Life
and Property.
Destruction to Steamers and
Sailing Vessels Upon
| the Lakes.
| Sioux City Journal
| the storm took all kinds of shapes. 1t is
| pretty we'll known how it punched up its
| fury hereab bouts and poured itself out in
gusts of wind and whirlwlnd Of snow.
The snow did not visit all parts of the
state. 1t seems 10 have extended no turth-
er east than Howell on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, and south Of this line rain
and hail marked the passage OF the storm.
Around Des hoines great damage is
reported The rain flooded the whole
country; cellars were overlooked, sewers
bursted, etc.
In the eastern part of the state violent
and destructive gale ragged for two days,
its greatest force being expended within
an hour or 40 during the afternoon of the
10th. The damage done consists IN I'M
rooted houses, destruction to the lumber
ing business around Clinton and along
the Mississippi
OVER IN ILLINOIS
the storm ma lie clean sweep of it, 1t
was gale, rain, hail and snow storm over
the northern part of that state. In Chica-
90 great damage was done. On the lakes
the disaster cannot begin to be estimated.
The telegraph enumerates some of the
losses to the lake shipping, but fears are
entertained that the losses will far exceed
these early reckonings. The eastern shore
has not been heard from, and it is believ-
ed it has been strewn with wrecks OF ves-
sells. The storm on The lakes is reported
to have been one OF the severest ever en-
countered Oh the inland seas. Tie Chi
cago papers are filled with gloomicst fore
holdings. Many lives will be lost and the
damage to shipping will be very great
From many of the ports on the lakes news
has be IN received of disasters and loss of
life, but no estimate as yet can be formed
of the exten: If the losses of life and
property.
THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN
the storm had unGisputed sway. In the
eastern part of the state fearful gale
prevailed. About Milwaukee the storm
was awful in its violence and grave fears
are had for the safety OF vessels and
steamers belonging to that port.
All along the path of the storm rail-
roads were blotkadcd by snow or washed
out by rain. Travel was suspended, and
the telegraph wires were Frustrated. Its
believed tibet when 1.-THE returns" come III
the recent storm will be found to be one
Of the most damaging in extent ever
known in this region of country. 1t has
been attended with loss of life and des-
truction of all kinds Of property as we'll
as causing delay in business by the fore
ed suspension of travel and communica-
ticn by mail or wire.
CHICAGO, Oct 19-Thc excitement and
suspense which has been hourly increas-
ing for three days respecting the fate of
the Alpena, has been changed to profound
sorrow and anguish on the part of those
whose friends were known or believed to
be on board, when the news of to-day not
only Jailed to bring of her safety but an
nounced the certainty of her destruction.
The Offices of the Goodrich company
have been filled with mournful and in
curing faces, bul no cheering word could
be given out, and rs the last hours failed
to bring any news, there was look Of
despair and deepest dependency pictured
en- each countenance. 1t is not deemed
possible that any person can have been
saved from the wreck. If a raft had been
made it could hardly have held together
five minutes amid the fierce beatiCg of
the waves, and it is probable that nobody
will ever tell the story Of the wreck of the
Alpcna. 1t is believed she struck rock
somewhere off the east shore and went to
pieces a considerable distance from the
beach There is much complaint of the
laxness of the company In haying no list
OF passengers. /. is stated that when the
vessel lett Muskegon she had 70 passen-
gers, and she took five at Grand Haven,
mostly women. Mr.. Goodrich thinks,
however, the passengers did not exceed
%, or perhaps 20 IN number.
CHICAGO, OCT. 19.-The steam barge
Trader, which plies between Chicago and
Maskegon and does lumber business, and
which, according to advices and reports
of officers of schooners who have seen her
wreckage, has been lost and gone to pieces
on the east shore OF Lake Michigan. The
barge was captained by Frank Brown and
manned by crew of ten. She measured
$50 tons, class 49, and was valued at
$4,000. All hands have probably per
ished.
MONTAGUE, Mich Oct., 19.-The mes
1enger sent to Stony Creek yesterday re.
turned at 2 O'Clock This morning with the
information that the reported Cabin wash
ed ashore at thai place and supposed to
be that of the Alpena, proves to be MOTH
ing more than a small part If the prom
enade deck of the barge Trader, which
water lodged las, Monday night. The
two sections found near the White Lake
piers and supposed to be a part of the
Alpenas wheel rope belonging probably
to the Trader. On account of the drift
wood and lumber, which had been thrown
upon the beach, and laid in one endless
heap six feet Ia height, the patrolman
considered it decidedly useless to look
further during the night, and will there
fore wait ill daybreak when they will