The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-18
DISASTROUS GALE on THELAKEs.
The Worst Results Not Yet Known.


MILWAUKEE, October ia wind storm
which prevailed here yesterday and last
night was the severest ever known in this
section and the barometer was never
known 50 low, the wind from the South
blowing between sixty and seventy miles
an hour A large feet Of vessels sought
this harbor for safety, and rode out the
gale In the bay.
Dispatches from La Crosse say the storm
along the line ot the Southern Minnesota
railroad Ia the seyerest known in years.
Passenger and freight trains along the line
are bloCkaded in snow dritts from ten to
twelve feet deep, and teams with provis-
lens have been dispatched to their relief
from several points.
The train which left La Crosse Friday,
has not been heard from since leaving
Fulda that night. All cuts west OF Fair
mont are filed with snow and packed
hard. Reports Of cattle, horses, etc. hav-
ing perished are constantly received. but
no loss OF human lie is yet reported. 1t
Is the worst storm ever known in southern
Minnesota and eastern Dakota and Is still
raging. During the day the steamer She
boygan arrived here from Manitowac, and
reports seeing the steamer Jno. A. Dix,
which left here for Ludiugton Friday
night, whose safety was feared, well over
to the East shore, and thinks she reached
her destination.
The steamer Menominee, which left
here for Grand Haven Friday night, was
forced down the lake and arrived at Man.
itowoc safely. Nothing has been heard
from the steamer Depre which left Grand
Haven Friday night for this port, and all
sorts OF opinions are expressed concerning
her safety, as many vessels were caught
outside and damaged In canvass and rig
ging, and lost deck loads. The schooner
Reciprocity was waier.logged, and driited
on the beach at Two Rivers.
The barge Florence Lester broke adrift
from her tow, and the gravest fears are
entertained for her and her crew OF ak
men.
Nelson HendriCkson, seaman, OF this
city, was lost from the schooner Willard
at Manitowac, and another seaman, name
unknown, was lost in the same vicinity
from one OF the tug barges.
A long list OF disasters are expected
whe., reports are received from the east
shore ports.
The wind continued throughout the
day with somewhat less force than yester-
day. 1t was far less disastrous on the
lsEes than might have been expected, be-
cause warning sufficient had been
given to allow most Of the craft
to seek harbor. The only acci.
dent OF q serious nature reported is
the hchooner b. W. Wells, Capt. rhirkoiF,
with iron ore from Escauala to Chicago,
and crew OF eight persons, which toun.
dered off this port last night. A.none Of
its crew have reported it Is presumed all
were lost. Its masts and spare were
sighted this morning, but no trace OF It's
crew.
Many minor accidents Incidental to the
heavy wind are coming TO light so the
damage will in aggregate be very heavy in
this vicinity. The force OF the wind seems
to have been most marked about the
space included in radius OF one
hundred miles from Chicago, but
the blow itself has, according to the
telegrams received here, extended much
further, Omaha being about the Western
limit, Michigan the eastern, Central Hi
n0is the southern aud Wisconsin the
northern. The telegraph wires remain in
precarious condition and many are en-
tirely useless at present.