Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-11
THE STORM.
Gale on Lake Michisan.-Ohi"'sC Calam.
nv.-GOv. Hoadly Issues a Proclama.
ton.
CHICAGO. Sent. 10.

tHiCAGo- sept lU.
The easterlv gale whicn swept the lake
Tuesday and Wednesd,y was more severe
and greater in area than any other gale of the
seasOn. Return thus far show that the dam
age TO the shipping exposed TO the wind was
quite general. The lake on the west shore
between Chicago and Milwaukee is filled with
floating lumber, shingles and laths and in
varlous places small pieces of ~reckage have
been seen. The weather has been so thick
and foggy, however, that it WAS impossible
for steamers passing up shore to distinguish
objects on land. Numbers of vessels are
long overdue here and their coming is anx-
iously waited
An unknown vessel WAS wrecked at the
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Wednesday. The
shore is strewn with sails, rigging, cabin fur
niture, portion of cabin, cord ood and cedar
posts. The main part Of the hull, which
looks to be greatly broken up, is about FIVE
miles north of the harbor piers. Nobody has
been discovered on shore and unless the crew
abandoned the vessel or vessels wrecked and
sought safety in some other craft they must
have persisted. Reports are coming in OF
many vessels having gone ashore and others
seen in distress which could not be reached
and it is feared that the loss Of life and prop
erty is great. There was repetition of the
storm last night which caused vessel men
much anxiety.
The fierce gale which for the past three
days has constantly swept Lake Michigan
has at last abated. The vessel that struck at
Two Rivers has gone to pieces. She is be
lieved to be the Scow Milton of Milwaukee,
and it is supposed that the crew of six were
lost.
DETROIT, Sept. 10.
Reports, today, from the southeastern part
of the State give further particulars of We'd
nesday's storm. Buildings were wrecked.
orchards laid waste, huge swaths made in the
woods and other damage done. The farm of
George Smith lay in the course of the storm
and so head of stock are missing His barn
was wrecked and the contents scattered to
the four winds. Chickens were tonnd hang
ing to trees and poles. John Kent and John
Curry were picked up insensible and badly
bruised. The track of the storm was from
80 to 60 rods in width and at places it seemed
to rise from the earth and then swoop down
and DESTROY everything in its path The full
extsnt of the damage is not known, but the
loses are estimated at $4,000.
CLEVELAND, o Sept. 10.
Advces from Summit and Partridge coun-
ties report considerable damage from the last
storm. Fruit trees in many places were
stripped bare and the corn is lying fiat On the
ground. DArns, houses anu OutDultulnRS
were unrooted, havstacks blown away ana
fences demolished d in many places. 1t has
rained for twenty -four hours and the streams
are swollen and roads washed out No loss
of life is reported.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 10
Governor Hoadly has ssued a procama-
ton in regard to the cyclone at Washington
Court House. He says that he has made
personal investigation of the ruins and that
the citizens are IN dire distress. He makes
an earnest appeal to the citizens of Ohio to
offer what relief they can.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Sept 10.
A special from Pike, Ohio, saws that the
cyclone of Tuesday night demolished the
house of Andrew Curry and hurled Mrs.
Curry and a babe she WAS holding IN her arms
several hundr. fe,t. The babe was instant
ly killed by being dashed against tree. and
the mother was fatally injured. The father.
who was also IN the house, was struck with
timber and will probably die from his injur-