Savannah morning news., 1885-09-11
ON THE TORNAD0'S TRAIL.
MICHIGAN AND THE LAKES
SWEPT AS WELL AS OHIO.

Fears that Several Vessels Have Been
Lost with Their Crews The Lake
Strown with Wreoksge, but the Water
Too Rough 20 Permit Of Investigations.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. lO.-The damage
in Crawford county by the storm will
amount to 100000 At Osceoa the
Methodist church was blown over and
several buildings were uuroofed and a
freight car was blown from a side track
on the Ohio Central railroad, wreoking
train ran into it and the engine was de-
molished. Engineer X. Morrill,, OF Clyde,
was badly sealded.
In Champaign county much damage
was done crops and farm buildings.
Advices from Summit and Portage
counties report considerable damage.
Fruit trees are stripped bare and corn Is
lying fiat. Barns, houses and outbuild-
ings are unroOied Hay stacks were
blown away and fences demolished. In
many places it has ralned "a hours. The
streams are swollen and roads washed
out.
HoADLY RECOMMENDS RELIEF.
COLUMBUS, o.. Sept. 10.-Gov. HoadlY
has issued IA proclamation In regard TO
the cyclone at Washington Court House.
animation of the ruins, and that the citi-
zens are in dire distress. He makes an
earnest appeal to the people OF Ohio TO
offer what relief they can. Contributions
should be addressed TO Marcus A. Bar
clay, Mayor of Washington Court House.
LAKE MICHIGAN sTREwN WITH WRECKS.
CHICAGO, Sept. l0.- An easterly gale,
which swept the lake Tuesday and yester-
day, was more severe and greater In area
than any other gale Of the season. The
damage to shipping was quite general.
The lake on the west shore. between
Chicago and Milwaukee, Is filled with
floating lumber, shingles and laths, and
in various places small pieces OF wreck
age have been seen. The weather has
been so thick and foggy, however, that IT
has been impossible for steamers 10 dis
tinguish objects on land. A number of
vessels are long overdue.
An unknown vessel was wrecked at
Two Rivers yesterday. The shore is
strewn with sails and rigging, cabin fur
niture, portions Of the cabin, oOrdwo0d
and cedar posts. The main part OF the
hull, which looks to be greatly broken up,
is about miles north Of the harbor piers.
CLUE TO HER IDENTITY.
Nothing was found to indicate the name
of the vessel except a piece Of monkey
rail painted white, with black letters,
spelling Milton" No bodies have been
discovered on shore, but it Is believed
that the Grew Is lost. Reports are coming
In Of many vessels having gone ashore
and others have been seen in distress,
which could not be reached, and IL Is
! feared that the loss OF life and property is
| great. There was repetition of the
storm last night, which caused vessel
men much anxiety. A telegram received
here this morning states that vessel
struck on an harbOr pier at Two Rivers,
Mich, and went TO pieces. She ie be-
lieved to be the scow Milton, of Milwau-
kee, and it is supposed that the crew of
six men are lost.
DEVASTATION IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, MICH, Sept. 10-Reports re-
ceved from southeastern parts Of the
State give further particulars Of Tues
days storm. Buildings were wrecked,
orchards laid waste, huge swaths made
in woods, and other damage done. The
farm of George Smith lay in the course Of
the storm, and 100 head of stock are mis-
sing. His barns were wrecked and the
contents scattered 10 the winds.
A SCHOONER CAPsIZEs.
PORT CoLBoRNE, ONT, Sept. 10.-The
schooner Erie Wave capsized OF Long
Point during the gale Of Tuesday night,
and Mrs. Mcpherson, from Port Burwell.
and Edward Strange, passenger, were
drowned.