Huntsville gazette., 1885-09-12
THE STORM ON THE LAKE
THE DAMAGE INESTIMABLE.

IHE DAMAGE lNESTlMABLE.
Vessels Wrecked Shores Lined With
| Rigging and Parts Of DiIapidated
Ships-.Great loss of Life Feared.
| CHICAGO, H., Sept. l0-The easterly
gale, which swept the lake on Tuesday
and yesterday, was more severe and
greater III 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 wreckage have been seen. The
weather has been SO thick and foggv it
is impossible for steamers to diftinguish
objects on land. A number of vessels
are long overdue. An unknown vessel
was wrecked at tn two rivers yesterday.
The shore is sire vn with sails and rig
ging, cabin furniture, portions of cabin,
cordwoOd and cedar posts. The main
part of a hull, which looks to be greatly
broken up, is about five miles north of
the Harbor piers 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
the shore, but it is believed the crew is
son. Reports are coming in 70 mayl
vessels having gone ashore and others
seen in distress, which could not be
reached, and it is feared that the loss OF
life and property is great.
There was repetitive storm last night
which caused the vesselnen much anx-
iety. A telegram received this morning
states, that a vessel struck on the Har-
Dor piers and Two Rivers, Michigan, and
went to pieces. She is believed to be the
scow. "Mlton of Milwaukee,, and it
is supposed the crew OF six men is lost.
IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. l0-Reports
from southeastern parts OF the state,
give further particulars OF Tuesday 5
storm. Buildings were wrecked. Or
chards laid waste, huge swaths made in
the woods and other damage done. The
farm of Geo. Smith lay in the course of
the storm and one hundred and fifty
head Of stock are missing His barns
were wrecked and the contents scattered
to the winds.
| CLEVELAND, Sept. 10-The damage in
Crawford county by the storm will
amount to $4,000. At Osceola, the
Methodist Chnrch was blown over and
several buildings unroofed; freight car
was blown from the side track on the
Ohio Central railroad; wrecking train
ran into it and the engine was demolish-
ed. The engineer, r. Morrill,, OF Glide,
was badly scalded. In Champaign coun-
ty much damage was done to crops and
farm buildings
Advices from Summit and Portege
counties report considerable; fruit trees
stripped bare and corn is lying flat; barn
houses and outbuildings unroofed; hay
stacks blown away and fences demolish-
ed. In many places it has rained twen-
ty-four hours. The streams are swollen
and roads washed out.
| COLUMBUS, ONO, sept. lO.-Governor
HOadley has issued proclamation in re-
gard to the cyclone at Washington Court
House. He says he has made a perso-
nal examination of the ruins, and that
the citizens are in distress,
He makes an earnest appeal to the
people of Ohio, to offer what relief they
can.
Contributions should be addressed to
Marcus A. Barclay, Mayor OF Washing
ton Court House.