New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-04
INA STORM on LAKE MICHIGAN
THE CREW OF CAPsIZED YACHT DRENCHED
ALL NIGHT BY THE WAVES.

Chicago. Aug (speclaD.-Captan Robert Rirkaby,
OF st. Joseph Mich, who, with his son and two
sailors, left home yesterday morning on his yacht the
Rambler, had terrible experience on Lake Michigan
last night. At p. m, when the storm camc up the
llttlo schooner was within fifteen miles Of Chicago.
As as one squall subsded. another would snatch
up the little craft and toss Ii the waves like
playthlng Four of these dreadful squalls had passed
and still the schooner held her prov to the waves and
breasted the storm bravely 1t seemed for time as
though the storm he'd spent It's fury and that the
little craft would get into port at least by dark One
Of the sailors went below TO get supper for the party
and the other one with the father and son, remained
on deck TO watch the storm. Mr.. Rickaby himself
at tho helm. Suddenly great sea rose. the rain
began to pour down though tho bottom had fallen
out OF the clouds. What before had seemed TO be a
gale was mild zephyr compared with tho hurricane
which now blow from the northwest. a wave swept
over the deck, taking everything into tho lake except
tbe three men, Tho schooner capsized In
the Storm leaving the to struggle for their lives
In the stormy waters. The yacht lay on IT'S side ana
Captain Rckaby held on to the whcelhouse until he
could get his head OF the water His son and The
sailors fortunately caught hold Of the rigging and
crawled to the hulk. Each one was surprised to hnd
the others alive 1t was yet two hours before dark
and the men had hopes OF being rescued by some
sormdrlven barge tha; might be forced to remain out
side the harbor. But night camo on and no sail was
sighted The storm continued until D. NJ, and after
the rain anu thc Wlhd h6u ceascu- INC "d'rs ~
TO roll. submcrgng the boat every few minutes THO
men hung on the yacht until O'Clock this morn
Ing when they picked up by passenger steamer
and brought into Chicago.
In the sewers rain storm last night the la sale
ST. tunnel under the Chicago River filed with water
10 the depth OF three feet AT the lowest point Ths
tunnel is used by the North Chicago Cable Road, and
travel was impcdcd until the water was pumped out
I'm Lake view o boy strilck by lightning AMI
inst antIy killed. TWO houses werc also demolished
4 disastrous storm visited Rcbvicw Ill, yesterday
afternoon and caused great damage to the fruit crop
and corn. Robbie stindc. of St Louis, and Bert East
had
barn was blown and they received fatal injuries
Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 3-Two separate storms OF
rain and hail with lightning visited Duluth last night
The rain was the heaviest known. several
houses were struck by lightning, but no one was III
jured. A policeman and five men standing on a
corner watching fhe flood were knocked down BY
lightning but recovered. Upward Of fifty films
suffered loss through flooded streets and Easements,
tho losses ranging as high as $4,000 In some in
stances The electric light station was flooded and
lights all over tho city went out. The losses 10 the
city county railroads and private individuals VIII DO