The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-06
SEVERE STORMS.
A Terrible Wind Storm Occurred on
Lake Ontario.
The RumOr Of the Disaster Seems
Well Authenticated.
Martinsburg, W. Va. Visited by a
Terrific Cyclone.
Killed by LlghtniDg-Othsr Items
Worthy Of Note.

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 3l.-It
was rumored here last night that
terrible steamship disaster occurred in
the gulf yesterday. The story goes
that the Beaver Line steamer Lake On
tario, which left here on Wednesday
for Liverpool with full list of cabin
passengers, including many of the
leading citizens of this city, has gone
down with all hands. From the last
reports or the vessel received here, she
should have been in the neighborhood
of Anti COST, and as it Is known that
terrible storm has been raging in the
gulf for the last few days, the worst
Is anticipated. The rumor of the disas-
ter seems we'll authenticated. The
Steampship Lake Ontario was ship
of 2, 1888 tons, and was built at Sunder-
land in 1888. She was owned by
the Canada Shipping company.
FIERCE GALE.
CHICAGO, May 3I.-Yesterday and
Ontario and Erie, and portions of
lakes Huron and Michigan. All
around the lakes vessels are reported
wind-bound and driven ashore. AT
Chicago the wind reached velocity of
forty miles an hour and a number OF
vessels were forced to anchor outside.
AT Port Huron the white caps were
driven distance of eight miles and
across the river. at o'clock last
night north wind was blowing at the
following ports, with the velocities in
dictated: Chicago, 40 miles an hour;
Milwaukee, ~; Green Bay, SO; Port
Huron, 4s; Detroit, 30; Toledo, 35; San
dusky, 36.
AT MARTINsBURG.
MARTINsBURG, w. Va, May 3I-A
tornado struck a section of country
five miles east of here yesterday after
noon, and after damol ishing "a vast
amount of property it passed down the
Potomac river, uprooting trees over
turning small vessels, and playing
havoc generally with small buildings
near the banks of the stream. The
storm Travelled over an area of ten
miles, and then passed out to sea.
Very few trees were left staining
along the water 'front.' Those that eS-
capped were twisted out of shape. The
house of Martin Borien which stood
directly in the tOrnadO's path was
lifted from its foundations. Two wo-
men who we're in the little frame
kitchen were hurled twenty feet and
seriously injured. a barn in which
George Fogel and j. Powell had taken
refuge was blown down and the two
men killed.
AT HAGERsTowN.
HAGERsTowN, Md, May 81 a ter
rife storm passed over the Potomac
river district of Washington county
yesterday afternoon. 1t seemed to fol-
low the course of the river, leaving de-
struction in its track and blowing down
buildings, trees and fences and ruin
ing growing crops. Telegraph and tel
ephone wires are blown down and it is
impossible to obtain particulars.
AT WABASH.
WABASH, Ind, May 3I.-The heav-
lest rain fell in years, has been prevail
ing throughout this region for two
days. AT Benton Harbor,, Mich. snow
fell TO the depth of six inches. Snow
is also reported at other places.
AT MICHIGAN CITY.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, May 3l.-A
northeastern, the hercest storm known
here for years now prevails. Snow fell
here yesterday to the depth of about an
inch.
AT wINNIMAC.
WINNIMAC, Ind, May 3l.-Rain has
fallen without ceaSing for forty eight
hours. and it changed to a snow storm
yesterday afternoon. There has been
nearly twenty-five inches rain fall and
much damage will be done by floods.
AT GALENA.
GALENA, ILL.,, May 3l.-A heavy
white frost visited this section yester-
day morning. Corn in low grounds
was blasted to the sprout and all kinds
of tender fruit killed. The damage is
very serious.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 3I.-A cold drizzling
rain began falling here yesterday morn
ing and continues today. A fierce gale
blew last night. II is so cold that
that furnace fires have been generally
relighted.
AT wILLIANIsPoRT.
WILLIAMSON, Pa, May 3l.-ueavy
rains have been falling here almost con-
tinually since yesterday evening. Re-
ports from up the river announced a
twelve foot flood near Clearfield and
high water in the Sinnamahoning. in
dicating bigger flood that of 1855.
Lumbermen ara preparing for "A flood
of over twenty feet.
AT HARRIsoNBURG
HARRIsoNBURG, Va. May 3l.-There
was great storm i'll this section last
night, The wind blew perfect hurri-
cane. Wheat was blown down, trees
uprCOted, houses unroofed and fences
laid low. The damage was great.
SAND BEACH, Wis, May Sizes
terday's storm was the most severe
since the December storm IN 1855. The
Canadian steamer Chamberlain came
in about S o'clock with her gangways
stove in and her fires out. She ran
ashore south of here. The life saving
crew procured alteam and took the surf
boat and lyle gun apparatus down and
rescued five men, one woman and lit
tie girl. This is the first time a chance
has been had to use the beach appara-
tbs and everything worked nicely owing
to the dillgent practice of the crew.
The crews of the Josephine and Eu-
gene were taken ashore in the surf
boat. Both schoOners dragged ashore
last night.