Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-19

where so many of the excursionists
lived, is in the midst of deepest mourn
ing, all business being abandoned and
the stores closed. In the homes OF
many families lie the silent dead, while
others wait in dreadful suspense for the
latest tidings OF the missing.
Several minutes before the cyclone
made its appearance at Lake Gervais
the members of the Good and Schur-
meier families and several parties visit
ing them were either rowing or sailing
on the lake, or sitting on the outside of
their cottages. Threatening clouds were
arising and the cottages were sought.
In the Good cottage were thirteen per-
sons. In the Schumacher residence were
nine persons The heavens grew darker
and old Mr.. Good, seeing the cone
shaped cloud far in the north, predicted
cyclone All the inmates of the Good
residence with the exception of DIR.
Eachus went down into the small cellar
under the cottage. DR.. Eachus was
urged by his wife to go too, but he re-
fused.
The wind came, the cone-shaped cloud
was coming over hill half mile north
of tho cottages, twisting huge trees out
of the ground and carrying them for
ward pellmell in it's path. The doctor
had seen enough and he made for the
cellar. Soon there was crash. The
barn belonging to Mr.. Good had struck
the house, both going to pieces on the
| little colony of safety seekers. They
were all more or less injured. During
| the storm they remained in the cellar
and were compelled to take a thorough
| drenching.
TO the people in the two Schurmeier
residences fortune dealt worse blow.
| Their places of shelter were twisted to
pieces by the first and most violent
gusts, and none of them having pre-
viously sought shelter n the cellars,
were at the mercy of the storm. George
Miller, cashier of, the First National
Bank of st. Paul, was carried forty feet
| and thrown to the earth and killed. His
wife was carried some distance and
found buried under the wreck with Sc
rious injuries. Mrs. j. II. Schurmeier,
Rev. Phaefie and Charlie Schurmeier
were evidently hurled into the lake,
where they were drowned, as their
bodies could not be found among the
debris. Mr.. j. H. Schurmeier, Huh
Schurmeier and wife and the female
servant were carried but short dis
tance and landed under some trees.
Since Monday morning the rescuing
parties succeeded in taking seventeen
more bodies from the wrecked steamer
which, in addition to the fifty-two taken
to Red Wing, one picked up on the shore
of the lake near this city and another g
mile above the wreck yesterday after
noon, brings the total number of bodie:
recovered up to seventy-one.
1t is now reported that the officers o.
the Inflated steamer were more or less
under the influence of liquor Sunday
night when the boat started from Lake
City on the home journey. The mum
ber known to have been saved is now
estimated at about seventy-five, which
leaves about lis people thought to have
perished in the wreck. This number
will undoubtedly be diminished as full
returns come in from those who escaped
From all that can be learned, thC
storm did not seriously affect any othe
locality than the vicinity of Lake City
Some of the crops on the farms near b.
which were in the path of the hurricane
were more or less damaged by wind ant
hail The damage to buildings in Lak'
City will probably exceed 100000, ant
may fall considerably below that Thu
bodies taken out yesterday were takel
to Red Wing, where they will be identi
fed as fast as possible.