St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-21
The Rain Does Much Damage
to the Great white
City,"
Countless PaneS OF Glass
Broken and Many Exhibits
Watersoaked.
The Wind Blew at the Rate
of Seventy-Two Miles an
Hour.
Seven Members OF q Family
AsphyXiated by Fumes
Of Gas.

CHICAGO, April 20.-Last nights
storm was the worst experienced since
the building of the "White City," and
it is not yet over. The wind has at
tanned a velocity of sixty miles an hour
and the rain last night came down in
torrents. The storm was at its height
at about o'clock last evening, but con-
tinues today, though with lessened Sc
verify. The east lagoon bridge, leading
to the naval exhibit, was undermined
by the waves from Lake Michigan.
The government building looks as
though a voIley of musketry had
been fired at its eastern
front. the glass being shat
tered in countless places, through which
the rain poured in. The great dome,
with its elaborate and costly decora-
tiops, is water-soaked, and will require
much work to be put in condition again.
Books and pictures in the education de-
partment were found lying OIL the floor
water-soaked, and in the engineering
department of the war exhibit many
models were badly damaged and rem
dered useless. The patent office, too.
Jared badly, large number of models
being found wet and rusty this MORN
ing. The postoffice, on the west side of
the building, got a good soaking. The
manufacturers building sprung leaks in
scores of places, and
Much Glass Is Missing
from the roof. The bulk of the damage
is in the gallery, which, in measure,
protected the main floor. Machinery
hall, which almost escaped injury from
last nights gale, is suffering from the
west wind which sprung up this after
noon. Many panes of glass are out OF
the dome over the central pavilion.
The buildings on the whole stood the
storm fairly we'll, but much of the
'staff'' decoration was blown away.
No estimate of the financial damage has
yet been made by the exposition au-
thOritieS.
The wind in this vicinity last night
attained velocity of seventy-two miles
an hour, breaking all previous records.
The Auditorium tower, in which the
was swayed so violently that clocks in
it were stopped. The high wind of last
night continued throughout the day,
accompanied by heavy rain storm.
Tonight the wind veered to the west,
and the raiu changed to snow, which,
however. melted as rapidly as it came
down. The weather is now colder than
it has been at this time of the year for
long time, with every prospect that it
will grow still colder.
The three-masted schooner l.. P. Dan
forth was driven ashore at the foot of
Melrose street, in this city, by the storm
this morning. Tugs and life-saving
boats were sent to the assistance of the
crew. The schooner City of Sheboygan,
with cargo of $4,000 bushels of wheat,
lying in slip of the Chicago river, was
Run Into and Sunk
early this morning by another schooner
that had broken from its mOorings dur
ing the storm and become unmanage-
able. The Danforth left this port last
night with a cargo of corn. The crew
of ten men were taken off in safety.
The boat was parted in the cen
ter and is fast going to pieces.
The Chicago life saving crew
had terrible experience in
going to the rescue of the crew of the
Danforth. Their boat was overturned,
and all the crew were thrown into the
lake, but were rescued. The Danforth
was DClHS lOWSu Wy IllC ObCeNhiOI n L
Wright. which was also hauling the
schooner X. B. Hayes. Torches were
being burned OH the Hayes long be-
fore the Danforth'S hauser parted. 1t
is feared the Hayes, with ten men
aboard. may have foundered during the
night, and that all hands are lost. The
Hayes is owned by j. F. GilchrIst. of
Cleveland. The big barge Shawnee
pounded against the piers today and
was badly battered.
Seven members of the family of s. j.
Schultz, living at Maynard street and
Milwaukee avenue, were asphyXiated
by coal gas which escaped from heat
ing stove during tile storm last night.
Mr.. Schultz's mother, aged eightY-two
years, is in critical condition and her
recovery is doubtful. The other mem
bers of the family are in safe condi-
ton. 1t is supposed that the storm de-
stroyed the chimney draft and forced
the fumes into the sleeping apartments