The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-20
LAKE MICHIGAN In FURY.
Fierce Cyclones In the West
Cause Much Loss of Life and
Damage To Property.

needed. One company after an
other turned out until the
last watchman had been hurried to the
building. 1t was wild night at the
Park. For hours the rain had pelted
down on the roofs of the big buildings. or
driven in shee is by the mighty wind. had
shaken the hea Wy iron trusses as it struc K
their coverings. The wind had been
high all day, bat an hour be-
fore daylight it rose almost to
hurricane The rain was driven with
force that sent it through every crack
aud crevice. The men worked desperately
under the personal supervision of Direc-
for-General Davis, and none Of the ex-
hibits were damaged. but it was close
cali for some of them on the east side OF
the building, which was al one affected.
Assistant Director of W orks Graham
said the usual influx OF water was due en-
trelv to the extraordinary wind pressure
which drove the water in at every crevice.
the angle of the immense curve roof
DETECTING the sheets of water SO tn at they
were driven upward and between the
panes of glass He did not think it
DOSSi Ul6 ludb SuCu q COlAuAA at4uA "a od-
favorable conditions could be re peated
agaiu in q dozen years.
Strained by the storm sweeping over
Lake Michigan, the three masted schooner
E. p Dyrenforth. crew aboard, was driven
ashore this morning at the foot of MelroSe
street. four miles north of the mouth OF
the Chicago River The schooner had
butfeted the high sea for hours, but after
daybreak no longer able to care for her
self a flag of distress was hoisted. Resi-
dents along the shore saw the schooner
and its struggle with the waves. When
the flag of distress as displayed they
communicated v ith the police. and within
an hour the Evanston life saving crew as
on its way to the scene By this time 300
persons had copgregated on the sandy
beach at Melrose street
Lake Michigan Aroused.
MILWAUKEE, April 20. 1S93-Lske
Michigan is being swept by one of the
worst easterly gales experienced in years.
The waves are running very high anu
tugs are unable to venture one OF the har-
bor. A small vessel is ashore
ut the head of juneau avenue.
The worst feature of the gale az this port
is the probable loss of 20 lives by the
wasning away of the house over the crib
at the terminus of the new water works
tunnel. NO men are in sight and iJ Is
believed they were swept away bu5 they
may be in the air locK below.
Five or six men can be seen clinging to
the machinery and timbers of the water
works crib. The water is sweeping over
Them, It is thought that the others may
be cad In the chamber below from lack
of air. The life saving crew has been
unable to render assistance as yet
1t is now known that % men went out
to the water works crib last night Un-
less rescued soon, all that may be alive at
this hour must perish, as the crib is sub-
merged by every wave. 1t is reported
that five of the life saving crew refuse
The tug Starke left the harbur at 8 O'Clock,
but was forced to return. The sea broke
in her pilot house windows and cut Capt.
Chris. Miller quite severely, There is
talk of manning the revenue cutter john
son aud going to the scene. Capt. Davis
is willing to make the attempt ii men can
be secured to man a lifeboat.
The "Blow' in Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, April 90. 1S93.-At
noon yesterday terrific cyclone passed
through the valley just south of this
place. It's path was about 300 yards wide,
leaving barren waste behind. 1t swept
everything, uprooted trees, tore down
fences, destroyed houses. Many homes
were utterly demolished Many families
were in the storm last night without
shelter. Out of one family AIMED Wright,
consisting of eight persons. not one es-
capped. They are all seriously injured.
bu5 it is probable that all except Que
child will recover. They have removed
to a farm near by, and surgeons
from this place have. given
them assistance Parts of their
house were carried miles away A mum
ber of others are reported injured, but
how many, and TO what extent, cannot
be determined. The citizens are doing
everything possible for the distressed.
The cyclone was plainly visible from this
place, and many witnessed the horrible
scene. The cloud came mp from the
southwest, following a northeasterly
course. 1t was in sight for about eightmiles.
The upper portion of the cloud was
funnel shaped and black, and went spin
hing like whirlwind, round and round,
and under and near the ground was All
other cloud almost white, which was
apparently touching the ground and roll
ing fn directly the opposite direction TO
the upper one, literally lifting everything
off the face of the earth that fell In It's
path. Trees. fences and pianks and parts
If buildings were flying Through the air
In every direction. just in front of the
fuunel-shaped cloud was a small cloud
that looked like a ribbon whlrliug
through the air. The cyclone was fol-
lowed by heavy wind and rain that
lasted most of the afternoon.
A Devastating Cyclone.
MERIDIAN, Miss, April 20, 1893. Pas.
sepgers on train which reached here ut
one o'clock this morning. gave particulars
of frightfui tornado that crossed JAS
per aud Clarke counties yesterday after
noon. The cyclone originated in jasper
county, thirty-fve miles south of here,
and travelled in anortheasterly direction.
A settlement of negro cabius WAS des-
troyed, and many OF the unfortunate in-
mates perished. Colonel Berry's nagnifi-
cent plantation was swept clean, but fol-
tunateiy none of his family were injured.
Several negroes were badly hurt. From
this point TO Barnett, thirty miles south
nt here, the storm was especially severe
DR.. 4. j. Krouse, one Of the largest plau-
tation owners 10 the South. was q heavy
loser. Every stick of timber on his place
was carried away and every house de-
mollshed. DR.. Krouse was badly injured
His son had his skull crushed and his
wife and daughter were slightly hurt. A
negro on DIR. Krouse's plan
tation named Henry German.
with his wife and nine children.