The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-07-10
STORMS IN The EAST
-Four Of q Yachting Party Drowned In
Lake uIchi6ln.
THE WORLDS FAIR BALLOON
II 10 Whipped to Pieces BY the
Wind-its Passengers Narrowly
Escaps-ln Tennessee
Colorado Floods.

CHICAGO, July 9.-This city was visited
this afternoon by the most terrific storm
II has experienced in several years. Tho
wind blew almost . hurricane, leveline
trees and breaking in windows, and the
rain fell In torrents. The earlier part OF
the day, which was well nigh perfect,
tempted many people to go on the lake
and thousands Of others to the parks.
The storm gathered in the northwest with
marvellous quicknsss and broke with ter
rifying audiences over the city. The
greatest havoc was wrought among the
small pleasure crafts on the lake.
Many narrow escapes from death werc
reported, but, 80 far as known, the loss Of
life was limited to sevan. Four of these
Were lost by the capsizine Of the yacht
Chesapeake. Tho party on the boat con-
sisted OF nine people. They had becn out
sailing all the afternoon. The storm
broke SO suddenly that they capsized be-
fore the men could do anything to prevent
il. The dead arc:
ETHEL CHASE OF Boston,
THEMIsTOcELEs TIMBoLJs,
HARRY MARROW,
WILLIAM II. CoRHIcE.
Tho othors In the party clung TO the side
OF the boat and managed to keep their
cued them. Tha bodies of the drowned
wcro not recovered. The party was In the
watcr two hours before bcing rescued and
was almost exhausted before aid reached
them.
-Four young men who tried to cross the
harbor In rowboat were capsised by the
wind, but were rescued with difficulty by
tho tug Torrent, which brought In the
Chesapeake party.
The other tugs In the harbor were busy
for time picking up rowboats, and no
less than six people were saved In the
harbor alone.
Tce yacht Flora, with large party on
board. lost her masts of Evanston. but
the passengers were rescued by the life.
| saving crew.
At the worlds fair grounds little dam.
age was done to the buildings, but pas.
sengers who were aloft in the captive
balloon had close call and tho balloon
itself Was blown 70 pieces.
The balloon was aloft when Aeronaut
Allier noticed the black cloud to the
northwest. He siGnalsd to draw In rapidly
and the balloon came down none toe
soon. for the passenger wero barely oui
of the basket when the wind struck IL
II fattencd out and trembled under the
terrible force and then, with succession
OF cracks, the giant silk covering was rent
completely in two and the two halves
blown In different directions. The loss Il
about s35.000.
In Cd Vienna the wind played havot
and caused o small panic among ths
crowd that filled the garden. Signs and
awnings were carried away and the biz
mosque In the center Of the garden wal
blown down. The gale struck the Ferrii
wheel with full force while all the carr
were filled. Some little excitement wal
shown by timid people as the wint
howled around the cars, that hung In the
very heart of the storm, but the whee
kept moving and the blow did not sIiak,
the structure In the least.
Two boys. who hired boat this after
noon. had not been heard Of up TO mid
night. and at late hour II 10 reported tha
the sloop Sea Shell. having on board II
people, 10 missing. The boat wac seer
| just before tho storm and nothing hal
been heard of hor since.