Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

| Life-savins Service ut Washington.
WAsmNGToN, May 10.-Superinten-
dent Kimbal! of the life.saving service
to-day began receiving telegraphic re-
ports of the wrecks caused by yester-
DAVIS storm on Lake Michigan
The keeper of the life-saving station
at Evanston, ILL.,, reports that the crew
of the Lincoln Dali News, whose wreck
was published in the morning, was
saved in the lifeboat.
ANOTHER VESSEL GOES ASHORE.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 19.-At 3 o'clock
this morning three-masted schooner
went ashore at Thirteenth street and
began breaking up. She was supposed
to be the Goodman, a fore-and-af lum-
Der schooner, and had seven men on
board. The life.saying crew was notified
and at daylight, began efforts to rescue
the crew.
| WATCHING THE BOATS BREAK.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 10.-Thousands
of spectators watched from the lake
| shore to-day the destruction of craft
that had been beached during the storm
OF yesterday and last night. At Twenty
seventh street, the McLarren was being
pounded to pieces, so yards from the
| shore, and her destruction will be COM
ple!e before the surf quiets. The body
| of Joseph Stolan, mate, was still on the
wreck. He was killed yesterday by fall
ing spars.
Three wrecks were rolling in the
breakers at Twenty-fifth street. The
Thompson has stood the strain fairly
well, and will not he broken to pieces.
| Nnthinr hItf tEn lNN.Y nf tt,a
| Star remained after the heavy sea of
the night. A few feet away the shat
tered hulk OF tho Mercury was rapidly
going TO pieces and will be total loss.
FOUR MEN IN THE RIGGING.
Half n mile from shore, off Twenty
| second street, two vessels were laborIng
in the sea. One is thought to be the d.
5. Austin, commanded by Captain Cas-
sidy and manned by a crew of six.
Four men could be seen in her rigging.
The vessel was apparently in little
danger of destruction.
About 200 yards farther the Morning
Star was riding out the storm. Her
condition appeared worse and the in
dications were that she was water
logged.
The ~ men on the north crib, who
were unable to reach land last night,
hauled down their distress signal to-day
| and signalled that they were all right.
The men at the other cribs telephoned
that they were safe.
The schooner Goodwin, which was
reported to have gone ashore at Thir-
teenth street, succeeded in clearing the
beach and is riding safely at anchor.
Whnn rnonhoH hKr 1tFa Ia.
crew refused to go ashore, asserting that
all danger was passed.
FEARS FOR A SCHOONER. ....
BAY CITY, MICH, May 19.-The
schooner Monticello was due from
Cheboygan yesterday but no word has
been heard from her. 1t is feared she
has gone ashore. pa-s'
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
TOLEDO, o., May 1S.-ATuch difficulty is
experienced in getting full particulars of
last nights cyclone between Kunkle and
Montpelier Ohio.
All modes of communication have been
interrupted. but from meagre reports
which have struggled in it is already
learned that ten persons met death, thir-
teen were injured and that much property
was destroyed.
The names of the dead as far as can be
learned are:
Edmund Schlesser aged GA, hurled
against u tree and almost instantly killed.
Ellen Rigby, an elderly woman, had one
limb torn from her body and is dead.
Three small children, names unknown,
instantly killed.
Daniel Barrett body badly crushed and
arm torn of.
Mrs. Daniel Barrett, horribly mangled,
died within two hours,
Martha Dasa, instantly killed.
Myrta Dasa, limbs broken and internally
injured, died at 10 p. IN.
George Oxinger, head crushed, body dis
emboweled.
FUNNEL-sHAPED CLOUD.
The section devastated is about one
quarter of mile wide and six or seven
miles in length. The great funnel.shaped
cloud Travelled in an irreguIarly soGth-
easterly course.
.= DESTRUCTIVE IN INDIANA
PERU. IND, May 1S.-Reports from the
country show great destruction by last
nights storm. South of this city a large
brick school house and five barns were
leveled, with smaller buildings, trees and
fences.
In the city large flour mill was I'M
rooted and great damage done to trees and
smaller buildings. The Lake Eric trains
experienced great trouble with fallen
trees. The storm was the worst in years.
No loss of life has been reported.
Gilbert Church will celebrate its ami.
versary next Sunday and Monday.
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