Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-20
The STORM AT CHICAGO
Still Blowing stifr Brsszs-rhe Msn in
the Water Cribs are safe.

the Water Cribs are safe.
CHICAGO, May 19.-Thousands Of
spectators watched from the lake shore
to-day the destruction OF craft that had
been beached during the storm Of yes
terday and last night At Twenty-Sev-
enth street the McLaren was being
pounded to pieces fifty yards from the
shore and her destruction will be COM
plete before the surf quits. The booy
of Joseph 5. Tolan, mate, was still on
the wreck. He was killed yesterday on
the vessel by falling spars. Three
wrecks were rolling In the breakers at
Twenty-fifth street. The Thompson has
stood the strain fairly well and will
not be broken to pieces by the waves.
Nothing but the bow OF the
Evening Star remained after the heavy
sea Of the night. A few feet away the
shattered hulk OF the Mercury was
rapidly going to pieces and will be total
loss. Half a mile from shore of Twenty
second street two vessels were laboring
in the sea. One was thought TO be the
d. S. Austin, commanded by Captain
Cassidy and manned by crew OF six.
Four men could be seen in the rigging.
The vessel was apparently in little dan
ger OF destruction. About 200 yards
furJhsf aCpther and smaller schooner
was riding out tho yte1TSs ster condi-
tion appeared worse and the indications
were that she was waterlogged. The
twenty-seven 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
they were safe. The schooner Goodwin
which was reported to have gone
ashore at Thirteenth street early this
morning succeeded in clearing the
.besch saGa Is 4fssrfdi6g- safely -s.s- ssSchcs
The vessel off Twenty-Gecond street
thought to DO wAterlogged was identi-
fed as the Morning Star.
One result of the storm was tho de-
struction OF the old cottonwood tree
which stood on Eighteenth street, and
in the shade Of which the terrible Fort
Dearborn massacre was perpetrsted by
the Indians, August Is, 1872.
Two bodies were recovered from the
lake this afternoon near Fifty-fifth
street. Both were evidently those OF
sailors, and one was identified by papers
as b. Thompson.
The locating OF the life saving crew
at Jackson Park was severely criticised
by vessel men to-day, and 1t was assert
ed that had the crew been at the mouth
OF the river, loss of life yesterday would
have been avoided. The crew was sent
to Jackson Park during the Worlds
Fairsaud since then has never been re-
turned TO its old quarters near the
center Of the hsrbor, but Yesterday
fatalities will probably result In an I'm
mediate change.
SNOW AT ALPENA.
ALPENA, MICH, May I9-No def
mite news has been heard this morning
from the schooner Ishpenng, which
suffered so severely of Presque Isle
Yesterday. Tugs will make another at
tempt 10 reach her to-day. The tug
Owens, with a raft, which went on the
beach above Middle Island, is reported
to be broken up and scattered. The
schooner American Union, on the reef
at Thompson's harbor, Is probably a
total loss. 1t is still blowing gale
from the north. 1t is bitterly cold and
there are three Inches OF snow, making
good sleighing.
THE LIFE SAVERS CONDEMNED.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, May 1o.-The
wind is still blowing strongly from the
northward to-day, but no new disasters
are reported. The life saving crew are
condemned for their inefficiency yester-
day. The belief is universal that every
one OF the Cummings crew could have
been saved II prompt efforts had been
made.