The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-12-06
BLOW AND sLusrER.
An Extensive and Disastrous storm Visits
Several states.--VesseIs Wrecked.

DEOW AN - bLO , EN-.
An Extensive and Disastrous Storm Visits
Several States.--yesseIs Wrecked.
A severe wind storm and blizzard,
which was combination of hurri-
cane from the Gulf of Mexico and a
genuine terror from Manitoba struck
the central Mississippi and the lake
states and did great damage In
Chicago telegraph and telephone com
munication was completely broken up;
the trolley wires broke down and
traffic was at standstill in the city;
several horses were killed by live
wires. Passengers on several subur-
ban electric street railroads were
snowbound in desolate portion of
the city. and some of them were COM
PEELED TO remain all night in the cars,
being unable to reach their homes.
Freight and passenger traffic from
every direction was practically blocked
and suburban trains very much de-
layed. The same state of affairs is re-
ported throughout Illinois, although
but one fatal accident is reported.
The steamer John Emory Owen and
consorts Nicholson and Michigan went
ashore at Lakeside, north of Chicago.
Big seas swept the wrecks for an hour
or more, and the Owen and Michigan
were scuttled to save them from pound
ing on the rocks but the Nicholson sank.
The wrecks were sighted by life savers
from Evanston an hour after they
stranded and the crews were taken
ashore. The Nicholson's crew lost all
they had and the captains wife and
child were rescued in their night
clothes. The stranded boats are owned
by the j. Emery Owen estate, Detroit,
and were valued as follows: Steamer
Owen, S95, 900; schooner Michigan, $685.
600; schooner Nicholson, SIC. 600. They
carried total of >, 200 tons of coal.
The steamers Jewett and John Oades
were badly damaged by striking
as they entered the harbors of Milwau-
lSee and South Chicago respectively.
There were numerous minor mishaps
at various lake ports.
In the oil regions OF Ohio great dam
age was done by the blowing down of
hundreds of derriclzs. Over 200 were
wrecked about Bowling Green alone.
The village of Cygnet was almost en-
tirely blown away, it is reported.
At Cleveland many houses were un-
rooted, among them the Music hall,
one of the largest structures in the
city. Trees were uprooted and nearly
all wires were down. John thinner
man was fatally injured by IA roof fall
ing on him. Several residences were
wrecked at Akron and people sought
safety in their cellars. Toledo suffered
likewise, and Cincinnati had some
startling experiences. A number of
large boats were torn from their moor
ings and sent spinning up the river in
great danger of dashing against piers,
bridges, etc. A Congregational church
at North Columbus, just finished. was
totally demolished and the Pan Handle
railroad shops were wrecked.
At Elwood, Ind. the casting hall of
| the glass factory was demolished over
| the heads of 400 worllmen. Only two
were injured, and they not fatally.
| The Mccoy lamp chimney factory was
| lifted from is foundation. Much
| other damage was done The loss is
! estimated at 500, 900 and 700 men are
/ temporarily idle. At Frankfort, Ind. 10,
| the roof of the new Clyde window
| glass factory was unroofcd, business
| blocks were demolished and the In
dianapolis gas pumping station was
destroyed. Loss $4,000 and 300 men
are rendered IDLE. Many small build
ings wrecked at Indianapolis and sew
/ eral larger ones unroofed A factory
on Madison avenue was dismantled,
and new Moravian church was up
ended. James Howard was seriously
injured at Anderson, Ind, by "a build
ing falling on him.
The storm ragged violently through
Missouri and Arkansas The Texas
! ranches are covered with snow several
inches deep, severely exposing all
1 4 4 r
| falls much lower there will be great
loss of cattle and sheep. A fast freight
on the Illinois Central struck box
car at Lamar station. Miss. which had
been blown from the siding, in the
storm, and completely wrecked. En-
gineer j. G. Woolsey and "a Negro
tramp were killed. The water in Buff
falo harbor was raised nine feet by
the west wind and about $40, 900 ia M
age done to vessels laid up. The tug
Elk was cut in two by the steamer
| Syracuse.
In Detroit and lower Michigan the
gale blew 20 miles an hour. Two cleo
trio light towers were blown down in
Detroit, but fortunately both fell
lengthwise of the street and dld nc
serious damage, but horse was killed
bv stepping on live wire Many
large windows were blown in, trees
uproooted, chimneys demolished and
sheds unroofed At Wyandotte the
nearly completed buildings of Ford
new and extensive soda ash works
were wrecked. On the Detroit river
the water was lowered five feet by the
gale. Several small mishaps occurred
but no lives were lost. Throughout
Michigan the storm took the character
of binding blizzard and beyond the
damage to wires, trees, fences and
sheds there was no great loss.