Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-27
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EFFECT AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o.. November ga ter
rife wind-storm swept over this section
last night, doing considerable damage to
property. Trees were uprooted. buildings
unroofed or wrecked. telegraph-poles and
wires blown down. and several boats in
the river were torn from their moorings
and set adrift. The watchmen and crews
OF packets and towboafs were all aboard,
and CONSERVATION relgned among them.
None OF the boats had steam up, and
they were left at the mercy of the gale
after the lines had parted
Just above the Big Sandy wharfboat
were moored the steamers T. J. O'Conneil,
Rob Roy, and Lee Brooks. The shore
lines of all three were snapped, and
when the wind subsided they were all in
a bunch at Browns coal-fieet, a distance
OF fully half a mile away.
$1,000 barge was sunk at the marine
dry-dock. Nearly hundred empty barges
were set adrift from the Queen City
landing, at the foot of Washington street.
The damage in the river here will
amount to $4,000.
FATAL FRIGHT.
Gottlieb Lautenschlager, aged So, mar
ried, living at 1912 Pulte street, was
frightened to death by the storm. He
was awakened by the heavy wind. and,
feeling the house shake. left his bed, and
walked the floor constantly during the
storm, wringing his hands and praying
for deliyerance.
After the storm Lautenschlager became
somewhat caimed, bT'i every nerve In his
body quivered from the effect of his awful
fright Shortly after daylight the reaction
had fully set in, and he was so Frustrated
that he was forced to lie down. From
that moment he sank rapidly, and was
corpse in a short time.
THREE VESSELS ASHORE.
CHICAGO. ILL, November 2G.-Three
large vessels are ashore off Glencoe. hav-
ing been driven upon the beach by the
storm of last night. They are the steamer
John Emory owen, and her two consorts,
the schooner barges Michigan and Eliza
beth A. Nicholson. All are loaded with
coal and bound from Buffalo to Chicago.
This was Intended to be their last trip up
the Lakes this year.
The Evanston saving crew took on
In safety all on board, after hard strug-
gle.
BLIZZARD AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, ILL. November GA bliz-
zard descended upon Chicago yesterday
afternoon. IL rained. II showed, and
sleet peted down pitilessly. When night
came the downpour of the mixture OF
snow and rain and sleet came heavier.
and the wind which was gusty In the
afternoon. rose to a gale. The streets,
the pavements. and the Sidewalks were
flooded with slush.
The storm made the pavements almost
impossible; street-car traffic was serious
ly interfered with: trolley-lines were
broken with the weight Of the snow;
telephone and telegraph-wires were
borne down. broken, and crossed, until
half the wires in the city were made
useless BY midnight all communication
with the outside world was entirely cut
off
To-day matters are almost as bad.
Telegraph and telephone communication
have not been resumed. the street rail-
ways are scarcely able to run. even at
long intervals. and the streets themselves
are in worse condition than ever.
Trains are late on all the railroads. All
the morning long suburban trains shared
in the delays which have befallen trains
from a distance.
MAILS BEHIND HAND.
Mail trains are behind hand. and no
Businessman can guess when he will
get his letters from out of town or when
he will be able to send any away. Every
where the trains are late. the mails are
delayed. and the telegraph-wires are
down.
Out on Lake Michigan no ship ventures
to-day. The sea is running high. and the
wind still blows across the water too
sturdly for safety. A strict quarantine
could not keep steamers and sailing ves-
sells in port more effectually than the fear
of being swamped by the waves or blown
upon the coast by the half-gale that still
RACES there.
ON LAKE ERIE.
BUFFALO, n. v, November 26.-One
OF the most furious wind-storms of recent
years is raging to-day over the eastern
portion OF Lake Erie. As far as the eye
can reach the lake is lashed into an un-
broken succession OF white caps, and the
tumblng waves are dashing high over
the piers here The warnings which were
sent out yesterday, however. Kept many
vessels In port. and doubtless prevented
a number of wrecks.
TeIegraph-wires suffered badly, and
communication with the West was for a
time cut off this morning.
More than 100 feet of the west-bound
track of the Buffalo Creek railroad ana
over 800 feet OF the east-bound track near
the Hamburg turnpike has been washed
away by the waves from the lake.
Near the same point about 400 feet OF
the Erie track has also gone. and 10 feet
from each OF the double tracks.
A dozen or more cars Of the Erie line
I'm the same vicinity are wrecked.
HEAVY LOSS IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 26-A Sc
we're wind-storm prevailed in indianapolis
last night, doing much damage It's pain
was due north and south. and heavy
loss Is reported from the country districts.
At Elwood the casting hall and one fur-
mace Of the Pittsburg plate-glass piah'
was demolished, nearly killing two men,
Loss, $4,000.
MANY buildings were demolished, and all
telegraph and telephone communication
was cut of for twelve hours.
At Frankton the new window-glass
factory was unroofed three business
houses were demolished, and the purnp-
ing-statlon Of the Indianapolis Gas Com
nany was destroyed. The loss win exceed
81, 900.
At Alexandria the roof OF the sheet
mill was lifted of and the main part OIL
the machine-shops destroyed. Inc post
office square was unroofed' ana american
plate-glass plant partially destroyed.
AT Anderson the new church OF the
1yni,ed brethren. on College Hill. was
demolished, a bridge was blown down,
and part of the rubber-works destroyed
The panhandle passenger train at MID
night was delayed two hours by Tree
falling on a bridge and smashing Pai'
Of II.
At FRANKLIN the storm blew down shade
,rsas and small buildings all over the
citv but the greatest damage was done
90 The new City Hall building under
w sh~ So.t xort of the SfrIC-