The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-07-11
LIVES MAY BE LOST.
ONE OF THE WORST STORMS EVEN
KNOWN IN CHICAGO.
Many People Are Caught Out on the
Lake In Yachts, and 1t Ia Feared
That Some of Them HIVE Failed
to Reach Shore. #a

90 Reach shore. tzf sE E
Chicago, July 9.-One Of the most
furious wind and rain storms known
In this vicinity for years passed over
the city about 6 o'clock last evening,
coming from the northwest The day
had been intensely hot and there We're
many people out OH the lake in sail
boats, and as the storm came very
suddenly, it is feared that several
lives We're lost. The different life
saving crews are busy tracing rumors
Of capsized boats, people clinging to
planks, ETC., and have brought in the
occupants of three capsiZed boats, all
in Il very exhausted condition. The
police 1T the Cottage Grove avenue
station on the South side claim that
they distinctly saw a sail boat with
three occupants disappear during the
height OF the gale, and that nothing
was seen Of it again during daylight.
The life-savers from the South side
cruised about that locality for some
time but found no evidences of a
wreck.
UP to within twenty minutes Of the
descent of the storm upon the city the
sky had been clear and the sun shin
ing brightly. Suddenly heavy black
clouds began to gather in the north
west, and few minutes later ,er-
rife gale of wind. accompanied by
perfect flood of rain and furious tnun-
der and lightning was sweeping over
the city. Shade trees were broken
off close to the ground, awnings, signs,
etc, torn away and much minor dam
age done in the city proper. The wind
moderated after about half an hour,
but the furious rain continued for
fully two hours, during which time the
streets were running with water.
Dispatches from many points in the
central and northern portions Of Illi-
nois and Southern Wisconsin tell of
furious storms, though in no place did
the damage reach so high point as in
Chicago. The weather Ill through the
state was oppressively hot all day, and
the storm came with remarkable sud-
,dennesS toward evening. Along the
Lake Shore north of here there was
much minor damage done, and it is
feared that when the returns are all in
it will be found that there was great
loss of life
Some lumber craft, Chicago bound,
were caught by the storm, but whether
they suffered cannot be known until
tomorrow. The excursion steamers
all came in, safely. Long after mid
night searchers were patroling the
waters seeking overturned boats and
some token of the presence of the
dead. At the last writing the known
drowned are John Ross, capsized near
outer breakwater; three unknown per-
sons, supposed to have been drowned
by the capsizing of a small unknown
yacht off Twenty-second street.
Six People Drowned.
Lake Geneva, Wis, Nlly GA heavy
storm passed over here about 4:3O,
which ,unroofed buildings and de-
moralized shade trees. The hail broke
a large amount of glass and ruined
corn, oats and what little fruit there
was. The steam launch Dispatch was
chartered just before the storm by
party consisting Of Father Hogan and
Miss Hogan of Harvard, ILL.,, and a
man thought to be DR.. Franz, assist
ant superintendent of the Elgin, ILL.,,
insane asylum, wife and child. The
boat was in charge Of John Preston, a
reliable young man. They were caught
by the storm and the boat was
swamped and all on board were
drowned. The body of Miss Hogan
was found floating near Hayes Park.
Delavan, Wis, July 9-.Che most de-
structive rain and wind storm that
ever visited this locality came yester-
day afternoon. The wind blew down
houses and barns, uprooted trees and
ploWed up cOrnfelds. On the south
shore of DelaSan lake the devastation
was greatest. A portion Of the roof
of the Metowee hotel was blown off
and great trees were broken like pipe
stems. The wind was accompanied
by deluge of rain and great hail
stones that broke windows and leveled
the fields of grain. The roads and
fields are streWn with debris of trees.
Milwaukee, July 9.-Wires are down
in nearly every direction out of Mil
Waukee, but from meager reports it
seems that severe storm. approach
ing a cyclone, has passed over the
southwestern part of the state, prob
ably doing serious damage Passen-
gers arriving on q late train from the
south on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad report that the storm washed
out bridge near Waukegan and that
the train was obliged to take the
Harvard branch to Kenosha. North
of Waukegan in Wisconsin. telegraph.
poles and trees were leve]ed along the
line and there were signs Of a de-
vastating storm. 1t is reported that
four men who were out in boat near
Waukegan, were drowned.