The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-08
LIVES LOST IN THE STORM
IT RAVAGED THE WEST FROM THE ROCKIES TO EAST OF CHICAGO.

Houses Blown Down and Unroofed-Boats
 Were Capsized and Their Occupants
 Drowped-The Atmosphere Was as Black
 as at Midnight-A Fearful Loss of Life Is
 Anticipated on the storm Which Fol-
 lowed Hot Day.
 Chicago, July 7.-Wlth little warning of it's death-dealing and destructive force wind and rain storm such as Chicago has not seen for years broke upon the city about 5:30 this afternoon. The complete result will not be known until tomorrow, but 1t Is known for certain that four lives were lost on Lake Michigan by the capsizing of boats at the mercy of the hurricane. The names of three of the victims wbo were occupants of the yacht Pilot, which went down. were Charles Klein, John Ross and Charles Leeshook.
 The first approach of the storm was indicated by severe blowing of dust in the business part of the city, send ing thousands of pedestrians to seek refuge in the hotels and stores, which were opened. In few minutes the gale increased to a fifty mile velocity and the sky was overcast with black masses of clouds. Wind and rain soon mingled with terrific force and people on the streets and thousands of women and children in the parks became fright ened
 The heat during the day had become oppressive and windows were left open. Before they could be closed thousands of dollars of damage had been done and several injuries from glass were re- ported. It was dangerous to venture on the streets of the downtown districts, where flying poles. awnings, signs and broken windows filled the air. Two men were capsized in the yacht Idler, but were rescued by the life saving crew near Rogers Park. Several small boats were seen to capsize and their occupants sink. The number of small boats was unusually large. Many of them had not sufficient warning to give time to reach land before the gale was upon them
 At the outbreak of the storm the eyes of anxious thousands were turned lake ward for sailboats and other small craft which might be outside the breakwater.
 
 sons noticed sailboat containing a number of men. An effort had been made to turn the boat towards shore, but the men were poor sailors and the waves tossed the boat like a toy for a minute and them it capsized, carrying all occupants to their death. People on the lake shore off the North pier spied a rowboat with one man in 1t as far out as the two-mtle crib. He made a vain effort to keep his craft out of the trough of the waves. After a few minutes of struggling the boat capsized and the oc- cupant was lost to view.
 The damage to property through the city was great, especially in the busi- ness portion. Thousands of dollars worth of plate glass windows were bro ken and many buildings were flooded by the breaking of pipes, roofs and oth- CT parts of the buildings. On the Pan Handle road at Ada street a switching tower was twisted from the ground and toppled over Switchman August Boed- low, who was in it, had his leg broken by the fall and his hands and face were cut by broken glass.
 At 442 Wabash avenue one of two high walls left standing after the burn of large building several weeks ago, was blown down, badly frightening the residents of the neighborhood and driv ing numbers of women out into the drenching rain.
 The roof of a building at 126 Wash ington street next to the Chicago opera house, was broken by combination of wind and water and a loss of sever al thousand dollars was caused by the flooding of all the offices below and saloon on the ground floor. The cell ing of the saloon fell in and fire was started by the water falling on elec- tric wires. Over $2,0o0 damage was done to the big department store of A. M. Rothschilds & Co.,, on State street. Five large plate glass windows were broken on the first floor and over a dozen windows were smashed on floors above. The goods in and near the windows were ruined by water. An employe who tried to remove goods from one of the windows had his hands terribly cut by glass.
 One of the large show windows in the store of Siehel, Cooper & Co., adjoin- ing the Rothschilds building, was smashed. At the beginning of the storm the flags which decorated every window of these department stores on t4e State street side were swept to the sidewalk by the window and several pe- destrians were struck by the flying poles. Several were knocked down, but were able to proceed unassisted. The fire department and police were called on for assistance in removing goods and the dangerous flag poles at these stores.
 A big billboard standing in front of S13 Wabash avenue was blown through the plate glass front of the office of the H. O. Mott Iron works and carried twenty feet into the building. Big plate glass windows were broken at the Northern Trust company bank and at many other places. Trees and tele- graph poles were blown down by the srore. Carriages were upset on the streets.
 At midnight the news was received that Charles Klein and Charles Lees chook, who were supposed to have been drowned by the capsizing of their boat, were picked up off the Thirty fifth street pier. They were almost dead from ex- haustion.
 Fl Reno, o. T., July "A terrific storm struck this city this afternoon.