The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-08

CHICAGO. July 7.-Oue OF the moSt
furious wind aud rain storms known in
this vicinity Tor years passed over the
city about 8 o'clock this evening, com.
ina from tho northwest The day had
been intensely hot, and there were
many people out on the lake in sail
boats, aud, as the storm came very sud.
denly, tits feared that several lives were
lost
The different liIe.saving crows have
been busy all evening tracing rumorS Of
capsized boats, people clinginG TO planks,
ETC.. and up 20 10 p. ~, have brought in
the occupants OF three canslzed boats,
all in a very exhausted condition. No
trace Of any oshers has been found.
The police at 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 1t again during daylight.
The life savers from the South Side
cruised about that locality for some
time, but found no traces Of wreck. 1t
is probable that more missing will be
reported from the various suburbs at q
later hour.
Up to within twenty minutes Of the
descent Of the storm upon the city, the
sky had been clear aud the sun was
shining brightly. Suddenly heavy
black clouds began to gather in the
northwest and lew minutes later q
terrific gale OF wind, accompanied By
perfect flood OF rain and furious thunder
aud Lightning, was sweeping over the
city. Shade trees were broken OIL
close to the ground, awnings, signs, etc,
torn away, aud much minor damage
done in the city proper, The wind
moderated after abort half an hour, but
tho furious rain continued for fully two
hours.
Many Easements were flooded all over
the city and in some instances fire en-.
gines had to be called for to pump out
stores.
Several houses in the outlying dis
tricts OF the city we're struck by light
ming and seriously damaged. Two small
residences were completely destroyed.
but no one injured. The pecuniRry loaa
in both cases was email.
AT the height OF the storm q signal
tower beside the Pau-Handls tracks at
Ada street was blown over and the
tower man, August Boedlow, sustained
fatal injuries Several other people are
reported painfully cut and bruised by
flying debris.
Al II D. IN. the police aud liie-savsrS
think that all the missing boats, both
row boats and sail boats. arc accounted
for, although it iS possible that a few
may yet be out. The people in the
boats which were blown out into the
lake by the hurricane report having had
an awful experience. So far the only
fatality actually verified is the case OF
Charles Klein, John Ross and Charles
l. Shook, who were out in q row boat \
when the storm burst, and Of whom no
trace has yet been found. The yaWl
boat Of the yacht Hattie D, was picked
up this evening oil rwsnty.sixth street,
and it is thought that tho yacht has
weathered the gale and made somo
other port.
The damage to telegraph and tsle'
phone wires northwest Of the city was
very great. Every telegraph wIrc was
prostrAied. many poles being carried
away, and II was 10 o'clock before tele-
graphic communication was restored to
Milwaukee.
Up to midnight no further fatalities
had been reported, and it is thought
now that every one who was out on the
lake has boen accounted for. The re.
port Of tho drowning OF three mon of
Cottage Grove avenue IL now thought
TO DO without foundation, as a small
boat containing throo men put ashore
safely near the Farrngut boathouse
soon after tho policeman made the re-
port TO tho station. This iS thought 70
have been tho ono Eeon by tho officer.