The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-30

Storms Cause Losses Which Arc
Estimated at $1,000. 600.
A Vast Area II vislted-Many Points Cut
ON from Outside Communication
OIL Fields surer->o Loss
OF Life Reported


Chicago. Nov. 27.--Tuesday morning
found Chicago cut of from all tele-
graphic communication with the out
side world. and with very uncertain and
inadequate means OF transportation.
not only 20 other cities but TO it's own
suburbs. The steam railroads were
| blocked with drifts of wet snow. while
the cable lines made little headway
| against the frozen slush. and the trolley
wires of the electric roads lay In tangled
masses in the streets, shutting Off the
motive power of the cars and menacing
the lives of men and horses. The tclc-
| graph and telephone companies threw
up their hands and admitted Tint they
had gone out OF ss--tcmporarily,
at least--and even the fire alarm lines.
which are carefully guarded against
any ordinary contingency. had gone
down In the general wreck. and orders
were carried TO the various engine
houses by MESSENGERS.
There has not been such general
Generalization of felegraphic and in
tramural railway communication since
| 1883
1t Is estimated that the aggregate
damage by the great storm throughout
the country is about 81 100000.
News from New York on Tuesday
travelled 1000 miles 10 reach Chicago.
1t went from New York to Montreal
and along the line of the Canadian Pa
cific through Winnipeg and Vancouver
To San Francisco. Then II was tele-
ern California and east TO Albuquerque.
Kansas City. st. Louis and Chicago.
Cincinnati, Nov. 27.---A terrific wind
storm swept over this section, doing
considerable damage to property.
Trees were uprooted. buildings un-
rooted or wrecked, telegraph lines
blown down and boats were torn from
their mornings and set adrift. The
watchmen and crews of the packets and
fowboats were all aboard and constel-
nation reigned among them. None of
the boats had steam up and were left
20 the mercy of the gale after their lines
had parted. Just above the Big Sandy
wharf were moored the steamers T. j.
O'Connell. Rob Roy and Lee Brooks.
The shore lines of all three were
snapped and when the wind subsidized
they were all in a bunch at Browns
coal dock, fully half mile distant. A
81, 900 barge was sunk at the Marine dry
dock. Nearly hundred empty bargcs
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.
Gottlieb Lautenschlager. aged IS.
married. living Mt l042 Pulte street, was
frightened to death by. the storm. He
was awakened by heavy wind, and
feeling the house shaking. left his bed
and walked the floor constantly during
the storm, wringing his hands and pray
ing for delyerance After the storm
Lautenschlagcr became somewhat
quivercd from the effect of his awful
fright. Shortly after daylight reac-
tion set in. and he was SO Frustrated that
he was forced to lie down. From that
moment he sank rapidly. and was a
corpse in n short time.
Toledo, o.. Nov. 27--Reports from the
oil fields south Of this city say that dam
nge amounting 10 over 100000 was
done TO oil property by the storm Mon
day night and Tuesday morning. The
wires TO the south of Toledo are all
down and nothing has been heard from
points where II is said the wind wrought
great havoc.
bowling Green. o., Nov. 21.-The
Standard Oil company reports over
1000 derricks blown down i'm this field
by Tuesday nights storm and states
that its loss will reach Sl50.000. The
loss TO private operators is enormous.
Wires are down everywhere. The VIII
lage OF Cygnet. In this vicinity, was nj
most entirely blown away.
indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 27.--lscports
from all directions indicate that the
storm In northern Indiana was very Sc
we're. and did considerable damage. cs-
pecially TO telephone and telegraph
wires. The Lake Shore tracks near
Durham were blocked by fallen wires.
and IL was only after several hours work
that traffic could be resumed.
Elwood. Ind. Nov. 27.--A most de-
structive storm swept over this city and
vicinity Monday night about midnight
ANuNluS NtHtIutlibu uthihu ~ ht
casting hall and one furnace OF the
Pittsburgh plate glass plant. OF this
city, was demolished. nearly killing
two men. Loss. $4,000. McCloy
chimney works moved ON foundation
Many buildings were demolished, and
all telegraph and telephone commun.
cations were cut off for ~ hours. At
Frankfort the New Clyde window glass
factory was unroofed; three business
houses demolished and the pumping
station OF the indianapolis Gas com
pany demolished. The loss will ex.
coed $4,000. AZ Alexandria the roof
Of the sheet mill was lifted Oft and the
main part OF the machine shops de-
stroyed. The post Office square was
unroofed and the American plate glass
plant partially destroyed. The loss In
this county will exceed 100000. and