New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-27

the temporary woodwork around the aputments
for the new steel arch bridge was carried away.
The waters washed in close to the roadoeo Oh
the gorge railroad, and no cars were run Inc
new SUSPENSION bridge rocked like hanging
cradle. while n man was blown off the wall OF
the canal. near the Niagara Falls Paper Com
pany, ana rescued with difficulty. The Dig
paper mill had to shut down for time during
the forenoon.
Toronto. Ont, Nov 26.--Dspatches from dif-
ferent parts of the country report great damage
TO property by yesterdays gale. Buildings
we're unroofed. fences and trees blown down and
telegraph and telephone wires demoralzed So
far no loss Of life is reported. The wind blew
seventy miles an hour, and much anxiety Is
felt for the safety of several vessels supposed to
be on the lake.
DEEP SNOW IN MICHIGAN.
Port Huron Mich. Nov. 26.-The wind reached
a velocity Of seventy miles hour here this
morning Several houses unroofed and
trees and telephone and telegraph wires car
ried down. Tine water ir ST. Clair River lowered
one and half feet. d hing which has not
happened before in years. Snow is nearly foot
deep and streetcar ard railroad service Is
greatly delayed.
Benton Harbo.. Mlcl.. Nov. ga binding
snow and sleet storm ragged here all last night
Electric street-cars were STOPPED, wires were
blown down anc traffic generally suspended
fruit trees suffered severely from being over
weighted with ice and snow The thermome-
ter is falling rapidly
ST. Clair Mich. No. ga fearful gale ragged
here last night aid reminded St Clair people of
the cyclone Of last summer. The house OF Fred
erck Couait, in process OF construction, was
blown down.
Muskeeon Mich Nov. 26--The heaviest No
vember snowstorm that has visited this section
in many years ragged last night Twelve inches
of snow fell in eight hours. Streetcar traffic Is
suspended and railroad trains are from six TO
twelve hours late.
Grand Haven, Mich, Nov. 26.-Only in one pre-
vious year has winter set In as early as this
year. 1t showed furously all last night and
there are drifts six feet high in the main streets
to-day. Trains on all the railroads are in bad
shape and country roads are completely barrl-
caded Already there is slush ice in the main
channel of Grand River a record unprecedented.
Detroit, Nov. 26.-A hurricane struck this city
this morning but beyond carrying down tee-
phone and telegraph wires and couple of cleo
trio light towers and destroying numberless
shade trees little damage inflicted The
windstorm started in about 2:20 o'clock blowing
forty-eght miles an hour from the northwest.
which increased steadily In violence until 7:3o
O'clock when a velocity Of seventy-six miles an
hour was reached Since that hour, however, the
wind has gradually decreased In violence.
The gale has lowered the water i'm the river
TO the extent Of more than two feet, and at IL
o'clock there only THU teen feet three inches OF
water over the bar at Crosse Point, which Is
the lowest on record this season. Down the river
the same conditions prevail, the channel bank
being visible for the first tine in many years all
the way along.
Business on the Board of Trade this morning
was at a standstin because Of the loss Of all Chi
Cago wires.
Reports from the State show that the storm
was general and in many places was accom-
panied by heavy fall If snow.
THE STORM STRIKES OHIO.
Cleveland Nov. 2e--One of the worst wind
storms Cleveland has ever known began In the
early hours this morning and increased In
severity until about o'clock. when the wind
blew at the rate of fully seventyfour miles
an hour. and probably at a higher rate Vio-
lent gusts We're frequent above the steady I'M
dercurrent, and they had tendency TO tear
roofs chimneys. etc. from their fastenings
The rainfall yesterday was something over an
inch. 1t did not stop until past midnight and
almost with the cessation the wind began TO
blow. While at its height the wind veered from
q southery direction and thus the lake was not
at Its toughest, although 1t was tumutuous
body of water.
The wind seemed to have attained its most re-
markable velocity in the vicinity of Erie and
Superior SITS. When day dawned the entire
neighborhood presented a scene Of wreckage;
Music Hail. in Nincent-st., presented broad
front for the gale gable about eight feet
high and fifty feet from the ground, extending
across the entire Vincent-st. front OF the Dig
building was blown to the street The crash
was heard for blocks around. The frame steps
leading to the auditorium entrances, were de-
molshed by the falling stone and brick. AT
the northeast corner Of Superior and Erie SITS.
a few hundred yards from the Vincent-st front
of Music Hall. is st. Johns Cathedral the
tower OF which, one Of the highest IN the
CITY, showed tie effect of the storm. The top
fully five feet ont Of line, the stceple lean
Ing toward the northeast The damage to
property will reach many thousand dollars. No
loss Of life is reported. Telephone and tele-
graph wires are down all cver the city
At Put-in-Bay Ohio. the roof of V. Dollers
store: and the parapets Of the Town S,n Hail. nc ana
deckhand of the steamer Messenger, known as
freddy" found drowned at Fox's Dock
there this morning He was blown from the
deck during the night
Columbus. Ohio. Nov 2S-The wind reached
the highest velocity here last night that has
ever been recorded by the local Weather Bureau,
seventy-eight miles hour. The walls and
roofs OF a half-dozen houses in process OF con-
struction badly damaged. trees were blown
down. awnings and shutters demolished To-day
the temperature HIS been steadily falling ana
this afternoon 4 snOwstOrm has sent IN
Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 26-After q drizzlins rain
for the last three days. a storm began in earnest
last night Rain began falling in torrents. and
the wind reached high velocity. Trees were
uprooted roofing torn from houses and outouild-
ings and everyt thing of movable nature which
was exposed was blown away. The telegraph
and telephone wires were Frustrated No IlVcs
are reported lost. heavy snow Is now fall
ing.
Toledo. Ohio. Nov 2s-Reports from the oil
fields south of this city say that damage amount
ing to over 100000 was done to oil property by
the storm last night and this morning. Not
derrick Is standing, and boer-houses and en-
gines were dismantled.
The wires 70 the south OF Toledo are all down,
and nothing has been heard from points where 1t
is said the wind wrought great havoc. tele-
phone message from Fremont says that not a
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