Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-11
DEATH IN THE GALE.
Chicago is Swept by a Furious Vino
storm-List CT the
Victims.

Chicago, Ill.,, July S.-A furious wind
storm struck Chicago at 5:45 last night
| and swept over the city, leaving death
and destruction in it's path. One man,
John Ross. a sailor. was drowned in the
lake; number of others had narrow es-
capes, and for awhile it was feared sew,
era of the excursion steamers bearing
hundreds of people had been lost. Fortu-
nately, however, they weathered the storm
and reached their docks several hours late.
but without loss of life or damage.
The destruction of property in the city
will amount to thousands of dollars, plate
glass being broken by the gusts of. wind
as easily as tissue paper Many base
ments We're flooded by the heavy rain
which followed the hurricane. and the
| damage from this source will also be
great.
The dead are:
ROSS, JOHN, drowned by capsizing of the
THREE YOUNG PERSONS, supposed t, to
known yacht off Twenty-second street.
Those seriously injured were:
Boediow August. towerman at the Ada
street crossing of the Pan-Handie tracks,
narrowly escaped death; taken to the Ben
nett hospital; will recover.
Barry, John, 227 Rush street; was in row.
boat which sank off the pier; saved from
Collins Thomas, 227 Rush street; was in
rowboat which sank off the pier; rescued
from drowning by crew of the tug Success IS;
Brothers; lives at 726 West Madison street;
hands and arms badly cut by broken glass
IN pFee Gs % 3D. Norfh s!r
street; was in a yacht that capsiZed OF
Rogers park; badly shocked and taken to
his home after being rescued by two men
named Muir and Fletcher.
Lovenguth, Amelia, chambermaid at Wis
consin Central depot; wrist cut by falling
glass.
Newcomb. William. Pratt and North Clark
streets; was in yacht that capsized Off
Rogers park; rescued with difficulty by two
men named Muir and Fletcher and taken to
his home; will recover.
Unknown Italian woman and her two chill
dren, bruised by timber blown from Taylor
street viaduct.
descent of the storm upon the city the sky
had been bright and the sun shining
brightly. Suddenly heavy black clouds
began to gather in the northwest, and a
few minutes later terrific gale of wind
accompanied by perfect flood of rain
and furious thunder and lightning was
sweeping over the city. Shade trees were
broken off close to the ground, awning
signs were torn away, and much minor
damage was done in the city proper.
The wind moderated after aboat half
an hour, but the furious rain continued
for fully two hours during which time the
streets were running with water. The
parks had been crowded all day with peo-
pie seeking relief from the almost intoler
able heat, and when the storm began
there was a stampede for the various ele
waited and cable lines. The surface lines
were all equipped with open cars, the cam
vas curtains, which afforded but slight
protection in view of the furious gale
which dashed the rain in torrents in every
direction. AS a result the occupants of
every train made a sorry looking sight be-
fore they had travelled block, ana most
of them after getting a thorough soaking
deserted the cars and sought the shelter
Of convenient stairways and stores along
the streets on which they were travelling,
and there they had to remain until 1870
or take the chance of another wettng b.:
once more taking the cars.
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 1884,