Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-26
GALES IN THE WEST
Furious Winds Toss About Ohio
River Boats.
STORMS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR
Tremendous Sea Raised on the
Great Lakes.
ALL SORTS OF WIRES DOWN

rain which began here Friday stopped at
last midnight, after having precipitated
two and half inches of water. A high
wind cleared the sky. and descending, pro-
ceeded to clear the earth. 1t came in a Sc
ries Of hurricane puffs from various drec-
tons. These blows were followed in quick
succession, and they were capricious about
where they struck, as they were in the d.
rection which they took. The circle OF hills
protected the business section of the city,
yet the storm swooped down and played
havoc with fences. roofs, signs, windows,
telegraph and telephone wires, and many 4
late pedestrian had to dodge flying shutters
and signs.
But it was on the river that the havoc
was greatest. There the wind had free
course. About 1870 o'clock the first hard
blow came. 1t did its best for two or three
minutes, stra:ning the cables of the vessels
moored along twelve miles of river front.
At near 1 o'clock it came still stronger, and
stayed longer than before. This time it got
its widest work in among the boats. Only
the mischief on the immediate river front
was ascertainabe, because the telephone
and telegraph wires were down. Down the
river near Riverside were moored the John
X. Speed, a big New Orleans boat: the
Buckeye State and the large towboat w.
w. O'Neill.
The first report from there was that the
w. w. O'Neill and the John X. Speed had
been blown together and wrecked Invesu-
cation shows the O'Neill unScathed and
the Speed and Buckeye State blown across
the river and moored without damage. A
little later at the public landing near the
Newport bridge the steamers F. J. O'Connel
and Rob Roy We're torn from their moor
ings and blown out of sight at terrible
pace up the river. At daylight they had
Lot been heard from. Anxiety for their
fate is increa sed by the fact that each has
a Waterman aboard.
The same hurricane was encountered at
the same landing by the Pttsburs packet
Fl. X. Bedford. which was steering in Load
oriven toward the big stone piers of the
Louisville aid Nashville bridge with
omincus speed. For long time she strug
gled against the storm for the safety of
'panic-Stricken paSSenge and finally tri-
Cmphed, landing the human freight not
100 feet from the big store pier that had
threatened to dash their frail craft to
pieces.
At the same time the Hercules Carrel. a
powerful towboat and the Bonanza parted
tfeir cables and We're sent spinning up the
river in a very irregular course. The big
Carrel was finally stranded high and dry
on the landing at the foot of Main street.
The fitful hurricane drove the Bonanza
with crash against the Memphis wharf
DCat. "A was made last the lfUl
capstan on the wharf. and she was saved.
How coal barges and steamboats, farther
up and down the river Jared Is not known
at this writing, and the anxiety of river
men will not be relieved until definite news
Is received. While there was widespread
damage in the city. it was all in a small way.
No loss of life or bodily injury is reported.
The eastern fence of the League Base Ball
Park was blown down portion of the
roofs of Odd Fellows Temple and St. Paurs
Protestant Episcopal Church We're blown
off. cahman driving through Newport
was shocked into Inconsistencies by a live
electric light wire falling on him. His horse
was killed.
The weather bureau reports the highest
velocity of the gale last night forty-eight
miles hour. Not a word of telegraphtc
news has been received from Chicago since
early last night
indianapolis cannot, at 10 am, be reach
ed. though it is known that along the line
of the Big Four the railroad wire is all
right to a point four miles from Intlianap-
oils. At Batesvlle, Ind, the roof of a manu-
featuring concern was blown on the tracks
of the Big Four, but fortunately no train ran
into it
The steamers that Were torn loose from
their moorngs along the river bank have
all been recovered with very slight damage.
One sand boat was sunk and a few barges
broke loose, but were all captured.
Throughout Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 2G-The
storm of last night was widespread in its
effects, the entire state bearing evidence
of the fury of the wind this morning For
three hours the velocity ranged from
twenty-three to twenty-five miles per hour
the maximum being reached at o:3O a M
when velocity of thirty-eight miles was
attained, according to the local weather
bureau.
The North Congregational Church in
North Columbus, in course of construction
was totally demolished, and at the PAN
handle railroad shops great havoc was ere
ated, buildings being moved from their
foundations. and in some cases demolished.
The telegraph companies were in sorry
plight this morning The postal wires We're
practically down in every direction, and for
a considerable time all communicate ton was
cut off. A few wires have been patched up
but for miles both poles and wires are on
the ground The Western Union reports the
same conditions. wires being in no shape for
the handling of business The storm was
general but seemed to be strongest to the
north and east.
AKRON, Ohio, November 2G.-rhe sever
est gale in the history of this city ragged
here from midnight until o'clock this
morning. The wind reached frightfuI
velocity, and many persons sought safety
IN cellars. Many residences and factories
Were demolished or unroofed. The property
loss will be heavy. No one was killed SO
far as known.
Raining in Northern Pennsylvania.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, November 2s-
Light rains have prevailed throughout this
section for seventy-two hours, and the
small streams that have been dry for four
morths are showing signs of reviving life
Reports from along the Susquehanna river
as far west Clearfield indicate q con-
siderable rise, and the lumbermen are hope
ful of getting in the I5G0O,000 feet of logs
A big splash on the Lock Haven dam,
which held artificial flood four feet
high, was broken today, and the water is
expected to drive all the logs into the
boom that are stranded between here and
hat cit ha in I L.