Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-26

ing fast. impeding street and railroad
traffic.
Advices from Peoria say storm still rag
irg and serious damage is feared At Fair
bury, ILL.,, sleet caused considerable dam
age. August Guentker fell and received
probable fatal injuries.
On Lake Michigan the gale was very Sc
we're and the sea is running very high;
comparatively few vessels are out at this
time of year, and it is not expected that
there will be much loss of life,if any. No
vessels left the harbor last night. In many
places the storm blew down the telephone
and trolley wires in Chicago, and from
the latter serious accidents were narrowly
averted. AS it was three horses were killed
from coming in contact with the trolley
wires. Several fires occurred during the
night and made great trouble for the fire
department, as its own electro system was
so badly deranged that delays were occa-
stoned in the transmission of alarms.
Chief Sweenie of the fire department said:
"Only one thing we did not have to con-
tend with was freezing weather 1t has
been one of the worst nights, excepting in
this feature. that have ever seen in which
to fight fire.
The police system of telephones between
the stations was also rendered utterly use
less by the storm.
1t is reported that two sailing vessels and
a barge were wrecked during last night off
Glencoe. This morning wreckage washed
d
crew went out to the rescue. One man, it
Is claimed seen clinging to the rigging
of one of the vessels.
Four big passenger steamers. the Jay
Gould, City of Duluth, City of Traverse
and the Peerless all of the Lake Michigan
ard Lake Superior Transportation Com
parry line We're out on the lake in last
nights big storm, and have not been heard
from The officers of the company are
greatly alarmed, and are Asing every
means in their power to obtain some It'd
ires of the missing vessels.
Reports from every part of the state in
dicate that the wind of last night was un-
precederted in violence and much damage
was done.
At Marion it blew in large plate glass
fronts, wrecked small buildings and carried
large.
At Sullivan the brick block of ]. p. STRAIT
ton, in course Of construction, was par
tial!y wrecked, and Carried down with It
the two-story brick block occupied by
Thomas Whitman, grocery and hardware.
The loss at Ellwood will reach $35,0o0
CLEVELAND. Ohio. November 2G.-The
greatest gale that ever struck this city, ac-
cording to the records of the weather bu-
reau, commenced blowing from the south
shortly after midnight At o'clock this
morning the wind had reached velocity
of seventy-two miles an hour. Several
houses were blown down and many build
ings unroofed Trees We're uprooted and
signs blown away in all parts of the city
The water in the river and harbor is at
the lowest point recorded in years. At 10
O'Clock the weather bureau reported the
barometer still very low, and that the gale
would probably continue throughout The
day. Telegraph and telephone w.res were
badly prostrated in all directions. Com
Inunication with Chicago was entirely cut
off th:s morning until o'clock. when the
Postal Telegraph Company reported one
very slow wire working to Chicago.
BUFFALO. n. Y, November 26.-High
winds prevail here today. The telegraph
companies are experiencing great trouble
IN getting off business: wires are down in
all directions. Canada is practically cut
off from communication with the United
States at this point.
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, November 2G-Last
nights storm was very destructive here.
Several buildings were demolished. A deck
hand, whose name is unknown. on the
steamer Messenger was blown overheard
and drowned
is adr!ft IN the lake. Two men are on
board and 1t is believed they will be lost.
There is tremendous sea running.
DETROIT. Mich, November 26-The
wind reached its maximum. seventy-six
miles an hour, and the highest, with one
exception, ever recorded at the western
office here. at o'clock this morning. Two
electric towers were blown over and, a
horse killed by stepping on a live wire.
The water in the Detroit river has fallen
five feet since yesterday, and only the reg
ular ferries are running. Three vessels
are aground at Crosse Point, and many
others are lying to, waiting for the water
to raise.
Northern and western Michigan points
report heavy snow storms and trains are
badly delayed.
Last nights deuge was followed about
midnight by terrific gale that wrecked
chimneys, plate glass windows, signs and
trees in all parts of the city. No serious
damage was done. however. and as yet no
marine disasters have been reported
TOLEDO. Ohio. November 26.-kast
nights storm had for time velocity of
seventy-tive miles an hour-the highest re-
corded at the weather office. There were
70 serious accidents, but great deal of
minor damage. Several frame houses in
process of building We're wrecked, roofs
injured, chimneys toppleI over. and several
hundred trees uprooted There was no
damage in the harbor. The vesselnen are
anxiously awaiting news of three craft
which We're on voyage during the night.
Considerable Damage ut indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 26-.The
wind storm which succeeded the four-inch
rain fall last night, did considerable prop
erty damage in this city, but humanity es-
capped without injury. Many small build
ings were wrecked and shade trees on the
residence streets went down. The roof of
the large public school building at Della
ware and Walnut streets was lifted several
inches and twisted around. A factory on
Madison avenue was dismantled, and new
Morartan church, OF College avenue was
up-ended.
The telegraph companies have been bad
ly crippled, but at noon the prospects for
communication with outside points were
improved. All the railroads are feeling the
effects of the storm and trains ara, a
rule, several hours late The telegraph
wires along the railroads have, in many
instances, been carried to the ground by
fallen trees. No wrecks are reported.
SubsidinE In St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, November 26.-The biz
zard which set in here early last evening
subsided this morning, after leaving six to
eight inches of snow on the ground, badly