The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-08
CHICAGO STORM SWEPT.
A Miniature Cyclone Does Great
Damage in the Windy City,
MANY CAUGHT OUT ON TIE LAKE.

sons Drowned at Lake Geneva, Wis.
Fatal Disasters in other Sections.
CHICAGO, July s.-One Of the most fur
ious wind and rain storms ever known in
this vicinity for years passed over the city
about 8 o'clock last evening, coming from
the northwest. The day had been in
tensely hot, and there we're many people
out on the lake in sailboats, and as the
storm came very suddenly it is feared that
several lives were lost. The different life
saving crews were busy all evening trac-
ing rumors of capsized boats, people
~ci.ngtEg to plank4, etc, and uD tn mic
lIzlt had hrJu int in the occtp tl'S of
iAroU capsiz.d 1olts, al il % very lz-
haustcl condition No trace az any others
has usuE found, and f. is hoped that no
more arc ont.
Up 90 within twenty minutes Of the de
scent of thr storm upon the city the skv
ha been clear and the sun shining
brightly. suddenly heavy black clouds be-
gan To gather in the northwest, and "a few
minutes later q terrific gale Of wind, dG-
compnnied by a perfect food Of rain and
furious thunder and ligAtniug,U was sweet
Ing over the city Shade trees were broken
oil close to the -rONAl, awnings, sisAs,
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done in the city proper.
The wind moderated after about llls
an hour, but the furious rain contiD ae
for fully two hours, during which tim
the streets were running with water. The
PARIS had been crowded ali day with u.u
PIE SEEKING relief from the almost iutuler
able heat, and when the storm began
there was n stampede for the various ele-
waited and cable lines. The surface lines
were all equipped with omen cars, the can
vas curtains on which afforded but slight
protection against the furious gale, which
brought the rain in torrents in every di-
rection. AS a result the occupants of every
train made "a sorry looking sight before
they had Travelled d block, and most Of
them, after getting u thorough soaking,
deserted the cars and sought shelter Of
convenient stairways and stores along
the street on which they were travelling,
and there they Lad TO remain for two
hours.
Many easements were flooded all over
the city, and in some instances fire en-
gines had to be called on to pump out
stores. Several houses in the outlying dis
tricts of the city were struck by lightning
and seriously damaged. Two small resi-
dences were completely destroyed, but no
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cases was small.
At the height of the storm signal tower
beside the Pan Handle tracks, at Ada
street, was blown over, and the towerman,
August Boedlow, sustained fatal injuries.
The police and life savers think that all
the missing boats, both rowboats and
sailboats, are accounted for, although it is
possible that a few may yet be out. The
people in the boats which were blown out
into the lake by the hurricane report hav-
ing had an awful experience. So far the
only fatality actually verified is the case
of Charles Klein, John Ross INC Charles
L.. Shook, who were u in a rowboat
when the storm burst, and Of whom no
trace has yet been found The yawl boat
of the yacht Hattie B was picked up off
Twenty-third street, but it is thought the
yacht has weathered the gale and made
some other port.
Bob Terrell and John Fitzgerald, who
were out in a rowboat when the storm
came up, had "A narrow escape from drown-
ing. The boat capsized and the tug Sue
cess started to the rescue. A lime was
thrown, which was grabbed by Fitz
gerald, and he was pulled on board the
tug. Alec Ionic, engineer of the tug,
seeing that Terrell was sinking, jumped
In and saved him.
Later reports coming in through the po-
lice and insurance patrols last evening
showed that the losses in the down town
districts alone will aggregate a large sum.
The great department store Of Rothschild
& Co., occupying nearly three-quarters Of
q square and fronting on State street, suf-
fered most, nearly all the plate glass win
dows on the State street side being blown
In, and goods in the windows and for some
distance back badly damaged by the food
of rain.
Dispatches from many points in the CEN
trail and northern portions of Illinois and
southern Wisconsin tell of furious storms
yesterday afternoon and evening, though
in no place did the damage reach such a
point as in Chicago.