New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-27
LAKE REGION STORM SWEPT.
WIND, RAIN AND SNOW OVER VAST
AREA OF COUNTRY.

SIX FEET DEEP IN MICHfGAN-TELE-
GRAPH WIRES DOWN AND RAIL
ROADS BIocKED-DAMAGE AT
BUFFALO AND NIAGARA
FALIs-rr MAY REACH
HERE TO-DAY.
Chicago. Nov 26-A blizzard descended upoA
Chicago yesterday afternoon. It rained and
showed. and between times sleet peted down piti-
lessy. When night came the downpour OF the
mixture OF snow rain and sleet became heavier
and the wind which was glsty In the afternoon.
rose to gale; the streets. both pavements and
sidewalks were flooded win slush, the storm
making them almost impossible Streetcar tranc
was seriously nterfered with; trolley lines were
broken with the weight OF the snow; telephone
and ph wires were borne down. broken ana
crossed until half the wires In the city were made
useless BY midnight all communication with the
outside world entirely cut off.
To-day matters almost as bad. Telegraph
and telephone communication has been only par
TALLY resumed The street railways are scarcely
able to rum at long intervals. and the streets
are in a worse condition than last night. Cable
dispatches from London came by way OF New
York. Montreal. Vancouver. San Francisco and
Kansas City
morning suburban trains shared in the de-
LAYS which have befaen the trains from long
distance. All the mail trains are behind-hand.
and no business man can guess when he will get
his letters from out Of town or when he VIII be
able to send any.
No ship has yentured out on Lake Michigan to-
day The sea is running Ligh. and the WIND stiii
blows across the water too sturdily for safety'
The steamer j. Emory Owen and the schooners
Elizabeth Nicholson and Michigan went ashore
early this morning off Wnneka. on the nortn
shore near this city. All the crews were rescued
from death by freezing or drowning by the gal
liant college boys of the Evanston Lie Saving
crew aided by citizens of Glencoe. Water was
et into the holds of the vessels after they hao
struck the bowlders to keep them from pounding
to pieces The steamer carried a crew OF siN-
teen men. commanded by Captain Marion Ten
new and there we're eight men on eacn OF the
consorts. All from Buffalo.
The signal Of distress from the freezing men
m the vessels was first seen by Winneka resi-
dent who sent word to the Evanston Lie saw
ing Crew They hurried their lfeooat IN wagon
hitched to a team of horses along the shore 70
the spot where the ships were pounding IN the
fury Of the icy gale.
When the boat was within half mile OF the SHIPS
on its Journey over the ice powders 1t sprung
aleak and the life savers were compeiied 10 re-
treat to shore and hitch UP the Old llfeooat 20
| team of four horses. 1t was daylight before the
second trip was made to the rescue OF the thirty-
| two men and women on the sinking vessels. Inc
| u,a savars crawled with their boat over the ice
| field which separated them from the sunefins pio-
ple. and the suburban citizens, including women
| and children braved the storm to bring warm
! clothing stimuants and other comforts Tor the
,sa of the sailors when they should be taken off.
The lifeboat was launched in half an hour
after leaving shore and line from the owen
was made fast to the boat. The women were
the first TO be lowered TO the boat. with the
women and children the brave lifeooat men
made the perilous trip in safety TO shore' "here
all were Justify cheered by big brlgade OF
volunteers anxious TO lend helping hahd' 10
and fro the life saving crew and their stauhch
boat made the journey Of rescue each time carry
ing load OF men from the ships until all were
rescued
! St Louis. Nov 2s-The first blizzard OF the
| season struck this city early last evening anu
continued until nearly daylight this morning
The snowfall is about five inches but on ac-
| count OF the high winds 1t Is badly drtted'
The heavy seet had bad effect on telegraph
telephone and electric wires, and the service
was naralvzed From II O'Clock last night until
|
| from all telegraphic communication with All
! points east. west and north.
The reports received so far tonight state that
the blizzard extended from North Dakota TO
Texas and from Colorado 10 the Atlantic Ocean.
Railroad traffic suffers severely, and nearly all
roads report trains from one TO four hours late.
| II is feared the storm will cause great havoc IN
the territories and in Texas.
| INDIANAPOLIS. Nov Pa severe wind storm
prevailed in Indianapolis last night doing much
! damage Its path due north and south. ana
! \ heavy loss is reported from the country dis
| trcts.
! Milwaukee. Wis, Nov. 26.-The steamer ALI
| mcndinger went ashore al Fox Point, on Lake
| Michigan. about fifteen miles north OF this city.
| early this morning she had crew OF nine men.
all of whom were saved by the prompt aid OF
the local fe-savins crew.
! Buffalo Nov. PA sixtymile southwester let
itself out in Buffalo early this morning. and ii has
| kept II I'D ever since After the heavy rain SUBJ
sided. the wind sprang up with startling results.
| The water in the lake. which has been three rect
lower than normal is now six feet above. There
were these results:
The Central tracks Georga-st. have been
washed away and no Belt Line or Central trains
are running The Philadelphia and Reading.
which has tracks alongside has also been stalled
! by the huge waves and their -efrlble force.
Down the river high-watcr everywhere
! present and part OF Squaw Island temporarily
disappeared Several canalbCats and yachts tied
up for the winter shifted 10 piers and tow
! paths. and the tops of few lumber piles were
scattered Squatters along the seawali have had
their homes washed away and ruined. The water
Is higher than it has been H. years and the wind
still blows but II is decreasing.
The damage to shipping was not great the
steamer Syracuse. OF the Western Line, ran into
the tug Elk owned by the Niagara Falls Paper
/ Company in the harbor this morning. sinking The
latter The $4,000 sidewheel excursion steamer