The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-27
WINDS GO WILD IN THE WEST.
HEAVY DAMAGE DONE IN OHIO AND
MICHIGAN.

Damage to Property Sure to Run
ID Into the Hundreds of Thousands
in the Aggregate.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 26.-One of the worst
wind storms that Cleveland has ever
known began in the very early hours this
morning and increased in severity until
about O'Clock, when the greatest velocity
Of wind within the history of the CleYe-
land weather bureau was attained. This,
at least, was the first estimate of the
weather men. At O'Clock the wind blew
at the rate of "a miles an hour, and prob
ably a higher rate. Violent gusts were
frequent above the steady undercurrent
and they had tendency TO tear roofs
chimneys, etc. from their fastenings.
The rainfall yesterday was something
over an inch. II did not stop until past
midnight, and almost with its cessation
the wind began to blow. While at its hight,
the wind veered from a southerly direc-
ton. and thus the lake was not at it's
toughest, although it was tumultous
body OF water.
The wind seemed to have attained it's
most remarkable velocity in the vicinity
of Erie and Superior streets When day
dawned the entire neighborhOOd pre-
sented a scene of wreckage. Music hall
on Vincent street presented broad front
high and fifty feet from the ground eX-
tending across the entire Vincent street
front, was blown to the street.
The frame steps leading to the audi
torium entrances were completely demol-
ished by the falling stone and brick.
At the northeast corner of Superior
and Erie streets a few hundred yards
from the Vincent street front of Music
hail, is st. Johns cathedral, the tower of
which,, one of the highest in the city,
showed the effect of the storm. The top
was fully five feet out OF line, the steeple
leaning toward the northeast
Reports from various parts of the city
indicate that the damage to property Will
reach many thousand dollars. No loss
of life is reported.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down all over the city.
special TO the Press from Put-in-Bay,
O., says: The roof of Y. Doller's stores
and the parapets of the town hall, and the
front or the museum were blown of this
morning.
"A deck hand of the steamer Messenger,
known as "Reddy," was found drowned
at Fox's dock here this morning. He was
blown from the dock during the night
"A Toledo sand sucker dragged her
anchor and lies in the channel between
here and Middlebass Island. Two men
lost
A special to the Press from Bowling
Green, O., says; "A terrible wind with
nearly the force of a hurricane struck
Wood county early Tuesday morning. In
this city buildings were unroofed, plate
glass broken, chimneys blown down and
the streets are strewn with debris The
loss will reach about $4,000 A Press rep
Tesentative rode through the oil fields
this morning and in a distance of eight
miles not a half dozen derricks We're
standing. The amount Of damage done
There are many derricks blown down
lhe loss viii probably reach Ss000O.
Farmers report much stock killed. Tele-
graph wires and long distance telephone
wires are down"
A special to the Press from Akron, o.,
Ha p tr.~4 rTe~ft ~
city this morning did considerable dam
age through the city. The tin roof of the
Akron cereal mill was torn off by the
WIND, and thrown into the streets. a
large tree crashed through the bay win
COW into the residence Of ex-Gov. Eyer
ton"
A special to the Press from Lorain, o.,
says: "A second accident occurred at
the new st. Mary's Catholic church here
during the wind storm this morning. 1t
was at this church that the temporary
floor fell during the ceremonies of laying
the corner stone two months ago, and
where many people were injured. The
walls had been completed and the truss
Put up for the roof. When the storm
struck the church the north wall was
wrecked with the roof trusses. The
members of the church are disheartened
by the disaster. All the siding was blown
of one side of the Barrow mill"
Chicago. Nov ga blizzard descended
upon Chicago yesterday afternoon. 1t
Talned, il showed and between times sleat
pelted down pitilessly. When night came
the downpour of the mixture of snow and
rain and sleet came heavier and the wind
which was gusty in the afternoon, rose ia
"A gale. The streets the paVements and
sidewalks were flooded with slush. The
storm made the pavements almost i'm
pdSsdblei street car traffic was seriously
InleIierred with; trolley wires We're prok'
en- with the weight of the snow, and The
telephone and telegraph wires were borne
down, broken and crossed until half the
wires in the city were made useless. BY
midnight q
SIDE world was entirely cut off. To-day
matters remain as bad. Telegraph anC
telephone communication has not beer
resumed, and the cars are scarcely able tC
run at long intervals even, and the streets
themselves are in worse condition thar
ever. Trains are late on all roads. Al
the morning long suburban trains shared
in the delays which have befallen trains
from a long distance. Mail trains are
behind hand, and no business man car
guess when he will get his letters from
out of town, or when he will be able tC
send any. Everywhere the trains ar'
late, the mails are delayed and telegraph
wires are down.
out on Lake Michigan no ship ventures
today. The sea is running high, and thu
wind still blows across the water to-
sturdily for safety. A strict quarantine
could not keep steamers and sailing YES
sells in port more effectually than the fea
OF being swamped by the waves or blow
upon the coast by the half-gale that still
RACES there.
Cincinnati, Nov pa terrific win,
sloIul swept over tniS section last nlBnt
doing considerable damage to property
Trees were uprooted, buildings unroOfe,
or wrecked, telegraph poles and wire
blown down. and several boats in tn
river We're torn from their moorings ant
set adrift. The watchmen and crews o
packets and towboats were all aboard
and CONSERVATION reigned among them
None of the boats had steam up. and the
We're therefore left to the mercy of tn
gale after the lines had parted. Jus
above the Big Sandy wharf boat wer
moored the steamers #. J. O'Connell, Ro
Roy and Lee Brooks. The shore line
Of all three were snapped, and when tn
WIND subsided they were all in a bunc
at Browns coal feet. a distance of full
half mile. A $1,000 barge was sunk a
the Marine dry dock. Nearly a hundre
empty barges Were set adrift from tn
Queen City landing at the foot of Wash
lngton street. The damage in the rive
mere will amount to $4,000.
Gotlieb Luatenschlage ger, aged S. liVin
al AZ Putt street, married, was frightenG
10 death by the storm. He was awak
tned by the heavy wind, and feeling tn
house shake. left his bed and walked tn
moor constantly during the storm, wiring
ing his hands and praying for deliver
anee. After the storm he became some
Mnat Gained, but every nerve in hi
body quivered from the effect OF the aW
I4l fright. Shortly after daylight re
Ton had sat fn Is-