The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-05
LIVES LOST In A TORNADO
PLEASURE STEAMER STRUCK
AND MANY DROWNED
Storm Wrecks a Section of Hampton
Beach, Causing Great Loss of
Life and Destruction of Propeytv
- Seven bodies Recovered.
Among Them That of the New
York Actress Mora


York Actress Mora,
BEVERLY, Mass, July 4.-The small
excursion steamer Surf City. with
about sixty passengers on board, while
halfway ever from Salem Willows to
her wharf here, distance of about two
miles, was struck by terrific sauall.
about O'Clock tonight, and capsized.
Or those on board large majority are
Del1eVed to have been rescued by boats
from Doth Salem and Beverly shoals.
OUT no less than six bodies had been re-
covered a. dark, and as it is known
many rushed into the cabin Just before
the squat, IT is thought twice as many
boC1es are confined there As several
taken out of the water were in a criti-
cal condition, it is likely the death list
Wiil reach scores. The bodies recovered
are: Mrs. Catherine D. Weber.
twenty-five years of age. of Beverly.
Miss Grace Shell, fifteen years of age
daughter of Arthur Smell, of Beverly:
tnree-year-old son of John Garner, of
beverly; two unidentified women. one
unidentified six-year-old boy.
OF those rescued, Miss Bertha Low
EFT, of North Beverly: Hazel Hersev
one-year- old, of Beverly; Miss Emer-
son, OF Danvers, and an unknown two
year-old girl, are still in a critical con-
dition.
Otto Carts, the fireman, was badly
scalded
The vessel had just reached Beverly
Bar when the storm struck the boat.
ana at the same time a lightning bolt
STUCK the beacon at the end of the
bar. Amid the terrific din of the thun-
der, which followed the lightning flash.
and the fearful whirlwind. the little
and went down, all so suddenly that
even the commander had the greatest
diIlcuity In getting out of the boat.
Inc boat sank In about fifteen feet Of
water, her hurricane deck being loos-
ened in the gale, while all on board
were either thrown into the water or
struggling desperately to get from I'M
Ger the decks or out of the cabin.
The steamer was seen to go down
by persons on both sides of the bay,
and boats We're quickly put out, reach
ing her in few minutes The people
were quickly pulled out of the water.
the living and the dead, including the
bodies of two children.
The scene at the wreck was fearful.
as most of those on board were won,-
en-, and their screams could be heard
for miles.
Many chung to the top Of the hurri-
cane deck and supported themselves
until the boat came, while many
grasped the flagstaffs and even the
smokestack.
AT HAMPTON BEACH.
HAMPTON, N. H., July A lorna
do struck section of Hampton Beach
at Bis o'clock today, causing immense
damage to beach property and great
loss Of life. Cottages were blown fiat.
horses were picked up bodily and DASH
ed against buildings, vehicles carried
many feet, barns unroofed, large trees
snapped off at their roots, while others
were torn up bodily. The tornado
touched the beach at a place about
half a mile north Of Writers hotel.
and cut swath 100 yards wide in a
westerly direction, moving in rotary
shape until it passed out to sea. Twen-
W cottages were torn down and sew
eral small hotels completely wrecked.
The greatest loss of life came with
the demolition of the old skating rink,
near Leavitt's, a single story struc-
ture of wood 500x100 feet in size. Here
from rs to 125 persons were seriously
injured, an unknown number slightly
wounded and seven persons are al
ready dead.
DEAD AND INJURED.
yacht owned by Capt. Frank
AhuIu' VI ILLS pldCe, was sailing OH the
beach and was in the path of the storm.
In it We're nine persons, and of these
five were drowned.
The drowned are: Walter, Gertrude
and Ralph HOdgeson. Kensington. n.
H; Mrs. I. Parker. Kensington; Capt
Mudd, Hampton.
The others in the boat were: Alfred
Scott, John Lambeclz. William X. Par
ker and daughter all of Kersington.
All of these are believed to have been
saved.
The list Of the dead on shore, report
ed at 8 O'clock. was as follows: Mora,
the actress, of New York. who was
playing in piece entitled ''The Blow
ing Up of the Maine;" Miss Mae Pres
colt, Exeter; Samuel Cammet. Exeter;
William e. Karlson, Exeter.
Among those believed to be fatally
injured in the pavilion are: Miss o. u.
Presley, Haverhi1, Mass, fractured
skull; ]. F. Pennington, Exeter; w H.
Barber, Exeter, N. H., internal injur-
les.
Karlson was taken out dead, but
Mora. the actress. was alive when