Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-21
TWELVE DIE IN STORM
TORNADO DOES GREAT DAMAGE
IN BALTIMORE.
Ten of the Victims Were Caught Out
in Harbor in Small
Boats.

BALTIMORE. Md. July 21-The tornado
which suddenly struck this city yesterday
afternoon at 1:25 o'clock, involving the loss
of twelve lives and widespread destruc-
ton of property, was the severest which
has been known in this latitude for many
years. Nothing in the way of a storm had
been forecasted and the weather bureau
was taken completely by surprise. Almost
without a moments warning irresist-
1ble wind. apparently in the nature of
whirlwind. came from the southwest, and
in an instant the waters of the harbor were
converted into seethng cauldron, frail
boats were capsized while the staunchest
vessels at anchor were violently rocked.
OF the twelve lives that were lost ten
were drowned by the upsetting OF boats in
the river. one was killed by tree falling
on him and one by coming in contact with
a live electrical wire.
Roy Bateman. twelve years old
Joseph Cain, ten years old.
John Cain, six years old
Thomas Carroll, twenty-one years old.
Harry Mccormick, nineteen years old.
Mrs. Mary Schuler, twenty-eight years
old.
Harry s. Schuer, ten months old.
Olive Schuler, four years old.
Charles Schuler, seven years old.
Killed by falling tree:
William Cornish (colored).
Killed by live wire:
Charles Schaefer.
A careful estimate furnished from police
headquarters today shows that 200 houses
were unroofed during the prevalence of the
storm. Six roofs in one block were blown
off. The roof of the William Street Inde-
pendent Methodist Church was lifted high
in the air and blown over the roofs of
other houses to a distance of $50 feet The
stone spre of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
weighing 500 pounds, was hurled to the
ground.
A part Of the roof of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church was torn off, while the
historic steeple of ST. Marys Star of the
Sea Catholic Church was completely de-
stroyed. The public squares and parks are
considerably wrecked. Patterson Park is
scene of desolation. The whole extent of
these pleasure grounds is strewn with
broken branches and uprooted trees. and
the debris completely chokes up the drive
ways. Many handsome trees in Franklin
Square and Druid Hill Park, as well as on
the shaded streets, have been uprooted bod
lily, many falling across thOroughfares, tenn
porarily blocking them. Much damage has
been done to house fronts in all sections
of the city by the falling trees tree 100
years old was blown down on Chestnut
street.
In the business section Of the CITY numer-
Gus plate-glass windows have been blown
In. Telegraph and telephone service has
been crippled to some extent, and many
lines are out of use. In the county havoc
was wrought among telegraph poles, which
We're snapped like reeds. In the city and
suburbs there is a tangled mass of wires
to be labOriOusly put in order
An evidence of the strength of the wind
was made apparent at Baltimore and Ohio
railroad elevator c, Locust Point. Two
large steel doors, inclosing the engine room
were torn off their hinges and thrown some
distance from their position.
The sloop-yacht Tulip, belonging to c.
Hamilton Melbourne, was sunk in about
twelve or fifteen feet of water about twenty
yards out from the Arundel Boat Club s
pier. There was no one aboard at the time
1t was remarkable that storm of such
violence should apparently be limited to
such a small area, but the center of the
dlSturpance seemed to be right in the city.
Out in the suburbs there was a terrific
blow. but the amount of damage shows that
1t did not compare with the velocity in Bal
timnre