Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-21
TORNADO KILLS ELEVEN
Terrific Storm Strikes Baltimore
Causing Great Loss Of Life
and Property.
line Persons Drowned in the
Harbor and One Killed by
Live Wire.
Tree Falls on Camp Meeting
Tent. Killing One and lnjur-
ing Others.


the net result that eleven persons LOST
their lives, hundreds of houses were I'M
rooted. trees in the public parks ano
Etreets were torn up by the roots, many
buildings damaged and several people
injured.
The storm exhausted its fury in less
than fifteen minutes. The damage done
in the business part of the city was
comparatively light. being confined to
the blowing down OF signs and injuries
to roofs. 1t was in the residence por-
tons of the city along the river front
md in the harbor where the wind spent
its violence.
OF those who persisted nine We're
drowned in the harbor from open boats.
pne killed by a falling tree and one by
Y live wire.
Drowned in the harbor:
Roy Bateman, IL yGars old.
Joseph Cain, 10 years old.
John Cain, 6 years old.
Thomas Carroll, 81 years old.
Harry Mccormick, 10 years old.
Mrs. Mary Schiller IS years old.
Harry Schiller, 10 months old.
Olive Schiller, years old.
Charles Schiller, Yeas old.
Killed by falling tree:
William Cornish.
Killed by live wire:
Charles Schaefer.
The first three victims on the above
kt were out in a row boat on the river
iyith three other companions. When
the storm broke the boat capsized, three
icing drowned and three being rescued
by the tugboat Edna V. George. The
boy killed by a live wire had. in COM
pany with two other boys, gone into a
shed for protection. when the shed blew
down and live wire fell on one OF
them, resulting in his death.
The drowning of Mrs. Schiller and
her children was the most pathetic Incl
dent of the hurricane. Michael Schu-
companied by his brather-in-law, Jo-
seph Cook, and his wife, had gone out
into; the harbor for a sail in thirty
footsboat. When the storm came Schu-
Ter and Cook took in sails. Schiller sent
his wife and children into the little
cabin and he stood at the tiller to keep
the vessels head toward the wind.
A sudden gust of wind threw the
boom of the vessel around, knocked
Schiller down and pinned him to the
deck. Another gust capsized the boat,
releasing Schiller who, with Cook and
bis wife, We're thrown into the water
leaving Mrs. Schiller and her children
pinned in the cabin. Cook saved him
self and his wife by hanging to the bot
tom of the voreturned craft, and Schu-
Ter saved himself in the same manner,
after making frantic efforts to get at his
wife and children. A crew
from the schooner Edward H. Hunt res
cued Schiller and Mr.. and Mrs. Cook
md towed the capsized vessel to the
wharf, where it was righted and the
dead bodies of Mrs. Schiller and her
three children were taken from the
cabin.
Thomas Carroll, with four other
young men were out in the harbor in
a rowboat which was capsized. Carroll
was drowned, while his four compan-
ions chung to the rudder of the Mer-
chant and Miners steamship Chatham,
from which perilous position they were
by the tug Mary.
A colored camp meeting was in pro-
gress in Paradise grove, near Pow
haitian, on the Liberty road. The con-
had just been dismissed
when the storm broke. A huge oak
tree fell upon the tent in which the
services had been held. Several Of the
We're caught beneath 1t
as it fell. The tree had to be sawed
to pieces before the imprisoned men
and women could be released. Will
liam Cornish was crushed to death by
the falling tree. The others were not
seriously injured.
A hole several feet in diameter was
blown in the wall of st. Mary's Star,
Baltimore. A portion of the stone cor
nice Weighing more than ton fell to
the street. The damage is estimated
at $1,000.
While the storm was at its height a
boats crew from the German steamer
Breslau, at anchor in the harbor picked
up two men from a boat which had
been capsized off Wolf street.
AT the foot Of Concord street the
Merchant and Miners TRANSPORTATION
warehouse was unroofeG
with small damage to the building, but
the rain poured in on the valuable
cargo stored therein, doing damage
which is estimated at from 100000 to
$500, 900.
The gas reservoir in South Baltimore,
about 100000 feet of gas,
was blown over, the gas exploding,
the damage being placed at $4,000.
The damage to the shipping in the
narbor was general, but not of a seri-
ous nature, including such as the rip
ping of sails and the loss Of masts
and spars.
The weather bureau here reports
that the wind blew at the rate Of sixty
four miles an hour and the rainfall was
06 Of an inch.
Reports from outlying districts are
neager, but so far as known the storm
was confined to Baltimore and sub
lrbs.
RIOT AT SUNDAY BALL GAME.
Law and Order League Tries to Stop
the Play.