Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-07-26
ELEVEN DEAD IN STORM
Residence Portion Of Baltimore De-
vastated by Fierce Tornado.
RUHDREDs oFHousEs UNRooFED

Of Those Who Perlshed, Nine Were
Drowned In Harbor From Open
Boats, One Killed BY Falling Tree,
and One BY Live Wire.
Baltimore, July 21.-A fierce lorna
do, characterized by wind storm of
extraordinary velocity, thunder. vivid
lightning and q heavy rain, suddenly
burst upon Baltimore at 130 D. rn yes
terday, coming from the southwest,
with the net result that IL persons lost
their lives, hundreds OF houses were
unroofed, trees in the public parks
and streets were torn UP by the roots,
many buildings damaged and several
people injured The storm exhausted
its fury in less than Is minutes. The
damage done In the business part OF
taae city was comparatively slight, be-
Ing confined to the blowing down of
signs and injuries TO roofs. 1t was
in the residence portions Of the city
along the river frent and In the har-
Dor where the wind spent its violence.
OF those who perished. nine were
drowned in the harbor from open boats.
one was killed by a falling tree and
one by a live wire, The following is
a list OF the killed:
Drowned in the harbor-Roy Bate
man, Joseph Cain, John Cain, 6 years
old; Thomas Carroll, Harry McCor-
mick, Mrs. Mary Schuler. Harry S.
Schuler, 10 months old; Olive Schuler,
4 years old; Charles Schuisr, 7 years
old
Killed by falling tee-wnliam cor
nish4 colored.
Killed by live wire-Charles Sehae-
fec.
The drowning of Mrs. schuler and
her children was the most pathetic In
cident of the hurricane. Michael Schu-
ler.$with his wife add three children,
accompanied by his brether-in-law. Jo-
seph Cooper, and his wife, had gone out
into the harbor for a sail In a so-foot
bost When the storm came, Schuler
and Cooper took IN sails. Schuler 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 Schuler
down and pinned him TO the deck An
Schulsr. who, with Cooper and his
wife, were thrown into the water, leav-
ing Mrs. Schuler and her children pin
ned IN the cabin. Cooper saved himself
and his wife by hanging to the bottom
of the overturned boat, and Schuler
saved himself In the same way, after
making frantic efforts to get at his
imprisoned wife and children. A crew
from the schooner Edward II. Hunt
rescued Schuler and Cooper and wife
and towed the eapsizsd vessel to the
wharf, where 1t was righted and the
dead bodies OF Mrs. Schuler and her
three children taken from the cabin.
Thomas Carroll, with four ot,.1r
young men, were out In the harbor IN
a rowboat, which was capsized CarroIl
was drowned, while bis four compan-
ions, elung to, the rudder. OF the. Mer-
chant and Miners steamship Chatham,
from which psrilous position they were
rescued by the tug Mary.
A eolored camp meeting was in pro-
gress IN Paradise Grove. near Powhat-
tan. on the Liberty road. The eongre-
cation 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 worshippers
were caught IA It as 1t fell. The tree
had to be sawed into pieces before the
imprisoned men and women could be
released. William Cornish was
crushed to death by the falling tree.
The others were not seriously injured.