New-York tribune., 1902-07-21
MANY DEAD AT BALTIMORE
NINE OF VICTIMS OF 4 WHIRLWIND
DROWNED.
DENCE SECTION OF THE CITY-LOSS
TO SHIPPING SMALL.


terized by a wind of extraordinary velocity,
thunder. vivid lightning and a heavy rain. sud
denly burst upon Baltimore at 1 80 D. M to-
day, coming from the southwest, with the net
result that eleven persons lost their lives, hun
dreds of houses were unroofed trees in the
public parks and streets were torn up by the
roots many buildings We're damaged and sew
eral people We're injured. The storm exhausted
its fury in less than fifteen minutes. The dam
age done in the business part of the city was
comparatively slight, being confined to the blow
ing down of signs and injuries to roofs. 1t
was in the residence parts of the city, along the
river front and in the harbor 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 tres, and one by I've wire The fol-
lowing is a list of the killed:
DROWNED IN THE HARBoR.
ROY BATEMAN twelve years old
JOSEPH CAIN, years old.
JOHN CAIN, six years old.
THOMAS CARROLL. twerty-one years old.
HARRY MCCORMICK nineteen years old
Mrs MARY SCHUYLER. twenty-eght years old.
HARRY s. scHULER. months cid
OLIVE SCHUYLER. four years Old.
CHARLES SCHUYLER. seven years old.
KILLED RY FALLING TREE.
WILLIAM CORNISH Goolored).
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
CHARLES SCHAEFER.
The first three victims the above list were
out in a rowboat on the river with three other
companions. When the storm broke the boat
was capszed. three being drowned and three
being rescued by the tugboat Adna V. George
The boy killed by live wire had, in company
with two other boys gone into shed for pro-
lection when the shed blew down, and live
wire fell on of them, resulting III his
death.
SAW WIFE AND CHILDREN DROWNED
The drowning of Mrs. Schuier and her chill
dren was the most pathetic incident of the hur-
ricane. Michael Schuer, with his wife and
three children. accompanied by his brother-in-
law. Joseph Cooper and his wife, had gone out
into the harbor for a sail in a 3ofoot boat.
When the storm came Sehuler and Cooper took
in sail Schuler sent his wife and children into
the little cabin, and he stood az the tier 10 keep
the vessels head TO the wind. A sudden gust
Of wind threw the boom of the vessel around
knocked Schuler down, and pinned him TO the
deck Another gust capszed the boat releasing
SchuleF who with Cooper and his wife were
thrown into the water, leaving Mrs. Schuler
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 from the schooner Edward ii.
Hunt rescued Schuler and Cooper and his wife
and towed the capsized vessel 10 the wharf
where it was righted and the dead bodies Of Mrs,
Schuler and her three children were taken from
the cabin.
Thomas Carroll, with four other young men,
was out in the harbor in a rowboat, which Was
capszed Carroll was drowned while his four
companions clung to the rudder of the Merchan'
and Miners steamship Chatham. and from TINS
perilous position they were rescued by the tug
Mary.
coIored camp meeting was in progress in
Paradise Grove near Powhatan, on the Liber-
ty Road. The congregation had just been dis
missed when the storm broke. A huge oak tree
fell upon the tent in which the services had
been held. Several of the worshiDpers were
caught beneath it as it fell. The tree had to he
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
CHURCH BADLY DAMAGED.
A hole several feet In diameter was blown in
the wall of St. Mary's Star of the Sea Roman
Catholic Church. in South Baltimore. A por-
tion of the stone cornice weighing more than a
ton fell to the street Fortunately. no one was
injured by the falling stone and brick. The
damage TO the church is estimated at $1,000.
While the storm at its height, d boats
crew from the German steamer Breslau, at
anchor in the harbor, picked up two men from
a boat which had been capsiZed off Wol-st.
At the foot Of ConcoTd-st the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company's warehouse
Unroofed, with small damage TO the build
Ing but the rain poured in on the valuable car
go stored there doing a damage which is esti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000.
The gas reservoir in South Baltimore. con-
tanning about three hundred thousand feet of
gas. was blown over, the gas exploding, without
injuring any one. the damage being placed at
$1,000.
The damage to the shipping in the harbor was
general but not of serious nature including
such the ripping OF sails and the loss of
masts and sDars.
The Weather Bureau here reports that il was
more in the nature of whirlwind than a tor
nado. The wind blew at the rate Of sixty-four
miles an hour, and the rainfall was 56.1O0 OF
an inch. The first indication of the storm was
apparent al l:25 p m, and the reappeared
at 1:4o. Reports from outlying districts are
meagre, hut so far as known the storm con-
fined to Baltimore and suburbs.
TWO MEN DROWNED AT COLCHESTER
COLCHESTER. Md. July 2O-James b. Post
twenty years old. and Theodore G Parker
twenty-one years old. of baltimore who came
here to-day excursion. were drowned this
afternoon. They. with four companions were
rowing in the bay. A wind squall overturned
the boat. The other occupants of the little craft
clung to Ii until rescued.
A HEA Wy DO WNPOUR OF RAIN
MANY PEOPLE DRFNCHED BECAUSE OF