Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-24
As a Result Of The Severe Storm That
Swept Baltimore Sunday
Afternoon.
EATH LIST NUMBERS TWELVE
..-< Tornado Came Almost
Without Warning.
WORST ONE IN THE LAST II YEARS

pun WhAOh Suuutnl1 cbIuCh bui5 tltJ
bsterday, involving the loss of 12 lives
Y I'D widespread destruction of prop
Ayrty, was the severest which has been
Known in this latitude for II years. A
torn had not been forecasted, and the
Weather Bureau was taken completely
by surprise. Almost without a
moments warning an irresistible wind,
apparently in the nature of whirl-
wind, came from the southwest, and in
Bn instant the water of the harbor was
converted into seething cauldron, and
frail boats were capsized, while the
staunchest vessels at anchor were
violently rocked.
Of the II lives that were lost 10
people were drowned by the upsetting
'pf boats in the river, one person was
killed by tree falling on him and one
met death by coming in contact with
live electric wire.
A careful estimate furnished by the
3police shows that 200 houses were un-
foofed during the storm. Six roofs in
8ae block were blown off. The roof of
SeV William Street Independent
thodist Church was lifted high in
the air and blown over the roofs of
other buildings to a distance of $50
feet. The stone spire of Holy Cross
Catholic Church, weighing 500 pounds,
WAS hurled to the ground. 4 part Of
the roof of Trinity Protestant Episoo-
spal Church was torn off, whils the
historic steeple of st. Mary's Star of
the Sea Catholic Church was destroyed.
The public squares and parks are
Rlponsiderably wrecked.
w Patterson Park is a scene of desola-
HI,tion. The whole extent of these
1Npleasure grounds is strewn with broken
branches and uprooted trees, and the
debris completely chokes the drive
&|}ways.
MI In the business section CT the city
3fnumerous plate glass windows have
been blown in. Telegraph and tele.
.hphone, service has been crippled, and
fmany lines are out of use. In the
\ H4county havoc was wrought among tele-
III raph poles, which were snapped like
Weeds In the city and suburbs there
T5 a tangled mass of wires to be
Il Tl.boriously put in order,
luH An evidence OF, the strength of the
grnvind was made apparent at Baltimore
T9fs Ohio railroad elevator G, Locust
HPoint. Two large steel doors inolosing
AMthe enginerocm we're torn off their
E.Ehinges and thrown some distance.
MI The sloop yacht Tulip was sunk in
Ehabout u to Is feet of water, but there
|iHwas no one aboard at the time.
EE The centre of the disturbance seemed
@to be right in the city. Out in the
!. .Nsuburbs there was a terrific blow, but
Hfthat it did not compare with the
in Baltimore. Ai'
sE THE VICTIMS. st
hi Mrs. Mary E. Schouler, wife of blichae
m Echouler, 1919 Towson street, and her SOL
5M Charles, years old; daughter Olive, year
,;# old, and baby, 10 months old, were drownec
n near the Lazaretto lighthouse while return
g& ling from Rock Greek with Mr.. Schouler II
X- a sailboat.
VA Royal Bateman, II years old, son of Samue
ErT IBateman, Charles street, between Lee ant
SlBHrre streets; Joseph Kane, II years old
/ n and John Kane, years old, SONS of Patricl
mi Kane, II East York street, We're drowned II
WI the harbor by the oyerturning of their row
n boat.
X Thomas Carroll, IL years old, son of viii
"A liam Carroll, 1716 Eastern avenue, was ais
M drowned in the harbor.
~ Charles w. Shaffer, 16 years old, ITO
~ Ridgely street, was killed BY stepping on
nj dive wire, blown down by the storm.
It'll William Cornish, colored, 25 years old
XII AKas killed, and three other colored person
a injured, by large tree being blown dow
N Epon a tent in Paradise Grove, on. tn
a lFranklin road in which Ebenezer Africa
,d llMethodist Episcopal Church was holding
MI freiigious meeting.
"a Several other drownings marked the da
"A (which we're not due TO the storm.
NH PATHETIC INCIDENT.
NJ The drowning of Mrs. Schouler and he
z gkXchildren was thl most pathetic incident 0
49, hurricane Michael Schouler with hi
fe and three children, accompanied by hi
E other- in-law, Joseph Cooper, and his wife
~ id gone out into the harbor for a sail in
~, lioot boat. When the storm came S,houle
ihl Ia Cooper took in sail. Schouler sent hi
tl lfe and children into the little cabin an
an bod at the tiller to keep the vessels hea
4H dward the wind.
Alf( A sudden gust of wind threw the boom G
PIN the vessel around, knocked Schouler dow
M end pinned him to the deck. Another gus
\ N capsized the boat, releasing Schouler, who
u with Cooper and his wife, were thrown int
n khe water, leaving Mrs. Schouler and he
NM children pinned to the cabin. Cooper save
u himself ana his wife by hanging to tt
h bottom of the overturned boat, and SchouIs
in Eaved himself in the same way, after maxim
MI frantic attempts TO get at his imprisone
ILL wife and children. crew from II
MI kchooner Edward H. Hunt rescued Schoul,
R<hnd Cooper and wife and towed the cal
"a hized vessel to the wharf, where It W
,8W kighted and the dead bodies of Mrs. Schoul.
A ipnd her three children were taken from II
a. lbin.
HI kneh. was out in the harbor in a rowboa
IN which was capsized. Carroll was drownet
II
l& kudder of the Merchants and Miners stean
HI khip Chatham, froln which perilous positic
sl$they we're rescued by tho tug Mary.
at1l colored can pmeeting was in progress
9aHlParadise Grove, near Powhatan, on Il
Q1Iiberty Road. The congregation had ju
NJ leen dismissed when The storm broke.
N I luge oak tree fell upon the tent in whit
#oY he services had been held. Several of Il
1zprf Eorshippers were caught beneath 1t as it fe
Id The tree had to be sawed into pieces befo
III ot The imprisoned men and women could
IL lireleased William Cornish was crushed
#IEdeath by the falling tree. The others We
#'iHrot seriously injured. A hole several fe
.ftitin diameter was blown into the wall CT
"A tHMary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church,
n tEouth Baltimore. A portion of the sto
* 4cornice, weighing more than ton, fell
'Nca&he street. Fortunately no nne was injur
HhirSby the falling stone and brick. The DANA
LILO the church is estimated at 81 l,Ot0.
NI While the stormiwas al its height boat
p 4rew from the German steamer Breslau.
bs 9nchor in the harbor, picked up two M
etfrom boat which Ind been capsized I
LhnI Al the foot of Concord street the NJ,
hhants and Miners Transportation Co
Il laarehouse was unroofed. vita snall DANA
IL L. tho building, hut the rain poured in
khe valuable cargo store therein, don