The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-21
A TORNADO'S FURY.
Eleven Killed and Several Injured at
Baltimore Sunday Afternoon.
LASTED FIFTEEN MINUTES
The Wind Blew at The Rate of Sixty.
Four Miles an Hour.
NINE DROWNED IN THE HARBOR.
So Far as Known Storm Was Confined
TO the City and Suburbs.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING WAS GENERAL
It Was Whrlwnd of Extraordinary
Velocity, Accompanied by Thunder,
Lightning and Rain.
NINE DROWNED IN THE HARBOR
SO Far as Known Storm Was Confined
TO the City and Suburbs.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING WAS GENERAL

characterized by a windstorm Of extraor-
binary velocity. thunder, vivid lightning
and heavy rain suddenly burst upon Bal
tinore at 1880 p. m. today. coming from
the southwest, with the net result that
eleven persons lost their lives hundreds
Of houses were unroofed, trees 10 the pub
lie parks aud streets were torn up by the
roots, many buildings damaged and several
people injured The storm exhausted its
fury in fifteen minutes. The damage to
property was comparatively slight II was
in the residence portions Of the city along
the river front aad harbor whore the wind
spent its vibience.
OF those who persisted nine were drown
ed In the harbor from open boats. one was
killed by a falling tree and one by live
wire The following is list OF the killed;
Drowned in the harbor:
ROY BATEMAN, IL years old.
JOSEPH CAIN, 10 years old.
JOHN CAIN, years old
THOMAS CARROLL. q years old.
HARRY MCCORMICK, 10 years old.
MRS, MARY SCHUYLER, Is years old.
HARRY S. SCHUYLER, 10 months old.
OLIVE SCHUYLER, 4 years OLD
CHAREs SCHUYLER, : years old.
Killed by falling tree;
WILLIAM CORNISH, colored.
Killed by live wire:
CHARLES SCHAEFFER
The FIRST three victims Of the above list
were out IN a row boat on the river with
three other companions. When the storm
broke the boat was capsized three being
drowned and three being rescued By the tug
boat Edna V. George. The boy killed ny
live wire had, in company with two other
hoys gone into a shed for protection when
the shed blew down and live wire fell
on one Of them, resulting in his death
THE MOST PATHETIC INCIDENT.
The drowning of Mrs SCHUYLER and her
children was the most pathetic incident Of
the hurricane. Michael SCHUYLER. with his
wife and three children, accompanied by
his brother-in-law, Joseph Cooper, md his
wife. had gone out into the harbor for
sail in a 3o-foot boat When the storm
came SCHUYLER and Cooper took In sails
SCHUYLER sent his wife and children into
the little cabin and he stood at the tiller
to keep the vessels head toward the wind
sudden gust Of wind threw the boom
of the vessel around, knocked schiller
down and pinned him TO the deck. An
SCHUYLER, who with Cooper aud his wife
were thrown Into the water. leaving Mrs.
SCHUYLER and her children pinned in the
cabin. Cooper saved himself and wife by
hanging to tie bottom of the overturned
boat and SCHUYLER saved himself IN the
same way, after making frantic efforts 10
get at his Imprisoned wife and children,
crew from the schooner Edward H..
Hunt rescued SCHUYLER and Cooper and
| towcd the capslzed vessel to the wharf,
where it was rlghted ana tho 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 Ia a row boat
which was capsized. Carroll was drowned
while his four companions chung 10 the
/ rudders Of the Merchants and Miners steam
ship Chatham. from which perilous posi-
| ton they were rescued by the tug Mary.
CAMP MEETING INTERRUPTED.
! colored camp meeting was in progress
/ I'm Paradise Grove, near Powhattan on
| the Liberty road, The congregation had
| iust been dismissed when the storm broke,
| A huge tree fell upon the tent In which
the services had been held, Several OF the
| worshpers wera caught beneath 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 hurt
| hole several feet IN diameter was
blown In the wall Of the st. Mary star OF
the Sea Catholic church in South Balti-
more. A portion OF the stone eornlce
weighing more than ton fell TO the street.
Fortunately no one was injured by the fall
| ing stone and brick. The damage to the
church is estimated al $4,000
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 boa. which had been
capsized of Wolf street.
At the foot Of Concord street the Mer.
chants and Miners Transportation com
pany's warehouse was unroofed. with small
damage TO the building. but the rain poured
in on the valuable cargo stored therein,
doing damage which is estimated from
100000 10 $4,000 The gas reservoir IN
South Baltimore, containing 100000 feet Of
gas. was blown over. the gas exploding
without injuring any one, the damage be
Ing placed al $4,000.
The damage 10 shipping in the harbor
was general. but not Of a serious nature,
including such as the ripping OF sails and
the loss Of masta and spalS.
The weather bureau reports that II was
more IN the nature OF whirlwiod than a
tornado. The wind blew at the rate Of