The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-21
STRUCK BY CYCLONE
BALTIMORE HAS SEVERE ExPERI-
ENCE.
LASTED ONLY IS MINUTES.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST AND GREAT
DAMAGE DONE.

lightning Played HavOc-Ninc
Were Drowned in Harbor, One
KILLED by Live Wire and One by
Falling Tree-Boat Capsized With
FnmiIy Party on Board-Husband
had Put Wife and Children for
safety in Cabin Where They Died
Like Rats in Trap.
baltimore, July 2O.-A fierce storm,
obaracterized by windstorm of extra
ordinary velocity, thunder, vivid light
ming and a heavy rain, suddenly burst
unon Baltimore at 1870 p. M, to-day,
coming from the southwest, with the
net result that eleven persons lost their
lives. hundreds of houses were unroof-
cd trees in the public parks and
streets were torn up by the roots,
many buildings damaged and several
people injured. The storm ex-
hausted it's fury in less than
fifteen minutes. The damage done in
the business portion of the city was
comparatively slight, being confined to
the blowing down of signs and injuries
to roofs. 1t was in the residence por-
and in the harbor where the wind
spent its violence.
Of those who persisted nine were
drowned in the harbor from open
boats, one was killed by falling tree
and one by a live wire.
The following is list of the killed:
Drowned in the Harbor-Roy Bate
man. II years old; Joseph Cain, 10
years old John Cain, 6 years old;
Thomas Carroll, q years old; Harry
Mccormick, 10 years old; Mrs. Mary
Schiller 2S years old; Harry S. Schu-
ler 10 months old; Oliver Schuler 4
years old; Charles Schiller, years
old.
Killed by falling tree, William Cor
nish, colored.
Killed by live wire, Charles Schaef-
er.
The first three victims on the above
list were 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 tug boat Edna V. George.
The boy killed by live wire, in COM
pany with two other boys. had gone
into shed for protection, when the
shed blew down and live wire fell
on one of them, resulting in his death.
Drowning of the Schulers.
The drowning of Mrs. Schiller and
her children was the most
pathetic incident of the hurricane.
Michael Schiller, with his wife and
three children accompanied by his
brother-in-law, Joseph Cooper, and his
wifi, had gone out into the harbor for
sail in a 3O-foot boat. When the
storm came Schiller and Cooper took
in the 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 Cooper and the latter's wife
We're thrown into the water leaving
Mrs. Schiller and her children pinned
IN the cabin. Cooper saved himself
and his wife by hanging to the bot
tom of the overturned boat and Schu-
Ter saved himself in the same way, af-
Ter making frantic efforts to get at his
imprisoned wife and children crew
from the schooner Edward H. Hunt
rescued Schiller and Cooper and wife
and towed the capsized vessel to the
Wharf, where she was righted and the
dead bodies of Mrs. Schuler and her
three children were taken from the
cabin.
Chung to the Chatham.
Thomas Carroll with four other
young men were out in the harbor in
roWboat, which was capsized. Car
roll was drowned while his four COM
panlons chung to the rudder of the
merchant and Miners steamship Chat
nam, from which perilous position
they were rescued by the tug Mary.
struck Negro Campmeeting.
A colored camp-meeting was in prog
ress IN Paradise Grove, near PoWhatan,
on the Liberty road The congregation
mad 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 wor-
Shippers were caught beneath it as it
zen. The tree had to be sawed into
pieces before the imprisoned men and
women could be released. William
cornish was crushd to death by the
IaIllng tree. The others were not Sc
nously injured.
A hole seven feet in diameter was
down in the wall of st. Mary's Star
VI The Sea Catholic Church in South
halumore A portion of the stone cor
nee Weighing more than a ton fell to
me street Fortunately no one was
INJURED by the falling stone and brick
me damage to the church is estimated
at $1,000.
While the storm was at its hight a
Doat crew from the German steamer
oIesiau, al anchor in the harbor, picked
~ Two men from a boat, which had
oeen caDsized off Wolf street.
,.Al the foot of Concord street the
Cerchants and Miners Transportation
~ nlpanys warehouse was unroofad
tmlth small damage to the building,
~ the rain poured in on the valuable
TdIiso stored therein. doing damage
, @ilic n is estimated from 100000 to
Gas Reservoir Exploded.
The gas reservoir in South Balti-
an e. containing about 100000 feet of
Gi ~ was blown over, the gas explod-
d without injuring anyone. The
aIuase is placed at SIS, 900. The dam
o sS 70 the shipping in the harbor was
,rLIdl' put not of serious nature.
v. ne weather bureau reports that 1t
~ more IN the nature of a whirlwind
80 IN tornado. The wind blew at the
80 80 OF "a miles an hour and the rain
ina, was o6l0O of an inch. The first
Al . aIlon of the storm was apparent
a. 20 20 p M, and the sun reappeared
80 O. clock. The reports from out
a districts are meager but so far
.,.atuoWn the storm was confined to
iinore and suburbs.
wore BaItilhOreans Drowned.
Pa lso.lchester, Nd, July 20.-James 3.
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