Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-03
DAMAGES BY STORM A LORAbLE STATE
Southern Michigan Swept by Conditions in the British
Torrential Rains. West Indies.
BRIDGES WASHED OUT LOW PRICE OF SUGAR
ROCHESTER
Cyclone a LostHea ARE
sule nd Reckle
Southern Michigan Swept by
Torrential Rains.
BRIDGES WASHED OUT
FATAL WRECK AT ROCHESTER
DUE TO THIS.
Seven Persons Reported Killed in a
Cyclone at Moscow, Near
Hillsdale.

DETROIT Mich. July "A rainstorm of
torrential proportions swept over the lower
peninsular of Michigan last night and early
today doing tremendous damage. Crops
suffered severely and there are numerous
washouts on the railroads. one of which
resulted seriously. At Rochester Michi-
gan Central freight train was dtched by a
washOut and two were killed and three in
1ured. Trains are late on all roads. In the
southwestern part of the state the storm
assumed the proportions of a cyclone, and
several persons were fatally injured in the
wrecks of houses and barns. Great damage
was done to the western Michigan fruit
crop.
At Flint the storm caused Swartz and
Thread creeks to overflow and the southern
portion of the city is flooded. Several fac
tories on the bank of the river are sub
merged. The Flint river is also out of its
banks and the Lewis paper mill is under
water and in danger of being swept away.
Two bridges across the river are in danger.
Loss Will Be Heavy
Tie total loss will aggregate nearly $780,
900 Port Huron is without means of trans
portation in or out of the city. the rail-
roads and interurban lines being tied up
by washouts. The southern portion of
heavy there. Cellars are flooded at Du-
rand
In Detroit 2.2s inches of rain fell last
night. but comparatively little damage was
done
a Journal special from Hilsdale. Mich,
says report has reached there that seven
persons were killed by a cyclone and cloud
burst early today at Moscow fifteen miles
from Hillsdale No particulars have been
received vet
Details of the Wreck
ROCHESTER,. Mich. July 1.-TWO men
were instantly killed and three were in
tured in the wreck of a double header
Michigan Central freight train near
Thomas early today. The train ran into a
washOut. The dead:
Engineer William S. McGregor, Detroit
tramp who gave name of John O'Grady.
The injured:
Fireman John Thomas. Detroit.
Fireman Thomas Weir. Detroit
Dave Yackubowski, a tramp.
Two engines and fifteen freight cars are
piled In the ditch, and the financial loss
will be heavy.
Last nights torrential rainstorm which
flooded all this section of Oakland
county and inflicted heavy loss everywhere
was responsible for the wreck The flood
of water washed hole twenty feet broad
In the road bed All the Michigan Central
track between here and Oxford was also
trains are stalled here. The track of the
Detroit United 1nterurban line to Detroit
and Flint is washed out and traffic on the
road Is suspended Crops have also suffered
severely.
In this village the foundations of the
western Knitting Mill have been washed
out, other buildings are damaged and the
power house Of the Detroit United railway
IL threatened. The power hou Sc Is locat ted
on NE bank OF the river and the river Is
fiEh'- than ever known before 1t threat
erS 20 Undermine and carry away the
pow h;1:Ilins
LowcpcUr at Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. July "A ire
n"ndous downpour OF rain early today,
which was almost a cloud5urst In severity.
has done great damage throughout south
western Michigan. The fruit crop has SUI
fered tremendous loss. Wires are down 10
The north and south, where the storm was
most severe. and Information Is hard to
obtain All railroads running out of Grand
Rapids. except the Pere Marquette east,
are tied UP by washouts and damage to
wires and track Grand Rapids and Indi-
ana passenger train No. ?. which left here
at IL O'Clock last night for the north, ran
INTO a Washout at Belmont and the engine
and several cars left the track Engineer
coleman of this city was seriously injured
Inc storm was most severe in an area
ABOUT thirty miles north, south and east of
Ribs city.