The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-07-25
TORNADO AT BALTIMORE.
Eleven Persons Killed. Many Injured ana
Hundreds Of Houses
Cnroofed

Unroofed.
Baltimore, Md, July IA fierce
tornado, accompanied by n wind
storm Of extraordinary velocity,
thunder. vivid lightning and u heavy
rain suddenly burst upon Baltimore
ut 1890 p. III. Sunday, coming from
the southwest, with the net result
that II persons lost their lives, hun
drcds Of houses were unroofed, trees
In the public parks and streets were
torn up by the roots. many buildings
damaged and several people injured.
The storm exhausted its fury in less
than fifteen minutes. The damage
done in the business part Of the city
was comparatively slight, being con
fined to the blowing down OF signs
aud injuries to roofs. II was In the
residence portions Of the city along
the river front and In the harbor
where the wind spent It's violence.
or those who persisted nine were
drowned In the harbor from open
boats. one was killed by n falling
tree and one by n live wire.
4 boy killed by n live wire had. In
company with two other boys. gone
into n shed for protection. when the
shed blew down and n live wire fell
on one end Of them. resulting in his
death.
The drowning NJ Mrs. Schiller and
her children was the most pathetic
incident Of the hurricane. Michael
Scbulcr, with his wife and three chill.
drcn. accompanied by his brothcr-in.
law, Joseph Cooper and his wife, had
gone gu, into the hnrbor for n sail in
n 30-foot boat. When the storm came
Schulcr and Cooper took In sails.
Schiller sent his wife and children
into the little cabin. and he stood at
the tillcr Ia keep the vessels head
toward the wind. \ sudden gust Of
wind threw the boom of the vessel
around. knocked Schiller down aud
pinned him TO the deck. Another
gust cnpsizcd the boat, released
Srhulcr. who. with Cooper and his
wife. were thrown into the water,
leaving Mrs. Schuler and her children
pinned in the cabin. Cooper saved
himself and his wife by hanging 10
the bottom Of the overturned boat
and Schulcr saved himself In the same
way. after making frantic efforts to
get nc his imprisoned wife and chill
drcn. 4 crew from the schooner Ed.
ward II. Hunt rescued Schiller and
Cooper and wife and towrd the cap.
sized vessel TO the wharf. where q,
was rightcd and the dead bodies Of
Mrs. Schulcr and three children taken
from the cabin.
Thomas Carroll and four other
young men were out in the harbof
In u rowboat, which was cnpsizcd
Carroll was drowned. while his -four
companions clupg to the ruddcr oi
the Merchant and Miners steamship
Chatham. from which pcrilous posi-.
tion they were rescued by the tug
Mary.
\ colorcd camp meeting vas In
progress In Paradise grove. near Pow.
haitian, on the Liberty road. The ron.
gregation had Just been dismissed
when the storm broke. 4 huge tree
fell upon the tent In which the scry.
lees had been held. Several of the
w%orshipcrs were caught beneath II rs
u fell. The tree had tn he sawed in.
to pieces before the imprisoned men
and women could he released. VIII.
lam Cornish was crushed To death by
the falling tree. The others were not
seriously hurt.
A hole several feet In diameter was
blown In the wall OF st. Mnry's Star
of the Sea Catholic church. In South
Baltimore. \ portion Of the stone
cornicc weighing more than u ton
fell to the street. Fortunately no
one was injured by the falling stone
and brick. The damage to the church
Is estimated nj $1,000.
While the storm was nj its height
n boats crew from the German steam.
err Brcslau, at anchor In the harbor
picked up two men from n boat which
had been capsized of Wolf street.
VIII MOT pEMcur rxYp ern,u,