The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-21

Exhausts Its Fury in Less Than Eff teen Minutes Mine Of Those Who Lost Their Lives Were in Open Boats on the Harbor-Mother and Three Children Among Them.
 Baltimore, July 20.-A fierce tornado characterized by a windstOrm of extra ordinary velocity, thunder. vivid light ming and a heavy ram suddenly burst upon Baltimore at 1:30 D. m. to-day with the net result that eleven persons lost their lives. hundreds 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 it's fury in less than fifteen minutes. The dam age done in the business part of the city was comparatively slight, being confln- ed to the blowing down of signs. It was in the residence portions of the city
 
 where the wind spent it's violence.
 Of those who perished nine were drowned in the harbor from open boats, one was killed by falling tree and one by live wire. The following is a list of the killed:
 Drowned in the harbor: Roy Bateman, twelve years old; Joseph Cain, ten; John Cain, six; Thomas Carroll, twen- ty-one; Harry Mccormick, nineteen; Mrs Harry S. schuler, twenty-eight; Harry S. schuler, ten months; Olive schuler, four years; Charles schuler, Charles Schuler. seven.
 Killed by falling tree, William Corn ish colored.
 Killed by live wire, Charles Schaefer.
 The first three victims on the above list were out in a rowboat on the river with three other companions. When the storm broke the boat capsiZed, three be- ing drowned and three being rescued by a tug boat. The boy killed by a live wire had in company with two other bows gone into a shed for protection when the shed blew down and live wire fell on his resulting in his death.
 The drowning of Mrs. Schuler and her children was the most pathetic incident of the hurricane. Michael Schuler with his wife and three children accompanied bv his brother-in-law, Joseph Cooper, and his wife had gone out into the har- hor for a. sail in 30-foot boat. When the storm came Schuler and Cooper took in sails. Schuler sent his wife and children into the cabin and he stood at the tiller to keep the vessels head to- ward the wind. A sudden gust of wind threw the boom of the vessel around, knocked schuler down and pinned him to the deck Another gust capsized the boat, releasing Schuler, who with Coop CT 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 +o the bottom of the overturned boat and Schuler saved himself in the same way. after making frantic efforts to get at his imprisoned wife and children. crew from the schooner Edward Hunt rescued Schuler and Cooper and wife and lowed the wrecked vessel to the wharf where it was lighted and the dead bodies of Mrs. Schuler and chil- dren taken from the cabin.
 Thomas Carroll. with four other young men was out in the harbor in a rowboat which was capsized Carroll was drowned while his four compan- ions club to the rudder of the Merchant and Miners steamship Chamham from which perilous position they were res- cued by tugboat
 A colored camp meeting was in pro- gress in Paradise grove near Powhatan, on the Liberty road. The congregation had 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 worshippers were caught beneath it as it fell. The tree had to be sawed into pieces before the imprisoned men and women could be re- leased. William Cornish was crushed to death by the falling tree The others were not seriously injured.
 A hole several feet in diameter was blown in the wall of St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic church, in South Balti- more. A portion of the stone cornice weighing more than a ton fell to the street Fortunately no one was injur- ed by the falling stone and brick
 While the storm was a tits height a boats crew from the German steamer Bresau, at anchor in the harbor, picked up to men from a boat which had been capsized off Wolf street.
 At the foot of Concord street the Merchants and Miners Transportation Co.'S warehouse was unroofed, with small damage to the building. but the rain poured in on the valuable cargo stored therein, doing a damage which is estimated at from $10O,O00 to $30O,O
 The gas reservoir in South Baltimore containing about 30O00O feet of gas, was blown over, the gas exploded without tnjuring anyone, the damage being placed at $15,O0O
 The damage to the shipping in the harbor was general, but not of "a serious nature.
 The weather bureau reports that it was more in the nature of whirlwind than tornado. The wind blew at the rsTf Nf IS-r[.r c..