The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-07-21
MANY Lives Lost and Considerable
Damage Done to Buildings
and Churches.
FLOODS RUINHFARMERS.
Millions Lost Along the Mississippi
by the Destruction Of Growing
Crops. Most Costly Inundation
in the Rivers History
Above ST. Louis.

Wilmington was fortunate yester
day in escaping the fury OF a storm
of cyclonie proportions.
Small boats and naptha Launches
that were on the river, sought shell
ter and none too soon,
At Ship John Light House several
experiences were thrilling one3'
Captain Hogue Of this city In
charge Of one launch had close call
in seeking shelter AID he and the
other occupants Of the launch barely
escaped with their lives. Several
small boats were upset but so far no
loss of life on the Delaware has been
reported.
AS result of the tornado, the
telegra phic service Of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad between this city and Balti.
more was crippled yesterday afternoon
and last night. Linemen went out
soon as the storm subsidized. but could
not get the wires in order because OF
the broken poles. None Of the trees
or poles obstructed the tracks how.
ever.
Communication between this city
and Baltimore was carried on by the
railroad company by way OF Phila.
delphia and Harrisburg. This neces.
STATED the sending Of more than 200
miles out Of their usual way. Tie
Western Union and Postal COM
panies had some wires out OF service
during the afternoon because of the
storm, but telegraphic communica'
tion was carried on interruptedly by
both companies.
Along the route Of the Baltimore
and Ohio raiload for several miles
north of Baltimore, the storm did
considerable damage to poles and
wires, and put the telegraphic service
out of business. A special train con-
tanning linemen and supplies neces.
sary to renew the crippled telegraphlc
system went from this city last even
ing down the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
BALTIMORE, July 21.-A fierce tor.
nado characterized by a windstorm Of
extraordinary velocity, thunder, vivid
lightning and heavy rain suddenly
burst upon Baltimore at 1880 p: IN.
yesterday, coming from the southwest.
with the net result that eleven persons
lost their lives, hundreds of houses
We're unroofed, trees in the public
parks and streets were torn up by the
roots, many buildings damaged and
several people injured. The storm ex-
hausted its fury in less than fifteen
minutes. The damage done In the
business part of the city was COM
paratively slight. being confined to the
blowing down Of signs and injuries to
roofs 1t was In the residence portions
of the city, along the river front and
in the harb0r where the wind spent its
violence. 5
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 list Of the dead:
Roy Bateman, twelve years old; Jo-
seph Cain, ten years old; John CAIN
five years old Thomas Carroll, twen-
ty-one years old; Harry Mccormick,
nineteen years old; Mrs. Mary Schuler,
twenty eight years old; Harry s. Schu-
Ter, ten months old; Olive Schuler four
|. years old; Charles Schuler, seven years
old; William Cornish, colorcd, and
Charles Schacfcr.
The first three victims on the above
list were clt in rowboat Oh the river
with three other companions. When
the storm broke, the boat was cap.
sized, three being drowned, while the
other three were rescued by the tug.
boat Edna V. George. The boy killed
by live wire had in company with
two other boys gone into shed for
protection. when the shed blew down,
and live wire fell on one Of them, re.
sulting III his death.
The drowning Of Mrs. Schuler and
her children was the most pathetic in-
cident of the hurricane. Michael Schu.
ler, with his wife and three children,
accompanied by his brotherin-law, Jo-
seph Cook, and his wife, had gone out
into the harbor for sail in thirty
foot boat. When the storm came,
Schuler and Cook took In sails. Schu-
Ter 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, knock
ing Schuler down and pinning him to
the deck. Another gust capsized the
boat, releasing Schuler, who, with
Cooper and his wife, were thrown into
the water. leaving Mrs. Schuler and
her children pinned In the cabin. Coop.
er saved himself aud his wife by hang
ing to the bottom of the overturned
boat, and Schuler saved him.. = In the