Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-13
DEATH RIDES
ON THE STORM
Tornado Sweeps Lake Michi-
gan and Adjoining States
Causing Much Loss
INTENSE COLD WAVE FOLLOWS
Suffering Is Great and Once
Well.to.Do Farmers Are
Penniless.

Evening Star and the bark, Delta,
which were driven out on Lake Michi-
gan on Saturday night before gale
and which were thought to have foun-
dered with crew of fifteen men, are
both safe on the Michigan shore. The
Eelta, after breaking her tow line,
was blown into South Haven last
nish Early today, word was receiv-
ed by the Evanston Life Saving sta
tioD from St. Joseph, Mich, that the
Eyening Star landed there safely.
The storm on Lake Superior was
severe and it is feared several yes.
sells have been lost.
The tornado which swept over parts
of Illinois. Wisconsin and Michigan,
on Saturday night caused the death
Of nearly score of persons.
At Easton, ILL.,, two persons were
killed and seven seriously injured.
The town of Virginia ILL.,, suffered a
heavy financial loss by the tornado.
At OWosso, Mich, two persons were
killed and ten injured.
The money loss there will reach
nearly half a million dollars.
Four Dead From Cold.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-The severi
| ty of the cold was broken partially
here today but not until four deaths
had been reported and the county Of
ficers had been forced to extend aid
to more than 1000 suffering families.
Coal and food were supplied from the
main office and from six sub-stations
under the direction of relief agents.
Nine Dead at GAINESVILLE.
Janesville, Wis, Nov. 13.-With the
death of Albert Schmidt today, the
death list from Saturdays cyclone
here will reach nine. Schmidt was
found buried under several tons of
! hay on Saturday afternoon, cut about
! the legs and internally injured. His
father and two sisters had been in.
stantly killed.
Loss 100000.
Reports from the storm-swept dis.
trict estimated the loss at $750.000 to
! 81 100000. The stricken families suf-
I! fered intensely from cold Saturday
night and yesterday and while the
majority of them found shelter in
neighboring farm houses, which es-
caned the storms fury their condi-
ticn is pitiful. In some cases, once,
prosperous farmers today are penni.
! less.
Drop in Temperature.
The intense cold which followed
the cyclone increased the loss. The
| temperature dropped from "a to II
degrees above zero in 12 hours.
The cyclone district extended from
R,Cadhead, 20 miles west of here, to
a point about four miles beyond Mil
ton. which is 12 miles east of here,
making total distance of about "a
to 35 miles and about a quarter of a
mile wide. It is swept entirely clear
Of all buildings. An emergency COM
nittee is being organized to raise
finds for immediate relief.
Forty-Five in Imminent Danger.
| Astoria, Oregon, Nov. 13.-Crippled
and driving before a southeast gale
with a furious sea running, the steam
SCHOONER Washington, Portland to
San Francisco, with forty-seven on
board, apparently is doomed to destruc
ton on the beach between Cape Dis
appointment and Northhead just out
side the Columbia river bar.
The fate of her twenty-five passen.
gers and crew of twenty-five men is
i in doubt.
Already two of the crew have been
washed overheard and drowned, and
the United States life saving crews
are not hopeful that any of those on
board the vessel will be saved.
i The Washington got into the break.
ers while outward bound early last
night. She is deep in water and evi.
IDENTIFY leaking SO badly that her fires
are out The anchors are dragging
slowly and under the eyes of the help.
less life savers, the ship is edgine
steadily nearer destruction on the
beach.
Several tugs which went to the
scene from this port were unable to
approach close enough to the doomed
vessel to render any assistance