The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
H PERISH IN GALE
SWEEPING THE j. S.
Storm Wrecks Ships and Trains
Traffic Held Up.
ROADS ARE SHOWED UNDER
Wires to the East Down and Cities Cut
oH-it Is Feared Toll OF
Death VIII Be
Increased.
ROADS ARE SHOWED UNDER

| Chicago, Nov. 1.-The storm which
ragged with great force over Chicago,
to be succeeded by cold and high
winds reached the proportions of a
blizzard in other parts of the country.
Chicago suffered a loss of 100000
1t was especially destructive on
the. great lakes, particularly Lake Su-
perior and Lake Michigan. On those
two wind-swept inland seas and on
Lake st. Clair, near Detroit, a score of
ships were reported during the day to
be in trouble.
From different parts of the country
came reports to the effect that at least
eleven persons had persisted directly
as result of the storm, while wires
we're down in all directions from Chi
cago, and it will be impossible to
gauge the full damage to lives and
property until they have been re-
paired. .....
Cities Are Cut or. ....
Chicago, in fact, suffered its worst
inconvenience through this Gripping
of the wires. New York was accessi-
BILE only by looping far to the south and
coming up the eastern coast. Other
important cities could not be reached
at all
Trains from many directions we're
late and railroad officials said il con
ditions we're not bettered Immediately
they could not promise to run on any
thing remotely resembling regular
schedules.
The worst tieup reported by the rail.
roads was near Washington, Pa,
where train with 800 passengers
aboard, including United States Sena.
tor Cummins OF Iowa, are snow
bound.
Snow was general over parts OF ILL.
nois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, yir,
ginia and Iowa. In many places it was
reported drifted five feet deep.
Lashed to the rigging and the wheel
for 20 hours, drenched by hundreds of
tons of water until they became coat.
ed with ice, seven men-the crew of
the J. G. Boyce. a three-mast lumber
| schooner-told dramatic stories after
| being rescued from the lake by the
| life-saving crew.
Four Men Killed in Wreck in Storm.
Detroit, Mich. Nov. lit was re-
ported here that four men had been
killed in a wreck on the Grand Trunk
railroad at Wanstead, Ont. near Sar-
mia, when train. No. 81 collided with
an engine in binding snowstorm
Compelled to Abandon Boat in Storm.
Houghton, Mich, Nov. 1l.-Captain
Tucker and the Eagle Harbor life saw
ing crew we're compelled to abandon
a desperate attempt to reach an uni.
Identified steamer, which lies stranded
on Gull Rock, Manitou island. off Ke-
weenaw point in Lake Superior. The
captain said there was no possibility
of reaching the unfortunate vessel as
| long as the gale maintains its present
! velocity.
| Three Dead in indiana Gale.
! Hammond, Ind, Nov. 11.--Death to
three, fatal injury to one and wide
spread damage resulted in the Calu.
met region.
| The worst gale in 40 years swept
the Indiana coast of Lake Michigan
/ from Hammond to Gary and the beach
site of four public parks is mass of
debris and wreckage. The damage is
estimated at 100000. The Hammond
zoo was swamped and all the animals
| drowned. The bathing pavilion was
washed away. Acres of the park are