Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30
SANDUSKY BURIED
UNDER WRECKAGE
Nine Blocks Along Water
Front Bear Brunt of WhirI-
ing Wind From Lake.
By the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.
SANDUSKY, Ohio, June 30.-A
twisting tornado that whirled out OF
the west Saturday afternoon took
six lives in Sandusky, leveled APP
proximateIy 200 dwellings, destroyed
twenty-five business places, injured
more than 100 persons and caused a
property damage variousiy estimated
at between s1,500,000 and $4,000, 600
The tornado struck along the
water front, dipped and ricocheted
to different residential sections and
tore along the pier where hundreds
were waiting to take the boat to
the. summer resort at Cedar Point
across Sandusky Bay.
City In Darkness.
With wires down. imbedded in
branches OF uprooted trees that
blocked many streets, the city was in
was emphasized by the cutting off of
water pressure when the huge stand
pipe of the city water works
crumbled before the first blast of the
tornado. The building and ma
chinery were partly wrecked.
launch Columbus towing an auto
mobile ferry-sank when the eighty
.dve-mile blast damned her against
a drill dredge that had torn loose
from the dock. The thirty-five pas
sengers and crew aboard her escaped
ing to the dredge or to the automo-
bile ferry which safely rode out the
wind and heavy sea.
Scores Tossed in Water.
So great was the force of the storm
that scores of persons were tossed
into the water from the pier. De-
spite the panic that gripped those
on shore, the thrill cries of women,
the cries of children and the shouts
Of men, ropes and life preservers
were quickly thrown to those strug-
Cling in the tossing waters and they
were pulled to safety. Authorities
today described as miraculous the
rescue of these scores from death.
So far as known no lives were lost.
and there have been no reports of
persons missing,
The deaths came from various
causes, directly linked with the storm.
Minetta Ruth Margard, twenty-one,
dead, was crushed IN the collapse of
the Groch Coal Company building.
Jacob Schaefer, sixty-two. Balti-
more and Ohio railroad Waterman.
was seated in his shanty when the
gale lifted 1t from the ground. He
the shanty has been found
Crushed BY Cars.
R. E Mckee. ffty-hve. freigh,
railroad. was caught between two
! freight cars. His head was crushed
Howard Van Blarcum, eighteen
was caught in the collapse of the
Groch structure and died later at q
hospital. William Hampton, a truck
driver, was another victim of the
Groch building disaster.
Howard Wobser, about twelve years
old, was killed at Castalia near here
OF the injured, seventy were taken
to hospitals. where it is said the con-
dition of twenty Of them is serious
Among the more seriously hurt is c
Webb Sadler, city manager, who was
removed from the wreckage of the
Sandusky Yacht Club. The club
building was pitched into the slip by
the angry storm.
About twenty automobiles parked
near the water front were blown into
the water.
Terrific Downpour.
A terrific downpour, lightning and
| MED and followed in the wake of the
twister. The most severe blow LASTED
| twenty minutes. The duration of the
entire storm, however, was ABOUT
ninety minutes.
The East End of Sandusky bore the
brunt Of the storm. Nine blocks OF
ADMINISTRATORS and residences
were wrecked. There were isolated
parts of the city that felt the storm
but 1t was the East End and along
the water front that suffered most.
Only the fact that the tornado
struck on Saturday afternoon pre-.
vented a greater loss of life. city Of
fcials said today. Factories in whica
more than 1000 men are regularly
employed were wrecked. These fac
tories oprate on half-holiday seized.
ule Saturday and the storm found
them empty in most cases.
700 Out of Work.
Approximately 700 men will be af.
fected, it was said, by the virtual
wiping out of the fishing industry
other hundreds will face unemploy.
ment through the wrecking or rae
tories where they worked.
Fear that there had been loss oil
life aboard excursion steamers was
dispelled early when it was learned
that the steamer Chippewa rode out
the blow in the bay while the Book
linz Kept u hSE uOChs
The velocity of the wind, accord
ing to the United States weather blu.
reau, reached seventy-f1ve miles ar
hour in the city and men said 1t reach.
ed eight-five miles an hour along the
The Cedar Point resort escaped the
full strength Of the storm, but sis
cottages were destroyed. Cedar
Point is popular watering place fol
recorders from northern Ohio an6
southeastern Michigan residents.
The militia was early on the scene
Moyor Perry. who feared fire and loot
ing. Company G, Ohio National Guard
| from Norwalk, first to arrive, reached
| here at midnight. Other units fol
lowed from Toledo. Findlay ane
Yesterday guardsmen patrolled tn,
tornado and storm swept areas. which
| had been roped off. Col. William
Marvin of Toledo was in charge.
Relief measures were taken ever
| before the full force of the storm hat
been spent. City authorities, the Re-
Cross, the American Legion and civil
| organizations were cooperating II
Norwalk, Ohio, which was reporte,
! to have suffered from the storm, es
capped any serious damage. 1t wa
| learned.
For a path seven to eight mile
long and three to four miles wild
| southwest of Sandusky. not farm
building and but few trees escape,
| the driving wind.
| Entire roofs were blown Off an,
| strewn for hundreds of yards owe
| adjoining fields. At places the win
| reached such a velocity as to tea
| fence posts out Of the ground an
hurl wire fences nearly 100 yards
| At one place, about seven miles fror
Safidusky, an enormous barn, abou
/ 100 by zoo feet, was carried abou
| 100 feet and dropped across the high