The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-06
ALL KINDS Of WEATHER.
Thunder and Lightning, Rain, Snow
and High Wind All Come
in One Day.
A. Bad Scare Over an Alarm
Caused by the Fire Wires
Crossing.
Ed Cnlficut Meets with u Peculiar Ac-
cidsnt While Driving a baggage
Wagon-Other Incidents.

Helena was treated to all sorts of weather
yesterday-March, April, May. June.
November and January, all seeming to be
in occultation around this part of the coun-
try. In the morning there was a little
snow, quite q quantity OF rain, considera-
bio wind and some very loud thundet and
vivid lightning. For the remainder of the
day there was a clear sky and warm sun
shine (when the air was still), but a most
powerful wind that travelled at the rate OF
forty miles an hour. 1t made all things
movable move. At night. about II o'clock.
a lively snow storm set in and covered
everything with a mantle Of white. Taken
altogether, it was a memorable day for the
weather man.
The high wind which followed tho early
snow the rain, the thunder and the lightning
of later on played numerous freaks with
the electric Light. the telegraph and the fire
alarm wires. About two O'Clock in the
afternoon the fire alarm bell rang ont once,
the wires having been blown against sone-
thing that broke connection. Everybody
! waited for the next tap. which didn't come,
and when it didn't everybody was satisfied,
as they were used to that sort of thing. But
about half-past four O'Clock it was differ
ent. TIL alarm bell on Tower hill started
ringing and kept it up for several minutes.
Though no particular number could be
made out of the alarm. it started everybody
to thinking that there was a Are, and the
greatest alarm was created, as. with the
high wind blowing, a small blaze meant a
big one. Main street was at once hlled
with hundreds of people rushing toward the
city hall engine house. Their fears were
soon allayed when il was found that 1t was
only another case of crossed wire. Sew
eral women were blown down on the street
by the force of the wind.
The wind caused one of the most peculiar
accidents last night that has ever been
recorded in this neighborhood. Edward M.
Callicut, driver for the Helena Cab COM
pany, was the victim. Callicut drives the
baggage wagon for the COMPANY. tie was
on his way from the Montana Central rail-
way with a load of baggage and when on
: North Main street. near Helena avenue, the
wind lifted a section of sidewalk and scared
the horses. Thu animals started of sud-
denly, throwing Callicut out on his head.
One piece of the sidewalk. a heavy scant-
ling. borne by the wind, struck the unfor-
tunate man and lifted him bodily back into
the wagon, where he fell among the trunks.
The horses kept on running and made
straight for the barn. where they stopped.
Callicut was lifted out unconscious and
taken to his home, where n doctor dressed
his injuries. He had n severe cut over his
right eye and a big bruise on the back of
his head. 1t is not known how seriously
the accident may result, though Calliout is
badly hurt.
The tin roof Of the auditorium started to
blow off during the afternoon. A strip
over q foot wide ON the westernmost gable
began to get loose, and had it not been
noticed at once and promptly attended to
the whole roof on the north side would have
been torn off, rolled up by the wind and
sent sailing down Warren street. Build
ing Inspector MoNally heard Of the break
at once and notified F. s. Lang. who set
men to work securing the tin, and thus
saved the city a heavy EXPENSE.
Several telephone poles on the east side,
on Rodney street, were blown down.