The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01

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Bros. was riddled and the hail and
rain did great damage not only to
the goods on two floors, but the
building as we'll. The loss sustained
is very heavy.
The Fair store is also among the
victims OF the storm. There was
big skylight over a large display of
china and glassware in the store.
When it was shattered by the hail it
fell on this display and wrecked to
the extent of S4Oo.
SEEK REFUGE IN A CYCLONE CELLAR.
The large skylights 10 the Keith
block, 600 square feet in extent. fell
in fragments under the hail and pill
ed up the second floor, This build
ing was full of people, but no irjur-
les occurred, as they all ran across an
alley seeking the s.clrity Of a cy-
clone cellar.
As the hail melted AMI merged
with the rain that followed the food
went into the rooms and caused a
grea. deal of damage to carpets and
furniture
The skylights over the operators
desks in the Western Union Office
were pulverized and fell in heap on
the instruments, thus crippling the
service for several hours. The wires
were also badly demoralized
Telephone wires fell down all over
the city and as many of them cross
ed live electric wires people had te
pick their way through the streets
to avoid contact with them. The
Postal Telegraph compaLy's wlre'
suffered great deal.
Trees were stripped of their foil
age and limbs CHOPPED off as effecsu
ally as if they had been struck will
, an AK wielded b7 giant
Nobody expected hail storm, bu
many feared a cy clons. Dense cloud
as dark as pitch, boiled in the north
o west and were watched by everyon
A stiff current of wind forced thes
o clouds with tremendous speed t
the zenith. wh.rs they twisted an
:, roarei like an aerial masls.rom.
II NEGROES TERROkIzED.
t. "Stump" McMichael, negro WI
|. kept joint near the Copeland hose
c. caused touching scene by fallin
,r on his marrow bones and in ferve'
W words asking God to save him
~ condition that he would never aga
es sell drop of liquor. This instan
sd fairly illustrates the feeling ct Il
e negro population while the ssor
sir prevailed.
at Men saw their property demolis
cir ed before their eyes and dared a
A.. make an effort to save it. A st
ID. outside would be at the peril of on
mo life, and no one had the hardiho
he to take it.
:. The storm lasted fifteen minut
.ra or at least seemed to have prevail
ne that long. before it had exhaust
ma itself of the hail, aud then hea
rain set ia.
he GREEN HOUSES THE WORST sUFFERE
ty. The green houses suffered terrie
IN Several OF them crumbled before
ner hail, and fine plants and ten
ses flowers were whipped alike into
the tangled mass, leaving them no IN
md beautiful than weeds in a marsh al
tin. a cataclysm. The damage to
,gh character of property, measured
hey money, will beSery large,
or After the storm had CEASED tn
was stampede OF glass dealers
: in the telegraph offices One de-
yed alone ordered car load OF 6
vim from kansas City, aud had three
orts four solicitors fleeing up and dt
The the streets taking orders for 6
ing before the hail had yet melted
lose the warm pavements. Inside OF
minutes after the storm half Ok
\. glass dealers had their windows
,red side walks fairly covered with s
ha. such as '.Glass for sale here "
One ALL OF THE INJURED STILL ALIv
and At midnight no fatalities
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