The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-13
Accompanied by Wind and Rain
Strikes the City Last
Night.
THE ELECTRICAL DISPLAY
During the Storm Was One Of the
Finest Ever Seen In This City.
WALNUT STREET SUBMERGED.

Trying to Keep the Water Out of
the Houses-NIany Damages
Reported Throughout
the City.
A thunder storm of unusual severity,
accompanied by strokes of lightning,
was experienced in this city Wednes-
day night. The rain began falling about
1880 o'clock and for nearly an hour there
was a continuous downfall and the
streets were made almost impossible
at various intersections. The storm
caused much anxiety at first because Of
the peculiar appearance Of the sky just
before the storm began. The clouds
which moved rapidly from the south
west seemed of a most gruesome black
The indications beforehand were for just
such a storm as the one which occurred.
The wind was simply terrific at first
and it's effect at various places in the
city was disastrous without the ac-
companying rainfall. The sky grew in
tensely black just before the rain began
falling, and the lightning zig-zagged
lne SOulHtdSttlh ahu "OotVih
sky, before any rain fell in this city.
1t was just about 1880 o'clock when the
first rain began falling. There were
huge drops at first, occasionally there
was lighter patter of raindrops, then
all at once the storm came.
For a few minutes it was impossible
to see through windows to any distance
outside, the rain falling in sheets and
with such severity that vision was en-
tirely obstructed outside. The streets
in the eastern and southeastern por-
tions Of this city were at times covered
over with water and they remained so
for some time after the storm had
abated. The portion of East Tenth
street, at Saxton street, was filled with
water so that the pedestrians to the
Pennsylvania depot could not pass
through, and they had to take round
about way of reaching the depot.
Trees were deprived of their large,
branches, and the broken portions were
hurled into the streets, to the danger
of people who were caught in the storm
and were driving rapidly homeward
or to their destination. In some cases
signs were swept off sidewalks and
torn from their fastenings above door
ways, and cast into the street, in few
cases striking windows and demolish
ing them. Such was the condition prev
alent all over the city as the storm pro-
gressed.
NORTH END GOT 1T.
Parties residing in the north end of
the city experienced a most frightful
effect from the storm. Several of
them, who were comfortably housed
in their homes, state that large sized
branches from trees were forcibly
thrown against their homes, in some
cases striking and penetrating win
dows, and at other places breaking open
doors. Fences were torn away, and
the debris was in few cases washed
upon the streets. In North Cleveland
avenue one citizen, who passed along
that thoroughfare after the storm, pick
ed up a slab of stone which, with some
fence boards, had been used as a cover
ing for a sewer man-hole to prevent the
inflow Of storm water. Chimneys were
blown everywhere, and the brick hurled
to the street below. Plate glass win
dows were demolished in several bus
iness places.
WINDOW BROKEN.
The plate glass window in the store
nf w MoCraa IN South Charrv ctraat
in the Barnett house block, was broken
Wednesday night by the fury Of the
storm which prevailed. The loss to Mr.
McCrea Is considerable.
AREA WALL DAMAGED.
About 80 feet Of the area wall on the
south side Of the Folwell block in Fifth
street was caved in carrying with 1t an
electric light pole. The entire wall is
damaged so badly that 1t will have to
be torn down and rebuilt. The water
rushed through the gravel down through
tine wall into the basement, and did
much damage.
z STORM NOTES.
| Farmers and market men coming Ia
the city this morning reported much
damage done by the wind. particularly
Just north Of the city. In North Walnut
street much damage was done to the
buildings, trees and shrubbery.
The electrical display during the storm
was the finest ever seeh in Canton. The
sharp flashes of lightning continued
Throughout the night
The large maple trees on the nortl
side Of West Tuscarawa street below
the hill were broken so badly that 1t Il
Thought they are ruined.