The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-11

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were very much frightened. The meet
ing was postponed for the time being,
but was again opened after the storm.
This morning it was found that much
damage was done to the building. The
wind played havoc with the slate roof
ing, breaking it in many places, and
scattering the fragments about the
school yard. The tile cresting was
loosened and broken, and the tile finals
and spouting was torn and twisted from
their different positions. The roof Of
the building is covered with debris.
Superintendent Of School Buildings A.
o. slentz was busy all morning attend
ing to the telephone, listening to the
reports Of damage at the different build
| ings. At the Dueber avenue school
plate glass windows were broken and
much damage was done to the building
THE TEMPERATURES.
During the day the temperature
ranged anywhere UP to so, and the air
for time was oppressive, but when the
hurricane of wind and dust began play
the city, the thermometer began fall
| ing. About $3.50 o'clock it dropped to
65 then gradually the mercury worked
its way downward until after the clear
ing away of the storm when it was
found at 5S. The air was cooler and
was present afterward.
IN NORTH END.
The storm fuUously ragged in the
northern part Of the city and while the
total estimate of damage incurred will
not reach high figure, its effects were
disastrous. The newly erected barn of
Thomas Bruce. in North Cherry, above
Lake street, was torn and twisted out of
shape so that it will have to be recon-
structed. The wagon shed of the North
End Coal company was torn away and
the timbers scattered with the force of
the wind. Trees were uprooted and
fences torn away in some of the higher
locations.
PAINTERS IN DANGER.
A number of painters were at work
putting coat of paint on the Conrad
MOTEL In North Market street. The wind
storm caused the ladder upon which
they were seated to swing dangerously
to and fro, and the men threw them
selves fiat upon the ladder and clutched
the rounds to prevent themselves from
being precipitated to the pavement be-
low. Finally one Of them grasped q
window sill and succeeded in stopping
the swinging ladder long enough to per-
NIT the men to climb into a window.
BOYS EXPERIENCE.
Just as the storm was at its height,
a boy was standing on the platform
CT the w. & L. f. railway depot. He
didn't measure the force of the wind
and one fearful gust lifted him off the
platform and landed him on the oppo-
site side Of the railway track. The boy
scampered away. Ni
WIRES CROSSED.
The telephone company did not have
much trouble with their wires in this
city, beyond having few lines twisted
and crossed but this annoyance was
corrected shortly afterward The long
distance lines were also effected to a
slight extent, but by 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning the exchange had every
thing in excellent working order.
The emergency tower Of the electric
street railway company was called out
twice to repair electric light wires
which were loosened by the strong wind.
The 90 foot metal chimney on the shops
of the vacated Spring company in 8.
Cherry street was loosened and 1t fell
with terrible crash. demolishing 1t
Wide swaths We're cut through
gardens and vines were laid low. Signs
were torn from their fastenings on
buildings and hurled in a destructive
manner upon the streets below and sew
eral pedestrians along East Tuscara-
was street narrowly averted injury by
jumping aside or into doorways.
A FLAT SUFFERS.
The Hawk flats, Nos. s2s. a2s, 834 and
1886, South Mckinley avenue. felt the
effects II the storm Tuesday. The roof
was torn from the building, and blown
a considerable distance. The chimneys
were blown down, and the grounds
about the building are covered with
bricS and mortar. At the McCutchen
apartment In the building. as soon as
the chimneys were blown down, the
rooms which had recently undergone
thorough cleaning. were covered with
dust and SCOT, the carpets ruined. and
the occupants nearly frightened to
death.
Limbs were broken on trees in front
Of the shimp and Frederick residences.
At the Aultman residence large trssa
were broken BY the wind. Henry Wsr-