The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-29

can House Furnishing company. One OF
Of Yerxa's awnings was picked up bv
the wind and securely planted on the
top Of the Sterling wine house building
across the street. Lennon & Gibbons
came in for their usual share of broken
glass. A large show case standing i'm
the Seventh street entrance was blown
through a side window. just ESCAPING n.
woman. who was pulled aside wall
clock on the Minnesota street side Of
Pat Grady's saloon was smashed 10
pieces and landed in the middle of the
street. In the Wabasha restaurant near
Eighth street. window glass was strewn
ever the floor. The awning TO Smiths
music house. A Wabasna street was
blown through a front window one Of
the steeples of st. Louis French church
Exchange and Wabasha was sent to
the ground The roof of Charles
Haights' cigar store. 3S4 St Peter street
was damaged and water flooded Tho,
store. From the wall of the building at
Fifth and st. Peter street. a sixty-foot
sign of the st. Paul eye and ear infrm-
airy, was blown down and torn into frag-
ments, and one Of A. r. Halls windows
was broken.
Trees We're scattered over the streets
throughout the city. Two large trees at
the home of Mrs. J. Lowe 1877 East
Ninth street, were laid to the ground
that tie apartments were flooded on
the hill trees were blown down along
Nina, harrington, Western and DAYTON
avenues. The front of the Elite laun-
dry, Solby and Western, was smashed
IN, and also two windows in Schroeder's
grocery store at SeIby and Western
The Oakland avenue sewer was burst
IN two places between Lincoln and West
ern.
NEARLY WRECKS A HOUSE.
A new house on Portland avenue. near
Victoria was twisted out of plumb two
and half inches, and a smOkestack was
blown from Gilman terrace. In the sarae
building several windows were broken.
On Dayton bluff sidewalks We're torn
up on Earl, Fremont, Cypress and Con-
way streets. The roof was blown from
a barn oWped by Patrick Kelly Jr. Go
Plum street. 1t was carried across the
street and broke the front windows In a
house opposite. There was a severe
Washout at Case and Jessie streets.
water ran down in torrents from the
West side bluffs. At South Wabasha
and Channel streets two tons of dirt and
stone were deposited. and at Colorado
street and South Nabasha the same
amount. There was q severe washout at
State and Morrison streets. and about
700 feet of sidewalk was carried away.
One unusual feature Of the storm was
the absence of lightning. There were
very few bolts. The Assumption church,
on Exchange street, was struck by
lightning and the roof slightly damaged
There were a number Of runaways at
the outbreak Of the storm At Seventh
and Cedar streets, a number Of horses
standing together were blown into a
heap and after extricating themselves
tore out in several directions On Wa
bashastreet there We're four runaway
teams one wagon belonging to the Elk
laundry being completely overturned at
the Clarendon hotel. The driver who
was inside. escaped injury. At Third
and Broadway team attached to an
American Express cOmpany wagon ran
away the wagon turning over on the
driver, Fred Mime without iujuring
MIN. Another team crashed into the
Pioneer Fuel cOmpanys office at Fourth
and Broadway, soon after the front had
been blown in, and added much to the
troubles Of Mr.. Van Kirk who was Just
eNtricating himself from the glass. Two
OF the American Express compauy's
wagons were blown over on Broadway
near Fourth street.
Little Canada suffered much damage
from the wind storm. Roofs and trees
were blown away and there was dam
age done to the uncovered buildings by
the pelting rain. At Wildwood a boat
was overturned and the boathouse was
damaged.
About 400 telephones i'm the city were
cut Of use last night although there were
comparatively few Of the city wires
down. All Of the lines down the river
were out OF order and up to an early
hour this morning communication had
not yet been held.
Washouts on the Chicago Great West
ern between st. Paul and Shakopee de-
layed traffic for two hours.
1t was reported that a waitress at the
public baths was temporarily paralyzcd
by a shock Of lightning which she sus>
tanned while drawing soda from the
fountain.