Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-27

ninth and Fortietb streets on Farnam
blew down about s D. m. and fell across
the street railway tracks. Besides plung-
ing this portion Of the west end in dark
ness they stopped the street cars for nearly
\ half hour.
The plate-glass front OF a barber shop
at Twentieth and L~eavenworth streets blew
In about Z p. m, much to the surprise OF a
customer who was being shaved at the
time. No one was hurt.
over the north entrance Of the Mason
school at Twenty-hfth and Mason streets, a
portion Of the roof was blown OF and con-
siderable Of che second story Immediately
under the roof was pulled down with II.
The debris was piled up In front Of the
entrance several feet high and a portion OF
the roof was left suspended over the en-
trance.
1t Sixteenth and Jones streets a por-
ton Of the front end Of the roof Of the
brick building occupied by the Champion
Iron and Wire works was blown OF.
At sixteenth and Webster streets the rear
end Of the roof on the three-story brick
building on the northwest corner was blown
in and the occupants of the place fed
to the neighboring buildings for safety. A
high board fence recently erected around the
vacant lots at Seventeenth and Cunning
was DlOWu OOWu anu pOTllOnb OL II DlONu
across the street into the front end Of
swansoU's undertaking psrlors.
Close Gail for Young Man.
At Twenty-fourth and Paul streets a por-
ton Of the roof Of a three-story brick was
blown of and fell in the adjoining yard OF J.
A. Monahan, damaging his porch and barely
missing a young man who was leaving the
house. Between Sahler and Sprague on
Twenty-fourth street, nearly every Clubhouse
was blown down.
Two frame residences In course Of erec-
ton at Twenty ninth and Miami were de-
stroyed.
The cupola on the car barn at Twenty
fourth street and Ames aveune, was blown
of and the timbers in the roof twisted
and misplaced. The large iron dome on the
cupola fell down on the roof and did con-
siderable damage.
The roof OF the Martin fats at Seven
teenth and Webster streets was blown of
and to add to the excitement os the occu-
pants Of the place a Hue caught fire. The
blaze, however, did no damage.
All the windows OF the residence of s.
Levine, Thirty-third and Cunning streets
were blown out, as were also the windows
in the houses on each side Of the Levine
residence.
The cornice was blown of the building
occupied by Henry Heating, at Sixteenth
and davenport streets.
A portion OF the roof was blown from the
residence of Judge Anderson on Twentieth
street, between Farnam and Douglas.
The wind did a freakish turn at Sixteenth
and Farnam streets. A carriage was blown
completely over and almost instantly was
righted.
uoroan oros,tno tho .t.oo. n. co,on
teenth and Farnam was blown down and
rolled over and over down the hill. She
was finally caught by two men. She was
not injured.
Most Of the billboards at the Vinton
Street park were blown down.
At Fort Crook, according to reports re-
ceived at army headquarters. the wind
blew down several chimneys and damaged
roofs to buildings and windows to an
amount estimated at between $3.50 and
$1,000.
The chimney on the residence Of Erastus
Young was blown Town and the bricks fell
upon the roof. causing considerable damage
in addition to the loss of the chimney.
At the federal building the canopies on
the Chimncys were blown of, entailing con-
siderable expense, as 1t will be necessary
to erect scaffolding to make repairs. A
1 tlLuOcN rum II ho" auulllOh a plOWu
into the work room at the postof1ce, break
ing four windows, and a large number Of
states were blown from the roof.
Cut on the Head.
Albert Davies was cut on the head and in
ternally injured by a flying sidewalk at
Thirty-sixth and Hamilton streets. He
was taken to his home at 1927 Charles
street.
At All Saints church the wind carried
many shingles from the roofs OF the church,
the choir house and the rectory and scat
tered the fences all over the yard. The
damage will not interfere with the usual
services.
The county hospital was among the suf-
ferers, the wind ripping of a space Of the
roof shingles ten feet square over the in
sane ward and also some Of the slate over
other parts. The damage is roughly esti-
mated at 500.
At Benson the wind tore on a corner OF
the FIRE wall Of Joseph McGuire's new store
building aud upset q number Of small out
buildings.
A large barn belonging to Charles Yost,
seven miles west Of Benson, was lifted
from It's foundation and upset.
The barn on the premises of Aaron Ru-
bernstein, 1914 North Eighteenth street, was
half wrecked.
Two large trees at the residence of H. A.
Haskell, 1925 North Eighteenth street, were
blown down and the chimney on a house at
1916 Maple street, owned by Mr.. Haskell,
was carried away.
Three hundred feet Of the high fencing
around the Vinton street base ball park
was blown DOWN by Friday nights storm.
but It was all UP again in time for the
game this afternoon. Manager Rourke Ia
also bemoaning the Generalization Of the
rev hanging sign he had Just stretched
across Farnam street at Sixteenth. He
says he will have this again swinging to the
breeze by tonight. The fencing which was
tipped over was on the east and west sides
OF the park.
RAIN LIKE so MUCH CASH