Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12

ltSln u tne blDIm duu III many hbNauOO |
for a while it was thought the cars would
be blown from the tracks. SO far as re-
ported no one was injured.
wrecks Dwelling House.
The one-story frame building at Thirty
third street and Grand avenue. occu-
pied by Mrs. Manda Gerrie, a widow,
and her daughter, is a total loss.
Mrs. Gerrie is employed downtown and she
and her daughter were away from the
house at the time Of the storm. They in
tended to move out today and had their
furniture packed. The furniture was scat
tered over a range OF ten acres, chairs,
tables and bedding being piled in the yard
in a mass. In one corner of the yard was
a sofa, badly damaged, and leaning against
1t was a large, eight-day clock, which had
not been damaged and was still running.
A bureau, which had been blown 100 feet
from the house, was badly smashed, with
the exception OF the large mirror, which
was not even cracked.
Granville Bros, one and a half miles
north of the end of the car tracks on
North Twenty-fourth street. lost a barn, in
which were three horses and a COW. The
barn was completely wrecked and the ami
mails killed.
In the neighborhood Of Central park the
wind played strange freaks. On many
houses strips Of shingles about two feet
wide and running the entire length Of the
roofs were torn off, but the buildings not
otherwise damaged.
At Thirty-fourth and Ames avenue, near
the Emmanuel hospital, a strip Of sidewalk
fifty feet in length was picked up and laid
lengthwise on the street car tracks.
Upturns n Church
The Monmouth Park Methodist Episcopal
| church was wrenched from Its foundation
and badly damaged. The steeple was torn
off and left hanging down over the front
end Of the building. The church had been
repainted and papered and three weeks ago
new heating apparatus was put in. The
heating apparatus was wrecked. The build
ing, which is of frame and had a seating
capacity OF about 400, was almost turned
over, and the floor looks like an inverted
ship. This morning many OF the members
were viewing the ruins, and many express
sions OF sorrow were heard. Last night
several members who heard the crash of
the building as II went over rushed to the
church, and for several hours people were
coming and going. The building is insured
for 81, 900. Rev. @. A. Luce is Its pastor.
The roof of the Franklin school at
Thirty-ffth and Franklin streets, was par
lluily WIN wa NhN NS
will be no school today.
The storm played another prank at the
corner of Twenty-ninth street and Ames
avenue. There 1t picked up a small barn
12x16 feet belonging to Frank Page, and,
carrying 1t fully a half block. set 1t on the
car tracks. The building was damaged
very little.
A barn at 1888 Larimore street was to-
tally destroyed. A small clubhouse from no
one knows where rolled down the hill and
stopped near Thirty-fourth street on Ames
avenue.
EOttIes Take on Wings.
The family of Mrs. Leonard, 4421 North
Twenty eighth avenue, who had been
aroused from their beds by the storm and
who had rushed to the windows, got to
their stations just in time to miss q flying
bottle of horseradish which was blown
through the window.
Nearly every chimney In the neighbor-
hood of Monmouth park, Thirty-third and
Thirty-sixth streets, was blown down. A
barn at 1911 Fowler street was blown down
and at the residence OF S. r. Quigley, 1881
Fowler streets, thirty feet Of sidewalk was
carried several feet intact. H. Dearmont
1920 Meredith street, lost a shed, which was
within twenty feet of his house, and the
latter was not damaged.
One-third of the fence around the Younl
) Mems Christian Association park was blown
r down and the grandstand was left unin'
= jured. John Cahill, Ed Logson, Charles
Lear and Ed Updike, residing in the neigh,
; borhood Of the Young Mems Christian Asso
= citation park, each had most of the window
blown out Of his house. II heard the win
dows crash" said Cahill, but by the tim,
r l got out Of bed and went to the front O
-
thing was as calm as 1t is now with the ex
= ception Of the falling rain"
= Between Thirty-seventh and Thirty
eighth and Hamilton street almost ever
telephone pole was blown down and
, large force of men are at work resettin
the posts and fixing up the wires. For
h time this morning telephone connection
. we're entirely cut off in this section OF tn
} city.
At Thirty eighth and Hamilton a vacar
barn was blown down and completely de
stroyed.
n Damage at the Coliseum.
= At the Coliseum the only damage don
"a was to the skyllghts. The lights are ao
~justible and at every storm these al
Il damaged. A big sign near the buildin
h was blown down into a hollow and torn
pieces. Across the street from the Col
N scum on the east for fully a block not
h house escaped having windows blown ol
and in several instances ehimneys wei
= blown from the roof.
? Across the street from the Monmouth
3 Park Methodist Episcopal church, which WI
8 destroyed, the wind swooped down on
s chimney and picked out three bricks an
& left the balance OF the chimney intact.
> In the rear of 1882 Fowler street wei
: two inverted tubs, one on top OF the othe
: The uppermost tub was picked up and cal
: ried into the adjoining yard and the bottoi
70 tub was not disturbed.
GO A bale OF hay was blown through II
90 window OF S. r. Quigley's residence an
4 barely missed the head OF the house, WI
T was attempting to see what had caused II
90 rafting OF hts windows.
20 A Severe Cola Tor Three Months.
90 The following letter from J. Mn