Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
HclEs ON STREET ARE OVERTURNED
,PLE At RESORTS BECOME ALARMED

An infant hurricane frolieked through
OmRhs's business streets shortly before
$50 O'Clock last night. leaving in its wake
demolished window glass. PROSTATE sigma.
wrsnched awnings. some overturned We
hicles. q fattened gospel tent and an Ewed
people, more devout perhaps for the brief
demonstration Of the storm gods might.
The wind was q general movement from
the northwest. but untn the weather bu-
reau gives out fits readings today the ques-
tion Of velocity must remain an open one
A cynic siiustes that il wasn't better
than thirty-fve miles an hour Jack Kear-
Dey, hRckdriver in Omaha since the crime
Of %. viii bet it was eighty miles. Most
people take the middle ground and guess
IL at between fcrty-fve and htty-hve miles
There was just one puff and il didn't last
mora than 3 fun minute-vhieh is possibly
mighty lucky thing for Omaha. All
through the day there had been q high
humidity, making conditions favorable for
the very thing that happened, and there
were enough onimous clouds 10 have backed
UP the one principal puff with others that
might have done damage more serious. II
was apparent that across the river TO
the cas-: the gale gathered strength and
Lnt laAeT pDTLs CuuuTneQ me SUSPICION
that Iowa suffered more furious blowing
up and blowing down than did this sx-
tremity Of Nebraska.
No One Seriously Injured.
In Omaha no one was reported seriously
injured, the damage TO citizens being prin-
cipHny sbrasions Of their pocketbooks. A
few glass fronts Of business buildings we're
blown in. several skylights shattered and
numerous signs laid on their gorgeous
faces. Two vehicles were overturned in the
same block Oh Fifteenth street DR.. Car
radine's revival tent was prostrated. after
his assembled flock had fed 20 Boyds
theater as the safer shelter in a time Of
storm" ana the Gentry show tent was
emptied precipitHtely, but stood it's ground
At the Country and Field clubs large par
ties were caught and held but were under
cover. At the garden resorts there was .
! Sudden scampering Of picknickers and
/ general wetting OF their garments, for
the wind was followed soon by quite a dash
/ Of rain.
At Gentry's show Tent.
Several hundred people had congregsted
at Gentry Brothers tent for the evening
! performance when the wind came up. As
/ the tent swsysd and tugged at its ropes
/ The widest excitement prevailed. All made
grand rush for the main exit and men,
women and children scrambled with each
other FOR first place The employees Of the
show threw the seats against the sides Of
4 the canvas and prevented the tent from
going over. The first TO get out Of the tent
were met by a fierce storm Of dust and
Z flying boards that only increased their
terror. During the excitement Of the peo-
pie the animals remained perfectly calm.
exhibiting not the least bit OF fear. During
the rush for the exit hats were knocked
on and after the crowd had passed out
the interior Of the tent had the appearance
OF q flower garden dotted with ostrich
plumes. Manager Gentry. Sergeant Bebouf
and ofhcers Norris and Sandstorm OF the
police department did good work with the
crowd and were largely responsible that
no one was injured. Outside Of the tent
one OF the large show wagons was blown
g distance Of thirty feet
This was the third storm the show hae
been in this season. which Manager Gentry
said Was responsible for the good be-
havior Of the animals. Last year while
the show WAS in Grand Island the tent wAs
blown down.
CarrAdihe's Canvas Comes Down
While the people were getting out Of the
show tent the same performance was
being carried out AT Eighteenth and Hhr-
ney streets, where Dr.. Carradipe was
holding a gospel meeting. The congrega-
tion was singing the first song when the
storm struck. About sixty people hAe
cOngregRted and all rushed from the tent,
the canvas falling Just after the last man
had stepped out The tent was badly torn
and the benches and chairs were hurled
together in 3 mass. No one wEs injured.
tsenth street between Howard and Harvey
two family carriages we're blown over and
women and children precipitated violently
TO the pavement. In the first was Mrs. z.
WithrOw. returning TO her home At Nine
teenth and St. MArys avenue with extensive
purchases for the Sunday meals she be-
came alarmed and was Just starting TO
climb out Of the vehicle when II was turned
over on top o. her. The front aIle snapped
on and the vegetables included among her
purchases pelted down on her vigorously
that her face was bruised 10 add 70 the
pain Of the severe injury suffered by bel
shoulder when she fell. The horse was too
bewildsred 10 run and the parts Of the car
riage were stacked up in front Of the Or
phsum theEtsr TO rAmEin until morning.
Buggy Ovsrturns with Occupants.
The other conveyance was that drawn By
one horse and occupied by Mrs. A. c Saw
tell and her four young children OF esll
Capitol avenue. The eldest OF the boys had
gotten out 10 quiet the horse when tha
winds fury increased and the buggy was
overturned with the woman and three chill
dreR under Il ana the horse thrown on its
side on the sidewalk almost In front Of the
theEter. At the same time a large bill
board in front Of the thehter WAS blown
violently from It's wirings. several large
windows In The Woodmen Of the Wold and
Range blocks across the street were Eplin-
tered, awnings were rent on and there was
such q general c0mmOtion on the block
that women screamed and strong men who
haven't prayed In a long time began "a
think II over. Ths sawten buggy WAS q
high-wheslsd Eitair and the woman and
children were spared from serious injury.
I They hired q messenger company 20 haul
the buggy and lead the horse 10 cover.