The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-03
Dry Docks Blown Loose and
are Sunk.
Waterman Loses His House and Dog
City Pole Breaks IA Telephone
Gable.
MINOR DAMAGES
DONE.

The heavy winds of last night
caused considerable damage to floating
property in this vicinity. The Padu-
cab Dry Docks were blown loose from
their moorings near the foot Of Broad.
way, and the boats used rs a tool
house, moored to one side of the dock.
was sunk by the heavy winds.
The accident happened about 3
O'Clock this morning, and Sup.. Young
Taylor was called to the river about
that time to take charge of the work
of rescue. The docks were fortunate
ly not DANA ed. The timbers to
which were attached the lines were
pulled out by the force developed by
the wind against the docks and the
docks, on which is the Steamer Cum
berland, a government boat, was swung
around against the lower wharf boat,
but not damaged.
Neither was the boat injured. Supt.
Taylor intended to let the boat into
the river today, but the accident in
tefered. 1t was reported about the
city today that the men at work on the
docks lost all their tools, which were
in the tool house, but Supt. Taylor
states this is untrue.
1.-THE damage to the tool boats aud
tools" Superintendent Young stated.
twill amount to between $500 and
5000. / consider the escape of the
docks very fortunate and piece of
good luck to us. :"
J. Hill, Waterman on the dry docks
lost his house boat with all effects in
the storm and although the loss will
amount to about 5000 Mr.. Hill de-
plores the loss of faithful female
bull dog more than the household
effects which were scattered in every
direction when his boat was wrecked.
Mrs. Hill was on the boat sleeping
when the winds began to buffet the
craft abour. First 1t would strike
against the bank and then rebound to
the docks. The motion became so
violent that Mrs. Fill concluded che
had better leave the frail craft and
had quilted it but a short time when
il went TO pieces.
The bull dog was in the forward end
of the boat and no amount of coaxing
would induce her to leave, the dog
going down with the boat. The ac-
ton of the dog is rather peculiar and
Mr.. Hill can not account for it unless
she realized the danger to the boat
which had sheltered her so long, and
refused to desert it.
Reports Of minor damages done by
the heavy winds come from other SEQ
tions Of the city. A pole belonging to
the city was blown down at Clements
and Short streets and went through
the front of one of the Jake Bieder-
man groceries, breaking telephone
cable for the East Tennessee company
and throwing out of order q number
of telephones. The damage from this
will amount, to about $3.50. 1t Is
claimed by the telephone company
that the pole was blown loose week
ago and the city was notified through
the Superintendent of the electric
plant, and sent men up and simply
propped the pole.
The wind also blew down the steel
smoke stack OF tho heating plant OF
the local /. y. hospital this morning.
The big stack fell over and was so
badly damaged that another one will
have to be made. No other damage
resnltedfrom the falling stack, but the
crash reused nearly all the sleeping
patients in the hospital.
The new brick store and lodge hall
of the woodmen of the World lodge at
Kevil was blown down this morning
by the winds. The damage will
amount to great deal and can not be
closely estimated. The store was
about complete and would have been
occupied within u few weeks.