The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-12
STORM EXPENDS
FURY ON PADUCAH
Wind, Rain and Lightning
Did Some Damage
Houses Struck, People Injured and
Boats Blown Away in the
River.
TELEPHONE LINES SUFFER.

TELEPHONE LINES SUFFER.
One Of the heaviest rains that has
visited this section this summer. ac-
companied by the hardest wind,
swept over Paducah just before noon
today, and did considerable damage
Ito property Telephone companies
Especially suffered extensively. and
long distance connections were re-
ported down in all directions. Local
phones also were out of commission.
At the Twelfth and Jackson street
school building in course of erection
eight window frames were blown out
with the brick work around them,
and two by twelve joists fourteen
feet long, were picked up by the wind
and carried ten feet. Fortunately the
rain had driven the workmen to shell
ter and they escaped Injury. 1t will
require a half days work to repair
the damage.
Mrs. Grimm, mother of Mrs. Annie
Maynard, s29 South Fourth street.
fell from a chair, while hurriedly try
ing to lower a window in the face OF
the storm, and fractured her left arm
in two places above the wrist. Drs. ].
ID. Robertson aud J. r. Reddick re-
duced the fracture.
Patrolman Shocked.
While Patrolman Henry Singery
was reporting to police station this
morning at 11:1O o'clock over the
telephone from the Union station dur
ing the stormy lightning struck the
wire and he WIS knocked backward
and fell against a railing. He was
stunned for several minutes; but no
was able to contApue his duties after
ward.
Cabmen Suffer Most.
Cabmen suffered during the rain
storm. and the rain fell so hard they
had dificulty getting their breath.
Morgan Cruise, driver for Palmer
Transfer company, became so faint he
started to step from the cab and fell
to the ground. After a short rest he
revived.
Roof Blown or.
The wind blew so feet of tin roof
off the Imperial Tobacco company
plant at Fifth and Clay streets. Mr..
Walter Smedley, deputy county clerk,
IS custodian of the warehouse for the
English firm, and telegraphed the
facts this morning. The damage is
estimated at $500. The factory has
been closed down for a year.
Steamers Were Helpless.
Adrift in the river and unable to
land, the Bette Owen, Joe Fowler.
Fannie Wallace, Harth. J. B. Rich
|ardson r. Dunbar. Royal, Gents
show boat, Evening STAR" were
helpless during the storm. All but
the Richardson and Dunbar had
steam in the boilers, but the crews
were unable to control them. The
Richardson and Dunbar were lashed
together, and 1oated on down the
river, and had not been caught at
last reports. but they were probably
landed about Brookport In break
ing loose the two boats struck the
Fannie Wallace hard blow, but the
little boat only rocked and soon
steadied herself Practically no dam
age was done, and as soon as the
wind ceased the boats with steam
landed. Captain Gent succeeded in
landing the show boat below the city.
The Illinois Central boat offered as
sistance but Captain Gent landed
arfhOat ramafupd
steady during the storm, and only
the telephone and light wires were
blown down
X. =. Barnett Stunned.
Lightning struck a telephone pole
at the Columbia Manufacturing com
pany plant in Mechanicsburg this
morning and going down the wire
shocked Mr. r. s. Barnett, the former
councilman. who was using the tele-
phone at the time. The shock was
sufficient to knock him down but he
recovered shortly with only a slight
bruise sustained in the fall. DR.. j.
S. Troutman happened to be near
and rendered medical assistance.
Set Fire to House.
| A grounded wire due 10 the action
of this mornings storm set fire to the
residence of Mr.. J. T. Donovan, agent
OF the Illinois Central, but little dam
age was done. The wire set fire to
the gas and burned through the chan
delier piping in an unstairs room,
but was discovered before any head
way had been made. The Nos. and
1 fire companies answered the alarm
and found their services not needed.
Mr. Donovan resides at 1882 Jeffer-
son street The fire occurred shortly
after IL o'clock.
Lightning struck dangerously near
to the James Sheriff. saloon on North
Fourth street near Broadway and
burnt out the fans. II knocked down