The Detroit times., 1908-06-09
KILLS ONE
AND DOES 100000
OAMAGE IN MICH.
HURRICANES FURY coNcENrRA.
TED IN STATES EASTERN AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS - LONG
TRAIL OF WRECKED BUILDINGS

PORT HURON. Mich. June 9.-One
man is known, 10 have been killed.
several persons were hurt and prob
ably 100000 property losses were
sustained In violent hurricane and
electric storm which swept Michigan
yesterday. The eastern and central
counties suffered most.
In this city and vicinity alone. the
hurricane did over $4,000 damage.
The known victim OF the storm $
fury was Theodore Krischnitske. a
farmer residing near Smiths creek.
IL miles west OF the city. He was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
The home OF John LAWS was struck
by lightning and Mrs. LAWS and two
daughters were badly injured. The
husband. at work al the Port Huron
Engine 4 Thrasher Co.'S plant was
knocked down, but not seriously hurt.
One OF the City Electric Railway Co.'S
cars was struck while going north on
Huron-ave. The car was filed with
passengers, bot none was Injured.
The city was without electric light
and the phone and telegraph service
was badly hampered
Many Buildings Struck.
Among the buildings struck by
lightning are: The Fire hall. First
NJ. E. church, Auditorium. Altman
Bakery plant. Bush block. NJ. Ullen'
bruch's green houses; High school
building. Chicory factory. Mennonite
church. Michigan Sulphite Fiber Co.'S
factory. and the Standard Chain Co 8
plant In Sarnia. The loss on each
building has not as yet been estimat'
ed. The damage TO the Chain plant,
which was recently built, is given as
100000. The men had left the build
ing about Ave minutes before the
crash came. The loss TO NJ. Ullen.
bruch Is $4,000 Twenty-Five feet Of
the new Clarke Wireless Co.'S tower
plAt has recently been installed here
and was only used during the trip Of
the steamer City Of Cleveland TO the
500, last week.
EMMETT. Mich, June CLOSES
amounting 10 about $4,000 were sus.
tanned during the heavy storm. The
big Richmond elevator was lifted from
it's foundations. 1t will probably have
10 be demolished. Barns owned by
II. p McCabe and John Glaspie were
blown down and other buildings near
here were wrecked.
OWOSSO. Mich. June "a hurri'
cane passed south OF here. causing
heavy loss to property. Windmills
belonging 10 p B. Reynolds and H. A.
ka ha ~
Frank B. Geek, in Venice township,
was blown down.
ADRIAN Mich, June s.-In
fierce storm here, lightning entered
the second story OF the wallpaper
store OF w. II. Nash. The building
was set afire and loss Of $1,000 sus'
tanned The lightning was accom-.
ranied by heavy rain and high wind.
LANSING. Mich. June s.-Lansing
was visited by severe wind and hall
storm. The wires OF the Michigan
Power Co. were blown down. shutting
of the power at several institutions
and causing considerable damage.
Scare over Launch.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. June g
A 30-foot launch with party OF sew
en- prominent Suttons bay people
aboard was thought to have gone down
with all on board In the big storm.
Monday, but she was later found by
the tug Maggie. which put out from
Suttons bay In search OF her. The
party consisted OF N. B. Clark. own
ar OF the launch and proprietor OF a
large store; c. p. Kline, wife and
baby; John Bahle. son of Postmaster
Bahle, Miss Ethel Graham and sister.
Lou Graham. Of Akron. who was her
guest. The Maggie steamed TO Mar
on island in the storm and located
he launch which had taken shelter
here.
BAY CITY, Mich. June 9.-Accom-
panied by binding sheets OF rain. a
terrible windstorm swept oYer Hamp-
ton township Monday afternoon. blow
ng down buildings and strewing
wreckage In It's wake. Robert Far.
ey's double frame barn. containing
machinery and implements.
was wrecked and new barn receat.
" built for Joseph Kraus and another
barn owned by Ebert Oliver were
blown to pieces.