Arizona republican., 1908-07-13
Tempe Department
 F.w. GRIFFIN. Manager

safe to say though that if any canta-
 loupe patches were in the path of the
 storm, the business of those patches 1 for this season has practically come to an end A patch could not last long under the fusilade of hail stones, such
 as fell here last evening.
 In the rush of gathering some esti-
 mate of the damage in time to get it in print in this mornings paper, a great many things have no doubt been overlooked but the following Is a re- port of what happened here in short space of time as near as could be as- lcertained between the storm and dark. Broken trees are in evidence on every hand, good sized limbs came down Main street like trash down the river. Telephone and electric light wires and poles are scattered broadcast. The
 big canvas awning and sign on the west side of Laird & Dimes drug store
 was taken off clean. Another section of Birchett Bros glass front went in with a crash. The awning in front of the National Bank was stripped and carried to the top of the building. J. w. Parry's new stables in the, rear of
 his Mill avenue home was over turned.
 A portion of the A. J. Peters hay warehouse was taken off; 2 part of Laird's saloon fence blew down, as like wise did a portion of the jail fence. Considerable damage was done to the
 rear of the Tempe house. A falling
 tree in the public school yard broke a water pipe and water spurted to a
 height of twenty feet or more. During the hardest part of the storm sam Luken heard the fire bell ring.
 He rushed to the door and was just in
 time to see the tower tOpple. carrying
 with it the bell, which rang as it fell
 tu the ground. Later investigation de- lveloped the fact that no damage was done to the bell, but it will be some thing of a task to right the tower and
 get the bell back in position.
 The Tempe Light and Power com pany and the telephone company sui fered a heavy loss. The large cotton wood trees in front of the J. F.. Price thome, one of the largest trees in town, Went over, taking with it part of the fence. all of the side walk and some 1 of the front yard. It fell squarely across the power line, breaking it in | two and crushing a transformer to the ground. The top of it took down
 the telephone compauy's long distance | line Aside from this there were dog ems of minor accidents to the town | lines Extra help will be put to work early this morning but at this time it is impossible to say when there will ! be either telephone or electric light
 service.
 | Chris Sigala's COney Island is a scene of devastation. Practically all
 that is left to mark its place is a cou-
 pie of trapeZe poles. The brush shed
 and outer features of the place have
 been removed from the face of the earth.
 | Probably the most serious incidents
 of the storm occurred at the plant of i the Pacific creamery, mic east of town. The plant for the time being1 from the report last evening, is out | of commission. Both siXty-foot smoke stacks were blown down and as they fell a part of the boiler room roof went
 also. It is of course impossible to get up steam without smoke stacks ] and the plant had to be shut down al
 once. It is expected, however. that 1 q nurry-up JOD VIII De hdue dhu lhd
 milk will be taken this morning a' 1 usual It is impossible to say jus now what effect it will have on tht ice situation. There remains, however a small reserve supply that was stored
 for the iceing of cantaloupes and they may be needed. At any rate the com pany may be depended upon 10 make the best of a bad proposition and tC do all that is within it's power to pre-
 vent the public from suffering any
 through the plants misfortune.
 Finch and Carr, undertakers and em
 l haIrners rannne Phones 121 Finch