The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-31
4 GREAT AMOUNT
OF DAMAGE DONE
BY HEAVY STORM
Wind, Rain and Lightning
Went on a Spree Spreading
Destruction All Over the City
And County.
POLES WERE BLOWN
DOWN BY ITS FURY

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Houses Struck by Lightning
And Whole Fields Of Corn
Were BoWIed Over.
Damage aggregating hundreds OF
dollars was done yesterday afternoon
by the storm which was one of most
severe ever experienced in this COM
munity. The damage done resulted
from rain. wind and lightning.
Immediately after the two fire alarm
!. calls yesterday afternoon the fire
alarm service OF the city was burned
out at Eleventh and Main streets by
lightning. Upon the return of the COM
panies from the fires account OF which
was printed yesterday. the condition
was discovered. The flremen fmme-
diately set to work to put the system
in good condition.
Wires Were Down.
The telephone and electric light COM
panies, az well as the Dayton & West
ern. and the Terre Haute, Indianapolis
L. Eastern traction companies suffer-
ed heavy losses. Many phones were
put out of commission by the lightning
and 1t will be several days before tho
service is up to the standard again.
The Light, Heat and Power company
and the Municipal Light plant officials
had numerous complaints from the
east part of the city where the storm
seemed to center, that the electric
lights would not burn. The fuses had
been burned out In the meters by the
lightning.
The electric railway systems suf-
fered heavy losses by the high wind
blowing down poles supporting the
trolley wires. About a mile OF wire
was down on the Dayton & Western
system between Eaton and Alexandria.
The storm seemed to make an extra
effort at this point and 4S poles In q
line we're broken off. The company
was unable to get through to Dayton
last evening. The service had not
been restored UP till noon today. i:
was expected by the company ofhcials
to have the wire up and the track
cleared in order that through service
would be furnished this afternoon.
At ccnterviile.
The Terre Eaute. Indianapolis L.
Eastern traction line, near Centerville
was badly damaged by the trolley
wires being blown loose from the sup
ports. A number OF poles were also
broken off but the company was able
to furnish service during the entire
day.
Probably as heavy loser as any
will be the city of Richmond. BY the
numerous washouts in the streets.
particularly in the east and south por-
lions Of the city work will have to be
commenced Immediately In order to
restore the streets. The hill at Twen-
ty-first and Main street was badly
washed. The surface macadam was
washed off until the bottom of the
street car rails were exposed in places.
This street is a constant source Of ex-
pense to the city owing to the frequent
washouts. It is probable that some
action will be taken to brick the street
from Twentieth to Twenty-second
streets.
In South End.
The mounted city carrier in the
south part OF the city reported any
number OF washouts. some OF which
were large enough to bury horse
The entrance to the grounds of James
Morrison's residence. south Sixteenth
street was badly washed. The sewers
were stopped up IN many places. Gel
Lara In number of residences were
filled with water also by reason of the
inability Of the sewers to carry off the
water and It backing up.
Lightning struck in q number Of
4 places in the city. The residence Of
Harry Gennett, Twenty-first and South
A street was struck by lightning and
the chimney knocked off.
It was the irony OF fate that killet
= horse which belongs to either Syl
vester Cook or John Martin. the own
ership not having been settled as We.
Martin purchased horse yesterday o.
Cook, but had not brought it to tn,
city. The horse was struck by light
ming while standing in a field, and
killed. The money had been placed II
q local bank. Martin questions wheth
er he should stand the loss or whether
Cook should.
Several trees in this city and in sur
rounding districts were damaged b,
the wind and lightning. Few tree
were blown down, but the limbs wer,
broken off,
Farmers will be heavy losers OWNS
to the damage done to the corn Man,
fields Of corn were laid flat.
4 DIVORCE HEARING