The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-29

along toward morning that there was
both quiet and GOODNESS.
Two men collapsed from the heat.
Wednesday. and were taken TO hospi-
tails. Dennis Hurley. linotype oper-
ator. living at No. 576 Sixth-st., fell
into the arms OF a man standing be-
side him. as he was watching the
score board on Griswold-st.. across
from the city hall. Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. III. c. Walker attended him. and
sent him To st. Mary's hospital. where
he remained In an unconscious condi
ton all night. Joseph Knoll. aged IS.
Of Pontiac. succumbed to combine
ton OF heat and liquor. while locked
mp in the Woodbridge station. and was
also sent TO st. Marys hospital.
Out around the Central high school
the residents are inclined to blame
the school board as well as the wealth
er for their troubles. The rain chan
neled brooks In the plaza OF yellow
clay which has ornamented the west
ern half OF the high school site for the
past two years. carried the clay into
the sewers and allowed II to back up
thence into the cellars whereabouts.
Church Damaged.
The Forest-Ave Presbyterian
church was particularly damaged. The
basement. where the Sunday school
and other rooms are located. was NIL
ed with the yellow, clayey tide and
chairs and other furniture were afioat.
The pipe organ was full Of clay. the
walls bore a saffron hue as the tide
ebbed, and the janitor-bore q look
OF wrath.
| Flats and residences In the neigh
borhood report fine clay coloring In
their cellars where the storm brought
! the water.
The kids" out Michigan-ave. way
had a new swimming hole. Thursday,
and they were having fun with 1t. The
fact that the subway near LaSalle-ave.
was flooded gave them opportunity
for a dip into real water without the
trouble of a journey to the docks or
Belle Isle. and happy youngsters
splashed all morning to their hearts
content An improvised wading pool
reached from curb to curb on Six
teenth-st. just north of Michigan-ave.,
and this drew the infantile population
from blocks around.
| Great damage was done by the
| floods In the vicinity OF the western
market, the cellars OF the commission
houses being filled and much perish
able goods damaged.
Lawsuits to Blame.
Legal entanglements are chiefly TO
blame for the present plight OF the
residents In the extreme eastern end
of the city.
Abundant appropriations have been
made during the past three years
since Fairview was annexed TO drain
that district, not only for Its own pro-
lection but to save the water supply
of the city from contamination. IL
has been impossible to build the sew
er system necessary, however. because
Of lawsuits and injunctions prevent
ing the city from purchasing a site for
pumping station.
The east end sewer system must
be lower than the river and II Is nec-
essary to have pumping plant 10
raise the sewage and drainage TO
higher level than the river A site for
such a plant was selected at the foot
OF Parkview-ave., west Of the Water
Works but property owners In the
neighborhood interposed with an In
junction and succeeded in preventing
the purchase on account OF the neg
lect to specifically mention the pur'
chase OF site in the wording OF the
appropriation. Another appropriation
was made last spring to cover this de-
feet but still the matter Is held In
the courts.
Altogether, more than S240.000 has
been appropriated for a deep sewer
and pumping station but this has to
lie idle until the courts finish consid-
GRAFTON of the suits.
The flag pole at Bennett park was
struck by lightning and partially
wrecked