The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-22
STORM WORKS HAVOC IN OHIO  Scores of Wfsons Are
 Injs1 1ed. MUCH D. 4AGE ON LAKES Wind aehsd Velocity of 66 Mics
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Cleveland, Ohio, April 21--Three per- sons wsrs killed. six fatally hurt. at least fifty sustained injuries and prop erty valued at more than s1.ooo. 900 was destroyed in tornado which swept through Cleveland and Northern Ohio today
 The storm arose suddenly and lasted but i've minutes. At 12:3o the sun was shining brightly. At 12.a3 the city was ehrouded in darkness From the, northeast of the lake came as<g2fe blowing at the rate of sixty-sfx miles an hour. In it's wake followed . sheet of rain and hall. which fell with ter- rtnc force. In the blinding rain pedes- trians were blown off their feet and hurled against buildings. in many cases. to be struck down by flying bricks and timbers which filled the air.
 Roofs were lifted or houses. walls hurled down. strongly braced smoke stacks picked up and chimneys demol- ished, porches stripped off residences, Debris was gathered into the arms of the wind to be deposited elsewhere. Tn some instances roofs wefs carried for a distance of three hundred feet and, then set down. skylishts and windows were smashed. Many persons were in- jured by flying glass.
 The loss was especially great to ings were damaged. Many pupils had remarkable escapes, but none was se-
 The Dike, walton. Fairnont, scran- ton old MayffUwer, Clark Avenue, Downing. Pearl Street. Milford. GIL bert, Rice and Gidaing's School build -inKs were damaged. The roof was lift ed from the main building of the Case School of Applied Sciences and build paifment.
 Telegraphs And telephone service was ruined Poles were swept down by the wind. Crossed wires set poles on fire. Street cars and trains kwere delayed. Trees were torn up by the roots at W9odlawn' and other caEneteries.-e A score of nlohuments were overturned
 Fsranasn and policemen from aif of the stations In the city turned out fo aasias fhes Hans7ie 4f23n&@ nEEnna had been Sx~Sk6d hn6 who were 1n3iired in the storm So aexiohs1g w6e the teis- phone service crippled that ft was irn- possible to get connections with either the police or Are Headquarters. On ac- ordered out to give assistance where- ever they found 1t was needed. Everr ambuiance. private and public, wks out.
 There was. little lightning and .conse- quentiy few fires.
 No damage was done to boats on the lakes. But few fishing tugs were out and all were near shore They dropped anchor when the storm arose.
 The largest single injury was done to St. stanislaus Church. East Sixty Fifth Street and Forman Avenue. The wind practically demolished the struct- ure. The loss Is estimated at s12b.- COG. The church was built few years ago at a cost of S16o.00o.
 d The Weliman- n-Seaver-Morgan Engt- neering plant on East Seventy First Street. was badly damaged when the roof of the Standard Tool Company's factory was blown over on it. Fifteen workmen were injured by flying debris. but none Is seriously hurt.
 The moulders department of the Co., Operative stove Company was crushed
 The he roof of the City Tuberculosis Sanitariunn and the framework of the new exposition building were carried
 Fred Grugel committed suicide due ring the height of the storm because he was afraid he was about to be Killed. He rushed into barn out Of the rain ana 0rah& cAfDoisc @SsU' AAS left a note explaining his action.
 subscription papers will be started tomorrow to raise money to repair the damase done to churches. It is esfi- mated that total loss of s20o,o00 has been sustained by churches other than the St. stanislaus.
 The cool-headedness of the Rev. Henry Weselah prevented panic in fine German Lutheran School. In full sight of 800 pupils. the roof or the Iutheraf Church. which adJoins tne school building. was blown Non ana fine walls demolished.
 In mid-air the roof parted ana t .aaned for a few moments that at feast one section of 1t would strike the school house Quietly the minister As- sured the pupils that there was no dsnger and asked them to watch the aving timbers and disregard their les sone for a few minutes. Teachers LOOK their cue from him and used the same method to calm other pupils The school building was unharmeo.
 Several patients were thrown rom their beds at, the tuberculosis nospltst. Practically everything, from ned- steads to mattresses. was carried away from the "open Air" section or me hospital.