The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-22

ces the debris was blown IN an Oppo
site direction from the general ben
OF the storm. Where roofs were strucI
they were hit hard. for the sheetinl
was ripped from the rafters. every mai
being as neatly drawn as If by a skill
ed workman.
Following the storm the rain fell in
torrents, and to this fact is attribut
ed much Of the damage. Grocery and
other stocks were almost ruined by
the water before they could be remov.
ed to other buildings.
South Main Street.
The worst damage was done on
South Main street. The storm struck
this street fair and square, blowing
down many handsome shade trees. un-
roofing residences and business hous-
es. swapping off telephone poles. lit
tering the street with tangled mass
of wires, tree limbs, tin and lumber.
Two telephone poles on the lower end
of the street were snapped in two,
many others were bent nearly to the
ground and the wires were cut as If
with knife. Frank H. Smiths barn
was unroofed, the fence damaged and
trees blown down. Coming on up South
Main street the John Gartner shop
was struck, the roof being lifted COM
pletely away. The damage here was
about $780, This is a two story
building and the upper part was used
as paint shop. Two hundred dollars
worth of new paint was washed of by
the rain. Mr.. Gartner, own
or of the business, has been i'll
for some time with jaundice and the
oss comes to him as a double misfor-
June.
The Buchnau carriage shop was
struck, the buildings being unroofed
md badly damaged. =,
Gresham & Lamar. :
The wind then struck the livery sta
lie of Gresham & Lamar, partially
nroofiing it and doing considerable s
amage. e
The storm then squarely struck the Il
Iamble building, which is one of the n
lost substantial structures in the "
ity, and is occupied by the Gamble Il
rocery Company and the Robinson n
IcGill Buggy Company. The roof was il
fled clear, being blown across the ii
rect, tn tin lodging in part on the al
,lephone wires at the junction of S. n
ain and Eighth streets. The dam ci
&c done the Robinson-McGill Compa- ia
Y was inconsiderable, as their stock tt
not perishable. John Pigg, secreta- til
of the firm, stated that if the rain ia
ould check up that the loss to the &C
ock would be small but that if it til
to fall several hundred dol e1
rs loss might be incurred. pr
Gamble Grocery Company. Al
At the Gamble Grocery Company
e loss vas heavy. The unroofing
the building permitted the rain to W;
t square lick at the stock, much do
which was on the second floor and tn
the basement. Mr.. Gamble fortu- alb
tely had forty foot tent which he
etched acros the top of the build on
3, and protected the stock to some Dl'
tent. Hastily moving the more per- br
liable portion of his stock under this WI
1tecting shelter he continued to do tire
siness, filling orders promptly up
)ugh with difficulty. When seen by We
Herald representative he stated that bel
, cake baking contest was still on
! that he would not be out of bus
ss for a single minute. At this frs
ce the sky light was broken and Wi
ling through the floor struck a ito
liable show case, which was re- abe
ed to fragments. Mr.. Gamble car sto
/ $4,000 storm insurance on the ed
} buildings tho
Cooks Grocery. anc
It Miles and Fred Cooks grocery on
roof was blown off and big loss pill
'ered. Here as at the other places and
water did equally as much damage ple'
the wind, for it thoroughly soaked on
stock and did more damage than an
Id be easily reckoned. Mr.. Cook lars
taking philosophic view of the sew
alton and stated that he would go tain
work. to make back his loss, rather nor
q to grieve over what could not be mo'
,ed. He at once leased the build loss
formerly occupied by Sid Dooley,
her out on s. Main street, where j
moved his stock The building oc- ono,
ed by the Cook Grocery is owned is NJ
Dr. o. J. Porter. com
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