Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
HIGH WINDS DO DAMAGE
Elevator Shaft Blown from Wood.
men Of World Building.
TELEPHONE COMPANIES SUFFER-
Gale Reaches Velocity OF Forty-Four
Miles an Hear and Rain
- washes SIGabosras About,
~ iH4. sfrxsS.s FOL.

l'The exterior elevator shaft. fifteen
,stories high. was blown from the new
iWoodmen Of the World building az
o'clock yesterday horhing when q wind
gtorm struck the city. The falling timber
6ld considerable damage 90 the Krug
fheater building anu the II. X. Harthun
Electric company.
Not only did the woodmen OF the World
building suffer from the gale, but also
tho telephone companies. Telephone
fervlce all yesterday was badly crippled
Ind both eompanies had their entire
forces Of repair men out working an day.
Trees in many partF OF the city were
Shattered and on the outskirts Of the city
6nthouses and barns we're badly, wrecked
81 the wind. -.-9
At s:S5 O'Clock yesterday morning and
tor thirty minutes following the wind
reached q velocity OF forty-four miles an
hour. From 4 O'Clock until late in the
morning the wind averaged about twenty
esvcn miles an hour.
Tho rain and wind combined washed the
posters from the bilboards in all parts
OF the city and bills seven weeks old
kreeted the eyes OF pedestrians all yester-
DAY The gale seemed to confine itself
from the outlying coutry we're received
regarding the windstorm.i The precirita~
lion Saturday and night was Is inches.
rhe failing Of the elevator shaft at
the Woodmen OF the World building WAS
Witnessed BY. but. one person and that
person narrowly escaped being injured
by the falling timber. n. X. Harthun.
krho runs an electric supply house just
A.. IL e.
ADDITIONALLY early Sunday morning to get
eat some bills, and was IN his office
when the shaft commenced TO fan The
loud noise caused him 20 go 20 the door.
he had hardly stepped outside of the
door when he looked up % see the shaft
lettering and suddenly fall toward him.
He managed 10 get back in the store Just
as the timber crashed on the sidewalk
IN front OF his store with report that
was heard Tor blocks around. '- %
The elevator SHAFT Was erected but two
weeks ago and was bdilt up to 1.-THE fii-
teeath story. II YVES used as the guide
Of a small elevator used Tor hosting ilght
materials. The shan was not constructed
Tor hard uaaeA
4 IA falling the shaft ripped n large,
heavy sign hanging over the sidewalk az
me Krus theater clear OF the building,
The glass awning over the Fourteenth
stseot entrance was also badly smashed.
The contractors shack At the Woodmen
kuliding was struck and badly horn up.
Flftg uten we're 4mmediately called IN by
khe contractors, and, worked until noon
Before the debris was cleared up. The
Nork on the building will not necessarily
We delayed. according 10 n statement
made last night by men in charge OF the
construction FL 80
The telephone service yesterday morn
Ing was very poor. owing TO the wind,
and It was not until late yesterday after
noon that the regular service was again
III force. The westeffi Union and Postal
Telegraph. companies Stated last night
that their wires were badly out OF order
yesterday morning. especially those lead
fhg into the city. but were put into work
ing order before noon.