Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28
Buildings Demolished, Houses Unroofed,
Railroads Blocked and Lives Lost
LIGHTNING ACCOMPANIED BY WINDS
A Kensinston Factory Wrecked, Throwing $50 Out Of
Employment-Man Killed in Wreckaae Of Tacony
Railroad Staton-Another Killed by Falling Wires at
Girard O.-House Struck by Lightning at Danbury

Philadelphia, March GA severe
electrical storm, accompanied by q
high wind which at times blew with
the force of a tornado. swept over the
northern section of the city shortly
after 8 O'Clock tonight, leaving de-
struction and death In its wake.
Buildings Demolished, Houses unroef-
I'd.
Buildings were demolished, houses
were unroofed, and the New York
division of the PennsyIvania railroaA
was placed out of commission tenn
porarily by the demolition. of its tow
cony. cutting off all telegraphic COM
munication. New York trains are be-
ing routed via the Trenton cus-off,
which branch of the Pennsylvania
company was not in the path of the
high winds.
Polics Station Demolished. si
Tacony, the section where the great
est damage occurred, was completely
cut off from the rest Of the city. Tele-
graph, telephone and trolley wires were
blown to the ground, and vt was hours
before the details OF the destruction
reached the central section Of the city,
where the storm did not appear: The
police station at Tacony was demol-
ished. The roof of the building was
blown off and every window was lbrok-
en- by a sudden surst of wind
Unknown Man Killed.
At the Tacony station of the Penn
syiFann mn, ishruIu al ,..;n.. ~ ~, =
str,ct,,re vas blown away Many
houses in this section were unroofed
or completely demolished.
kensinstop Factories Destroyed.
In the manufacturing section Of Ken
800 ssvsr,I 4. ctorias T1ere dastroved
srnti..- ,,,i,s. rrSro bIown down ana
rooss of hos,s.s b,,y1ed ~ tho canter ot
che streets corner section Of the
factory OF John Blood &. Brothers,
manufacturers of woo1ens at Trenton
and Allegheny avenues, more than one
hundred feet In width, was torn away,
wreci<ing the valuable machinery.
$50 Men Thrown Out of Work.
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~ra-s ev,riovsd hare n is asid- will he
o,,f ~ yrnrlr for ~ least fvvn vEe.,1rs,, ~1rr
TN. Factory Of fbe Enternrise Conper-
a~a <>o,nnanv nearby was str,,.<1r Nv
itShtning hut the DANES wera Sxt;n.
~,1isked before mach day,nara ha 1,eHn
done. 8
Church CuPoIa Blown On
In the fashionable section of Ger,
mantown the storm also caused hav-
oc- The cupola Of St. Michaels church
was blown on. Jones halI also lost its
roof. as did the factory OF the Ameri-s
can Metal company. Telegraph and
telephone communication was also de-
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7ospitai wall Orusneo m.
Many mills were unroofed by the
storm in Manayunk in the northwest
section of the city and wall OF the
surkica, oep4,.menL ol ~. AAao.ly
losp,rIi g. oAoo, oue 80 - 1'o
III. s- pI 80 .s,',,.d uluSt LEI .
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cut mask s M al ,,+ ~ .ias
n nurse was p1oiy cut oy liyins siass'
Roof Blown Into Canal.
The roof of A. p. Baker & Co.'S fac
tory was hurled into Main street while
that of William s. Davis & Co. was
blown INTO tne canal Ine cupola OF
,ne masonic nan; lee. squa.e' Wa
foMn away anu mas noe -yet psen s.n
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tey nnes Msre put oue " conlniisslon m
ps 'ne lnuu mnoh h,,,r "eu ts lroli
lhe surIuunoIns nihs ps INC eo"h-
Train Service Resumed.
lat. tonigbt tbe psnn.v1von;. su-
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,nence over. 'ne regular TRACKS 70 New
i'rS a. u.;,.... E.u
R.ports from points tbrou rhout III.
state show that many towns in the
southeastern section were visited by
the heavy. wind and in some instances
by unusually large hailstones.
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