Evening journal., 1911-11-13
BABY CYCLONE
HITS THE CITY
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int NlHo pldyeu ndNOc WIN inc
farmers property. The roof Of the
barn, one of the largest and best
built in the county, was ripped off
and carried 500 feet Mr.. Beste said
that big timber was carried in the air
and swept along at some distance
from the ground having every appear
ance Of huge birds flying along OIL
the crest OF the storm.
A carriage shed and windmill the
latter built OF steel, thought to be
strong enough TO Withstand any
storm, were blown down. Many trees
were uprooted and the fruit orchard
on the place was practically de-
stroyed.
Houses UnrOOfed.
Several houses in the city we're
unroofed Among the buildings so
damaged we're three houses at Nos.
l24O-42 and a. Walnut street. the
second one OF which is the home Of
Patrolman Michael Barr. The tin roof
OF the three houses was rolled OH
like a sheet of paper and dropped IN
the rear yards. The upper rooms OF
the houses and their contents were
exposed to the rain and storm and
much damage was done the furniture.
Two costly panes OF plate glass
were torn from the windows of the
bakery Of Anthony Schelick, at No.
lO9 Stroud street, and were demol-
ished
A new skylight on top of the Hotel
Wilmington, placed in position two
weeks ago, was torn away and car
ried over the edge of the roof and
dropped into Market street, where it
missed striking a trolley car by few
inches and also several young men,
who we're passing at the time The
large plate glass in the show window
OF tho Wilmington Gas Company's Of
fee came near being struck and shat
tered by the iron frame work of lho
skylight, which rebounded to the side
walk.
Market street, from Eighth TO Ninth,
was Uttered with debris of all kinds
that had been torn from buildings on
either side Of the street. The big
sign in front of the Opera House was
torn loose and swayed with the wind
until It threatened 10 fall II was
finally caught by ropes and hauled
around fiat against the building and
made secure.
The roof was torn from Harry
Whites cement shed, at Seventh aud
Madison streets, and hurled across
Madison street, through the windows
I'm Clarance Twilley's barbership,
smashing the glass and window frame
into bits.
Iron Stack Leyelled.
The iorn stack q the American
Vulcanized Fibre Company. at Mary
land avenue and Beech street, was
blown down, and the fence along the
Maryland avenue side Of the COM
pany's porperty. for more than a
block, was blown down. The large
bill boards in Fourth street, near
Madison, also were leveled.
A portion of the roof of Epworth
NJ y. Church was blown away, but
the damage was not serious enough to
interfere with services In the church
last night
big tree was blown down at Ninth
and Walnut strets. and when IL fell
It carried with Il mass of wires of
all kinds. Among them were some
police and FIRE alarm wires. and as a
result the FIRE bells began to toll,
creating the impression that fire was
IN progress IN the midst Of the storm.
The fears Of the people were soon
allayed on this score, however.
A section Of the fence which en-
closes the Front and Union streets
baseball grounds was disturbed by the
vehemence OF the wind
Another tree was blown down at
Eighth and Orange streets and II
carried down some wires and blocked
the West Eighth street cars for a
| time Several wires also were down
along West Eighth street between
Shipley and Orange streets.
The fence extending the entire
block along the south side Of West
| Eighth street between West and
! Washington street was blown down
A fence in Montgomery street was
blown over and the fiag pole on tor
OF the d. w. Lynch Company's build
ing at Fourth and Madison streets
was twisted loose and Il hung sway
/ ing in the wind. II was thought the
pole would fall so Madison street was
roped off and red lights were placed
| there last night in order TO keeT
! people out Of harms way. The pole
was removed today
The big lamp in front Of the Della.
ware Trust Company's building al
Ninth and Market streets was torn
from the front Of the structure and
hurled out into the street where II
was smashed. Several electric light
wire heavily charged fell az Fifth and
Shipley streets. There was a lurid
display of fire and a shower Of sparks
that caused people about the corner
20 scatter to places Of safety. The
police had TO stand guard over the