The Detroit times., 1911-06-05
TWO ELECTRoCUTED IN
THE WAKE OF FIERCE STORM
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city and fnterarbaH, also did gooo
business, and all the parks had their
quota OF humanity. The motorists
were out in force.
The wise ones took warning from
the gathering clouds and beat 1t" for
home without delay. But many were
caught ON the Belle Isle boats and
drenched. There was a panic on the
steamer Britannia and many OF the
women passengers became hysterical.
The boat reached her dock without
anyone being injured, however.
The steamer Frank 4. Kirby had
Just reached her dock when the storm
began and the passengers remained
on board until II passed. The Tashmoo
with a big crowd. was also just tying
Navigation, during the 10 minutes
or more the storm was OF Its worst,
was extremely hazardous and freight
ers on the river blew their fog horns
constantly. The mail boat Charles f..
Bielman, Jr, was caught In mid.
stream. The storm carried her small
boat away and II was afterwards
found on the Canadian shore.
steel water tower, In course OF
construction, on the roof OF the new
ice plant of Hammond, .Standish Il
Co. Twentieth-st., near Newark, was
struck by lightning and the gale
swept the shattered fragments TO the
ground. Stephen L. Gransden, No.
7e6 Fourteenth-ave., who takes tenn
peratures In the. plant, was showing
his wife and sisterin-law through the
thrxy hnA fttat
finished inspecting the tower when
the crash came. All three were stun
ned, but none was seriously hurt. A
cooling tank was also blown down. II
is estimated that the damage done
was about $4,000.
The residence of L. p. Laurendeau.
No. $40 Hurlbut-ave., was badly darn
aged by lightning. A bolt tore huge
cash in the roof, allowing the rain
to come through In a perfect torrent.
The whole place was dreuched. Tho
damage IL estimated at about $1,000.
None Of the family was injured.
Trolley wires were broken In sever
al localities by trees falling against
them. The trees, falling across the
tracks, seriously tied up trafiic on sew
eraI of the lines. The Sherman line.
east, was out of business for nearly
three hours. The Gratiot line was
out of commission for about the same
length Of time. A short circuit caus-
ed Fort car No. 1912 to catch fire at
Cadillac-sq. and Bates-st. Fire COM
pany No. 3 put out the blaze.
Windows were blown In at the Ho-
tel Cadillac. Owen q Co.'s store. Ora
tiot and Brush; Joseph Schiller's
store, No. SO st. Aubin-ave.; Summer
field q Hecht's Delray branch and nu-
merous other places. Dishes were
blown from the tables In the Hotel
Pontchartrain cafe.
The storm wrought havoc In all the
surrounding towns and suburbs. Wind
sor Jared as badly as Detroit, many
trees and wires being blown down.
Street car service between Windsor
and Amherstburg was knocked out
completely and many Amherstburg
people who had spent the day In De-
troit were obliged to remain In De-
troit or Windsor for the night.
Many Detroiters who had spent the
day at Mt. Clemens and at resorts
along the st. Clair shore, were I'M
able to get back home Sunday night
because of the crippled street car SER
vice.
The service Of the telegraph and tel
ephone companies was still badly
crippled, Monday morning, the line
men having been unable to repair all
the damage during the night owing TAD
the diniculty experienced in locating
the breaks. Communication with To
ledo was entirely cut on for several
hours following the storm. II IL ex.
pected that normal conditions Will be
restored during the day.