The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
avvOSso SWEPT ~ TORNADO.
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1S Co., makers Oh IuTnltuic, 10 PAiS
af broken timbers and twisted ma
ehinery, 20 feet high. The loss VIII
reach $4,000 and ITO men will be
idle indefinitely.
C. K. Rigley, ST., president OF the
aoncern, said Sunday that he was
hopeful of rebuilding. but could an
nounce no definite plans for several
days. There was no cyclone insur-
ance on the plant and 1t will be a
total loss.
The plant of the Woodland Furni-
ture. Eo., across the tracks from the
Estey factory, had the southeast cor
ner on the three stories and base
naenttorn away and the loss on ma
ehinery and finished stock will
Smount to 100000. according to
Secretary Joseph C. Osburna. of the
GompAny. One hundred and fifty
mentwill be thrown out of employ
ment, until the plant can be repaired.
The Estey plant was one of the
largest in the city, being S0xS4O
feet, three stories and basement and
OF frame construction.
The new addition to the Owosso
Manufacturing Company's plant was
damaged to an extent of perhaps 49,
e60% A part rs to 100 feet square
rwasSdismantled.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Corwin were
aaught and crushed to death while
asleep in bed, the collapse OF their
home following so closely on the ar
uivafof the cyclone that they had not
yime5even to arise. The bodies were
pinned under two tons of lumber,
furniture and brick of the chimneys.
Tie house was two story frame
building at Cedar and Fletcher
streets, occupied by two families, the
Corwins down stairs and Joe Seigel,
his wife and the latter's sister, Miss
Rebecca Solomon, above. Miss Solo
mon had arrived only Saturday from
Assyria, intending to make her home
here.
The house fairly crumpled down on
the Corwins, who slept in bed room
TO the north. Raised by the terrific
force of the cyclone, the building tip
ped to the north and the walls of
the Bedrooms crushed down like egg
shells. Corwin is the man who last
summer drove a donkey attached to
an ice cream cone wagon and the
outfit was familiar spectacle on the
streets throughout the city.
There were eight persons sleeping
IN the home of William Kerwin, sos
Genesee street, two block from the
Estey factory. Every room but two,
the Kitchen and the bedroom above
It was demolished, only a pile Of
ruins marking the house.
Lillian and Mabel Kerwin, daugh-
ters, occupied a front room on the
second floor. They were thrown out
of bed and escaped from the debris
by climbing down the steep incline
formed by the second floor, one side
of which held, letting the other down
Both girls were slightly injured, but
physicians say they will be out in a
few days. None of the others in the
house was hurt Mr.. Kerwin has
rented another house and is prepar-
ing to move what goods he can
rescue.
In the second story of the home of
Chas. Mueller, 502 Genesee street,
there is a hole nearly two feet In
diameter through the outside wall
rust above the floor of the second
story. A bunch of brick which held
together while they were being blown
from the Estey factory was driven al
most through the side of the house,
falling just outside.
John Crowley and five other board
ers were asleep in the boarding house
OF f. c. Leitch, 33S West Main street
when the cyclone struck and tore off
the roof. Crowley awakened and
Gmped out of bed just as the chin
sey fell across the place where he
had been lying. One brick hit him
sn the head but the injury is not
serious.
A timber Axe inches and five feet
long, was blown from the Estey fac
Tory, 500 feet away. 1t struck the
ground just outside the window or
Mrs. Small's room with such terrific
fcrce that on the rebound 1t was
friven, endwise through the wall OF
he house and then through the cell
ng. directly over the aged woman's
tead She was buried in a shower OF
,iaster and broken glass from the
and pictures about the room |
md both hands were badly cut. Miss |
small, the daughter, was not harm |
I'd, though the window in her room
ras smashed.
Both women lost practically all
heir clothing, which had been in the
'arlor and were buried in debris.
The house at 314 Shiawassee street
vas occupied by two families, Mrs. |
'ane Quinn and her grown daughter
md son. Miss Sarah and Frank
luinn lived in the south half. Mr..
md Mrs. James Connolly and the
alters sister, Lillian Adams, aged |
q. occupied the north half.
The Quinns were buried when the
cof and walls of their half of the
iouse fell In, and Frank Quinn was
Knocked down three times while re-
easing his mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walcott were
tempting to escape from their rock