The Detroit times., 1913-03-21

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Four Men Injured.
A small section OF the Cadillac Mo.
tori Co.'S building at Cass and Bur.
roughs, was unroofed The roof took
with IL part OF the side wall OF "A
third story which was being added 70
the main structure. The following
employees We're injured: c. Kraft. mar.
ried, "a years old, No. 70 Harper-ave.
shoulders and wrist broken: II. Ralph
married, 20 years old. No. rs Harper
ave, scalp wounds; Roy Vernon. mar
ried, 90 years old, No, 1874 Gratiot
ave, shoulder injured: G.. p. Apt, sin
gle. 2S years old. No. $50 Cass-ave
head and face cut Apt was taken 10
Grace hospital. and the others 10 their
homes.
The wind also raised high jinks
around the city hall. A window in
the office OF Corporation Counsel Lee
was blown in, and pictures were torn
from the walls. papers scattered about
the floor and the place made 10 appear
as though baby cyclons had called.
One of the big electric light globes
on the Fort-st side OF the city hall
was blown off and landed on a wo-
mans head as she was passing but
! fortunately she was wearing a heavy
felt hat and was not injured.
The matron OF the city hall rescued
couple of aged women from the
street, who were terrified by the gale.
and kept them in her quarters until
the hard blow had subsidized somewhat.
One particularly hard gust blew IN
window on the top floor OF the
Hotel Pontchartrain but no one was
! injured
| The Detroit. Jackson & Chicago cleo
trio limo is out OF commission west OF
! Ypsilanti. trees having blown over the
! trolley wires. all along the line.
The Hamilton-Pingree line Of the
ID. L. r. is out OF commission on &C
count OF broken trolley wires.
Horses Blown Over.
On Lafayette-blvd, in the block west
OF Griswold-st., and on Griswoldst.
and Michigan-ave.. at the city hall,
horses and wagons were blown over
every few minutes, more than 80 OF
such accidents happening Police
rushed TO the scenes. and righted the
vehicles and struggling animals, only
10 hurry TO another spot and repeat
the performance.
man driving dirt wagon, with
two horses, attempted 10 drive west
ward on Laraystte-bNd The wind
crumpled the horses back against the
while trees, and rolled horses and
wagon backward for a half block.
until the driver managed TO turn
around, and go the other way.
HATS nf padasfriaps In thu, yiogpjty
filed the air, blowing up hundreds Of
feet. and disappearing. One went to
the roof OF the Majestic building as
though shot from gun.
l.. w. Brady. No. 7S4 Clay-ave., gath
cred up an armful Of derby hats and
turned them over to Property Clerk
Rothstein In police headquarters, 70
be held for claimants.
Citizens showed their gallantry by
half leading, and half carrying women
across the wind-swept streets In the
heart OF the city. Women chung TO
trolley posts until escorts appeared to
help them across.
The Cadillac hotel felt the force OF
the storm, when the glass akylights
were blown TO pieces. and the glass
tinkled down the elevator snar-s.
Signs in all parts of the city we're
blown down and wrecked
: Mrs. Bush, 20 years old. and residing
In the Wayne hotel was blown up in
the air and then thrown to the pave
ment as she was crossing the Campus,
and was badly hurt. She was taken
to St Mary's hospital.
Ferries Have Tough Time.
Ar IN n'cipCk tho ~ waa lilo
boiling caldron. and crowds assembled
on the docks TO watch the labored
passage OF the Windsor ferries The
bowling gusts snatched at the tops CT
the waves. hurting sheets OF spray
over the boats, and their watchers
on shore.
For 90 feet above the surface Of
the water the air was full of flying
spray, and large freighter. anchored
in the river, swung around her moor
ings like top while the pillows
poured over her deck. The ferry
boats were listed at dangerous
angle, with waves occasionally dash
ing to the cabin windows. and such
drenched to the skin.
At IL o'clock the Promise, with a
load OF passengers from Windsor, had
spent As minutes in the endeavor to
make a landing at the foot OF Wood
ward-ave. A dozen times the boat
almost touched the dock, only to be
seized by Z gust and swung out into
the stream Several lines were made
fast but on attempting 20 tighten
them in order to get close enough to
drop the gang-plank they parted with
a report like a gun, and the boat again
fell of. At one time the craft was so
close that several OF the more ad-
venturous passengers climbed out on
the bows and over the pile heads TO
the dock. Finally about noon the
boat made dock, but the ferry service
IS practically paralyzed.
Seven windows were broken IN the
Office ofthe Burroughs Adding Machine
Co.. Second and Amsterdamaves
and part OF the roof lifted. Several
Of the employees had narrow escapes
from being injured by flying glass and
falling debris. Windows in the cash.
ier's department We're broken and the
wind raised havoc. scattering checks
and valuable papers about the room
! in confusion.
When the windstorm was at Is
height Friday morning. a woman. nat.
lilly attired in brown walking suit
and plumed Easter bonnet, started
Idiagonally across Woodward-ave In
front OF the city hall. Clerks. crowd
ing the windows OF the city hall
and the Majestic building. watched her