The Detroit times., 1913-03-22

blown down In the yard OF Hun
ton a. Weeks, on Russell-st.;
back fractured; taken TO Wood
ward hospital; fair chance OF re-
covery. but not out Of danger.
Joseph NJ. French, No. 1853
Cleveland.ave.. skull fractured by
falling timber at Detroit Ship
building Co.; condition serious.
Mrs. Mary Bush. Wayne hotel.
20 years old, struck on head by
falling sign: In st. Mary's hos
pital In serious condition. but will
recover
Paul Henning, No. 73S Leland
st., struck by falling sign, taken
to Harper hospital: will recover.
In addition to Anthony Kluka,
tcrossing Waterman. being killed, four
people were seriously injured and
scores were more or less badly hurt
In the wind storm that attacked De-
troit on Friday. Damage to property,
as more detailed reports are received,
Is estimated at a half million dollars,
though 1t may have been greater.
The winds maximum velocity OF
Sc miles an hour Is the record for the
local weather ONCE. The former high
record was 70 miles, on Nov. 20,
1898 Fridays gale WAS caused by
tightening Of atmospheric pressure
which caused rapid influx OF air to
I'll the partial vacuum. The sustained
velocity OF wind between 10 and
| a. N. was II miles an hour. break
Ing all local records. The wind gradu.
ally subsidized during the afternoon
and by evening there was compare
tive calm.
The greatest damage was done
along the river front. Thirteen
freight cars with their contents, esti-
mated TO be worth $4,000. were
thrown into the river when piling OF
the Grand Trunk docks In Windsor
gave way. Two OF the cars contained
automobiles.
! The ferries between Detroit and
Windsor had the greatest difficulty In
effecting landings until late in the
afternoon. and many people refused
10 attempt the passage. The steamer
Ariel, on the Detroit Walkerville run,
! was unable TO land for an hour and a
half on one OF its trips.
| Several launches were torn from
their moorings and blown. half-sub-
merged. up the river. lighthouses
were blown into the stream. Thou
sands OF dollars worth of damage
was done to docks. The schooner
White & Friant was blown upstream
and had to be pursued by tug. One
OF her anchors broke a telephone
cable between Detroit and Windsor,
and destroyed communication for
time.
Two pile drivers owned by the
Gambler Dock Co., were sunk. The
steamer North American, building In
the Ecorse yards OF the Great Lakes
Engineering works, was blown across
her slip and her plates and steering
gear were damaged. The wind tore
roofs from buildings along the water
front
General-Manager A. Won Schlegell.
Of the Michigan State Telephone Co.,
estimates the damage to his concern
through the state at 100000. A
cable Was broken at Milwaukee juno
ton, telephone poles were blown
down on Hamilton-blvd.. and few
other poles were wrecked Most of
the damage was done In the western
part OF the state by q sleet storm
Long distance service was impossible
except to Ypsilanti. Toledo. Port
Huron and Mt. Clemens. The lines
: are being rapidly put IN shape but IT
will be some little time before the
service is normal. The same situa-
ton is true telegraph companies.
The d. u. r. estimates that II will
take 10 days to bring Its interurban
service back to normal. The power
house in Pennington Junction was
put out OF commission when a corner
Of the building was blown away. The
track Of the Rapid railway through
the swamp north Of New Baltimore
was submerged when the wind blew
Lake st. Clair into that corner Many
poles were knocked down on all
divisions. In the city, the north ends
of the Woodward and Hamilton lines
were put out of commission temper.
arily by falling poles and wires. The
company put 500 men to work to re-
move the effects of the storm.
Saturday morning all interurban
lines were In good shape but three.
The Rapid railway had an hourly SER
vice to Mt. Clemens, but nothing be-
yond. II Is expected that traffic will
be resumed about 6 or o'clock in
the afternoon No cars have run north
or MI. Clemens since O'CLOCK Friday
morning. The Orchard Lake line is
in bad shape. Cars are being operat.
ed on city power TO Pennington juno.
ton, but not beyond The ID. u. r.
expects to have the power situation In
shape to run cars from the Junction to
Pontiac before the day Is over. A
plug service Is being maintained on
the line between Wayne and Plymouth
and Worthwhile.
Manage to buildings was enormous
Roofs were torn or, chimneys were
blown down, windows were broken
signs were blown from roofs, every.
thing that was insecurely fastened was
carried away. The Bethel African VI
E. church, Napoleon and Hastings-sts
lost its steeple. A chimney on ST
Boniface's church, Vermont-ave. and
Highst.. was blown down. Many 9th.
er churches were harmed
The public schools were damaged
TO the extent Of $4,000. Part OF III
tile roofing OF Central High school vas
blown away. Many windows were
broken.
The Walker Sign Co. estimates that
Sic. 900 damage was done TO bill
boards Over 90 signs In Detroit were
demolished
The Edison company estimates it's
damage at $4,000. Trains were hel6
In on nearly ALI roads bpcause die.