The Detroit times., 1913-06-20
STORMS TOLL is
ONE KILLED;
HEAVY DAMAGE

dcws blew In and two OF the elevator
men deserted their cages, leaving
number Of stenographers and clerks
in the upper floors badly frightened
but unable to get out. The more cour-
ageous ones looked out over the storm
from the top stories.
Electric signs on the Tuller hotel.
and several other tall buildings, were
blown down or twisted out OF shape,
aad even the weather bureau appara-
tus on top of the Majestic building
was uprooted and sailed over into
Cadillac-sQ A big tree In Grand Cir
Gus park east, near the Maybury mon
ument. was split by the storm.
The most surprised man during the
storm was Steve Janija, aged ~. q
workman who was busy In the railroad
yards about Ave miles from Dearborn.
Out OF a stormy sky the roof OF a
freight car swooped down and bump
ed him AS far as he or any Of his
companions know the nearest freight
car was five miles away. Steve was
brought into Detroit and taken to
Grace hospital. He Is expected to re-
cover
A smoke-stack was blown down at
the Jefferson-ave. plant OF the Michi-
gan Stove Works. Houses were blown
down In Springwells. and In Dearborn.
A horse was killed instantly on the
street by live wire. Pieces Of slate
from the roof OF the Fort-st. Presby-
torian church were torn OF and went
careening into the street. and the
whole roof was removed from a house
on Clippert-ave.
The pawnshop stock Of Jacob Gross
light on Monroeave., near Library
ave-. was literally blown into the
street. One clerk, armed with q crow
bar. tried to awe the mob which be-
gan to collect about the heaps of dia-
mond rings, watches. stick pins and
silverware, but the mob refused to
be awed. Some Of the jewelry Is said
20 have been stolen before the police
could reach the place and surround
the heaps Of valuables on the side
walk
Lightning struck house at No. 3s3
Winderst., and started blaze, dur
ing the brisk little storm, at noon.
which was q mere curtain-raiser for
VAS done before the fire department
C'uiO OScICOme tuc HIS -. y. LutA
owned the place.
The d. U. r. and the various ser
vice corporations Of the city had every
thing In working order again In an
hour or two after the storm was over
The precipitation was only SO and
very little harm was done by water,
although sewers were blocked In sew.
eral low places. and several down.
town buildings, including the public
library, were shown to have leaky
roofs
Windsor also suffered from the
storm, much Of its force seemingly
having been spent on the Canadian
side. Large shade trees In all parts
OF the city we're blown down: many
buildings were partly wrecked and
the electric light plant was put out
OF commission for several hours. Part
Of the south wall Of the Woodbine
hotel. Goyeau and Pitt-sts., collapsed.
and the debris fell to the sidewalk.
No one was injured, as the storm was
at its height when the wall was
struck and no person was on the side
walk.
Lightning struck an electric light
pOIo ~ NICtOElo-oNc. anu l-OuuoA-et.
and the shattered wood, together with
the lamp and wires. fell to the pave
ment.
Victoria-ave. seemed to get the full
sweep Of the storm. more trees be-
Ing down on this thoroughfare than
on any other street In the city.
A large tree on the grounds Of All
Saints church was blown down. In
falling the top branches struck some
Of the expensive stained glass win
dows, but q heavy wire screen saved
them from damage.
Two Walkerville boys had a mar.
row escape from drowning In the
storm. The wind overturned q launch
In which they we're cruising. They
swan ashore, and their craft was
later towed In.