The Detroit times., 1913-03-21

hurled ike 1eatnerS across the SLUG
walks, and into nearby buildings.
Lunch Room Demolished.
The Pittsburgh lunch room, on La
4aFette-blxd.,- near Girls wold-st.. was
wrecked by such a playful prank oil
the wind, which picked up an express
wagon, horse, and all. the driver leap
I ing from his seat and escaping and
( slammed the outfit against the front
OF the lunch room, amidst a crash OF
glass and woodwork.
At 10:46 o'clock, Commissioners
CrouI, getting reports Of the extent OF
the wind storm, issued an order for
the operators at the phones in police
headquarters to abandon all police
business, between outlying stations
and headquarters, and devote their
entire attention to caring for requests
for help and reports OF storm damage
He also issued an order putting all
relief patrolmen into service on the
streets, to help the beat men and the
traffic officers who had to do valiant
service in protecting the public from
Injury by flying signs and other mis-
siles, maintaining safety zones where
there was danger, and escorting wom-
On and children across the wind
swept streets.
Commissioner Croul ordered thai
4 during the noon hour. every man v
q the detective bureau, all ranking Off
GERS Of the uniformed force, and such
\ members Of the night force as coulc
3 be reached, be sent out for street
Sdnty.
At 1880 o'clock. the Michigan
4 0tate Telephone Co.. reported that its
long distance lines were helpless
fleet had paralyzed the Ludington
I belt line. and the wind, blowing down
POLES and trees had put the Niles
belt out of commission. On a few
lines, the company can get com
zmunication. but is accepting no com
T0ercial business. The Chicago line
- dead, 1t was reported.
Property Loss Enormous.
The manager stated that this is
|the worst storm that the telephone
|eompany ever encountered. and the
110ss will be enormous. He stated
that every available repair wagon
end crew was on the jump TO try to
repair the damage, but the situation
hooked very bad.
The first freighter to nose its way
" Belle Isle at $50 o'clock, and could
BE seen from the weather office, bat
ting with the gale which swept the
river into froth. 1t gained Roadway
.Qf hardly more than 500 feet in a bat
tie Of an hour and half, and at noon
WAS still held in the clutch OF the
rnle.
- Incidents of the gale were reported
from all over the city, though the
wind appeared to center In the heart
" the downtown district, sweeping
down Lafayetteblvd. and Michigan
ave, with q fury that could hardly be
!bolieved. and tearing through Cadil-
'lac-sQ., to buffet the county building
IKE q battering ram.
In the Chene-st. police station, they
were flying the flag at half mast in
honor of Patrolman Griffin, who died
nom an assassin's bullet. The wind
tore the fagstaff of. and hurled flag
and stan heavenward, several hun
'dred feet.
The steeple OF the historic old Fort
~. Presbyterian church and the
Sotoeple Of the Bethel A. NJ. h. churci
were both blown off.
I The immense electric sign on the
Burns hotel was reduced to tangled
nile Of iron and electric wires.
Pedestrians PeIted With Gravel.
n. Gravel from the roofs of the tai
.buildings was scattered like hail ant
spelted down on pedestrians.
The roof of the gymnasium on TIL,
old d. A. c. building was ripped off
and alert police diverted all traffic
- Cass-ave., as the roof Of the main
winding threatened TO lift into the
fn1r Ct any minute.
"A The roof OF the Morgan & Wright
,ctory near Belle Isle bridge was rip
"a on, and planks and roofine
nrf1ed through the air.
Windows were shattered. and win
cwo blown In. in all parts OF the city
Hohere the wind obtained a fail
weep.
81 Norbert b. Dean. of No 44C
nn4-ot., was pinned under the
1Oorary woodwork on the entranc,
ne new Dime Savings bank build
~ when the mass OF timbers crash
noroos the sidewalk. lie was badly
fod. and was dug from The tim
(n ~ policemen.
oymour w. Lambert, 40 years old
81 Nontcalm- {. cast. while walk
nnUug 0riswold-st, was struck b,
Plo sfen which blew on the Stand
Resident Insurance Co.'s Offices
- NolPat building, injuring hin
~ about the head and legs. HI
enkon % his home In police aut'
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