Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-28
MARCH STORM ENDED
 WITH A RAINBOW
Trees Blown Down-PhiIip Barry Bad- y iniured-corner of Gaser House Crushed in-General Disturbance to Wire Lines.

Wire Lines.
 wind and rain storm of unusual violence was that which visited this city all day Thursday, concluding shortly before o'clock in the evening, when rainbow in the east announced a cessation of the hostilities of the ele- meLts. The trees about the city suf- fered most generally by the yioIence of the wind, while some electric light wires and telephone wires were put out Of commission A tree blown down in the rear of the house of c. A. Gager, Jr., on Broadway. thrust it's branches through the roof, and Philip Barry was seriously injured by a falling tree at the corner of Sachem and Washington streets.
 Trees were reported down in the yard of Herbert Brown on Laurel Hill ave- nue, at the Smith greenhouses, at the Johnson Home at Norwich Town, on the south side of the Cunning gham block on Lafayette street, and at the Don ahue sanitarium on Washington street. An umbrella was an impossibil- lty during the storm and pedestrians were kept busy watching out for their headwear. One woman was forced to chase her hat from the postoffice to the Aiohican store. where it was recovered by small boy, and a man saw his Easter headwear go sailing into the waters of the Shetucket river while he was crossing Preston bridge.
 Elbow Broken and Other injuries.
 Philip Barry was struck by falling tree at the corner of Washington and Sachem streets at about 12.30 o'clock and was rendered unconscious. He is employed by Somers Bros. and had just left his team to deliver an order. pr. R. w. Kimball was called and at tended the injured man He was talk en to the Bacbus hospital in the am- bulance, where he was found to have suffered a broken elbow, a dislocated shoulder, cuts about the head, bruises and possible internal injuries Henry r. Davis and his assistants removed the tree.
 Falling Tree Punctured House
 Shortly before 10 o'clock in the fore noon a large ash tree in the rear of Broadway was blown down striking on the roof of the house in the rear. The corner Of the roof was crushed in, branch was thrust through a win dow in the third floor. occupied by MT. and Mrs. F. T. DigginS and another limb was thrust through the rear wall Of the house. Many of the Gther limbs of the tree were broken off short by the fall Mrs. Diggins was in the kitchen a the time and narrowly escaped in jury. The stovpipe was thrown to the floor and things about the kitchen were generally upset.
 The Connecticut company Lad their men about at various points to keep the tracks clear of the earth washed in by the terrific doWnpour. The only interference with traffic during the day came on the antic line, when the tree at the corner of Washington and Sachem streets and one at the Smith greenhouses came down at about the same time. It happened that there was a car between the two trees and one each end of the line. so that the schedule was maintained by transfer ring the passengers until the line was cleared, in about an hour.
 Church SteepIe Swayed.
 The wind caused the steep!e on the Ger man Lutheran church. on Franklin street, to sway in alarming fashion, and the weathervane on the Shannon building seemed in imminent danger of crashing to the pavement at any moment.
 To prevent possible injury to the public, this was secured with three ropes, while the eagle on it's point continued to cut wild circles as the wind whistIed through it's gilded plumage.
 The telephone company suffered more or less trouble from falling limbs, the NauWecus Hill district be- ing cut off during the afternoon. Trou- ble was not confined to any particular section, and at evening dozen lines to various parts of the city were out o1 order.
 Fence and Chimney Collapsed.
 On account of falling trees at the corner of Peck and Elizabeth streets, at the corner of Cedar street and Slater avenue and on Blackstone lane two electric light circuits were put for 6 short time. A fence was also blown down on Blackstone lane, so that the road was entirely closed.
 A nine-foot chimney on the house of John Bamford at the Falls was rC moved by the wind, several of the bricks breaking through the roof and allowine the rain to do considerable damage to the interior before tempo rary repairs could be effected People going by the Hopkins &z Allen plant during the day noticed the whistle Blowing softly as a result of the swirl ing currents of the wind
 Worst Weather on the Sound
 The pilots of the steamers coming through Long Island sound reported IL the worst weather of the year. Thick fog, heavy rain and high winds delay ed sound traffic and prevented east bound steamers rounding Point Judith Thursday morning.