South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-22

were caught unprepared and had to
stand around during the dOwnpour.
Many of the women there who affect
ed those diaphanOus gowns put even
the diving girls to shame after "A short
run TO the street cars. The pouring
waters made Annette Kellerman eff
fects of the X-ray gowns.
Mothers with babes in arm and
those with tots of only a few years
Of age had more than they could
handle. Down in front of the show
platforms a regular lake more than a
foot deep was kept in a constant tur-
MOL by the heavy wind that bore
down from the west.
Many Children Lost.
Many of the lads eluded their par
ents and were caught in the waters
These were taken out by policemen or
citizens who volunteered TO play the
part of heroes and they were success
full in restoring the lost ones to their
parents.
After the rain had subsid, a ii re
quired mucn work on the part of the
police and others to get the people to
the street cars. All the youngsters
had TO be carried and the police had
their hands full.
Three of the tents were blown down
seeking shelter. All of them escaped
it is thought although the ropes and
canvas was a tangled mass after the
storm has quoted down. Officer
Ellis Diver who was near one of the
tents when ii fell, succeeded in getting
several Of che people out.
The waters rushed through the
streets in regular rivers. A big plank
was carried from the corner of Wash
ington av. and Main st. out upon the
street car tracks, but was removed be-
fore a car happened along.
Pedestrians who were caught on the
streets sought the first shelter but
unless it was close at hand, they got
severe drenchings The water came
in gusts. 1t was accompanied by a
heavy wind and made walking diff
cult.
Wires Are Down.
High tension wires having been
blown down by the storm Thursday
night, interurban traffic north Of
South Bend and east near Elkhart
was delayed until very late hour.
The II o'clock Elkhart car reached
South Bend after II, while a car
bound for St. Joseph attempted to get
beyond st. Mary's but was forced to
return to the city and remained at
the station until after u. The city
cars were not seriously hampered.
a
feet long and several feet wide, near
the corner of Ottawa ST. and Nistula
av, was washed into the river, un-
dermining a part of the street pave
ment. The manhole on the corner
started a washout, causing the bank
to give way. The police placed lam
terms in conspicuous places along the
bank and a Waterman was left TO
protect traffic.
Water filled the Easements of
nearly every downtown store and
building The boiler room floors Of
the Y. NJ. G. A. were buried under
nearly six feet of water, while the
Easements OF the Auditorium theater
and several clothing stores along
Michigan ST were also filled, doing
an unestimable amount of damage.
Sewers Are Blocked.
The large sewer pipes became
clogged in the northern part OF the
city. causing the cellars TO fill up,
and the police spent the night In dig
ging open the manhOles which had
become filled during the cloudburst.
A section Of Washington av, be-
tween Lafayette and Taylor SITS, was
under water TO a depth Of nearly a
foot. Planks floated across the streets
in the downtown district