Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-28

iay afternoon nd last evening were
apprehensivo ca hurricane similar to
that which caked much suffering in
Omaha last Siday Their fears were
augmented byhe overhanging clouds,
which went wiring through space
at a terrifchte. While the storm
passed withd any injury of a gem
eral charact. il left wreck and ruin
in its path ione place This was at
the store q Lynr Thomas, jeweler.
No 400 Maet street. where damage
amounting lose TO $1,000 was done.
In addihorF. j. Lees. a matchmaker.
employed the store, had a narrow
escape fri serious injury AS il
was MIR rs was badly injured about
the head rms and hands by falling
bricks, ven a chimney on the Gem
Moving tture Theatre, next door
came mbling through the skylight
in the pmas store.
The Ndent occurred about three
O'Clock lille Lees was at work under
the skyht The table at which Mr..
Lees W working was covered with
his tooand watches, and these we're
reduceto a scrap. AS the bricks
fell thugh the glass light, Mr. Lees
jumpebut not before he was struck
by thdebris.
Hal Kennedy who was standing
nearlwent to the ROOF of the build
ing O then down TO the skylight
to sdabout repairing the damage and
prcN the rain from entering the
storwhen a terra Gotta stack fell.
He me near being struck with the
pipwhich fell into the store and
daged considerable silverware
= force OF the falling bricks was
sh today when silver watch cases
We found bent double. other
wlhes had the works reduced to a
rs OF metal. In addition a large
sN case nearby was broken.
his was the only damage reported
IN this ity. although for a while
Z Brandywine creek rose consider
~ and il was feared that the high
ter mark would be reached The
feam. while full OF water today, was
~ slightly above normal and nc
Image is anticipated.
The wind storm of Wednesday ar
lrnoon was terrific in Christians
nndred. and during the height of the
torn a large silo on the farm OF
Gregg Lyman on the Ogletown road
Has demolished In addition numer-
5us fences were damaged but nc
other serious damage was reported
- % Here for Relief.
L. Scott Townsend. treasurer of the
Delaware Red Cross Society las
evening mailed a draft for 5000 t,
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, of the M.
tional Rcd Cross Society at Washing
ton for the food sufferers. Thi,
money had been raised following thu
appeal issued yesterday morning. The
total amount subscribed here at no0r
today was SSH. the lost OF con.ribu
tors being as follows. Previors y &c
knowledged. S269; James T. Price, S.
J. s. Jones. 81; l.. G. Yinglug. 81
William j. Rrinckle, So: Cash SOD
Joseph Stoeckle Brewing COMPANY
500; Miss Susan y. Sputswood. eos
Miss Anna r. Spotswood. SOS; Mrs
Elizabeth s. Nesbet. S25: Mrs. Susal
r NOnes, $40: Mrs. Catherine Jock
son. SIS: Barnet Gluckman. IS; vii
liam T. Morris. So; Frank O'Donuel
$40: Howard T Wallace. $40; Mr..
Howard II. Wallace So Or p.
Garrett. IS: n. EthelWolf Brad orc
81: Joseph G. Jolls. S5 Edwar
Rctis. sos: H. Berger. S.. Or. S
G. Ebert. SIS: e. Greenbaum. $40; l
ID Cauik and Company. S25; Casi
SIS: George c. Norton. IS: p, NJ. S.
John Bancroft. S25: Charles Bird. 5
and r. T Cause $40.
Many Wilmingtonians continue t
await news from friends and relative
in the stricken cities OF the Middl
West This morning Mrs. sara
Horn, Of Dayton. who is visiting he
neico Mrs. James b. Tucker of NJ
Gil Uorth Franklin street received
letter from friends in Ncw York stat
ing that all. efforts to iommunicat
with DAYTON had failed Mrs. Hor
had tried TO communicate with he
husband by phone and telegraph an
failing had wired TO trends in Ne
York to try from That city. TIL
morning they announced that the
were unable to do so. Mr.. aud Mr.
John L. Shuster, of No 9O4 Adam
street have as yet received no wor
from their daughter Mrs. ]. W. Flies
OF PiQua Ohio.
]. II. McCandlesss elucation al SCI
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A. whose hon
is in Dayton. o.. has failed to recel'
any communication 9Th his paren
there.
Governor Asks For Aid.
Governor CharlesIR. Miller, IN r
Spouse TO the apRals sent out
Governor Cox, of Ohio. and q