The Detroit times., 1913-03-21

the curb Oh the Michigan-ave side or
the city hall. A large covered wagon
drawn by team Of spirited horses
Careenod down Tue stI 4. aHj anally
toppled over NJ Michigan and Wood
ward. An old man. who gave his name
as w q. Ross, No. 29 Milwaukee-ave.
west. was clinging 10 lighting pole
at the corner and the wagon toppled
over on him. He Was badly bruised
about the body. He was carried into
the city hall basement and later sent
TO ST. Mary's hospital IL she police
patrol. The driver OF the wagon was
thrown out On his back, but was not
injured.
Another wagon, belonging 10 the
American Express company, was
thrown over the curb. The driver was
showed through a glass windshield. bus
was apparently not badly injured.
Pedestrians righted the wagon and
started the driver on his way again.
A wagon owned by Danto x Co.. was
east up on the curb at GrisN old-st. and
Michigan-ave Nobody vas injured.
An old man driving on. ~ the Mich.
igan Cigar Box Co.'S wagons was
blown out OF his seat while attempting
TO cross Woodward-ave. The wagon
remained upright and the horse start.
ed 10 run away. but a police officer
caught the animal in front OF the Fam.
lily theater. The old man was able 70
take charge of the rig again.
Newsboys reapcd harvest. gather.
ing hats and parts OF clothing that the
wind snatched from pedestrians and
carried away-sometimes distance OF
several city blocks. One hat sailed
over the top OF the city hall An ell
DERBY woman lost her black cape while
boarding a Michigan street car The
wind carried the cape across the city
hall lawn and pasted II on the front
OF the Hammond building where II
still hung ar noon. Aid. jacket arrived
al the city hall with a woman's hat
under his arm The alderman left tho
hat with Lieut.. Hicks and the owner
can have II by applying al the mayors
office. The alderman describes he
hat as follows: 1T is sort OF round and
bent at the corners The prominent
colors are green. red. yellow and black.
II is lined in pink"
The betting was five 10 one al the
city hall windows that covered wagons
would not cross Woodward-ave.. dag
4
ing toppled over by the wind
A crowd OF young men gathered in
front OF the city hall and In the shell
ter OF the Majestic building TO watch
the fun as men. women and children
attempted 10 cross the avenue in the
face OF the gale Several women yero
hurled 10 the pavement by the wind
and rescue parties were constantly
moving out from the lee OF the office
building 10 assist women and old inen
across the wind-swept street.
Hotels Shed Roofs.
Six tons Of slate from the roof or
the Hotel fuller crashed down TO the
street and narrowly missed pedes-
TRANS, during the height of the storm.
A big section OF the roof of the Ho-
tel Charlevoix was blown Off The
roof and part OF the walls Of the Odd.
fellows temple. at Brush-st. and Be-
thune-ave., were torn down by the
wind, and II is said that the building
is badly damaged
Fort-st. Is all roped of at the Fort
st. Presbyterian church, 10 protect
pedestrians from the danger OF fall
ing bits OF wreckage from the wrecked
steeple.
Panic resulted In the Office OF the
Detroit News when chimney crashed
down on the roof OF the ancient build
ing at Larned and Shelby-sts., fairly
rocking the structure.
Two small boys passing the Hotel
Ste. Claire had narrow escapes when
big section OF the roof crashed down
on the sidewalk, the boys jumping
in opposite directions, and the root
ing landing between them.
A police auto equipped with ropes
is held for minute service In police
headquarters.
Auto patrols are kept busy roping
off sections where trolley wires are
down. Trees are down in all sections
of the city, and are raising havoc with
the trolleys
candy store on Cottage Grove
ave. Highland Park, IL blown down.
The roof of Bentley dance hall In
Highland Park, Is blown of.
Traffic Officers Schuknecht and Al
len stopped 10 runaway horses which
became crazed with fear at the high
wind, and dashed through the Cam
pus. Offlcer Mcnamara stopped an
other maddened horse at Shelby-st.
and Michigan-ave.
The steeple OF the Woodward-ave
Baptist church. Woodward-ave. and
wtnder.st., whtch WIS damaged
lightning a few years ago, was con-
siderably injured by Fridays storm.
The steeple OF ST. Paulfs Lutheran
church. Joseph Campau-ave. and Jay
St. was also damaged by the wind.
The tower on the first deparement
house at Michigan and Scotten.aves..
was blown over and the front OF
house or I.ivernois-st., near Toledo
ave, collapsed. during the storm. The
station at the foot OF the
West Grand-blvd., was almost de
Much damage was sustain.
ed, from broken windows and loosen
ed bricks, TO the hotel at Waterman
and Dix-aves., owned by Former Aid.
Garvey.
Three chimneys were blown from
the house OF DR. Charles A. Bird, No.
175 Pitcher-st. and the kitchen win
dows were blown in. A chimney on
Charles Kings house. No. Ill pitcher
ST. was demolished. and the rear WIN
dows we're smashed by the wind
o. U. r. Service Crippled.
The u. L. r. repair gang WAS busy
repairing breaks In the wires on all
the lines throughout the city. and II
was difficult TO keep trafic moving
properly. None OF tho cars was dam
aged by the storm In the early hours