The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-27
DID NOT Reach As FAR
As The NORMAL COLLEGE
Telephone and Traction Companies
Heaviest Losers-Traffic Suspended
For Short Time and Many Phones
Out Of commission-several Roofs
Blown OF.

The storm yesterday which struck
the city with such violence was purely
local and was confined almost within
the city limits.
On the west the storm did not reach
the Normal College. There was some
wind but no rain. On the north the
storm did not reach one mile beyond
the city limits. On the east people
who live just beyond the river report
that they did not have drop of rain.
The storm spent most of its force with
in three miles south of the city. The
storm cloud lowered directly above the
city, and although there was high
wind the cloud barely moved.
The temperature. according to the
government thermometer, rose steadi-
ly from noon yesterday until it reach
ed 1O6 just before the blow began. The
rainfall during the storm amounted to
eighty-two one hundredths of an inch,
according to T. c. Spence, local OBJ
server.
The Traction Company was perhaps
the heaviest loser by the storm. Sew
eral of the primary high-tension lines
were blown down and several trans
formers burned out. The service south
! of Main street was interrupted for a
short while. 1t is reported that light
ming struck one of the rails on Bay
street and threw the derailing switch
so that the car was thrown off the
track when it came along. Several of
the cars were caught out in the heavy
rain and people inside had to wait
until the rain was over before they
could get off the cars. The total dam
age to the Traction Company's plant
and equipment will amount to several
hundred dollars.
Telephone Lines Damaged.
| The telephone companies were also
heavy losers. E. H. Garrett, local
manager for the Cumberland Tele
phone Co., says the damage locally
was severe. Mr.. Garrett has 80 men
at work repairing the damage and
would have more if he could have Sc
cured them. More than 400 phones
were out of commission yesterday aft
ernoon from o'clock on. Many Of
them were placed in commission today
and the others will be cut in not latel
than tomorrow night
| The damage to property belonging tt
the city was confined to the loss Of the
old derrick above the artesian we'll OF
Front street and the commissioners
regard that as not much loss as they
were contemplating having it removed
anyway as it has served its period o.
usefulness. >,sr
In the county there was a small
amount of corn blown down. j. P
Pace, president Of the board of super
visors, who is in close touch with al
parts of the county, said there was nj
damage to either the roads or bridges
reported and that the damage to th'
corn will be small. The country peopl'
would be glad to have their corn beatei
down by good rain, he said
| Several Roofs Blown OFF.
y In the city there was considerably
damage but it was well scattered. 4
large piece of the roof of the Mclnni
building at the corner of Main ant
Pine streets was made into kite an
sailed across the alley. Several brick
! in the front of the same building wer
shaken out and fell on the Sidewalk
u but no one was hurt. Several sign
I were blown down and shade tree
broken.
u A piece of the roof of the sma
building next door to The News o
| fee about ten feet square was twiste
on and deposited in front Of The New
} office, causing the devil" to wake u
: and stir himself.
: One OF the amusing incidents Of tn
storm was a wild automobile. Som
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