Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-02
Twelue City School
Buildings Are Closed

The storm hit the Harrisburg school
district the hardest of any interest in
the city. Twelve of the city school
buildings were wholly or partly clos
ed because of the cold. Central high
school was closed early this morning
because the high winds interfered
with the heating of the building. The
other buildings wholly or partly clos
ed were Woodward, Cameron, Susque-
hanna, Reilly, Melrose, Penn, Harris,
Vernon, Stevens, Maclay and Webster.
Four teachers who have been visit
ing schools in New York city since
Wednesday were held up last night
when the Manhattan Limited was
showed in near Bristol. They were
Miss Grace Mclaughlin and Miss Flora
Bentzel of the Stevens building and
Miss Caroline Patterson and Miss
Edith Bentzel of the Cameron build
ing. Two teachers were injured by
falls on the way to school this morn
ing. They are Miss Margaret Latham
of 119 Locust street, and Miss M.
Katherine McNiff, of COS North Second
street, both of the high school faculty.
Neither was seriously hurt.
Barn Burns.
A barn and house back of Summer
dale, belonging to 3, Frank Shuman,
a State fire marshal was burned last
night in the driving gale, and the Shu-
man family driven out into the storm.
They were given shelter at an ad-
Joining farm belonging to brother
in-law of Mr.. Shuman.
While Mr.. Shuman, his wife and
three children were sitting about the
fire at the house last night. smoke be-
gan to fill the room. When Shuman
reached the second floor, flames were
leaping from the ceiling. A bucket
brigade formed by neighbors who
were attracted by the flames was
unable to save the house, and burning
timbers carried by the wind ignited
the barn. Several men climbed to the
roof of the barn and tried to eXtin-
guish the fire. but soon the hay was
ignited. The cattle in the barn were
saved with difficulty. The total loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Roof Blown From Houses.
At Marysville, the roof was blown
from a double house owned by e. B.
Leiby. The house is occupied by two
families,-those of Merle King and
awakened in the night by the tearing
of tin and wood. and found their
house open to the sky. They spent
the night at the home of neighbors.
Both couples are newly married.
Trees were blown down at many
places and walking in the city streets
was dangerous last night as flying
signs, blown from in front of business
places literally filled the air.
The Susquehanna Fire Company
saved the home of Daniel Ceeley. 504
Shaffer street, last night during the
height of the gale when they were
called out to extinguish blaze started
by defective fiue. Chemicals were
used with good effect, and the flames
were kept under control and soon ex-
tinguished
Windows Broken.
Windows were brokenA in many
homes and business places, chimneys
were thrown into the street. and the
air was filed with flying branches.
Part of the scaffolding at the Y. w.
c. A. building. Fourth and Walnut
streets was blown down and fell to the
street, but no one was passing at the
time.
The streets were practically deserteJ
nd all last evening and this morn
ing every person who possibly could
stay inside did so. 1t was dangerous
u walk through the streets. In many
places arc lights were blown out by
the wind. tn globes being shattered
he Tulberrv street br'd-e was q