Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
DAMAGE BY
HOWL|NG GALE
Storm Swept Over All of
This Section.
A FLOOD OF RAIN
All Night the Wind Swept from
the Northeast, Accompanied
by Heavy Rain.

A bowling gale from the northeast
swept over this section last night, the
velocity being more than so miles an
hour. 1t was one of the greatest wind
and rain storms. in years. There was
no cyclonic disturbance, but the galn
continued all night unremittingly. AS
the wind howled, sweeping over this
section It was accompanied by 'to1S
rerts of. rain. The gale came in from
the northeast and the wind veered
about and finally blew in from the
south and west.
great deal of minor damage was
done all through the community.
Trees, big. heavy ones, were uprooted,
poles were blown down, fences lev
elled, tin roofs were rolled off and
other damages done
Houses rocked and chimneys were
Dear topping over. Some did.
All about town this morning streets
were Uttered with broken tree limbs
and everywhere broken wires wers
hanging
One of the> great trees in front of
the residence of Mrs. Martha Mayer,
Washington and Pearl streets, was
Dlo vn down.
Another great silver maple tree at
OAK and Franklin streets was uprooti
ed, and is supported only by the nest
of wires strung high upon poies IN
the air.
On Pine street a big telephone pole
gave way and is only kept from fall-
ing by big tree.
On North Laurel street near Irving
Avenue, a large tree trunk was
thrown. across the pavement, while at
Vine and Fayetet streets a tree was
olo wn down and lays across the road
wav.
Two large skylight frames were
blown from the building at the Bridge
ton Chandelier works during the
night.
A good deal of rain beat under the
roofs and several down town store
windows were damaged by the rain
beating in them
A tin roof on the Sayre building on
West Commerce Street, was rolled up
by the wind.
A big chimney on the residence No.
29S Bank Street, occupied by John
Stevenson, the Jail turnkey, was
blown down last night The chimney
crashed through the roof of the house
adjoining occupied by family named
Good. The water poured into the
house, four tubfulls being caught dur
ing the rain storm.
A number of the poles of the Inter
State Telephone Company on the Mill
vile pike were blown over last night
and mass of tangled wires are down.
The Bonnet house on Giles street,
Just souta of Vine, was unroofed last
night and chimneys were blown down.
The drenching rain flooded the inter
Tor of the house and the family. had
to leave the house.
A big tree at Giles and Vine streets
was blown over against the house of
Warren Pierce, frightening the mem
Ders of tie family.
One of the buildings at the Cumber-
lard Glass Company's plant was pret-
ty badly damaged by the storm. The
structure was unroofed and a part of
the side of the building was blown in
The high tension wires of the Port
Norris lire of the Bridgeton and Mill
vile Traction Company were carried
down by the wind.
Up at Tumbling Dam Park there
was considerable damage done. |
About one half of the roof of the base
ball grand stand was carried off, and
a large part of the base ball fence
went down. A number of trees were
taken down and some of the trolley
feed wires and lighting wires were
carried to the ground.