Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-13

and the sign ia front OF a saloon at
Front and Tatnall streets fell TO the
ground. The immense board fence sur
rounding the Girls Industrial School at +
Twenty ffth and Market streets, was
completely destroyed.
During the height oi the storm sign, /
about 30 feet long aud three feet wide, /
in front OF the tailor shop of Leonhard 7
Hciss, at No East Third street, fell
into the street with loud crash. Fortu- /
nately no one was passing at the time,
but as it was several pedestrians nearby
took to their heels when the sign fell
/ Numerous awnings were ripped by The
/ high wind and u number OF large cleo
trio bulbs in front of the stores and
other establishments were blown down.
Damage Reported TO Police.
Reports of storm damage were re-
coiyed at the police station every
/ few minutes today. the list OF cases
reported at IL o'clock being as fol-
lows: Trees down, Sixth street near
/ Church street, Fourth and West
streets; the tree leveled in the
Friends burying ground at Fourth and
/ West streets was an old oak that had
weathered the storms Of one hundred
years. II stood on the Fifth street
side of the old meeting house and had
been admired by many residents be-
cause of it's majestic appearance;
/ Chestnut and Jackson streets; Van
Buren, street between Delaware and
/ Gnpin avenues Spruce street near
Tenth street Seventeenth street and
Riverview avenue. Thirteenth and
Wilson streets, Thirteenth and Scott
streets, Second and Adams streets
Fifth and Walnut streets.
Wires down, Third and Pine streets,
Fifth and Madison streets, Ninth and
Monroe streets, Fifth and King
streets Poles, A and Townsend
streets. Third and Pine streets ana
other places about the city.
A., The large plate glass show windows
at Wright's clothing store, eighth
and Market streets, was blown IN ana
the goods on display in the window
We're damaged by rain. The glass
, window. which measured 10 rect
b across, was of extra heavy plate, but
The high winds tore 1t loose. Market
street, between Eighth and Tenth
streets. this morning was covered with
glass. which had fallen from the un-
) per floors of the office buildings as
the winds tore the glass out
The Clayton House suffered from
4 this trouble. numerous lights being
whipped out by the winds and DASH
q ed TO the sidewalk below
e The falling trees, in many cases,
I carried with them the electric light
e wires. and, in some sections of the
{ city. total darkness prevailed A fall
D ing wire disarranged the fire bell at
I the City Hail. and the tapping of the
r. bell there caused many to think that
{ q fire was in progress.
+ Railroads Affected.
q The "pennsy' system suffered consid
cradle damage all along Us routes in thi
= section last night by washouts at dit
ierent points. At Lamokin trains wer
held up by a signal known as the "tell
tale" being blown down too low to le
}. them pass.
~ The local Office Of the Baltimore an
RS Ohio Railroad reported no serious dan
nd age from the storm, although som
nd trains were running late as a result.
officials of the Delaware and Mary
M land divisions at noon today reporte
m that their service had been resumed an
lk no delays were reported Travel on Ill
various trolley lines about the city an
- county were interrupted TO some exteT
AN~N NNEHts AAAAN was AANf WN ANi WV
y port Stanton trolley system due TO u
"a signal lights being destroyed by Il
storm.
, While the wind was blowing a gal
= fire was discovered on top of tell
= graph pole at Sixth and Orange street
Sparks were suffering from the pc
~ and the Fame firemen were summone
They were powerless and in lit
trEtfn fha Fr. IstrnnF ffaaIf ont
Damage at Middletown.
The storm was not confined to Il
northern section Of the State, as repor
from Aliddletown show that much dan
age was done there. On the farm
George W. Daniels on Mill Lane roa
lth near here. the wind tore the roof of
81. COW she'd carrying the timber for
III considerable distance.
~. Several trees were blown down
ct the streets of Middletown and all ira
as &c over the street is stopped. o.
AZ OF the trees in falling crashed in
the residence Of Ringold Richards, d
Is, ing considerable damage.
M A large sign in front of the Clio
No. Clothing Company store was blow
down during the storm and crash
a. into the large window of the stOl
~ The electric light service has be
Z discontinued and telephone service
y. hampered by broken and cross
II, wires. AT the telephone exchange
door was blown from its hinges VIII
TO /. was opened for a minute.
esi- PaWnee Went Aground.
by, During the height of the storm I,
day night sentries on duty at Fort DuPC
In reported hearing a siren being sour
lay ed down the Delaware Bay as II
vessel was in distress. Nothing def
~ tie was heard Of the vessel until di
~ light when the steamship Pawnee,
the Clyde Steamship Company, bou
70 from Philadelphia to New York. v
iate seen aground on the lower end
'oha Reedy Island.
~ The vessel was not i'm daugerC
'me position. and after several efforts
was fOated on the incoming tide Z
u"l vessel then continued on it's cou
20 down the Delaware Bay.
Court House Window Broken.
When the Superior Court met
llon day there was no demand for a !
'eh.n ering of the windows because u
p was too much air The lower par
~ the window, directly back of the
- box was broken by the storm
'"e night and today the wind whis
through the latticed shutters.
'u 70 members of the jury. empannelle
~, ~, the case OF Thomas r. Claring
= W vs.. Newark Garage and Electric {
clock s 49,. - a. IN ind ,vbiz1es
gal Of jug soN ~ . =