The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-29
Inch and Half Of Water Turned Loose
During DownpOur Saturday Evening;
Some Damage is Done 10
Crops by Hail
BIG BARTON BROS.
GARAGE HARD HIT
Roof and Part Of Wall Collapse Under
Weight, AirdOme Demolished and
Compress Shed Suffers;
Lightning Strikes Barn

A severe wind, rain and hail swept
Chickasha and its immediate vicinity
Saturday evening, striking about 1:lo
o'clock. The storm came from the
southwest. the ratl falling in torrents,
with dashes of hail. and continuing
with unabated fury for almost half an
hour. Two separate rain storms pass
ed over Chickasha the first, almost a
water sport, failing at the hour
above named. at which time the pre-
clpitation amounted to g3 hnndrcdths
OF an inch, and the last rainfall coming
about 10 o'clock. when the precipita-
tion was 81 hundredths OF an inch.
making the total rainfall for this inn
mediate territory one and one-half
inches.
Covering scope Of about two
miles in each direction. hail fell heay-
lily for several minutes. The hail
damaged early gardens aud cut up the
young toiu bi thF AailA " " Ncs''''
cradle extent Agricultural Agent o.
c. Cooper stated this morning that he
had been out over the hail belt and
had tclephoncd to different parts Of
the county. seeking information as 10
the extent OF the damage. Mr.. Cooper
said that ne believed he damage
would be very light Tie said that the
gardens would suffer heavier than
anything else: that the young corn,
while badly beaten. would grow out OF
the injury and that the wheat. oats
and barley were not injured.
Reports from different sections state
that the rainfall was heaviest in the
south and southwestern sections Of the
county. that the precipitation grad
ually decreased from Chickasha north.
until at Minco there was good rain
without accompanying wind or hail
West OF Chickasha for distance of
two miles the hail was the heaviest.
while a heavy fall Of the frozen
stones passed through the southern
part OF Chickasha. The rain extended
only about four miles west.
The wind storm did more damage
ia Chickasha than any where else.
The Barton Brothers garage was par
TALLY unroofed. but this damage Is
said to haye been due more 70 the
great weight OF water which accum-
ulated upon the roof and which the
overflow spouts were inadequate OF
handling. than to the wind. :
The Barton Brpthers garage is in a
building located on Kansas avenue,
between Fourth aud Fifth streets, aud
IS soxl6s feet in dimensions. J. IL.
Griffin. owner OF the building. stated
this morning that fully three feet of
water was standing upon the roof at
the time OF the partial collapse Mr.
Griffin stated that lightning struck
the down spout. tearing II from the
building and causing forty feet of the
wall to crumplc. carrying With 1t the
roof for forty feet The west wall OF
the building was not injured further
than the top which was carried away
with the falling girders. lie esti
mates siis damage at $1,000. No in
surance. Barton Brothers stated this
morning that their contract with Mr.
Griffin carries protection for all autos
stored in their garage In case Of acci
dent Of such nature as tina; Satur
day evening.
The airdope at Fifth aud chicka.
sha avenue. mas demolished. parl
OF the fence being blown outward
along Chickasha avenue. u was stat
ed at the city hell this morning tha
notice had been served upon the own
or Of the airdome to have the sans
torn away and removed. This notic'
was served before the storm as tbs
structure, was considered both un
slightly and unsafe.
The Chiekasha Cotton Compress
company was also heavy suifere
from the wind storm. A section o
shedding roof over the main cottol