The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-08
Detroit Is Visited BY
Fierce Gales Twice
In Few Hours
GEORGE BERDAN
ELECTROCUTED
sps Live Wir G
Blown Down BY
Wind

One man was killed and a mum
bcr OF people injured by two 6omilc
gales that swept the city Thursday
afternoon and evening within five
hours. wrccking houses, uprooting
trees. smashing windows and food
ing the streets % tho city In many
parts Of the town the breaking OF
electric light wires resulted I'm com
plete darkness Tor the district, and
in the neighborhood Of the river the
streets, FOR the period OF the storm,
held three or four feet OF water.
The ono death resulted from sn
attempt Of George Berdan - wears
Old No i0a6 brush 81 70 remove
feed wire Of the Edison Illuminating
Co from a tree. whore n had fallen
during the evening storm he dis
lodged the wire With q broomsttck.
when Il Fell upon him. killing him
almost instantly Efforts 10 revive
him with luuEmotor AZ the city
hospital were futile Bcrdan is sur
vived by widow and three chill
dren
The driving rain that accompanied
the evening storm was the cause o'
another accident when Woodward
ave car. souihbound. collidcd with
Ford limousine driven by Or L j.
Carney. OF purand Mich. tanning
the gasoline tank ~ the car SO that
II waB set on nrc nv the tail liEht
and injuring the four persons who
were riding in ,hr machine
The collision occurred ~ Wood
ward and Rurlrgame-aves Miss
Eleanor O'nonnell, No 90 Philadel
phia.ave, % friend Of the Carneys.
suffered the most severe injuries
She sustained concussion OF the
brain and a number of burns about
the body Mrs Carney and a niece.
Miss Frances Carney. ~ years old,
and pr Carney were slightly iuiur
cd
so suddenly d!d The a1mcs Nash
through no machine. after II was
struck bv tho street car. hat none
OF Tho occupants we're 1Jlo 20 cs.
cape. The cries ~ he four upris-
oncd occupant brought Mounted
Patrolman Howard seller who was
returning 10 tho city from the state
fair. and Patrolmaa julius Katz. No.
eco HondriC.ove The patrolmen
plunged through tho flames and res.
cued tho women from the burning
machine AZ The risk of their lives.
Oflccr Seller suffered n badly burn
cd face and scalp. and Katz was
burned about the hands and arms
Mrs Carney and Miss O'Donnell
were taken 90 the IIause ~ Provi-
dence hospital by W VI Doyle. a
deputy sheriff. who stopped a pass
Ing machine. and nr Carney was
taken TO Harper hospital by Vincent
BERNARD. truant officer. who was
on the scene. The automobile was
a complete wreck
Dr Frank J. Mcdonnell. 30. 1881
Woodvard.ave.. while answering an
emergency call 10 attend the injured
membors ~ tho Carney party. was
himself the victim in an accident
when be ran his machine through
the binding rain into tree that
had fallen across the street ~
Woodward-ave and Pnrkst lie was
driving at high speed IN response to
the call and when the car struck
the obstruction he was thrown
against the windshield. sustaining
a number OF minor cuts \ passing
automobilist drove him TO Harper
hospital whore he treated Or Car
ney for his Injuries.
Tho storm wrought havoc 10 tents
~ the state fair. tearing the canvas
from over the head tf q vast throng
that sought shelter beneath a com
fort tent and uncCvering tho eNhib-
ITS OF the Cleaners display. running