The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-14

director slaughter nf mo Nfftncr
bureau stated today that oeing to
impaired wire communication com.
rIefe reports from over the state had
n.r arrived. but tnit PROBABLY the rain
vtf general 10 the north Of Oklahoma
r.ry Precipitation here amounted 10
'l ~ an inch
The rain accompanied one " the high
sit plnd storms NJ the year II began
~ ? O'Clock 'hls morning a sudden rush
0' chilly Dir from the north accompanied
hy lightning On minutes rain vas
falling ~ 2i' the Wind reached its
maximum Vcloci'y-s2 50 miles an hour
which establishes = speed record for the
fcasun
Foliage 10 sufferer.
IN all parts Of the city great limbs
acre broken from trees hy the force os
. the storm Some damage was done tho
/ n fubhery In several NJ the city's parks.
Wind blew down l0o.palr cable be-
longing 10 the Pioneer Telephone a Tel
egraph company In Paekingtovn, render.
nF useless q number of irstruments In
that. vicinity Lightning burned out.
aish n no pair cable In the eastern part
ot the city
Service partl,ily Restored.
4 strong corps ~ lnsmsn vas put
20 work hy tho company a. soon as the
''''ni ~ The damage was asceftsin.d
nrd ~ O'Clock all except 900 telephones
BAD been r'r'ored 20 service
Telegraph No, Affected.
iiuls or no trouhls "a reported -
'"frfHph wires Dallas. kansAs city,
chicago and other points reported no
ini'''' cnce with traffic
rrs're Situation same.
F.Nod condition, are unchanged nom
Yesterday hs affecting the street railway
lines In he riN Tho Frisco s,fvic. IN
ihs southwest rrmslns imperative on sc-
count NJ The vHshoui " bridge approach
~ between the ttty and packingtown.
The situation In the rackinstown dts
'firi is The most mcnacing today. Ths
plant Uf tho Products Manufacturing
0ompHrl is Zoo line with strong current
~ thc Nv-r''ra that during the nlsht
washed oIt about ton acres NJ land be-
'org.rg io Morris co, and located IN
the stlrAards district with the fall ot
tho river during nv righl and the work
that Re tsinr done 10 prevent further
Washinr IN that dis,fic, II 10 believed
the products plant Vill hs saved
commluons, 10 Meet,
Mavof o,rfholfrf stated this mnrnir0
that NJ n meeting n tho ciiN commits.
s'onets IN me afternoon the Hood si,us.
tinn would b" thoroughly discussed and
n the situation demanded u an appeal
fnf public ,i would hs issued
~ : ~ street commissioner ~
public property Who returned Tuesday
r.ghi from N'v Nurk where he hsd been
attending tho american Wa'sfvorks
convention s.i he md no, ye' waited
tho rui N" where dam h,d been cut
hy liru'h'fn Rni other farmer. In
ihsi lrraIN bar would dn 90 during
me isF iis Rd his force " men
would hr rui 10 voft frrsiHnr The dam.
age. Msf - snun ~ tho water had fsl.
len ~ degree that could permit repair
work IN b. undertaken ", saia the lose
Involved is one hat ~ ihh pstiicuiss
. time the ,t, is IN prepared 10 meet
Considering t,uai ph,"
yrN rnurssior y o. shear stated th,,
Ns b. ri,Irg hs entire time 10 consid.
,. 'iur ~ ths legal rhs,s NJ IN. .i,us.
'IHr affecting ne cutting ~ the dam AMI
,uhankmsr, ~ ths ruis ~. hut dia No,
cote IN state his views until snsf sub.
miulns them 10 ne commissioners a
| tuds, meeting
n is believed ,hsi the ~, vtn IN.
tsfisks ~ prove thu, ven consider.
uhls rsr' ~ The damage 10 wheeler rat
and other ciiv properties is sirihu,shls
| tr The work ~ ,hs farmers In cutting thu
| dam. Witch haEsnsd tho flooding u ths
| iAfk snd u,hsf properties
rsrs Iswr- -pe,fcy.d
rs's commi''ior Joe Patterson,
| much vnfr from 'ulFisis snf nishis n
| mns' rons'sn, vufk ~ thr psft. .,s
| there vin not hs snt animals les, and
| ii. Fairgrounds srrsfsius damaged
pin hs sssliy fsrslfei hvi ,hs Ism N
ne rsfs has teen destroyed snd mos,
/ ~ ne flowers
\ have = ssnss--f men at v~h .
h. aid draining the vsisf from the
sk a fs., - The fi,sr fecsdss suf.
nrisn,ly 10 carry n sway A. csr,sis
roin,s N the psfs the vsisr 10 nrssn
feet deep bn, IN. sv.fss- depth 10 shcat
,ishi feet None ~ the assf have lett
| t'slf preserve IN the southwestern e~.sr
n ,hs psfk A hlilccs IN ,h., preserve 10
one N he hish.. point, sd the, sss
hifh sni fry there 4 ts.iins sscs hss
ben arranged icf them. snd the, ere
/ w, suffering
Fs~ns prvv,ses ~.
The seven little fsros vsss 49,