The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-08

ne gram ana tIult lnhl was on snow
there The crowd beneath the COM
fort tent was saved from panic by
the activities of deputy sheriffs. fair
officials and con stables, who circu
lated through the throng and calm
ed the frightened cnes.
The steamer Putin-Bay. of the
Ashley A. Dustin line. was unable
10 make landing during the storm
and waited until us fury had sub
sided
Small faiiing vessels, TCcred near
The Detroit Yacht club al Eelle Isle
were torn from their places Ly the
wind and swept down the river
several Of them being dismasted by
he wind. Joseph Grasset's yacht
Josephine" was unroofed by the
gale
The high wine played many
FRANKS during the period that the
storm was nj its height. Three auto
mobiles standing in front OF the
Dime tank building suddenly had
their tops taken down by the gale
Another machine IN iron, OF the Ilo
tel Charlevoix was swept aroun'l
the corner from it's parking place
A furniture van in front Gf the Ho
tel fuller was lifted from it's wheels
and The top thrown against sight
seeing motor bus Both vehicles
were damaged
Trolley wires averted what might
have been a serious disaster wher
an electric sign 90 feet long and d..
feet high was blown. from the ROOT
Of the Tuxedo cafe. Third and Mich
igan-aves The monster sign caught
Oh the wires, which held II from
crashing down into the street. where
number OF pedestrians and motor
lists were scurrylng about in an ef
fort to got out OF the storm
Plate glass windows in the kresge
building, Hotel Cadillac and the
keenan, & Jahn store. at Woodward
ave. and Montcalm.st. were shat
tered by the furious wind that ac-
companied the rain The wind blew
60 miles an hon: In short storm
that drove downtown shoppers in
doors in the afternoon. II was II
foretastc OF the terrific gale which
swept the city al night.
The wind during the night storm
,.pfilatnr from "a
roof OF the Hotel fuller and il
crashed to the street. narrowly
missing number OF people who
we're fleeing from the rain toward
the hotel entrance. The whole up
rer story OK newly-erccted resi-
lence on Quincy ST, north OF Grand
Riveraye., was ripped of And thrown
into the next LOT by then furious
gale. Four houses being erecied al
Dubois 81 and ST Aubinave. were
blown down and house being built
at Honorah-aye and Pitt.st., was
demolished by the wind, as was a
house on Girardin-ave., and another
q, the East Grand-blvd and Elm
wood dave. according 10 police re-.
ports
Two steel smokestacks of the
Gemmer Manufacturing Co. Mer-
Hck.ave. and Sixteenth-st.. were torn
from their bases and hurled across
the tracks OF the Grand Trunk rail.
road. and an electric light tower al
Lincoln and Merrick-ayes., was
Knocked down BY the wind Trees
posts. and tree branches fell before
the wind fury and the streets we're
Uttered with debris
one OF the latest reported acct
dents caused hy the storm was ia"
injury al Calvin Barker. OF Clio,
Mich. whose automobile was struck
by an outbound Flint interurban a.
be- was backing the car OUT OF the
Seven Mile I'd. into Woodward-ave.,
a short tame after the storm had
abated BARKER. with his father
had visited tho state fair. and had
started To- tour 10 Plymouth whch
he decided 10 return go the city, and
backed into tho car William iiar
rfs. No 1908 Van Dyke-aye.. took tht
injured man 10 the city hospital in
his automobile His skull was frac
turcd