The Yale expositor., 1916-07-06
HAPPENINGS
in MICHIGAN
CIRCUS TENT BLOWN DOWN BY
ELECTRICAL STORM AND
TEN INJURED.
STEAMER HUTCHINSON SUNK
Ford Motor Agent Killed in Automo-
bile Collision and other In
teresting News.

Detroit-Ten persons were injured
when circus tent was blown down
and considerable discomfort to street
car patrons was caused by the worst
electrical storm of the season, which
passed over Detroit early Sunday aft
ernoon.
For nearly a quarter of an hour
hailstones fell. many of them being
the size of small hickory nuts. The
hail storm was followed by a heavy
downfall of rain, lasting half an hour.
The hail and rain were accompanied
by practically continuous lightning
and thunder. The tent was only part
V erected when the storm broke. Seek
ing shelter, about 40 people ran in un-
der the canvas. They had no more
than escaped the rain when the wind
whipped out the tent stakes and al
lowed the canvas to fall. The canvas
was whipped about in the wind and
the side-poles were threshed about
like fails. Those injured were struck
by the flying poles. Most of the peo-
pie were near the edge of the tent
and were able to escape when it fell.
Steamer Sunk in Fog.
Sault Ste. Marie-The steamer
Charles w. Hutchinson was sunk in
collision with the steamer Lyman c..
Smith about noon Sunday, off Cedar
Point Reef in upper st. Mary's river.
Owing to heavy fog large number
of steamers were punched in the river
at anchor, waiting for it to lift. They
began moving out about IL a. m.
Among the number were the steamers
Hutchinson, Lyman G.. Smith, Nelson
and barge Magma. The hutchinson s
cargo consists of 100000 bushels of
wheat from Fort Williams to Buffalo.
There is little, if any, water leaking
into the cargo hold. A diver left the
500 on a tug Sunday night with cut
fit to commence work on the Hutchin-
son early in the morning. It is expect
ed that by caulking and placing a
tarpaulin over the hole the Hutchin-
son can be pumped out and floated
and brought to the 500 for further ex-
animation.
Two Drowned at Jackson.
Jackson-In a vain attempt to save
the life of his nine-year-old son, Chas.
Youtzy, jumped into the Grand River.
Both were drowned. The accident oc-
CURED just north of the Air Line rail-
road bridge. The child, whose name
was Forrest had pleaded with his faith
er and mother to permit him to go
In swimming. The parents took the
boy down to the river, the child had
been in the river but a short time
when he was caught in the current
and carried into deep water The ia
'ther jumped in and attempted to
reach his drowning son, but was him
self overcome and sank.
One Killed in Auto Collision.
Detroit. P. Laukhoff, S5 years
old, newly appointed agent of the
Ford Motor company branch at Seat
tie, Wash, was instantly killed Sun
dag night IN a collision between auto
mibiles just outside OF Royal Oak.
Mrs. Iaukhoff, and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles z. Webb. 125 Louise avenue,
Highland Park, were severely injured
and were removed to Harper hospi-
tai Mrs. Laukhoff was reported dy-
ing in Harper hospital early Monday
morning.
Falls Beneath Wagon-Dies,
Hillsdale-While bringing a COW to
market Saturday. Alvin Houtz. a far
mer living near Reading, was pulled
of the wagon seat by the animal and
fell beneath the wagon. His team
became frightened and the wagon
wheels passed over his chest, break
ing two ribs, which punctured his
lungs. Houtz died Saturday night.