The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-29
WIND AND RAIN
DO GREAT DAMAGE
WIND, RAIN AND LIGHTNING PAY
COUNTY TWO VISITS CAUSING
DAMAGE.

This section of the State, as we'll as
snany others, suffered in succession
rom visitations of wind, rain, hail and
lightning Saturday night, Sunday af-
l.rnoon and Sunday night, in storms
mat almost rivaled in scenic effects
me vivid display of the "Walpurgis
Night" in Faust"
Following a period of comparatively
" arm and calm weather up to Satur-
cay night, a storm cloud gathered,
vIich burst in unparalleled fury over
F5ris and Bourbon county. beginning
STOUT eleven o'clock and continuing
almost without interruption until
late hour Sunday morning
The storm was accompanied by a
heavy downpoE of rain, which soon
cooked up the city surface water sew
e-s, they being unequal TO the task of
carrying of the large volume of wa
tsr which descended so suddenly and
continued. The heavens were bright
sW-th electrical displays, heavy peals of
thunder mingling with il like the deep
bass of an orchestral instrument. High
above all these sounds the shrieking
Q. a heavy gale of wind sounded,
making the night one of terror.
The creeks and branches through
CIT the county were soon overfiowed
causing considerable property loss.
Travel was seriously impeded for
country people Sunday morning in
some sections as a result of the
swollen streams. Shade trees were de-
IN slished. shrubbery and gardens
beaten down by the wind and rain.
While in some places wreckage and
debris from fields were piled on the
pixes.
Sunday afternoon the skies again
assumed a threatening aspect, rain,
accompanied by hail fell for time,
helping the damage wrought by the
storm of the night before.
Sunday night the elements took the
warpath again. and held high carnival,
their combined forces repeating the
assault OF Saturday night. In Paris
the storm was especially severe in the
obstruction of trees. Telephone lines
y ere put out of commission. communi-
cation with many outside points being
impossible. The home OF Mr.. NJ. r.
81 Iaeoby. near Hutchinson. was struck by
lightning and set on fire. the damage
Icing confined TO pantry and clothes
closet. Neighbors who were called
hv phone. responded. and assisted in
yuoduing the flames. The bolt struck
pr iron pipe on the roof, passed
through the house from top to bottom.
leaving its trail Oh the walls and
v woodwork
The service of both the Cumberland
and Home Telephone companies, the
electric light company, the interurban
service of the Kentucky Traction d
Terminal Co. in this city, were severe
IL hampered by the storm. For time
crossed wires placed the city in Sty-
gian darkness. The storm was the Sc
yerest of recent years.
The storm was especially severe at
Millersburg. the business portion OF
the city receiving the brunt OF the
blow. The 11O-foot steel Flagstaff on
the NJ. NJ. l. grounds, which was to
have been dedicated with an imposing
ceremonial fiag-raising and exercise.
vas blown down. The wind raisef
the roof of the NJ. NJ. l. building. piac-
ing the house in great peril for time.
The roof of the fat over Ingels Bros.
drv goods store was blown OFF, the
terrific rain running their stock and
the rooms above. The roof was blown
OF the Masonic Temple. The grocery
stock of Jones Bros, who occupied the
storeroom on the ground floor, was
badly damaged. The roof of the build
ing occupied by S. II. Phillips as
ten-cent store was partly blown away,
causing considerable damage. Shade
trees. water gaps, foliage, shrubbery'
gardens, fencing, ETC., suffered from
the effects of wind and water.
The concrete pavement on Sixth
street. i'm Paris. where the foundation
work for the new Kress building was
under way. was undermined by the
action of the wind and water, and gave
wav. precipitating large quantity OF
pressed brick and cement into the eX-
cavation. Woods Bros. OBrlen'
who have the contract for the con-
crete work. sustained loss OF about
S250 by the cave-in, the cement iol
the most part being total loss.
A tobacco barn, two stables and
tenant house on the place or Mr.
Ashbv Leer, near Millersburg. were
blown down. killing eight sheep In the
barn. A tobacco barn on the farm OF
Thos. Marshall was blown down. me
cadets at the NJ. NJ. ]. were up at
four o'clock yesterday morning chop
Ming fallen trees from the campus and
drill grounds.
ON the farms Of MIR. Chas >. ban
and Mrs. J. S. Simms, near Paris
three large barns were unroofed- All
the trees in big orchard on Mrs.
sinms' place were leveled with the
ground