Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-08
MUCH DAMAGE IS
DONE BY STORM
Torrential Rains Inundate
Many Parts of the City;
Houses Flooded.
HAIL INJURIES VEGETATION
Mayo Furniture Store Sustains
Tremendous Loss From
Seeping Waters.

Property damage to the extent OF
many thousands of dollars was sus-
tanned in Tulsa yesterday as the result
of the most torrential rainfalls that
have visited this section in recent
years In practically every section OF
the city the wrath Of the storm has
been felt by the property owners. the
heaviest individual loses being the
Mayo Furniture company, the man
agement Of which estimates the loss
caused by seeping water at more than
$4,000.
With the roof removed so work.
men could proceed with the task of
adding five stories to their building,
the store was at the mercy of the
elements and all of the five floors
suffered from the limewater that
poured thru the temporary roof and
seeping thru the ceilings of every
floor damaging a great amount OF
furniture. The water, after passing
thru the lime. acted as a varnsh re-
mover and scared every piece of fur
niture II touched.
Store To BE Closed.
There was no insurance carried on
the stock, and while the loss has been
estimated at more than $4,000, the
CAel'A tsiIohlll Vi Viz udildEt Will llOA
be ascertained until an inventory OF
the entire stock has been made This
Will be started early today and can
not possibly be completed before
Tuesday. Until this inventory has
been finished the store is TO remain
closed.
In the southeast part of the city
on Sixth street east of the Midland
Valley tracks. in the vicinity of Cen
tral park. numerous houses were
flooded. Easements and first floors
of several apartment houses were
completely filled with water and resi-
dents in that section waded water up
to their necks endeavoring to save
articles from the water-filled houses.
large number of outhouses were
torn from their foundation by the
water and carried blocks away. Water
that completely covered an automo-
bile filled the Frisco viaduct on North
Denver near the Peoples Ice plant
and at a late hour last night had not
subsidized sufficiently to permit the
car to be towed out The engine Went
dead when the driver attempted 30
ford the water. He narrowly escaped
drowning
Turnout the business district the
heavy hail shattered many light bulbs
and altho no authentic estimate as to
the damage could he Obtained IL Wdl
the opinion of prominent agricultur-
lists that the damage to growing crops
thruout the county would amount to
many thousand doll<rs. While the han
IN the city was of no great cOnse-
qucnce IL is understood the outlying
districts suffered greatly from this
source and that fruit trees and
sprouts that have just come thru the
ground were practically beaten to
death.
Park Lake Ovcrflows.
For the first time in the history
of owen park the lake overflowed the
bridge. the spillway being inadequate
to accommodate the great overflow
and while traffic thru the park and
across the bridge was not impossible
it was a hazardous undertaking.
In the southern portion of the city
many concrete block and brick re-
tanning walls crumbled away under
the heavy downpour. Early in the
evening employees of the city water
and street departments were called
the night in inspecting water mains
and placing danger signals around all
viaducts in the city and those streets
that had been washed out by the rain
thus shutting off all traffic for the
night
Because of the darkness that fol-
lowed Immediately after the heavy
rain IL was impossible to estimate the
damage that has been sustained thru
out the entire city 1t Is believed
however, that startling figures will
follow when a canvas of the city has
been made today.