New Britain herald., 1918-06-13

1 Dig SeCllO1S Ol llI were DlOWn ITOltl the roof of the Lincoln street school ! and the ventilators on the top of ! the building were damaged. More 1 than 20 windows were blown in. i Three houses owned by ". l.. Hatch l on Lincoln court were damaged The i tin roof was blown off the house oc- l cupied by Traffic Supervisor Clarence Lamphere. Sections of shingled roofs | on the other hOuses were scattered. 1 Patrolman William O'Mara of the 1 police department, who lives on Lin 1 coin court, went outside during the l gale and he was hit on the head by l a blind or some other heavy object 1 hurled through the at. He received 1 long cut on the head that required l six stitches to close.
 1 The tin roof Was blown from 1 house owned by s. Appell on Lincoln 1 street. Further down the street four l fine apple trees in Norman c. Daniels 1 back yard on Lincoln street were l turned over
 Big Section of Roof Carried.
 A section of roof about 20 feet 1 square was lifted off the rear of l George F. Tylers on Vine street and 1 blown about 50 feet and dropped into | the front yard. Large areas of the slate roof of the other part of the l dwelling were shattered. Two big naples in the front yard were | downed.
 The home of T. w. Mitchell, oppo- site MT. Tyler's, was damaged. The tin was stripped completely off the 1 roof. Mrs. Stearns, who lives in the l Mitchell house, was overcome by fright.
 Beautiful shade trees on this street l were toppled over. Several sur 1 rounding the home of Judge John l Coats were spoiled. One of them was l twisted off at the base. Sections of the fence in the back yard were 1 blown down. A chimney on his house was carried away.
 l The home of Judge B. F. Gaffney was damaged. A chimney went along with the cyclone. Trees in the back yard suffered like others.
 Trees in Charles Burgess yard and chimneys on the house were moved down. A tree in front of c. l c. Rossberg's house was dragged ] down. Two big trees in Dr. s. W. IT, ! wings yard and as many in John Renehan's yard went before the gale.
 Lexington Street and Park Place.
 
 ! regarded as one of the most beautiful streets of the city, and in several | back yards fell by the force of the 1 cyclone. The First Congregational 1 parsonage, occupied by Rev. Henry 1 W. Maier, was damaged by falling l trees. Two giant oaks in the back yard were unable to resist the force 1 of the wind. A walnut tree was l snapped off at the top. Windows were broken by a tree that fell onto the house.
 l.. Hoyt Pease's home was slightly 1 damaged. 4 limb of a falling oak took chimney with it. In front of Mrs. George W. Corbin's home hand l some naples were uprooted. i A beautiful white birch in front of F. H. Davison's home was laid on the ground and the trees on the Bod 1 ley lawn were felled. Other fine , trees of many years growth were des- boiled.
 Two naples, probably 100 years old at W. l.. Damons property at the 1 corner of Park place and West Main street were thrown over and at F. G. 1 Babcock'a trees were down in the back yard A tree was uprooted in front of R. N. Peck's home and
  l Trees at George P. Spears and Mrs 1 Theresa Stanleys and the D. A. Par l son places were broken off or blown l down.
 Damage in Walnut Hill Park
 Fifteen trees in Walnut Hill park l were uprooted Or snapped off so that 1 their ruin is practically complete. The trees damaged are located in that
 
 Main street entrance and near the Park Place entrance. A half dozen were uprooted and nine were broken off
 A vast number of other trees throughout the area of the cyclone was damaged by large branches com ing down.
 Streets Blocked.
 Trees which fell along the road day., blocked Park Place. Lexington Vine and South Burritt streets com | pletely. Policemen were rushed tC the localities to direct traffic Trolley travel on West Main street was inter fered with for some time.
 Telephone light and signal wires were carried down on the streets Part of the western section of tho : city was without these utilities last night. Superintendent Cooley of the electrical department went right tl work to make repairs in the fire alarm l and police signal systems l The board of public works em. - pioyod all the laborors it could ge < and Immediately proceeded with the l removal of such trees as it was i'm . possible to save.
 3 Many trees particularly amons I those that were uproOted, may b,