Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
WIRE SERVICE AND TREES BAD.
~ DAMAGED BY VERY
HEAVY WIND.
WIRES, AND TREES BLOWN
DOWN ALL OVER TOWN
Horse Driven Into Short cireuted Wire
and 10 Killed While Hitehed to Buggy
Shade and Fruit Trees Uprooted
and Broken by Wind--Hai| and Hard
Rain Adds to Damage.

The first severe wind storm of the
season, which twice swept over the
city Wednesday night, accompanied by
! hard rain and some hail, did wide
! spread and general damage to shade
and fruit trees and wires. The dam
age, atho general and resulting in con-
siderable expense for repairs, was not
serious in the city. That the storm
covered a wide area in central Iowa is
indicated by damage done to the high
tension line Of the Iowa Railway and
Light Company both west of State
Center and as far east as Belle Plaine.
One horse was killed in the city by
q live wire, and one alarm Of fire was
turned in as a result Of electric wires
becoming short circuited.
Horse Electrocuted.
Mrs. E. L. Bunting, 1713 Summit
street, and her sister, who were driving
home in Summit street about 80. had
an exciting experience when the horse
ran into telephone wire that had been
torn down and had become charged
from an electric light wire. A binding
flash OF fire burst out when the horse
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from the shock before the women real
lied what was wrong. Neither Mrs.
Bunting nor her sister was injured.
Wire Service Suffers.
Wire service of all kinds suffered Sc
verely. and street car communication
was interrupted on both the Summit
and Third street lines by falling trees
blocking the track. The North Third
Iao
by NAPLES that were torn up and
thrown into the street near Lincoln
and State. Wires were torn down all
over town, and it was one Of these that
was short circnited by limb e South
Fifth street, between Nevada and Rail
road. that sputtered so much fire that
an alarm was turned in at 500. Gangs
of public utilities workmen we're cut all
night repairing the damage. and to
prevent accidents. The company shur
off the resident circuits about IL
o'clock. 1t advises users to try their
lights before dark and report if the
eeircuit is not working.
Trees Torn Down.
Telephone wires all over the city
were torn Down by falling trees and
limbs, putting many services out OF
use. Toll lines suffered, and it was
reported by the company this forenoon
! that only few of the toll lines we're in
Asservice.
y &ightning struck large tree in the
I'd of r. w. McCreery, 7O4 West
3s0jn street. about 10 o'clock, tearing
KIN part OF it. The trees that were
Host damaged were the brittle soft
NAPLES. They were torn down all over
town, and in several cases blocked
streets so that traffic was obstructed.
Some fruit trees were damaged and the
| blossoms on apple and cherry trees
were probably somewhat damaged by
the driving rain and hail beating the
pollen out of them. Garden vegetables
and flowers were beaten down by the
hail and rain.
, Another illustration Of the extreme
velocity of the wind was apparent at
the d. W. Norris home, where a very
heavy storm sash, which had been re-
day, had been left lying fiat on the
west porch. The wind picked up the
sash and scattered frame and glass in
small pieces over the lawn.
Y The wind blew a large plate glass
kNwindow out Of the second story of the
hopkins building, northwest corner of
Main and First street, showering the
Iskidewalk with glass. No one happened
ttep be passing beneath it at the time,
Sh4fd no injuries resulted. And the large
bllate glass window was destroyed at
Me Stoddart cafe.
The rainfall in the city was IA Of an
hch.