The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-12
GALE RUINS PLANT;
MANY WIRES DOWN
Considerable Property Loss
Over City in Wake of Early
Evening Stoxm.

A new industry for Memphis was lost,
al least for the time being, Friday eve
lllng In the windstorm which blew over
Memphis and vicinity. The new grain
elevator which had been erected at
ra0i rraOmas street edn and the Belt Line by
Marshall Mott Of Manila, Ark, was
blown down and virtually demolished
The loss is estimated at $4,000, as
most OF the new machinery which was
being installed was destroyed The ele-
vator was to have been opened in a
few weeks,
Capt. Nedaroy is in charge OF the
government fleet below the bridge and
is one of the veterans of the river.
A sawdust conyeyor at the Anderson
Tully box factory, near the end Of the
North Second street car line, was
caused, but the money loss viii bC
small. Lumber piles at this plant. ant
other yards in that section were dam.
aged slightly by planks blowing off the
tops but the loss was negligible.
Personal injuries were confined &c
dust in the eyes and exhausted lungs
on the part of those running for cover
Coming out of thick bank OF lead
colored clouds shoppers and downtown
workers scurried for. shelter in drove!
at the supper hour. Many, however
with soiled palm beach and other ligh'
suits welcomed the shower after the
30-mile gale and didn't care darr
whether they got wet or not.
Wires Blown Down.
Considerable minor damage to prop.
erty resulted from the squall in all parts
Of the city Shade trees were blown
down In Overton park and in the neigh
hood adjacent several trees were struck
by lightning, ands wires in the east and
north hlOwI
down. Trolley and telephone service
was crippled for n time,
Street car service was temporarily
interrupted by trees falling across the
tracks near Seventh street and Thoma,
| street at Chelsea avenue and BreedloVt
| street A tree in the grove surrounding
| the Leath orphanage was struck BY
lightning and others were blown down
The none too substantial walls OF tn,
| old Luehrmann residence at Court ave.
nue. and Third street were shaken ant
part Of huge chimney on the north.
east corner was blown down, but for
tunately without injury to passersby.
The storm turned its course east,
| ward apparently as residents Of the
eastern section of the city report bro.
| ken windows, unroofed sheds and fallet
| shade trees and in the southern resi-.
| dence sections. but none of a serious
nature.
Il west tennessee points report neaY'
| showers and serious interruption o.
wire service. The Western Union Tele
graph company Saturday had not ye
established communication with sew
eral West Tennessee counties.
The storm was one of those unex
plainable squalls no forecaster coult
ever predict, according to experts O
! the United States weather bureau ant
1t spent itself within 30 miles eastwart
and southwark Of Mempnis
summer. The mercury reached 9B de
grees on the afternoon or June II. whil,
| the greatest temperature Friday wa
| "a at o'clock In the afternoon. TIL,
record for July is 10t degrees.
The relief from the heat Friday wa
short lived as another scorcher wa
ready Saturday although not quito Al
hot as the day previous. More thun
perature are possible for Saturday an,
Sunday