Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
4 INJURED AS GALE
SWEEPS OVER CITY
Thousands Of Dollars Damage
Caused by Rain and Wind.
Lives ImperiIed
TORRENTS IN NEW JERSEY

Wind and rain. which swept Phil
ndclphia and its cnvirons. caused thou
sands of dollars damage to property, in
jurcd four persons and imperiled the
lives of others. The highest rainfall
ever known in New Jersey was recorded.
a forty i've mile gale blew at At
lantic City, and there the rain
fall totalcd 6.62 inches. At Cape May
the rainfall was 7.46 inches.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
seriously hampered and the electric
lighting system throughout the city was
damaged. Parts of the city were in
darkness for several hours. West
Philadelphians used candles.
The four persons injured were:
Mrs. Matilda Norwood, fifty two
years old. G20 Miller street, fractured
skull; st. Mary's Hospital.
Mrs. May Clark, fifty three years
old, 314 South Sixth street, shocked by
short circuit of trolley wire; University
Hospital
Mrs. Anna Tuey. forty three years
old, 1927 Paschall avenue, shocked by
short circuit of trolley wire; University
Hospital.
Anthony f. Gallagher, S17 North
Twentieth street. hit by motorcar.
Walked in Front of Car
Mrs. Norwood walked into the path
of n Frankford avenue car at Columbia
avenue. She had her umbrella covering
her face to escape the driving rain aud
could not sec the car.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Tucy were in
jurcd as the car on which they were
riding reached Forty ninth street and
Woodland avenue. Flames dartcd from
the controller box when the short cir
cult occurred, and were cxtinguished
by the mOtOrman.
An automobile which Edward Han
lon, on the way to his brothers wed
ding, was driving, struck Anthony T..
Gallagher. ST. North Twentieth street.
as he was crossing Girard avenue at
Cleveland avenue and severely injured
his head. Hanlon, who lives on Nine.
tccnth street, near Poplar. was ar
rested.
Outlying Districts Suffer
The greatest damage occurred in
the outlying sections of the city.
From Manayunk to the Delaware, and
at Point Breeze, West Philadelphia and
South Philadelphia, reports of wire
trouble flooded the offices of the tele-
phone and electric light companies.
Little trouble was experienced by the
Electrical Bureau, however, and the fire
alarm system was kept in good working
order by special gangs of rcpairmcn
and the regular operators ut City Hall.
These men worked continuously during
the night to maintain open circuits to
guard against emergencies.
Orchards Damaged
In the suburban territory around
Philadelphia apple and peach orchards
suffered considerable damage. Carloads
of fruit were destroyed by being blown
down from the trees In some localities
the wind assumed the proportions of a
gale.
Failing telegraph and telephone poles
and limbs of trees in various parts of
, the city endangered the lives of pcdcs-
trians, as did the heavily charged power
wires which were torn from their fast.
enings by the force of the wind.
The wind blew in a 5000 plate glass
window in the store of the United
States Loan Company, Tenth street anG
Germantown avenue.
Traffic was blocked at Forty fifth
street and Fairmount avenue for hours
when a tree, uprooted by the storm, fell
across the street.
Many trees were blown down in
Germantown by the high wind and
many branches torn off.
Camden Making Repairs
Camden is busy today repairing dam
age done by the storm. a big force of
men was sent out this morning to re
pair the fire alarm system in the south =
ern part of the city, which was put out
of use.
Several telegraph poles and trees were
blown down. The victory column in
front of the Camden city hall, at Broad
way and Kaighn avenue, was damaged
and a number of electric signs were
broken.
In the country surrounding the city
much damage was done to crops by
the high wind.
WkPcuIp PEphIpc MEEDEN