Evening journal., 1919-08-14

CONTINUED from First Psgel
II feet and deep had been washed in
the street when the police arrived and
placed red lights on the spot.
1000 Phones Out Of Service.
Telephone company officials stated
this morning that between 1900 and
1000 telephones are out OF service in
New Castle county and down the penin-
sula. This condition is due, not so
much 10 poles blowing down, as 10
tress falling on the lines, putting them
temporarily out OF commission. All
| lines will be restored 10. service as soon
as possible, and dozens OF repair partie:
are working throughout the peninsula
10 this end.
II is south OF Wilmington that the
worst damage was done to the lines. II
was practically impossible ms morn
ing, to get in telephone communication
with any town south Of New Castle, and
as far as can be learned by telegraph
the same condition prevails down state
North OF Wilmington, however. CON
ditions are not nearly so bad, although
FAR from perfect. This is due to the
I
Philadelphia are underground.
Reports received at the police station,
al 10 O'Clock today, showed total OF
iO5 trees uprooted or blown down about
the city. Complaints Of limbs OF trees
being twisted of and tossed into the
streets were so numerous mat they
were not tabulated. The same condl-
tions prevailed in regards to electric
light and telephone wires about the
city.
Early last evening, when Il was seen
that the high winds were going to play
havoc with the overhead wires, super
intendent OF the Police and Fire Alarm
Reporting System James Gray, gathered
together his equipment and with DaNlo
GRAY. the city linemsn, renamed az
police headquarters. They worked
until daylight repairing damaged wires
At the height OF the storm about !
o'clock this morning five poplar trees
on West Seventeenth street came down
with a sound like thunder. awakening
all the residents in that vicinity Three
!of the trees were in front OF the resi-
dence Of Mrs. w. w. Campbell No. 25Oc
West Seventeenth street, and 1t was lit-
tle less than a miracle that the house
was not.greatly damaged, as II was dl'
rectlv in the line Of their fall. TWO
az fhe trees. howeevr, fell 10 one SIDE
OF the house, and one TO the other
Some OF the trees fell across the tracks
Of the Wilmington and Phlladelphl'
Traction Company. and within half az
hour the traction company employe:
were saving the thick trunks in nan
and removing the smaller branches
from the tracks. The working party
ilabored in the rain and gale until aftel
3 O'Clock this morning -,
When the trees fell. they carried witt
them the trolley feed wire on seven
teenth street, and IL lay sputterins anC
kissing emitting showers OF sparks un
I'll the linemen arrived.
Another big tree fell at Delaware ave
nue and Jackson street. However. 1t di'
not interfere with the trolley service.
Another tree fell in the rear OF 'Ihlr
teenth and Washington streets, and TN
morning rested on a house.
A large tree was uprooted in Orsngl
/, street between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. but little damage was done.
The large tree that graced the lawI
OF the old quarters OF the Y. w. T., y
AZ Thirieenth and Market streets, fel
over the sidewalk, breaking The irol
fence about the property.
Failing electric light wires shortl'
, after 4 o'clock this morning eausel
many persons who were awake to Oe
lieve that the Masonic Temple wa
aflre. The wires in falling. struck Tn
building and sent showers Of spark
skyvard. Some one called The Friend
ship company. but the services OF th
flremen were not needed
Water dripping into a cellar at Nc
as Monroe street, filling the cellar {
a depth OF feet, made so much nols
that the family above summoned -
police TO capture a supposed burglar
An automobile parked near the Eley
enth street entrance OF the Hote
dupont was blown by the force OF IN
wind as far as orange street The 20
lice patrol happened along just in tim
to nreyent its further running awas