The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-17
ELKS LOSERS IN
WATER SPOUT
Big Club House Damaged
to Amount Of $1,000 by
Water During Storm.
LIGHTNING HITS HOMES

The heaviest loss sustained in Ke-
nosha as a result of the big storm of
Friday afternoon when the storm king
singled out Kenosha from the rest Of
the world to pour out his wrath, was
at the Elks clubhouse which was dam
aged by water to an amount of close to
one thousand dollars. The downpour
OF rain was SO great that it clogged up
the down spouts on the roof of the
building and water gathered to depth
OF four feet in some places and went
through the roof into rooms on the
fourth floor of the building, causing
great damage. The decorations of the
rooms were damaged and the plaster
came off in three Of the rooms and
was cracked in other rooms Men
worked like beavers to keep the dam
age from the water from extending to
the lower portion of the building and
it was not damaged. AT the clubhouse
this morning it was declared that eff
forts would be made to restore the
rooms at once and that there was no
insurance to cover the loss.
lightning rays FRANKS.
The lightning played pranks all
about Kenosha on Friday afternoon
and the fire department answered six
calls and had others offered to them
but they failed to reach the firemen on
account of interrupted telephone and
fire alarm service. At one place the
wires of the fire alarm service we're
severed by the lightning and it is
known that this prevented several calls
reaching the department. There was
no serious loss from any of the fires.
The activities of the fremen started
before the storm when they were call
ed to Strong and Chicago streets on
account Of a rubbish fire. At four o.
clock the house of John Cober on
Tanck avenue was struck by lightning
and the chimney knocked from the
house, causing damage Of possibly
$3.50. Five minutes later the fremen
were called to the home of Joseph
Mohr on Durkee avenue when light
ming playing about the house fright
ened the members Of the family.
Anderson Home Damaged.
An hour later the residence of
James R. Anderson, $50 Park avenue
was struck by lightning and hole
burned in the roof. At $40 lightning
struck the home of Otto Erickson, 561
Balm avenue, causing damage Of $50
and at $3.50 the home of William Paul
sen, Ala Milwaukee avenue, was struck
by lightning and damaged to the
amount Of $3.50. Members Of the fam
lilies were in all Of the houses at the
time the lightning struck, but none of
them were injured.
Telephone and telegraph service in
and about Kenosha was badly inter
fered with and the fire and police
alarm systems were badly damaged
Men worked all night on the wires to
get them into condition for service and
it was declared that all of the trouble
had been cleared up this morning.
Live wires were down in many parts
of the city, menacing the safety of the
people. Two big wires fell directly in
front of the offices of the American
Brass company and other live wires
we're reported from Lyman avenue,
Sheridan road, Elizabeth street, South
street and Milwaukee avenue. There
was no report of anyone being injured
by any of these wires and by late in
the evening the menace had been re-
moved.
Reports received today indicate that
there was only small loss from the
storm in the county outside the city
limits.