The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-08-09
This Place In Path Of Blow
That Visits Centralsand
Northern Ohio
REPORTS DESCRIBE
So MILE HOUR GALE
Much Damage Is Done To
Trees And Other Proper
ty According to
Reports

Mt. Vernon was visited late Satur-
day afternoon, about 445, by storm
of wind and rain most furious in char
acter. The blow appeared to come
from the northwest, but the wind
turned and twisted so that it was diff
ficult to tell from what direction it
came.
Reports from Columbus in the Sun
day papers describe 5Simle gale
that hit that place at practically the
same hour. Cleveland also reports a
severe storm of wind and rain with
other reports coming from Painesville
and Sandusky These would indicate
that the storm that struck Mt. Yer
non was general over the central and
northern parts of the state. The rain.
fall is said to have been .6S of an inch.
inch. The storm lasted % mintues.
While the elements contended in
their fury, the spectacle was almost
terrifying. The rain was so binding
that 1t was difficult to see clearly
across a street. The trees sWayed
and bent, twisting but,tresisting with
their strength. Here and here some
damage was done. At the northern
entrance to the public square, on
North Main street, part of the top was
broken out of big maple tree. 1t
| fell into the street, just missing one
of the lighting standards, the glass
globes of which were swept by the
lighter branches but were unbroken.
Branches were torn from another tree
also on the southwest side Of the
square.
The transmission line Of the Ohio
Power Co. suffered no damage be-
cause of the storms work, but other
lines, especially those supplying To-
cal patrons suffered severely because
of breaks caused by falling trees and
branches. Light and power service
including street lighting were badly
interrupted. 1t was late in the even
ing before the last of the breaks were
repaired by the trouble crew.
The lines of the Mt. Vernon Tele-
phone Co. also suffered and the SER
vice was badly disarranged. The
breaks were widely scattered and
were not confined to any one place
or locality being scattered broadcast
over the county.
On the Brandon road eight poles
went down. Some person, unwilling
to detour or wait until repairs could
be made cut the wires. There is
a break in the communication with
: Gambler, ii falling tree near that place
taking the wires down.
Manager VanVoorhis has a report
that three miles of the transcOntinent'
al line, the main trunk line, of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co,
are down on the National road, be-
tween Jaoktown and GAINESVILLE.
One hundred feet of fence along the
south side of the Athletic park, on
West Vine street, were blown down.
The storm stopped the Mt. Vernon X.
of P.-Newark X. Of p. ball game. The
crowd took refuge in the grandstanh
but many were wet through and
through. The broken fence was re
paired easily Sunday morning.
The storm caused near panic at
Camp Sychar The camp season Is
not yet open but the tents are being
set up and a few persons are early
comers on the grounds. A falling
tree fell upon two tents which 1t car
ried down. Fortunately no persons
We're in the canvass structures
Those who were at the camp grounds
sought refuge In the tabernacle where
they remained until the storm had
passed.
Two trees on West Gambler street
are reported to have been broken by
the wind. literally twisted until their
trunks broke.
The Fredericktown road was block
ed until late Saturday night by scores
of fallen trees.
Persons who spent Sunday In Nor
row county report that the rain that
fell between II a. m. and noon that
day was even heavier than that 0i
Saturday afternoon. While there wa,
no wind attending the downfall OF
water was very much heavier 1t be-
Ing impossible to see any consider
able distance ahead OF car on the
road.