The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-25
GALE SWEEPS
ACROSS CITY
and COUNTY
Northwest Part of Wayne
County Hardest Hit by
Storm-Local Streets Lit
tered With Debris.
TREES BLOWN DOWN

Widespread damage to trees in
Richmond and an estimated loss Of so
per cent of the ripening apples, dam
age to other fruit, and badly leaning
corn in many sections was reported
Friday following the wind and rain
storm which swept over Wayne and
Preble counties. The northwest part ,
of Wayne county was hardest hit, the
storm apparently progressing from .
northwest to southeast, accompanied /
by a startling display of lightning. |
Rain fell in torrents.
The chautauqua tent at Glen Miller
park was damaged when the heaviest !
part of the storm came about 1870
;, o'clock Friday morning. The bale ring /
y at the top of the center pole broke /
loose and caused the middle portion !
of the great canvas to sag. Water
soon filled the basin thus formed, and
its weight caused the south pole to
break off
The damage done to the tent caused
the morning and afternoon sessions of
the chautauqua to be held at the Nor
ton high school auditorium, but the
tent will be ready for use Friday night.
NO UdL1dS6 WdS uOu0 70 Inc lGALS OC-
cupied by the campers, although many
of the chautauqua followers narrowly
escaped drenchings.
Trees Blown Down
Two large trees on North Sixteenth
street were blown down, one of them
striking the residence at 103 North
Sixteenth and the other striking a
large duplex at 105-107 North Six
teenth. The only damage, aside from
the loss of the trees, was a broken
window at the former place.
A tree near the Baxter school house,
in West Richmond was brown down.
Falling limbs wrecked poultry house
as 308 North West Third street. Limbs
were blown from trees in all parts of
the city and practically all streets
were strewn with debris early this
morning. Forces of city employees,
with motor trucks, were busy early,
removing the fallen limbs.
Lightning, coming in over the lines
of the Municipal Light and Power
plant kicked OUT emergency switches
on some of the auxiliary machinery
in the plant resulting in slight inter
ruption of service Friday morning.
Plant officials said the delay was
principally due to starting the ma
chimes up again after they had been
of the switches.
Repair Telephones
The Richmond Home Telephone
u company had its entire force at work
before day break to repair the dam
age done to its system, which Manager
Bailey estimated to be $1,000. He said
all repairs would be made by evening.
Many telephones were reported out of
service. A number of lines and cables
were down and many fuses blown.
At Economy corn stalks were brok-
en- and twisted in all directions and
tree limbs Uttered the streets. Sew
eral telephone lines were reported out
by the local company.
At Williamsburg the summer camp
at the edge of the town was damaged
a canvas fly being torn to pieces and
the tents only being saved by the
protection of the trees. Corn was
broken and leaning, and tree limbs
were torn off.
Peaches Escape
Comparatively little damage was
suffered at the Martin and WesleI
peach orchard, familiar to many Rich
mond people who have been driving
TO New Paris for peaches.
There are about 40 bushels On the
ground" said Mr.. Martin. but most
are not even bruised, andd visitors
are taking them eagerly at the reduc
ed prices. The low heads of our trees
saved worse damage. as many of the
limbs are resting on the ground Il
our trees had been pruned for higi
heads, we would have had a very
heavy loss"
More severe damage was suffered
in the apple orchard, Mr. Martin re
ported, although he had not vet visit
ed it. 81 have heard that a gooC
many of the apples are on tht
n ground" be said.
Tobacco Unhurt
Only a strong, but not damaging
wind, was experienced at Wes
Alexandria, stated a banker there
this morning. There was a little hal
also. but it caused no damage Corr
and tobacco were unharmed, and o.
the contrary were helped by the gen
erous rainfall.
Wind caused the most damage, be
ing responsible for broken and leanin.
corn in wide belt, which includes ter
ritory about Richmond. Webster. Bos
ton and east to New Westville. Les
damage was suffered in the north par
of the county apparently. Apples
pears and peaches were blown off tn
trees, the apple loss being put at 5
per cent by Stephen Kuth. AS the frui
is too green for cider. there is no sa
wage A severe fruit loss also is re
ported from the Ratliff orchards in tn
edge of Richmond,
Heavy Rain, Wind
Heavy rain fell east of Fountai
City, Raymond FARSI reported, an
there was a strong wind, with som
hail, but no severe damage was don,
Corn was leaning some, but not badl.
Two tres on the farm of Charlie
Weadick of Webster were blown owe
and a tree near the farm house {
Harry Smith, few miles northwest {
Richmond, also was uprooted. Occ;
sional trees elsewhere were uproote'
Limbs of apple trees on the GIVE
Duke farm on the Fouts road wer
broken off and corn left leaning bat
n ~. Corn in the Weadick neighborhoo
also was broken or leaning. At th
east side of Centerville there was
heavy rainfall with little hail an
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