The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-12

herd SITS. Congress Ave. and Clifton
St. 1900 Z Washington St. 1872
Wilcox S.. 1857 W. Twenty Seventh
ST.. 1910 Cornelius Ave.
Telegraph service suffered severely
officials Of the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company said %ot less than
nifty poles have been reported down
in Indianapolis and the number may
run higher. they said Conditions are
bad throughout Indiana. they said
The high wind was not limited to amy
particular section aud service hes
been intcrfered with in many parts az
the State.
r A No0trose. general surerin-
tendeut of plant, for the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company. reported 1000
Fell poles down in the State. 3Jost
were on long distance lines, 1t beins
Impossible to reach Eincennes and
I<okorno from indianapolis and
necessary to reach many other points
ia a roundabout way
More than 400 men We're working
on Bell lines in the State As fast
as reports Of wires down came to In
dianapoUs. Montrose dispatched en-
Urgency gangs.
The Indiana Bell long distance seTv-
ice was crippled about 66 per cent i'm
mediately after the peak Of the gale
and the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company service aobut 70
per cent. according 10 one report.
The FIRE department assisted IN
clearing away wreckaee where it
proved dangerous. Large buboards
hanging in menacing positions We're
removed by hremeu at 1914 n. hi
nois St. SOC w Washington St. and
500 =. Washington 81.
Storm doors were broken off the
Alabama St, entrance Of the court
house and the glass broken out Of an
inner door.
Firenen removed a large metal sign
at the G.. r. Howard Company, 1915
e Washington St. after it had been
blown from its fastenings.
Lightning Sunday night caused the
high feed wires Of the Indianapolis
Light and Heat Company serving
louisville to be put out of commission
at Thirty Eighth st. and North
western Ave.
Reports Of trees blown down con-
tinued to pour into the city park and
street commissioners departments all
morning. Trees blocked traffic at some
points and city employees were busy
clearing them away
Southern Indiana Hit
Southern Indiana suffered much
damage. All buildings were de
moHshed on four farms in Harrison
Township, Knox County. The Loo
gootee electric light plant smoke
stack was wrecked. The roof Of the
City Drug Store ut Mitchell was badly
damaged At Oolitic the water tank
of the Indiana Quarres Company was
damaged The roof Of a large dwell
ing at Rockford was torn away and
hurled onto a road.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad service
was hampered when many poles
earring telephone and telegraph wires
went down near Mitchell Temporary
dispatchers' offices were set up at
Seymour. communication with Wash
ington. Ind. where the regular office
is located. virtually being cut off Re
ports from many towns told of broken
windows, uprooted trees, rail traffic
and wire communication demoralized
and roofs torn off.
The roof of the parcel post sub
station on s. Illinois St was torn off.
It was of a composition paper ma
taial
West doors OF the Federal building
were locked today when it was found
that the wind rushing through the
entire length OF the corridors inter-
fered with business transactions in
the postofTice corridors,