Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-30

to the out side wall Of tho roo,,, 49,.
where the platform deck on ton Of 80
steel tower crashed into ,hn ,,' lii
The boy suffered from bvstoria @ :. -
his mother. Mrs Winnie cran, ,,,ha ,,..'
sloeping at The OF bor side ~ ~ sa,s,a
room A wall tnlonhono y.,s tr,,, $780,,
it's place by Tho soycro' ,,,n.'+ III,
also struck the elder NJrc r.a,r :,
f1icting bruises on hor hod,, .na n,,iia
Describing thor s.,rtIin, ,.,.,.;
cnccs. these wnmon snnl,o Of 49, h".ii
liant nlay of oIactriirfv ava ,,.ooa,
cracklinrs accomnanyire thn s,,,.'s, 10 -
of the tower against Tho ba,,.a ., =
their awakening ap,iIet , ,ha,,.
laths. p1astor and othor dohrj,. AZ
was da rkness IL, rho roo,,, oycan. III.
1hH Intermittent and bli,ain, al, :
from thr hort-circni+od biob ,-o1,,a
cables Tho hov,s rrard,oathor.f.
thought was Of hin, and hafaro ~
could carry him, IN n1,oo ae
she was strucl, nv ~ 80
tbo ,yindo,, ,,,i ~, a., III 4iie ioi''
Everett " 1ihhv ana Nii,.r = ;,Iir..'
White noi.bbnr, ~ ,ho C,n.'., l-i''' u
TO their assistance cven ~rbiin -,
,ctechnic fhsnlay was auoeon,o a,,a =,
dicatcd dancer. and. calling Dr Va
ron sanl,orn no onr,,na,,t NH, NH
10 ,ri,r
and A,i,tcI =, tt,'.r i,,,c,nnia -
The steel iowa, +,,,,, ,, ~.
food line cabIoe etrotnh 20 n;,,;,"
tower on +bno rd 1-nitad c,at , .'ii'.,,I
grounds ON ,bo ooc, s-;,,a - 49, : i.''
is 1oc.tod a+ ,br r,..,e,. - =
itoI stree, and d;rac,I, a,,,a,,i, ~,
Gram, nro,ortv tn ,,.i,.,' a,, - =
volts of olcct ric;,v f,o,,, a.. 1I,,
nower o1a,t .crosr 70 ~ r., 49,;
Of the A & X Tho vida s,,ata1,
across tho E,nnobor ma ~ :.
of thcen cahIos IN tho ,,.i,,d ,,,,. ,'s NJ
,crr;,i, .ra;,, m q
G.. which was blown oynr v',s stri,,,,"d
clear of all four of ,bo ancbar XXI, =
on the concrotc niors and fnII nrac,jc.,1'
IL due nortbward tho confer sortin,
If the steel framework struck 10 1,,,'
banilmont of tho Cram vard and ttis
served to crumpln tho Won no IF of W.
over and. to a degree. broke The forno
of the impact when il str,,cls tho .t,a
of. thc~housc.
= George d. White owns tIe housn next
to the Cram homo. ara Mr. White v-a :
one OF ,ho.,orv few noonIn ~ 100 ~,
rcdiatc vicinity who was s,irrine ~
that early hour sunday morning II.
White was in the southwest room, If
his home ON The first floor thn rao,,,
was cleared for painting and narerino
anu there were no curtains at lbn thrco
windows of tho room Mr. White sajd
the first warning he had thai auytbin~
was wrong was on hearing. above no
bowling of the wind and slaehinc- Of
the rain. a series of loud snIintcring
. crashes. Simultaneously tho room Ill
flooded with cherry red LIGHT ana
looking through, the south vind,u-
Mr. White could see bolts of fiery c1ec-
tricity running down the wooden mole
which carries the wires IN TO thc stanI
tower.
MIR. White WAS at y lose for a.
explanation of tho extraordinarily,
electrical displ9y and Tho ,nrr;tic
clatter sounding above tbo wa;rd
noise of the storm until as his oy.s
were directed off IF tho ,.;nanr
saw the base of tho ctecl +,.',,'.,; ~
sion tower lrt nm into tho ~ nff
its concrete piers NJ Wshit ~ ~, -.
lived at his present homo for CO.,
thirty-fIt wears ana hn sto+o1 e
day that not within his n1or,5,.,. '' t'.,.
there been such tiorcn w;nd and
rain storm from the sonth nc ~, ~
Sunday morning. "a
Telephone Service c,;nn,ed
Tie cytraordinar,- .o,.ar;,,
storm crippIed thn to,onboro ,n,,,.;
in several narts of ~ az,
cable crew was at worl, oil 49,, -,
day in an effort TO effect snnnd,. 10
sumption of the inte,rnntod sa,,.;oo
The damage TO The telonbono 1;nos
was caused hy water in thn n, .5il'
II ound cOnduits Tnrno oah1os. 80
out of order. that s1nnlying sor,,ino
tc the Bangor street lhction ano+bo,.