The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-21
Country Club Roof Blown
Off; New Church Build
ing Caves In.
III NARROW ESCAPES
Several Motorists Penned in
Cars by Falling Trees; Guard
Sights Yacht in Distress.

3 near cyclone this morning as
wind and rain storm struck the city
and for more than an hour did thou
sands OF dollars worth of damage and
made traffic hazardous throughout the
city. Many reports showing the fury
Of the storm were being received ear
j. this afternoon; the roof of the
mems locker room at the Country Club
was lifted off bodily and blown to
another part Of the building; the new
ST. Marks Church building now in
the process Of erection caved in be-
cause Of the storm; sailing yacht
was in distress three miles off the
Kenosha Harbor, the coast guard hur-
ry:ng to its rescue; several motorists
narrowly escaped serious injury when
their automobiles were struck by fall
ing trees.
/ Reports from the county showed that
aae storm had been general through
loot this vicinity and while no injur-
3es were reported thousands of dol
EsrH oe damage to property was done
/ tr tllo county.
!: Church Buildings Damaged.
+ Damage estimated at $4,000 was
! caused to the church building of the
| ST, Marks congregation shortly before
moon this morning when the terrific
wind forced "a cave-in on the construc-
stion work which has been going on
on The new structure for several weeks.
| The walls on one side of The edifice
collapsed against a garage fuilding adj
t ;acent to the home of Gcv. A J. Berg,
pastor of st. Marks Church. No one
was injured in the incident out It was
estimated that it would be sometime
bosore the wreckage could be removed
and work continued on the new build
1ng.
Tho roof of the Kenosha Country
Club also suffered in the. mercilless
win,l This morning. The entire roof
on che south side of the main club
house above the mems lockers was
lifted intact and carried fifty feet by
the wind and deposited on thereof
of the women's lockers. No one was
injured. but Pat Flynn, in charge of
the clubrooms, had the scare of his
life, when he found himself directly
under the flying roof as it was lift
ed. Flynn was just going downstairs
and heard a tremendous roar. He de-
clares that he couldn't tell from the
noise whether something was going
up or coming down, but a moment lat
er he knew that something had come
down, No estimate of the damage was
possible this afternoon, it was said.
Insurance company officials are due
late today to investigate.
Man Narrowly Escapes.
The ornament on the top of the
Congregational Church steeple was
blown down this morning and fell
within a foot from the spotupon which
a man was standing. No particular
damage was done to the church stee
pie, but the man who experienced the
thrill of almost getting struck real
lied that it came just close enough
to let him call it marrow escape.
Out in the county the storm took on
the proportion of near cyclone. In
the town of Pleasant Prairie, five
Telephone posts and two oak trees
went down, while hay stacks and corn
fields suffered. In other parts of the
county the wind ragged at clip esti-
enated from sixty to eighty miles an
Aour, and while the rain was coming
down in sheets it was practically i'm
possible to clear the roadsides of the
debris. Travel on the roads out in
she county early this morning was at
n standstill.
SaiIboat Gives Distress Signal.
Shortly before noon today signal
bs distress was received from sail
Jboat about mile off shore The crew
OF the ship came into port in their
'own lifeboat having abandoned the
snip in the storm. The Coast Guard
.life- boat manned with the entire crew
fought the waves out to the place at
which the sailboat was last sighted,
but The ship had disappeared. Plans
are being made to go out again later
.zhis afternoon when the waves sub
side a bit and continue te search.
Motorists Narrowly Escape.
Three automobiles were caught I'M
der trees blown down by the storm.
Or. A. T.. Randall had the closest
escape from serious injury; he was
Eriying his automobile on Prairie
avenue near West street when a tree
Yell histing the car. Fortunately DR..
Randall was not caught under any of
Ehe heavy timbers and escaped injury;
bis car was badly damaged.
Mrs. II. 3. Robinson and her daugh-
Ter, Miss Elizabeth Robinson were rid
ing IN a Nash Victoria couple which,
was struck by falling branch of a
&reo or South street near Chicago
strcet. Both escaped injury and the
car was only slightly damaged.
Tho third car struck was that of
0sca- Lind; it was parked on South
street east of Exchange and was
caught under the branches of tree
feiied by the storm,
The police Office was fairly swamped
with reports Of wires blown down by
the storm and relief details were sent
out Immediately to repair these as
quickly as possible.
Fgom ali parts Of the county came
reports that telephone poles were blown
down b. the score; trees were uprooted
and hay stacks and small sheds blown
over, The damage at Lake Geneva
mounted i.So thousands of dollars. 8
Wisconsin Crops Damaged.
Lacrosse, Wis.-Over three inches
Gf rain which fol, during the night