The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

John Casper, ZIO hendricks PI.s
went upstairs to get a candle when
the lights went out. AS he reached
the top Of the stairs, the roof van
ished. Casper raced down and
reached the street as the house col
lapsed. -
w. Z. Beatty, 80 n. keystone Ave,
who returned home when he saw the
storm approaching. held onto his
daughter, Mabel Ellen, 10, TO keep
the high winds from blowing her
out of the house.
Beatty sensed the approaching
cyclone at his dry goods store 221S
E. Washington ST.. and took his
daughter home. They, no sooner
had arrived when the wind blew
glass from windows and bricks and
timbers through the house. About
half of the house collapsed.
There was such a terrific noise
that Mabel could not hear me call
her for an instant. Finally n flash
Of lightning enabled me to see her.
called and ran TO her.
Gust as 7 grabbed her clothing
a terrific wind nearly blew us into
the street. With timbers and bricks
flying on all sides I held my daughter
between my legs and made up my
mind that whatever came it would
strike me first" said Beatty.
Parts OF the wooden fence enclos.
ing the Indiana Woman's Prison
were blown down and Michigan st.
was cluttered with broken trees near
the Arsenal echpical grounds.
Without police supervision motor
lists were for the most part comply
ing with traffic directions by citizens.
A Times reporter encountered diff
Guilty in trying to enter n. jefferson
st. south of New York, where resi-
dents directing traffic were deter
mined no one should go. The porch
of a house at this corner was partly
blown away and other debris clut-
tered the street.
A coupe near Michigan and Dear
born SITS. was carried by the wind
over the curb and lodged against a
treet in the public lawn between the
street and walk
The force of the wind carried a
a car before it, when the driver. an
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
lineman, put his machine in reverse
and tried to back into the current.
Many houses along Michigan st.
east of Gray st. had broken windows
and fences and trees were damaged
badly. The same was true of other
streets in this vicinity crossing Mich
igan st.
Nearer E. Tenth st. and north to-
ward Brookside Park property APP
parentIy was damaged little. Trees
suffered, Nbranches being scattered in
yards and streets. At the home of
Chester johnson, 1886 n. Parker
Ave-, a tree from a neighboring yard
was carried across Johnson's prop
erty, striking the side of his house
and knocking down a fence.
At a number of places in the east
side water was standing in streets
where sewers had become clogged
with branches.
The garge in rear of A Parkviev
Ave, occupied by Joseph II. Schaub
was blown into pieces. The build
ing was lifted off it's foundation. bul
left the machine unchanged. Part:
of the garage were blown over the
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Daily, 2106 f
Washington ST., escaped possible
death by being downtown at thu
time. The house was torn to pieces
Mrs. Dora Canton, living ate 21O'
E. Washington st. was alone in he
bedroom:
Eyes, I was badly scared" sh'
said. although the roof of my HON,
is torn off, am happy that my chill
dren and 1 were spared"
A wooden beam from the lodge hal
struck the two story house of Mr.
and Mrs, r. A. Lee, living in tn
third house east.
Patrolman Ned Hoagland was on
of the first officers on the scene an
searched wrecked building for in
jured persons.
The area hardest hit was abou
eight squares east and west ant
three squares north and south. TIL
area was bounded by Walcott ant
Beville Ave. and New York an,
Washington Sts., Hoagland said.
doned his wagon in Jefferson Ave.
north of Washington St, when tn,
wind turned the vehicle across thu
street.
The rear of warehouse on north
west corner jefferson Ave. an,
Washington ST.. was blown into thu
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