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

washington Sts., Gordon Furniture
Company, 127-129 E. Washington St,
Indiana Trust Company building,
Pembroke Arcade, including Daley
restaurant inside the arcade and the
Piggy Wiggly, 1919 e. Washing
ton ST., Daniels Ready to Wear
Norman Furniture Company, Gold
stein Bros. Department Store, Gold
smith Drugs, Washington and Ala
bama SITS, and further damage east
on Washington st.
Driverless Car
A driverless automobile propelled
by the wind at 80 miles an hour
north of Washington st. on Meridian
ST., was reported by Arthur Gillian,
Armory employee.
A near panic was averted in the
Apollo theater when Earl Gordon,
organist, played loud to drown the
roar of the storm raging; in front Of
the theater. Similar situations pre-.
vailed in other downtown theaters
Clogged sewers in the downtown
district, especially at Meridian and
Washington SITS, where water stood
above the curbs, ruined shoes and
stockings of throngs attracted down
town by reports of the storm.
A bit of comedy was injected in
the dismal downtown scene by a
floating city waste box top bearing
an appropriate advertisement for a
coming thetrical production, "Carni
val of Venice"
A tin sign Of George Hitz, commits.
sion merchant, Virginia Ave. and
Delaware st. was blown a full block
and lighted on the Washington st.
trolley wire.
Street car traffic was tied up for
more than an hour on Washington
ST., when an eastbound Washington
street car was derailed at Pennsyl-
vania St.
Large forces of workmen were
pressed into service cleaning glass
from the sidewalk after the storm
had passed. Auto wreckers were
kept busYfor several hours removing
cars in the downtown district which
had been rendered useless by the
wind and rain.
Streets were transformed into
miniature rivers by the torrential
rains which accompanied the wind
blast, adding to the discomfort OF
persons caught downtown when the
storm whipped into the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

completely ended their health
troubles that they can give up
taking medicine for time to come.
One of the latest Endorsements Of
this kind was given to the Konjola
Man, who is at the Hook drug store,
Pennsylvania and Market Sts., this
city, by Mr.. Roy Hodges, 412 South
Ritter St., Indianapolis.
II have been free Of stomach
Hodges, land I have never lost a
day at work since / got this medi-
cine.
MY trouble first started with in
digestion over two years ago.
Finally I was suffering badly, and
My stomach would bloat up and
swell with gas until it was hard for
me to breathe. My heart seemed to
jump and f1utter, and very often
l was subject to nausea spells. Be
sides the stomach trouble I was FIRE.
quently disturbed at night, due to
weak kidneys, and my back was al
ways sore ana acnys
"I decided to try Konjola, because
several people told me about this
medicine. Four bottles completely
ended every form of misery that 1
had, and in the five weeks / gained
about twelve pounds. That has been
over eight months ago, and / wish
to state that no one would ever
know had sick day in my life. I
had to lay off from work very often,
but as said before, 1 had been on
the job every day since L got Kon-
jola. L relish my meals and never
have a touch of indigestion after
ward. The bloating is ended, and
the shortness of breath has stopped.
Ny kidneys are stronger and never
have to get up at nights. The
pains are gone from back, and
all the other miseries I had are
ended.
This Konjola is the first medi-
cine that ever made me a well man.
and of course I.shall never forget
it,
The Konjola Man is at Hooks
drug store, Pennsylvania and Mar
ket Sts., Indianapolis, where he is
daily meeting the local public and
introducing and explaining the mer-
its of this remedy.
Konjola Is also for sale by every
Hook Drug Store in this city, and
by all druggists in outside towns
Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
Woman, Uninjured
Despite Leap

Mrs. Roy Varina, 2817 E.
New York ST., narrowly es-
capped serious injury and per-
haps death in the tornado.
when, dazed, she leaped from a
second story window Of her
home to the sidewalk below.
Mrs. Varina was closing her
upstairs windows when the
storm struck. She started
downstairs when the house be-
gan trembling. She fell on the
stairs, picked herself up at the
foot, went back upstairs' and
Ieaped from the window. She
was uninjured, but suffered a
nervous shock.
The house was considerably
damaged when several large
pieces Of lumber were driven
through the walls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
BIG BLOW WAS TORNADO.
WEATHER MAN DECLARES

The 76-mile gale which wrecked
two districts of the city and played
havoc in the downtown district We'd
nesday night, was classified today by
United States Meteorologist J. H.
Arlington as tornado.
''I have had very little time to
make complete study of the storm
but from what I have already seen
I would say that it had all the
earmarks of a tornado" Meteorolo-
gist Arlington said.
Continued bad weather was prom
ised Indianapolis and vicinity for to-
night and Friday. The official fore
cast read:
Cloudy tonight and Friday; pos.
sibly thunder showers"
The temperature was falling this
morning. indicating that cool spell
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

WIS following in the wake of the
storm.
Although very little wind was re-
ported outside of Indianapolis,
heavy rains were recorded through
out central and north central Indi-
ana. Reporting were:
Among the towns:
Anderson, $50 inches; Kokomo,
2.73 inches; Logansport. 2.26 inches;
Lafayette, $50 inches; Farmland,
2.1O inches; Bloomington. 2.34
inches; Fit. Wayne, 1.34 inches; Mar
ion. 1852 inche; Terre Haute, 1.54
inch; Columbus, Las inch; Madison.
1872 inch; Bluffton, 100 inch; Paoli,
/ SO inch; Wabash, 152 inch.
The precipitation in Indianapolis.
according to Arlington, was 81
inch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
REPAIR ARMY IN
DEBRIS ADVANCES
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Continued From Page II
it possible to maintain operations
from all substations throughout the
night. The interconnection system
was planned to minimize service in
terruptions through >such storm
damage, he said.
Trains on Time
Union Station trains are reported
on time. The Big Four from Elk
helS was the only one reported one
hour behind schedule.
Telegraph lines, most of which
''shot" after the storm, were rapid
ly being rehabilitated. Communica-
ton with Chicago was re-established
early, but wires We're still out be-
tween this city, st. Louis and Co
lumbus, Ohio, on the Western Union
and between here and points east on
the Postal. 1t was expectedtto have
them repaired in few hours.
]. Walter Harmon, city plant
superintendent of the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company, estimated dam;
age to telephone company property
at 100000. 81
Although hundreds Of poles were
down on the east side and thousands
of yards of cables dragged into the
streets, it was remarkable that only
1000 phones were out of order. -
All toll lines were in order and
workers were brought in from other
Indiana district offices to aid in re.
Mobilization work here.
Gas company officials reported
pipes torn lose and about fifty meters
broken in easements of wrecked
houses. Crews were busy through
out the night plugging the leaks to
prevent danger of explosion. Work
had been completed early today and
damage was slight SO far as COM
pany property is concerned, it is
4IpdorCfoad
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
THOUSANDS
SCATTERED
BY STORM
Wind Sends Downtown
Crowds SCampering
for Shelter.

The storm whipped into the
downtown district as the hosts of
early theatergoers and late workers
milled through the business streets.
AS the first yellowish tinge appeared
to the west followed by an ominous,
funnel-shaped cloud rolling down up
on the city, thousands scampered to
shelter.
Then, with a roar, the wind played
havoc with business property, buck
ling huge plate glass showwindows,
ripping signs and standards from
their posts, smashing ornamental
street lights and in some instances
uprooting the poles, breaking small
windows, and then sweeping off to-
ward the east, leaving the streets
Uttered with glass, automobiles
wreckage and debris.
Snowshovels Used
K. Washington st. for practically
three miles was strewn with wreck
age. In the downtown district, snow
shovels were pressed into service to
clear the sidewalks of shattered
glass.
Illinois st. from Washington to
Market SITS. was strewn with glass
and pieces of building cornices.
An electric sign on the south side
of the Apollo theater was blown
thirty feet north in front of the Dur
and Hat Shop.
Windows were blown in at Levin
sons Hat Shop, Illinois and Market
SITS. Kinks, McAnn Shoe Shop and
Rauh's on Illinois st., between Wash
ington and Market.
A cornice was blown to the side
walk off the building occupied by
McAnns shoe store and Durand's
millinery, and the sidewalk was
roped off.
Dresses Ruined
The entire glass front was blown
out of the New York Waist store, "a
E. Washington ST., and a large stock
of dresses ruined by water.
Similar damage, but to a less de-
gree was done to Morrison's, 26 w.
washington St., Wasson's, Charles
Dresses and Furs, Ayres, Hooks
Drugs, Washington and Meridian
SITS, Hart & Company, 16 e. Wash
ington ST., Howard Furniture Com
pany, Is E. Washington St., Lig
gett's Drug store, Pennsylvania &
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

A general air Of wonderment as
to what actually happend prevailed
today among persons injured in the
storm. SO quickly did the wind
strike that practically all agreed there
was no preliminary warning of the
great speed of the air.
II don't know yet what happened,
said r. ]. Lindley, 500 N. Oakland
Ave, riding in an automobile with
HoIlie Kratzer and Marie Cagley,
Kokomo when the storm struck.
1--WE were riding south on Rural
St, at a nominal rate of speed, he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
never LOST DAY
AT WORK SINCE
He GOT KONJ0LA
This Man Says He Has
Been Free of Stomach
Trouble Over 8 Months. 70

Sincere, convincing reports are be-
ing received from men and women
in all sections of Indianapolis in
which they tell how Konjola has so
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
street. Tlmbers were hurled several
hundred feet.

D. d. Dolan of st. Louis, who is
driving to Detroit arrived in Indian.
apolis shortly after the storm. He
said he passed through a CLOUD
burst" at Effingham, ILL.,, and found
flooded roads along the route. but
little property damage.
There was little wind, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

B. f. Overtree, PA N. Jefferson
Ave, returned home with members
Of his family after the storm and
solicited the assistance of neighbors
in finding his home. He found the
roof of his home on the bed and
the residence demolished.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Leonard Boyer. 80, ga w. New
York St, and William Johnson, Soy
1929 River Ave, suffered head and
body injuries when struck by brick
torn loose by the falling sign. \
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Typical of the freaks performed by
the storm was the fate of a Ford
sedan at oxford and Vermont SITS.
The wind picked the car up and de-
posted its rear across the sidewalk.
Then the wind slapped several boards
against the side of the car wrapped
them securely with a mass Of tele-
phone wires. wound round and round
the auto. For trimmings the gale
deposited a bread box on a fender
and then gracefully drapped a tree
across the whole.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

A number of windows were broken
in Liberty Hall. while the roof of a
garage and service station next to it
on the east crashed in. The number
of cars buried could not be ascer-
tanned, but 1t was known that at
least one truck was in the room at
the time. The owner of this told a
reporter he had to start TO Toledo
with it this morning and was won
dering how he might get it out of
the debris.
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PAGE 81.

the velocity Of a high-powered shelIs
crashed through the mirror of q
dressing table and out the other
wall. En- route it stripped the cows
ers from Harrison, tore off his paS
jamas. leaving him naked and bleeds
ing from two slight splinter wounds
and with a badly wrenched arms
Where the huge beam came FROM
is not known.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19
the terminal train shed it turned
then and dumped them inside.

The storm first struck near the
city at the suburb of Ben Davis, six
miles west. Striking the town in
spots, the high wind uprooted trees,
billboards and high fences. First
damage was at High School Rd. and
Morris st. The wind raised for a
half mile. but dropped again at the
intersection of Morris and Washing
ton SITS, which is known as Mickey
vile. A frame building occupied by
the Standard garage was leveled.
The timbers were strewn along the
road for several hundred yards east
Afterwards the wind apparently
raised and did not lower again until
it reached the Indianapolis baseball
park, 1000 w. Washington ST., where
it twisted signboards and fences to
splinters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

The gale prevented a clean shave
for James II. Flynn, zoe N, Hamilton
Ave, who was alone, in the bath.
room shaving. He was blown into
the street as wall gave way.
Cecil Flynn and James Flynn,
sons, were returning home from OPP
poiste directions and got within 100
feet OF the house. From their autos
they watched the storm wreck their
home. They were uninjured, and
the only damage their machine
suffered was one fiat tire each.
They. with another brother, John,
surveyed the neighborliood and aided
other victims.
Julia, a daughter, was returning
home on a Michigan st. car which
was blown off the track and struck
a pole. She was not hurt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

City Fireman Marion T. Harrison,
SO n. Keystone Ave, was awakened
by the storm as gently and as dan
gerously as though it had been the
Argonna offensive. A flying beam
hurtled through the side Of his bed
room wall, shot across the bed with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Unusual enterprise was demon.l
strated on Washington ST. downs
town when, few hours after thel
storm, shattered window glass was'
piled in a heap in the doorway of al
gents furnishing store and wherel
the plate glass had been two huge'
signs appeared bearing the am
nouncement: Cyclone Sale"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

James White, 60. 1887 w. Market
when struck by bricks which fell
when n Chevrolet sign was blown
from a building at Washington st.
and Senate Ave.
White was thrown across thel
street and then was knocked down
by falling bricks. He was taken tol
City Hospital. /,
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.W|ND.BLOWN BITS
IN STORM WAKE
Continued From Page y

street and a vacant lot west of Lib
erty Hall, 320S E. Michigan St, were
strewn with broken timbers and
limbs of trees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Most of the east part of the city
was plunged in darkness, residences,
streets. boulevards and part Of the
time parks were without lights.
Peoples Motor Coach busses were
operating over L. New York St.
damned with passengers leaving the
downtown district, many of them
curious to see the damage done by
the storm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

- At the Home Furnishing Company
store. e. Washington and Alabama
SITS, the front of a large doorway
sign was completely shattered. Thel
rear of the sign remained intact and
stiH reads: Come Again"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

From keystone Ave, east I'm
Thirty-eighth St, TO Pendleton Pike,
trees were strewn across the road
way. Efforts of persons living in the
vicinity to get TO their homes were
delayed until +he debris was cleared
from streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

A taxi driver dozed in his car out
side the Terminal station when the
tornado struck downtown. He heard
the roaring and crashing from Wash
ington ST.. looked up Market st. to-
ward the Statehouse and saw several
dark objects tearing through the
air toward him. With a wild yell he
broke from his car and sought safety
in the Terminal Bldg. The dark OBJ
jects were laundry boxes from in
front of the Fame back of the Capitol
thearter, a block and a half away
around the corner. The wind grace
fully turned the corner with them
and then when it got them OPPOSITE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Two-thirds of the police depart
ment was on duty in the wrecked
area within two hours after the
storm struck. The entire traffic de-
partment was thrown into the Sec
ton as soon as police realized con-
ditions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

The Indianapolis Street Railway
Company threw what BUSES 1t had
available into service when blockaded
tracks stopped service upon the E.
Washington. w. Washington, E.
Michigan and Z. Tenth st. lines. The
buses were operated along the reg
ular routes to blockaded points and
around the blockaded by clear
streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Officials hoped to have all lines
cleared this morning. The company
suffered comparatively little damage
to power lines. excepting on E.
Washington st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

A huge stone face woman used
TO decorate the top of the building
at 25 n. Illinois St. The woman
looked down at the street. The
storm tore loose the half ton. stone
and the lady crashed on her nose on
the sidewalk The plattering debris
denied a Ford parked at the curb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Persons herded in the Log Cabin
barbecue. Thirty-eighth St, and Key
stone Ave. and prepared to run TO
safety in the cellar in nearby gro
Gerry store when the barbecue place
seemed about to leave the ground.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

ThousaRds of motorists rushed for
the wrecked area III the east end.
Dozens of volunteer traffic directors
sprang into action and kept a sem
blauee of order. l.. Washington st.
for at least twenty blocks was inn
passable because of wreckage and
splitting live wires.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Police got their first warning that
a tornado had truck when the big
tree in front of the county Jail was
uprooted and hurled across Alabama
St, toward police headquarters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

James +. Cunningham, "a, of As
n. Dearborn ST., was in the Pan
handle Smoke House. poolroom in the
basement. There were about fifteen
men in the poolroom when the cy-
clone struck. None was injured.
A fifty-foot chimney blown down at
the Holt Ice Company plant, North
st. and the Canal, dragged down cleo
trio wires and blocked the street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

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

The wax figures in some Washing
ton St department stores presented
sorry pictures after the storm had
done its worst. Hundreds of dollars
worth of silken finery was damaged.
One grand waXen dame was fiat on
her face. Two others were hurled
together as if they had died in en-
brace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Bus transportation in the north
part of the city was paralyzed when
many of the motors were drowned
out. One driver said the wind was
strong enough to push his seventeen
bus more than a block, after the en-
CINE ceased functioning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Miss Mable Presley, 1G, daughter
of Richard Presley, police emer-
gency driver, was on the front porch
of 4OS n. Dearborn ST., with a party
of young folks. The freakish wind
picked up a photograph inside the
house, carried it through a window
and struck Miss Presley. Her
shoulder was injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-19

Ernest Ley. %, of 2S2 S. Rural ST.,
was seated in an auto at Hamilton
Ave. and e. Washington ST., when
the odd Fellows building there col
lapsed.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
GOOD WILL filler
VISITS IN STATE
Continued From First Page)

take off my hat to him. think ne
has done more for aviation and the
development Of commercial flying
than any man. Some people call
him the flying fool but don't con-
slider him a flying fool by any means.
His Paris hop was q well planned
and sensible flight. I believe 1t to
be a forerunner Of what we are 60
ing to see In few years as an
every day occurrence"
No Hope For Others
Asked IL he thought the French
I aviators would be found, he said
that he had given up all hope for
them after they had been missing a
week.
As Major Dargue passed over
Stamford on his way here. he
dropped a message for officials Of
that city. 1t had not been found
several hours later.
After remaining here short time
the two planes took of for Hartford,
their next stop on the way to Bos-
ton. En- route they were to circle
over New Haven and Major Dargue
was to drop a message for New
Haven city officials. After stopping
at Hartford for short time Major
Dargue was to continue to Boston
by way Of Springeld and Worcester.
He expected to have lunch in
Boston before resuming the New
England leg Of the fight which Is
to take him to many states in the
Union.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
Constables Dropped as
Defendants in Lawsuit

Bridgeport May ~ Up - Judge
Isaac Wolfe in the superior court,
acting upon motion entered by
Attorney Hugh Lavery. counsel for
the defense. today dropped Con-
stables H. st. John Hull, George w.
Larson and Hezekiah Elwood as de-
PENDANTS in the $4,000 damage ac-
ton brought by Joseph Fischer Of
this city to collect for the death Of
his son Harry in April. 1925 during
a raid upon a crap game in the
rear Of the Nathan Hale school In
Fairfield.
Hull, Elwood and Larson were
members Of group Of raiding Off
GERS. The other two members of
the group, Deputy Sheriff Orville w.
Holmes and Constable Arthur Ben
nett, through Judge Wolfe's decision
are the only ones left as defendants
in the suit.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
Victor Berger Calls
On Gov. Fuller Today

Boston. May 81 R1Vtctor Ber-
ger OF Milwaukee, Wis. only So
cialist congressman. today called on
Governor Alvan T. Fuller to urge
clemency for Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti. radicals who
have been condemned to death for
murder in payroll robbery.
Congressman Berger declared
that in his opinion the conviction
was frame up and was due to the
radical beliefs of the two men.
After his interview with the COVER
nor. Mr.. Berger said that he had
told him he had an opportunity to
render as famous decision as that
Of Gov. John P. Altgeld Of Illinois,
who pardoned several radicals who
had been imprisoned for bomb
throwing in 1896. Five Of the
members were hanged. however.