The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-05
7 ARE INJURED
IN CITY STORM;
DAMAGE HEAVY
Celebrations Are Postponed
by TOrrentlaI Rams:
Traffic Handicapped.
STREETS ARE FLOODED
Lightning Strikes Church
and Hospital; Street Car
Service Delayed.

Service Delayed.
Severe electrical storms. accom-
panied by torrenuaI rain. caused
INJURIES to seven persons In In
disnspolI= yesterday and left tran
NJ property damage and post poned
Fourth Of 5uly programs m their
wake.
The 23l inches ri rainfall between
? Wednesdsr night and 7 last nigh
wiped ont the precipitation d.
hriencv n the year overlooked gut
tors and surfaCe-Vater sewers and
interrupted traffic
sahara Gr0-toS elaborate fire.
works program. scheduled for But
Der Bowl last night was postponed
until tomorrow night. as was the
Highland Golf and Country Club
fireworks program.
4 cool air draft from the West
uII force The temperatures down
ward from five 70 eight degrees To-
morrow. J n. Arlington. Federal
mrte0roiOgist. said Showers or
trundcrstorms are expected tonight
o. tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Drake. 1922
". 2gth-St. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Keppier. $50 f. ST. Clair
So. suffered electrical shock when a
u-il'v pole I'm in the path OF their
car on Fall Greek blvd near 42d-St.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perl Richey. Green
field. we're struck bv flying glass at
Illinois and Market-sts during the
storm
Hits Railroad Elevation
Blinded BY the rain. A. a Ash
worth. CrecncaStle. drove his auto
INTO p steel post Of the railroad ele-
tati0n al W. WaShinCton-st and
Tlbbs-sv. The front end of the car
WAS wrecked and a passenger was
bruised
Lightning struck the Riverside
Methodist Episcopal Church. films
the building with smoke and shat
irrrnr the brick chimney. A light
nunc bolt was responsible for a fire
m the Central State Hospital green
house.
The torrents nj water undermined
the r9adbed Of ". MOrris-St Al Eagle
Creek and the city asked that DO
lice guard BE- established to protect
mot oriSts.
Sewer Pipe Carried Away
The situation was discovered when
motorists reported that the bridge
over the creek had developed an I'M
familiar vibration
a length Of y feet Of sewer pipe
was carried aWay az this place. TOO.
and the CITY sewer department said
no. can not repair the damage until
water reCede.
The city street department was
rushed 20 divert waters from lawns
and Easements and 10 free the
Clogged sewer system.
The temperatures dizzily rose to
90 degrees at > yesterday afternoon
and then fell 20 90 at Ais. The
average temperature was five de-
srees above normal.
streets. Highways Flooded
The first storm broke suddenly
shortly after midnight early yes
terdsy. cooling the atmosphere for
a time. Then the skies cleared and
midsummer heat returned.
Early m the afternoon the second
storm began. causing severe dam
srs by lightning and rain. Power
vas shut of I'm various sections sS
the lightning shattered utility poles
and electrical wiring Streets and
highways we're flooded and Fall
Greek rose rapidly.
Schedules on the Indiana Rail-
road and several indianapolis rail-
way lines we're slowed due n light
ming damage. Lightning struck the
Ft BENJAMIN Harrison radio sta
ton cutting of communications
with Fifth Corps headquarters for
some time.
Dam. Bridge washed Out
The dam forming the artificial
lake al the military post broke Un-
der the weight Of the heavy rams
and the 56th-St BRIDE. near the
fort. was washed out. Both will oe
repaired Immediately.
The Broad Ripple park fireworks
VIII be displayed al $50 Sunday
nlSht. and the Beech Grove Civic
League program vii be held AZ ?
tomorrow afternoon with fireworks
At 9 tomorrow night.
Despite the rain a partial pro-
gram OF motorcycle racing and air
plane stunning vas presented az the
Indiana state Playground. The fire.
works display was given at River
side Park and by the w Michigan
81 Business and Professional Mems
Association in Coleman Park last
night. Longscre Park also gave its
program