Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana

DAMAGE DONE BY STORM.

MUNCIE, IND., May 23. - One of the worst storms that has visited this city and county in months broke late yesterday afternoon. The rain fell in torrents for half an hour. The wind blew with almost cyclonic velocity. A half dozen houses were partially unroofed. The roof over the seven-inch mill of the American Rolling Mill company's plant was lifted off and the roof at the Gas Engine and Supply company's pant was raised six inches and a flood of water poured in. Edward Cooper, driver of a wagon for the G. B. Hamilton Lime and Builders' Supply company, was returning from the Hemingray glass factory after having delivered a load of lime. He was caught by the wind and lifted from the wagon. A gash was cut in his head and one of his knee caps was crushed. Two large windows were blown out of their frames at the Avondale school building and three children were cut by the flying glass which was driven across the room and against the blackboard on the opposite side. The rooms were flooded with water. Ethel Garrett and Orange North, aged 10 and 6, respectively, started home from the school building shortly before the storm came. The rain fell in such blinding sheets that they wandered into the commons and were found lying on the ground almost smothered by the downpour by two men who chanced to be passing by when the storm was at its worst.