Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1909 — INDIANAPOLIS IS RACKED BY WIND [ARTICLE]

INDIANAPOLIS IS RACKED BY WIND

Motor Car Tossed Through Window of a Store. TORRID WEATHER WITH Mercury Ascend* Point or Two Beyond the 91 Notch—Roof I* Ripped From a Stand at Ball Grounds and Sent Crashing Through Top of Another Structure Tree s Thrown Aero** Tracks Interfere With Street Cara. Indianapolis, July 30. A terrific storm which swept Indianapolis and Indiana caused great damage in this city. The wind played many freakish pranks, among other things blowing an automobile through a store front and tearing the roof from a baseball grandstand and depositing It with such force upon a house that the house was almost demolished. About forty street cars were tied up by the trees blown across the tracks and telegraph and telephone service was demoralized. Previous to the storm the thermometer reached 91.4 degrees, the hottest weather of the season. The automobile which was caught in the wind was handled like a top. The car, which belonged to the A. Keifer Drug company, was caught in the central part of the city, dashed around a corner aiyl into the window of a large hardware house. It careened about teams In a manner that brought surprise when it was learned that there was no one at the wheel. Several buildings at Riverside Amusement park were damaged. Darkness Covers South Bend. South Bend, Ind., July 30.—This city was enveloped in darkness for several hours owing to a peculiar storm that began in the morning. Black clouds and a heavy mist shut out the daylight.