The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-11-05
issued: 1913-09-22
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/nelsondaily/items/1.0385225/source.json
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note: EIGHT PAGES 50 CENTS A MONTH VOL. 12 CLASSIFIED ADS ZNT A WORD GALE RAGES AT ID OF LAKES Steamers Forced to Take Shelter From Storm POLES BLOWN DOWN -BIG SHIP ADRIFT Seven Hundred Phones Out of Commission-Wall Blown Down. (By Daily News leased Wire.) FORT WILLIAM, Ont, Sept. 21.— Tho worst Btorm striking lhe head of tin* lakes for years broke on "Saturday, whon a nO mile gale, accompanied by rain and sleet, ending in snow raged for three hours. Telephone poles were laid low, hanging signs blown down, and trees uprooted and broken tonight by thc wind. On tho lakes the vessels were driven to9shelter and 10 could be seen from the city lying In Thunder Bay. Eighteen moro were reported in the shelter of Thunder Cape and more beside Isle Royale. Four ran Into Jilcit Fish bay on the north shore. The Noronlc, under construction at tho dry dock,- to bo thc largest passenger boat on the lakes, broke from her moorings in thc wind and was drifted about GO feet along thc channel until she went aground on the side of tlie slip, Thero she was pulled off by thc tugs Sarnlu and Home Rule, and towed hack to her- place Sho wus reported as being, uninjured. On account of its moro exposed position, Port Arthur suffered more from the storm than Fort William, the hill city there were 000 phones put out of commission. The cable to Annnomeler at the weather observatory for measuring the rate of wind, broke and short circuited tho primary wires for electric light. They burned out, leaving about 100 services In darkness. Eighteen poles on tho power line to thc dork' were blown down and for two hours the street railway had Us power out off us well. The uncompleted building at the corner of High Btreet and Winnipeg avenue had its side blown out by the gale. A street car conductor going up Arthur street reported having a narrow escape from being hit by nn overhead sign, which fell about 10 feet from him. The tents which were left at the exhibition grounds after thc fair were either blown down or…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0385225
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text