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IN NORTH BROKEN HILL.
A shed at the residence of Mr. E.
Taylor, of Williams-street, off Zebina-
street, was carried away bodily, and
deposited in the yard of Mr. E.
Broadbent, his next door neighbor. In
its flight, the shed caused a great deal
of damage to outhouses and fruit
trees in Mr. Broadbent's garden.
Mrs. M. Telfer, grocer, of Williams-
street, was at church when the storm
broke, and when she returned home
she found that the verandah of the
shop had been lifted out of the ground
and deposited on the house of Mr. J.
S. Flynn, next door. The roof of Mrs.
Telfer's shop also was carried away,
and the stock ruined by the rain which
followed.
Mr. Flynn reported that the veran-
dah from Mrs. Telfer's shop severely
dented the roof of two rooms of his
residence, but otherwise no damage
was done.
The roof of a stone residence in
Zebina-street, between Chapple and
Williams streets, was lifted and por-
tion of it carried away. Mr. E.
Kevin, the occupant of the house,
states that a new roof will have to
be put on so great was the woodwork
strained.
The next residence, occupied by
Mrs. J. Roach, suffered worse. The
roof was carried away entirely, and
portion of it blown into Mr. A. Black's
residence next door. The ceilings were
damaged beyond repair. Mrs. Roach
estimates her loss at £100.
The verandah of M'Leod Brothers'
bakery establishment which faces
Chapple-street was carried away and
blown into the street. All along
Chapple-street, from Zebina-street to
Murton-street, there are traces of the
damage done by the storm. Fences
are blown down at short intervals,
roofs of verandahs lifted and blown
into the street, telephone posts twisted,
etc.
The North Reserve escaped pretty
well, though many of the young trees
were uprooted.
Mr. H. Ashwood, of Chapple-street,
opposite the North School, had his
verandah blown away and the roof
damaged.
Five panels of the North School
fence were blown down, but so far as
could be judged in passing, no serious
damage was done to the buildings.
Mr. W. Coffey's residence, in M'Cul-
loch-street, opposite the new school
had the roof of three rooms carried
away. Mr. Coffey stated that he had
searched for the iron but had not
been able to trace it. He estimates it
will cost about £40 to repair the
damage.
Mr. L. Delburg, who resides next to
Mr. Coffey, was also a sufferer, portion
of the roof being carried away.
Mrs. H. A. Carthew, a widow, who
resides at 630 Lane-street, estimates
that she will have to expend £100 to
repair the damage done at her resi-
dence. The iron on the verandah was
torn away from the woodwork and
laid back on the roof. The posts were
blown out of the ground and away
some distance from the house. A de-
tached room was blown from its foun-
dations, and the iron blown away from
the woodwork. Mrs. Carthew stated
that this room was only finished a few
weeks ago, and she had used it as a
workroom. She had a new machine in
the room and it was damaged beyond
repair.
An untenanted house in Murton-
street, owned by Mr. W. Gray, was
badly damaged. The roof of the front
rooms was blown off and scattered
along the street.
At the Newmarket Hotel a portion
of the verandah was blown down, and
the stables blown down level with the
ground. Much of the iron was later
collected several hundreds of yards
away. There was a racehorse in one
of the stalls at the time. It became
frightened by the storm and raced
away, and at the time of a "Miner'
reporter's visit had not been found.
The residence of Mr. T. Tonkin, at
the corner of Chapple and Murton
streets, had the roof taken off back
and front. The sheets of iron were
blown along Murton-street out of
sight of the householder.
Mr. R. Low, of Chapple-Street, was
found on the roof of his residence put-
ting portions of iron back in position.
Mr. J. Thomas, of Chapple-street, said
that he did not blame the storm so
much for the damage done at his
residence as he blamed himself. He
said that he had for a long time made
up his mind to take out a large pepper
tree which was close to the side of
his house. When the storm came it
lifted the tree by the roots, carried it
against the back room and then lifted
the roof off.
At the residence of Mr. J. A. Solo-
mon, of 719 Chapple-street, a "Miner'
reporter found Messrs. Harry and Ro
bert Solomon throwing bricks out of
the dining room. The wind had car-
ried away the roof, the parapet wall
and the chimney. The bricks broke
through the ceiling and fell on a
table, splintering it to matchwood. All
the contents were severely damaged
by rain. Mr. Solomon said that he
would have to find another house to
live in at once, as this one was dam-
aged so seriously as to make it
unhabitable.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
suffered slightly, some sheets of iron
having been lifted.
Burford's soap factory had several
holes in the roof caused by sheets of
iron being blown away a distance of
several hundred yards.
Mr. H. Lovis, dairyman, of 780
Warren-street, stated that the roof
of his residence was blown off into the
street, and the milk shed was lifted
bodily and blown on to the roof of
the cow sheds.
Mrs. C. C. Halliday, of 708 Warren-
street, was in the kitchen of her three
roomed house at the time of the storm
with her daughter Gladys and her son
William. Mr. Halliday said that the
house, which was of stone, had stood
all storms of the last 30 years, and
they were sitting in the kitchen with-
out any fear, when without warning
the roof was carried away bodily. Then
ceilings and walls collapsed. The three
occupants of the kitchen were crushed
beneath the debris when the storm was
at its worst, each fearing that the
worst had happened to the others.
Mr. Halliday said that he crawled out
after the struggle, and was lucky
enough to escape with a bad bruising
about the hands, arms, and back. Mrs.
Halliday had her right arm gashed for
about eight or nine inches, and was
suffering greatly from shock when her
son extricated her. Miss Halliday also
had to be assisted out of her danger-
ous predicament. She also is suffer-
ing a good deal from shock. The fur-
niture was absolutely ruined. A big
wardrobe was smashed into several
pieces, and tables and beds twisted
almost beyond recognition. A cow
and calf which had taken shelter from
the storm against the walls of the
house were caught when the wall
collapsed. They were completely
covered with stone and plaster when
Mr. Halliday found them, but they did
not show any after effects, except that
the cow lost a horn. Mr. Halliday
said that it was the worst storm he
had experienced in his 30 years resi-
dence in Broken Hill.
There is a scene equally desolate at
716 Beryl-street, which before the
storm was the residence of Mr. E.
Martin. Mrs. Martin, one of her
daughters, and another girl were in
the house during the storm, and when
the house began to rock Mrs. Martin
who is unable to walk owing to her
suffering from rheumatism, advised
the girls to remain with her in the
back verandah until it was over. She
stated that she was afraid that they
would all be killed, and she told the
girls that if they were to be killed it
was just as well for them to stay to-
gether. Then the roof of the whole
structure was carried away into the
unoccupied ground surrounding the
house, the chimney in the dining room
collapsed and fell into the room, and
household effects were hurled hither
and thither. Mrs. Martin stated that
it was the way in which the wreckage
fell which saved her and her two
companions from injury. Mr. Martin
and Mrs. Martin's son were away from
home, and as the house stood after the
storm it was uninhabitable. Most of
the household effects were broken or
damaged. A sulky was severely
damaged and portions of the harness
blown away.
An untenanted house, owned by Mr.
E. K. Jackson, and situated at 743
Blende-street, was almost wrecked.
Here the storm had full sway, as the
house was being renovated, and was in
such a condition as to make it an easy
pret.
Mr. W. Monaghan, of 747 Blende-
street, had the sky for a roof when a
"Miner" reporter called upon him. His
household effects had been seriously
damaged by dust and rain, and some of
them beyond repair. He lost no time
in looking for another residence, and
is in the fortunate position bf being
able to move into another residence to-
morrow.
There was almost a tragedy at the
residence of Mrs. Stead, of 753 Blende-
street, off Mann-street. At the time
of the storm Mrs. Stead and her four
children were in the house, and they
suffered severely when the house was
carried bodily and deposited in pieces
en route. Mrs. Stead's youngest child,
a baby in arms, was asleep in a cot
at the time, and baby and the cot were
blown way with the house. Mrs. Stead
and her other thred children were able
to get clear of the house as it was
biown away. She was almost distracted
as she chased the baby and the cot.
The little mite was crying bitterly when
picked up by its mother, and it was
feared that it had been fatally injured.
A doctor was sent for, and upon his
arrival he found that the child was
much improved. Although it is not
yet out of danger, Mrs. Stead expects
to pull the little one through.
Mr. J. Wagstaff, who lives opposite
Mrs. Stead, shared a similar fate. His
house was brought down about his ears
and he was forced to seek shelter with
a neighbor. Mr. Wagstaff was badly
bruised about the arms and body by the
falling debris. He regards himself as
very lucky to escape with his life. Most
of his effects were ruined.
Mr. J. Schramm, of 509 Mann-street
reports that the side of his house was
blown in and the roof of portion of it
blown away. Nevertheless, he was big-
hearted enough to give shelter to Mrs.
Stead and Mr. Wagstaff, his less
fortunate neighbors.
Mrs. J. O'Neill and her daughter
were alone in their house in Beryl
street when portion of the roof was
carried away. Mr. O'Neill is out of
the city at present.
A detached room at the residence of
Mr. E. Yourn was blown from its foun-
dations over the dividing fence an
through the side of Mr. Alexander's
residence at 750 Blende-street.
Mr. S. Lewis had a monetary loss in
addition to considerable damage to his
property in Blende-street North. The
three front rooms of his house were laid
flat, and the wind carried away £20 in
notes, which he had placed in a recep-
tacle on his dressing table. Mr. Lewis
made a search for the missing money
and was fortunate in finding two £5
notes in a bush in his neighbor's gar-
den.
At the residence of Mr. "Nazzy"
Payne, a well-known boxer, of 745
Haskard-street, portion of the roof was
blown away. A shop situated next to
his residence was levelled to the
ground. The stock was damaged con-
siderably. Mr. . Payne's sulky was
blown into Blende-street and along
Blende-street until it was smashed
beyond repair.
Considerable damage was done at the
Jubilee Oval. The new grandstand,
which was completed for use at the
beginning of the last football season
and the wing on the railway side were
blown down, and the wing on the town-
ship side was damaged. Much of the
fencing also was blown down. Mr.
Richardson, the caretaker, estimates
the damage at about £800.
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