separation. DAMAGE BY GALE
HOUSE UNROOFED. By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. May 18. Torn from the fastenings by last evening's 70 mile an hour gale, part of the roof of Mr C. S. Cooper’s house. Huntshury Spur, landed in a gully 200 yards away. The house is on the summit of a spur, and received the full force of the blast. The whole building gave a shudder at 4.45 p.m., and with a sharp report, an area of the roof, 16 feet by 19 feet, soared high into the air. The mass of timber and iron cleared the remainder of the house and road, and touched the ground 60 feet away. Here part of the timber drove hard into the rain softened earth, leaving fragments of wood behind. The rest careered down the hillside. Finally it rested in a clump of gorse. Mrs Cooper, was elor** in the house at the time, had a nervewracking experience. She did not know whether the remainder of the house would withstand the gusts. Water commenced to pour through the ceiling and flood the rooms. Mr Cooper was sent for, and got home to find the house in a state of desolation. This morning, Mr Cooper, electricians, and carpenters were working in snow and hail, driven by a high gale, trying to replace the iron.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19803, 19 May 1934, Page 18
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220separation. DAMAGE BY GALE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19803, 19 May 1934, Page 18
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