Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-06
EDITON!I
A TERRIFIC STORM.
Great Destruction Of Property
DROWNED IN The DELAWARE.
Saturday nights storm

SEVERE LIGHrNINa-A VESSEL STRUCK, Two
cows KILLED. AND TELEGRAPH WIRES
FRUSTRATED.
shortly before ak o'clock Saturday night
this city and vicinity were visited by a
storm Of wind, rain, thunder and light
niDg which was far more severe than the
one OF Thursday evening. The wind blew
perfect gale, swapping off the limbs of
trees. while everything movable succum bed
to its fury. The rain fell in torrents, over
flowing th5 cutters and giving The streets a
most thorough cleaning.
The lightning was slmost incessant and
was blinding and vivid, while heavy peals
of thunder followed close upon each flash.
The schooner Lucy, OF Brandywine which
was lying at Church street wharf was struck
| by fiery bolt. The top OF tho msinmast
was broken Oh, and ihe mast itself splinter
| ed from top to bottom. Tue vessel was
otherwise Injured, but the rain speedily ex-
ltinguished the flames and saw ed II from
total destruction. Several persona were on
| the boat at the time, but though badly
frightened. they were not mi jured.
During the progress of the storm. Mr.
Robinson, OF Brandywiue Hundred, dii ect-
ed his boy to drive several valuable COWS
from the barn, as ne feared the barn would
be struck and the animals injured. The
boy did SO. but scarcely had tho COWS got
outside when two Of them were struck by
lightning and instantly killed. They were
valued at about 800.
In this neigh orhood, the telegraph wires
| Bile distance by the high wind. Toe damage
was promptly repaired.
Throughou: tho country tho storm was
severe, aud the crops wers considerably
damaged.
About five clock, the roof OF the first
section of the Kiamensi Woolen Mill, near
Stanton, was lifted up and blown to the
creek, distance of forty or fifty feet. The
floors OF this prrtion OF the building also
! fell in, damaging the machinery, and caus-
ing the walls to crack. The loss will he
. great. Fortunately. no ono was in the mill
| at the tune.
II In stanton, an old tree opposite the "Olo
, Friends Meeting House" was blown down
, and tore down The telegraph wires in its
. descent. An old walnut tree about feet In
diameter at the base, was also torn up by
2 the roots
: All tas corn and wheat fields in this vi.
r cinIty, as wall a. other crops, and the tree-
: were badly damaged.
Along the Wilmington Il Wss,etu
Wilmington & Reading Railroads,the track
were oostructed by fallen treep, and re
D qulrei considerable labor before they were
cleared sufficiently to allow the runuiug o
trains.
o II was reported that hain near DuPonrl
station,on the w. Il Il. Railroad was STRUCK
by lightninG aOd burned, but tuls report
as YET, lacks credence.
In Mil Creek Hundred, Numbers OF trss
were blown down. and one fell across tn,
w. & w X. y. track. 4 boy Jagged AL
tapproacLlnS train 10 tims to prevenG el
r acc deut.
|. a, Kodney, OF the Delaware KAiroaI,
q tree was blown across the track The q =
o y. III. Tram ran into this, but fortuuatel
II sustained no damage
, AT Sheiidrsks's Mile, bs.ween nirriug
ton and FIr,niogton, house was blow
down.
a Al Seatord, Tho frames OF two nearly
@ completed houses. and a dwelling house
, we're completely demolished. Some or To
= boards from these houses were blow
,. through the windows OF th5 Nanticok k
a House, fifty yards away.
The storm reached Seafor,l about . ocloc
n and the down train was xpcsed TO its fur
n Tor an hour or tno. Along the road nu
- merou5 trees were blown down aud IN
g. telegraph wires were badly damaged
!, On the w. Il X. II. X. the wires wer
! prostratei FOR mile and a half north
:. Centre station.
- In New Castle, one oil the trees in the =
yard was partly twisted Oft aud fell.
Taken altogether, tho storm was the mos
IN severe which has visited this section for
l. long while, and tho dam .ge has been in
\ mense.