The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-11
IN NEW JERSEY.
TIM, GEEIT SrORM 1HiT SWEET OYER
ILIIGBETH cry ON MONDdK'
,,,,.. r,,,,,.,tc tapcrs of the Electric Fluid on
,,, Telegraph wires Roof, Trees ana
T.,.urnph roie. shattered, ""d Fence. De-
.,.o,.d 4 Hoy Inscnstbic sixteen Hours.

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T.l.urnph Poles shattered, mad Fences de-
.,ro,,d 4 Hoy Inscnsibie sixteen Hours
Tho severe thunder storm of Monday
afternoon that swept over the scaboard states
t.u,y.th extraordinary fury upon the town Of
Elizabeth. y !. Enrlv in the afternoon heavy
hl.ak clouds rolled up in the western sky. and.
os they approached the city Of Elizabeth.
draopsa lower and lower. uni thcir edges were
ouly "A l.w f,cl above the hou- tops. Then the
storm burst. The rain foil ln er'at sheets, the
lightning bln-.d continuity and the thunder
WINS ins,s-uut Soon the strccts were ankle
decp i'm water. the quit n were rushing tor
rents. ami in many places in tho lower wards
the nood poured Over the sidewalks and into
the Easements and cellars The storm lasted
not moro than thirty minutes. but in that tmo
vrUugl much dcstru tion. Houses and barns
md trees were struck by lightning. and in
many as - the telegraph wir's were broken
Ii thr lower wards the power OF the Hood had
been $50 great that the water swept over the
sewers. AMI in many places they were badly
damaged Tho water in the streets through
which those sewers run was at one time nearly
a f,lt deep and the ernvel and stone OF the
roadbrds worc washed and quilted
Tho r.nte-i damage was done by the light
ming. |, knorked of places Of roonng. dar,ed
=
dent, from their homes. In the height Of the
storm Mr. Mum. who keeps boarding house
at East Broad and Chestnut streets stood in her
front doorway booking uu the street. Suddenly
she was blinded by IL sheet Of lightning that
seemed I iill the whole street with blaze Of in
ien-aly white IRE. She was swept from her icet.
iu-.u-lni.. and tho electric fluid rushed into
uehou-s. Sine WIS restored after long time.
Al ahou, t.r same time Mr.. J. ;. Farrand's
house. m l22 Catharine street. was struck on
the edge - the MAn-ari roof The states flow
incvcr, direction. but the fluid did not penetrate
the roof Tho summit II the house il within
foot or two If q wire OF the Elizabeth Fre
Alarm Telegraph line 1t Is an interesting
question 10 tol graph people whether the light
ming passed along the wire and leaped OF t. the
oornic Of the dwelling. or whether it nrst
rtrurk the house and was then drawn TO the
wire. anl the house thus saved from great
damaer.
Al tho brick yard at the foot Of Bay way. on
Newark bay one ~ VI 'hnel Doylrs hous : was
struck hole was torn through the roof. and
the rlii p1--ei down IN" posts and gyratrd
through thn -ru'e httwr"n the rclings pt tho
Wrr H.. O. and th" floors above. The pla-trrini.
nrw ii ,'rY direftgn fgr moment, and then
Nn DIES 'uiug pa--,i oN Tlo house WAS u''-
cuIrl 49, several tenants. ono of whom was
con- .iriahN injured hy pie r" oi th. in.liu
i'iNh- M W.T. W'l' ',i l''- ~l' MI Nv ~
lnrn- ncnr IN" brick ward w"rr also struck, and
on" ui them partially d' '-'rOt'd. \ large tr"'
mar th" barns was sliini'r"d ami torn. and iis
fragments covered the ground:
A. te foot Of Pine str (. Elizabethport. th'
urr-ua~tri schooner Laura Levitt was ynl
a ih' f't JOCKS n"r Crow saw = I.uzln
Pam" rslt ah,Nr u"ir h'.,i~. ana after th,
huz- A,l pa --rd II WIS seen that the topmast o
e. y-- nad h,en sny'ryi , into sni,n,srs TER.
wren h-.i from their fustrnings. and the men
W. stunned. hut ell rS'nl.d serious injury;
cIh" 'arprhirr shrp vi ~ hnls heiy at ~
t,hrk~ln ph'r, IN r. 'Ni"tl. was Shhli"rel ~
a lari - on" -hul,- contents were -sntly dam
nsed. Atrrr on Morris avenue. and four or IN,
telegraph poles on the same street. were spin
tered ana N.uhr,wn -,
In tn Western lnion Ieleerapn ofiice IN the
llhyrn ihhri-u' ir'hNS. l'Rplns' sometimes III
SPARKS ahl sgrih'umrS II a piaH' rom one WIT,
attrated z crow who "ai ned II at 4 safe DIS
Mhre. plr'h l"ul report Whs h,hrd. llkv th'
dls'hars. "l pistol rs the nuld passed IRON
- 2mntiNe IN the POI ot the iennsylva
,ila hail"au was 9'Iu'h ~ ppn ihal phS7eo
rom 'h" Nirrs anoNyi WIN WIZ ioud if&hcki & il M
eNunN; u', 'hE ne hlu ~ nunk"' anu ilr uiS
kualnn ll-lt h'us ehI.uo Oh anu psssrd mo IN
r. M,u,', m ~" n'r "i"ttni IN ir,ftrHpn WIS nr"Srl
mnuS pIhfs' hhl tne llshtnlnH catching uI
~ eae i."Si WIN WIN 'nel @ uhtll " " aiaIIn nel
on ~, ',',h9 nu.eh peai"d nj d1tti u lahslr 81
Mp an nn sounIs. ms ihrahlhsirs'
~ a'Ilil a. iH.l '' ii" ~ 'll'lh"ht' DO one cohJec
~, " l',' W .''," .'@iI' @ h'Nt, l., /, -
,,A- W." s'otl was iyins away IA lady, VINO wa
n''n"."N 4" H,t "lI'l,W' saw rhhuvm POI
IN it"M A' 'fNi- hl,i apparently iai
urnB Yl'H "a N"u7' IA MOTIFS avenue =
HNi-9n' a.. nEni ~" 7ihnNe ,trhll"u aivhS th'
rh5 ~ Wv NIH.N ~ lNr Nl;l IL WIS sam ~ pas
LIZ ~ t, t,vi w., sn. i.nh1S Nania ii h"iit"au ilat
,Inu ~ Hay "ns S'rN'k wulln II was I,asslnl
,tmI-m ,," M HHi-N'e' hut they knew no
"Th,n,i " N"s u'9ti YS'.li ..,,
,h = u. W nlY7' sihsuhr hhN stHrtiihg ln,9ldsnt o
, III sl'iih .".u!f-d 4. Mt. w Nhllhm II, hslly
tsiHu 'p,,si nt0i III ll' .l'po' IA HYulh LilNs
~ 'n," IulS "ul lr'n ulr uep'l nke
tI "inr'M anu lauss over lile ith'N, ulu
,i ,nS ulu.l ~ 'Apos"u o. a s'nrul' l-arse YIN
N" III 'a IL s.ur open Niu'iS 10 the ar oal'
.Hh rn.if S'9,',tiaF =,
a. "Ns III lhe N'h't "Nl'r a' inr unl" una
X S''I WIS s'Nrt--l NhIirhS th'le cam
", a '. VI ill. sur ID. ll-i.h iE EYER S,iM
@ @nn' w n ivluW'u tWp I'ls'llS tlhi shp9k th
"..' "'llnrlHs an 9ouH'i " a. lo'l ~ u, ,H'I"l
anu mo 'IEhi llht th' nullulls was on ilr" A.
r3h A. ! was abIr ran mo III" tel"grhpl
ONE mere was a hlaze 9i IRE on the c"il a.
WIZ" thc wlr's phss, ana "a the slde OF IN
room mar "" -wltih p9hrd tle shcathlhg wa
80 aHro. ! pul oul lhr nhihf hs ,qul'kly u
~ ,91pl, n.I 'h.n i1uhu tiin' lhtre OF the %lrr
Il. NN 7Wli ,hD"hTu were, troAth snort on an
~, ~ M "Mii'' on the f'lllis lau btth slhlpru, RAJ
~ sAil7 u" s'e "h.th"r my ,iiuiily ilad bcel
n',nl,,ti' Hnn lyunu uih' tiie hpt lad pissr'
o',.tf u,r'ush uhrn uDnIlhE hit' h-hlhg an
ialilhF ~ wool hS "ilr ahli tli'u sh' saw
sT~'tnt mum" su"pl up tnIuuEh "" moor WIZ
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