Daily Republican., 1881-08-15
A STORMS WILDHAVOC.
NAAA6E DONE BY WIN0 Ann
LIGHTNING,
A Young MurFleAne's Disastrous
6Weep-A General Loss of Prep.
erty-TwO men Drowned ana
ono strack by Lsgatning.

sudden jump. IL had not been exec
sively warm during the forenoon, b.
at 2 o'clock the increase was such a. ,
occasion remark. Old Sol threw OF
his superheated beams quite liberall
and the thermometer indicated 81 an
80 degrees in the shade. This stiflin
heat, late In the afternoon, ended in
disastrous thunder storm accompanie
by violent wind.
The approach Of the storm was rapi
and its fury was almost without para
lel. A wind, that was almost a hurr
cane, came first and then amid vivi
lightning and crashing thunder th
rain cam. down in copious torrents
The damage by wind and Lightning
was tremendous.
IN THE CITY.
The loss in the city was heavy. Mum
erous buildings were blown down o
partly damaged.
The ice house of the kennebec Ice 1
Coal Company over the Christiana, be
low third street bridge, was badly dam
aged, one end being blown in.
At Fourth strest one OF the railroad
guard gates was broken in two.
At the Masonic Temple large plat,
Of glass in the middle window Of Com
pany C's armofy was blown out ant
dashed into q thousand pieces. TIL,
rain heat in and wet the handsome new
carpet, recently put down, to one hal
the length of the room. The window o
the Orion Club room, adjoining, wa,
also broken, and the carpet sOmewha
damaged.
In West Wilmington two new house,
on Stroud street, being erected for Jos
l.. Carpenter, Jr., suffered severely, the
front ard side walls, which were about
squared up, being blown down as far az
the tirst-s story joists. Fortunately the
workmen had left the building before
the accident occurred.
In addition to Mr.. Carpenter $ houses,
two-stofy brick houses in course OF con-
struction for John Jordan, Oh Brown
street, above Stroud street, were also
blown down. Allen Ruth was the
bricklaysr for Mr.. Carpenters houses,
and Samuel Floyd for Mr.. Jordan's.
Mr.. Carpenters loss will be about S225
and JOrian's about $50. Neither OF
the houses had been rooted.
~ The frame carpenter shop at Jordan's s
houses was completely demolished, and
the boards came clattering down upon
the heads of eight CT ten wOrkmen who
had gathered there to seek shelter from
the storm Fortunately none Of the men
were injured.
At Moir g. Sons new cannery, On the
near Bowers, Dnre ~
Go. 5 car works, the walls of which are
now up to the first story, tie whole OF
the west wall was blown down. The
large double doors at one end Of the
were also blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Along the Brandywine some eight were
upruoted and several fell across the
race.
The telegraph and telephone wires
suffered greatly.
AT SUMMIT CAMP.
The worshippers at Summit Camp
suffered greatly. The storm came up
with rush while the afternoon services
were still going on in the main taber-
nacle. Its violence was even greater
here than in the city. Trees toppled
before ,he gale and fell, crushing every
hing in the way. The lightning struck
half dozen big oaks in the centre of
jhe camp space. Tents were smashed
in by the trees, and leveled by the wind
IN all sides and general destruction was
The main meeting tent Of the st.
Pauls folks from Wilmington was
demolished Ly huge pop
lar falling on it.
A tree foil between the tents Of
Messrs. James Miller and John GreeD,
crushing that of the former and nearly
killing some people who vera inside at
the time.
Henderson's boarding tent was fiat
tened to the ground, and Magee and
stand narrowly escaped de-
structiOn.
The tent of Mr.. S. Hersey fell before
The gales fury, and the canvas was
hat damaged by the wind.
Outside of the meeting tent OF the
Union M. e. Church was caved in.
A huge tree near the preachers
stand fell, and in its course crashed
.thwart lhe canvas shelter, tearing it
ntO shreds.
When the STERN had passed over the
,cene down the aisles of the forest tenn
,e was one of extreme desolation.
Willing hands soon fell to work, how
,verI aud yesterday morning nearly all
evidence of the storm had been re-
moved.
MARROW ESCAPES AT CAMP.
During the storm at the Summit a
lumber 0fescapes were made which
we're almost miraculous.
Rev. Levi Garrett was standing I'M
Ter St. Paul's to 1t when it fall beneath
he huge poplar's force. He had two
title children with him, He Fortunate
y stepped aside just in time.
People were in nearly all the demol-
shed tenis when they went to pieces,
'ut fortunately no one was injured.
The family Of Mr.. George Mccall
we're on their way to camp when the
torn came up. They took refuge in a
arm, aud, willie waiting Tor the war
t the e ements to cease, barn on the
pposite side of the road was struck by
ghtning.
The tenters were subjected to great |
lconvenience on Saturday night IN \
consequence OF the rain. Every thing |
'as wet a'd cold and shivering hu-
lan!ty passed night Of positive dis
omfOrt.
IN THE COUNTY.
The damage out through New Castle
ounty is great. This il confined chiefly
, the corn, which in many instances
as fAttened to the ground. Heavy
mber also suffered much.
Two large trees were blown acr 'ss
lc Delaware railroad track at Har-
ngton. The trains were not delayed,
)Wever.
TWO MEN DROWNED.
Two men whose names cannot be
armed this morning, were drowned in
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