Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-30
HEAVY STORMS.
AND CORN BADLY DAM AhED

| neayy na,n and Mai.-S,rcAms Swollen
Some Particulars OF tho Damage Done
Losses 20 tho Insurance ComPshies'
Ga Saturday afternoon and evening
Lancaster comfy was visited Dy tntee uls
tructiye storms. The first passed oVel
that mari of the county which lies north
of the CITY about O'Clock in the afternoon
The second. a much severer storm, fol
loved almost in tho same track, about
o'clock. And the third struck the city
and the southern and eastern part of the
county between and 10 O'Clock.
Great damage was done to the tobacco,
corn and other growing crops by each OF
these storms. It is estimated that not less
than 8, 600 acres of tobacco have been more
or less injured in the county. some OF 1t
being cut to pieces by hail, some wasneo
out BY the swollen streams, and some
buried beneath tho sand washed from the
hiilsides by tho heavy rains.
These several storms, extending from
the extreme north western to the SOUTH
western limits OF the county. were very
ecceptri: in their course, causing devasta-
ton in some sections and passing other
sections, not far off, without doing any
damage.
The first storm, which passed north of
the city, did no damage, and scarcely a
drop of rain fell in Lancaster. A thousand
persons were assembled at tho Ironsides
baseball grounds and great fears were
entertained that the game between the
Ironsides and Nationals would be inter.
fered with. But the storm passed
to the north aud only one single
cloud, not very big one. hung over the
grounds. Suddenly aud without the least
premonition a terrible flash of lightning
aud clap of thunder startled the players
and the audience. A great bolt of fire had
fallen from tho sky and fell crashing to
the earth Just behind tho grand stand,
raising q cloud of duss from the ground
into which it struck, and stunning quite a
number of pe, sons present. There was \
stampede of people from the stand, and
some horses attached to vehicles on the
ground started off on run, but We're cap
tured bfeore any damage was done No.
drop of rain fell, aud the game was soon
resumed and played ont.
About seven o'clock the second storm
set in, Immense ma. ses of clouds formed
porth of the city, betokeniDg heavy
stol IN in the northern townships. The
lightning was especially brilliant and
beautiful as viewed from the city. but the
rumbling thunder was suggestive OF
trouble to our northern neighbOrs.
An hour later another storm came sail
ing in from the west, and struck the city.
The rain poured down in torrents, driving
almost every one from the streets There
was yery considerable fall Of hail, but
very little thunder and lightning, the cen
tire of the storm being south of the city.
1obaooI Damaged.
From many pats of the county we hear
of heavy losses in tObacco by the hail
which fell during the three storms.
Bernard J. McGrann a short distance
northeast of the city has 81 acres OF
Tobacco badly liddled by hail. He had it
insured lew days ago.
James Stewart has ten aciCS damaged IN
the northeast portion of the city.
Paul Myers, of Lancaster township,
loses II acres. Samuel Potts, just east
of the city, 41 ac~es Isaac Ranck, East
Lampeter, acres. Jacob E. Ranck. Eas;
Lampeter, 3 acres Christian IeaGer
East Lampetcr, acre. Charles Schwsbel,
city, two acres John w. Mentzer, WiiSby
far "a, city, acres. Messrs Baumgard-
ners and EbermaGn, in tho northern part
of the city, have several acres very badly
cut up. On Henry Metzger's farm,
near Rohrerstown, the tobacco is
badly damaged. Between Rohrers-
town and Ssner's tollgatc, Jacob ShencS
g. Son, Israel Ulrich and others.
ar severe sufferers. julius SiabO!d, cn
Adam Lands CarM, in Lancaster town
ship, loses 2 acres, and Mrs Ann RIdy.in
West Hempfeld, acres. At Millersville,
aud west of it, great deal of damage was
done, but we have but few particulars
f. A. Fenstermacher had 3 acres badly
cut up, and there are many other sufferers
Along the Marietta pike, between ltOhrers
town and Silver Spring, the damage Is
very heavy, the tobacco u ing very line
and almost ready to cut Benjamin Barr,
on tho Baker farm, East Hempfield, loses
10 acres, Martin Cooper, in the
same neighbo,hood, two acres. and
John Hurst two acres. Andrew
Metzger, on the Truscott farm, two miles
| west of Rohrerstown, loses two acres. Oi'
the l1irsh farm, near the second toll gate
| on the Lititz pike, there is good deal o'
damage done.
At Li,i.z the hail was not large nor
was the damage very serious, but at New
| Haven, Neffsville, and thence to this city,
most of the farms suffered good deal.
At Petersburg and Rohrerstown, or
| north of those places, no damage was
done, but south and west for some dis
taDce the storm was severe. Henry >
Baker, Of West Hsmpfeld, had 2 acres
cut up; Abraham Stauffer had acres
ruined BENJAMIN kuhIman, 8 acres;
| Michael Leiner, acre Benjamin, IL
acres and John George, 4 acres, all
seriously damaged. Henry Copenheffsr,
| two miles east of Marietta, had acrt
riddled by the hail, and there are reports
| that many farmers in Conoy lose heavily.
At fredericksburg also a great deal OF
damage is reported, but no particulars
given. At Oregon Abraham Sheib'ey's
Aaron Summy's and Daniel Kiehi's crops
are reported to be raiaeo. Grea: damaS',
Is also said to have been done at Browns
town, Ephrata, HinkietOwn and vicinity
| Other Damages by tho storm.
| Four horses belonging to e. II. kaufi:
man, and which were grazing in field on
his farm short distance northwest Of this
city, were scared by stroke Of Ii ,hteniny
broke out of the enclosure, ran along the
railroad track towards Rohrerstown until
they came to the open trestle bridge wher'
one of them, q valuable mare, fell through
distance OF eighteen feet and broke be j
neck. The other horses managed TO eros.
the bridge and escaped with slight injury
though the bridge has no floor and the
ioists are two feet apart.
The switchboard of the Mount Joy tcle
graph Office was burnt off by the lightning
during the storm.
A telegraph pole west of Rohrerstowl
was split to pieces by lightning.
A daughter of Simon Groh living in ;
! hnnsa haIonpinu To p W nrsekcener