Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-30
A Remarkable storm.

Saturdays Brilliant Magnetic Display and COpfOus Rain-Over 1-9 Inches Of Rain at One SessfOn-Barns and Chim- Variety Of Damage.
 Saturdays thunder storm was one of the heaviest and most protracted known in this section for many years. Some of the flashes of lightning were blinding and the peals of thunder tremendous, and 1t frightened and thundered from 2 p. m. till after midnight with short intervals of cessation and the rain \ at times fell in torrents. Plenty of rain fell. The streets were frequently in some portions ponds of water. j. The sewers were taxed to their utmost to carry of the muddy and rapid accumulation of surface water and there were frequent overfows. The great quantity of thunder and lightning and rain rendered the storm a notable one. Two places in town were struck by lightning Just after one of the heaviest thunder clapE the City Hall announced fire near three o'clock and the fremen were soon en route for the scene in the midst of torrents of rain. The fire proved to be in the carriage house oi Dr. Crane on the grounds at his residence ou Whitney avenue. The lightning ran down ! the lightning rod and set the caves on fire The coachman and several others were standing in the door of the barn and did not know that they had had 8 narrow escape un. X til the flames burnt out. The carpenter ran and struck box 56. The iremen promptly extinguished the fire after about $2OO dam age had been done. Loss covered by in \ surance. The second alarm was needless one and created the impression that it was a nFVN11o odry1T7 kHak ho1 hoa,, struck. It was given by some one by mis- take.
 At 5 o'clock the lightning struck the chim. ney on Michael O'Donnell's tenement house, No. 2SS Hamilton street Almost immediate ly after the fire alarm struck the box 423, the occupied by three families. A thunder bolt struck the chimney, dislodging several bricks which tumbled inside Following it's course downward the electric fluid forced out the tin caps to the Aue inlets in the apartments of John J. By an, who occupies the third floor. the rooms filled with soot and smoke, great ly alarming the inmates. The second floor, occupied by Thomas W. Ksnney; and the first floor, occupied by John Congdon, suf- fered similarly but to less extent The in mates at the time of the affair were mainly women and children. They were naturally SE0dLAy dAhEAGO1 AuO Wn1l0 t06 building was filled with smoke from the soot catching fire considerable excitement prevailed. The dam age was very slight and the services of the fire department who responded promptly, were not needed. A member of Ryan's fam fly was startled by loud explosion just be- fore the rooms were filled with smoke. This house had no lightning rod.
 A large tree in Meadow street was blown over against house No. 1S9. The cornice was damaged and the occupants much fright ened.
 good sized elm tree was blown down on Ward street, near Sylvan avenue.
 On Court street, at the head of Artisan, bad wash out occurred.
 The steamer Mermaid omitted her last trip to the Thimbfes, the water being so high.
 About the time of the Hamilton street fire alarm the Bible class of the Benai Sholom synagogue on William street were startled by large ball of fire entering one eff the win dows, followed by cannon-like report. The edifice was filled with sulphuric 7apor, and while the fifteen members of the class present, including their instructor, Rabbi WiIlner, felt the presence of the electric fluid, they suffered no shock The fire ball whizzed through the building and darted out the door, which fortunately had been left open. The report was so loud that many people in the vicinity thought that the synagogue had been struck by lightning
 
 crowd had assembled. Rabbi Willner at once dismissed his class and all left the building uninjured.
 Wm. H. Stannard's barn in Branford, on the road to Short Beach near the Branford Point hotel was struck by lightning, set on fire and burned down.
 The Branford Malleable Iron works was struck by lightning but the damage done was slight
 Orrin Hoadley's barn in Branford near Indian Neck was destroyed by fire. It WAS strHckkby lightning.
 Cellars were flooded on State street and in all about $1O0 damage was done. About $25 damage was done to flour and provisions in the cellar of MT. Gunn's Carlton House.
 The telephone operators all took rest during the play of the electricity and busi- ness had to be suspended. The bell in near ly every telephone in this city rung for some time while the storm was raging.
 BIG RAIN FALL-LARGER THAN FELL IN ALL
 LAST JULY, 1882.
 The rainfall during the storm was 62 inches. This is the largest rainfall, MT. Sherman says, on the New Haven signal of flee records which run back several years The next largest is that of May p, this year, which was 3.32 inches. Some idea of the unusual amount of water which fell can be gained by looking at the record for the total fall of rain of July last year, which was 3.03 inches,-a much less volume for the whole month than fell Saturday.
 THE TREES
 Superintendent of Parks Mr. Andrus was interviewed as to the damage done to the | trees, and stated that it was very light not l Withstanding the high wind. The largest l tree damaged was the one on Meadow street. | Several trees on Oak and Dwight streets | were Somewhat damaged. A maple tree cor ner of Elm and Howe streets had part of the | top blown eff. The inspector with his men | were out at daylight yesterday morning re- moving the delxis.
 QUALMs OF sEAsIoKNEss.
 The Mermaid on her 2 o'clock trip to | the islands Saturday encountered the storm l just outside of the breakwater. The boat 1 kept on its course, but owing to the violence | of the waves some of the passengers suffered | Lhe panos of -aicknass Annrn thn onr,n