The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-16
THUNDER AND TORRENTS.
The Heaviest Storm Of the
Season.
A Colored Nan Struck and horse
Killed by Lightning.

About o'clock yesterday afternoon this
locality was vIsi ed 10y one of The heaviest
thunder storms ever with essed here. The
rain came down in torrents, delugirg The
streets and OVERLOOKING the sidew alks in
every direction in a few minutes, choking
up the sewers, flooding the cell rs and do
ing considerable local damage. The dark
clouds rolled toward the northwest with a
density indicating much severer results
elsewhere.
THE NEW PEARL RIVER SEWER,
near Moni,eau street ard the railroad, soon
became inadequate to carry away the
surging floods that gathered and the side
walks along Main and Monsteau sire, Is.
In that locality, were set shost for the first
time in the story of the city. The down
pour continued for almost an hour end
bali, and was followed about 7:30 by an
ether heavy rain and thurder storm OF
less serious proper ions. Exactly how
much damage was done could no, be ascer-
tsined last night bul il will consist Chief fly
of water food cellars and BID washoufs
10 The streets.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
About 5 O'Clock the st rm had reached
y.
About this time The lightning struck the
stables of Warren Galbreath situated on the
corner Cf Main and Mill streets, tearing
away hall the r-Of, shsttering the bui ding,
killing one very valuable animal priced al
500 and badly shocking Peter Hurlburt
one of the colored amsters. Hurlburt had
just arrived and unhi'c' ed his horses which
had entered their stalls with their harness
IN
the east door
THE BOLT STRUCK
the east gable. One fork of the lightning
passed diagonally across the roof, about
twenty feet to the north cent-r of the build
ing, where ii passed down 10 tue gfouLd
striking and killing large whi'e horse be
longing to HurIburt's team killing him in
staatly and knocking down two other
horses. Tie olh@r fork passed down
the east front OF the stable un-
IL it pissed the girder plate
along which it pissed to the northeast
corner and thence followed the main pl. t.
until it Joined the other FORK where it en-
tered the ground at The same place, having
shattered the building and looseled the
boards along It's entire course. But for the
Hurburt who was almost directly beneath
the fret point struck, would have I'M
doub.edly been
INSTANTLY KILLED
and q companion about three feet distant
outside the building, who had just arrived
and was unhitching his animals, would
have shared the same fate. As 1t as Hurl-
burt was knocked senseless and horse in
the team outside was severely shocked,
though his driver escaped uDharmeG.
THE INJURED MAN
was taken up as soon rs possible acd con- |
veyed in a carriage to FIeischmsn's drug
store where medical aid was secured and |
he was taken TO his home At last reports |
he was still 10 an uncor scious condition,
but the physic aus VITO examined him ex-
pressed TIE opinion that he would recover
though the full tx ent of his injuries can
not be ascertsined until he RECEIVERS con-
sciousness or they develOpe otherwise.
SOUTH sE6ALIA.
In South Sedaia the storm wss accom-.
pan ed by a severe wind which destroyed
number Of trees, shrubb -ry and fences and
blew down several chimneys besides fright
ening the inhabitants half out OF their wits.
II. ELLIoTT's
handsome residence on Thirteenth and
O,ase streets was st 'uck by lightning about
$50 and considerably damaged. The fluid
struck the east chimney and following the
cave badly shaft red the roof and corDice,
The rain to pour in in torrents
much 10 the damage OF the furniture and
carpets. Up 10 10 o'clock last night the
-ain was still coming down in torrents
With but little Sign of abatement, the third
torm having flooded the streets to great-r
extent than any of the previous ores.
AT MIDNIGHT.
The storm had somewhat sba,ed but the
lark clouds, vivid flashes of Lightning and
Instant constant roar of thunder all srouud
he horizon. be okened the storm rsgng
elsewhere with the chances of its early re.
lewal here That it was more or less S.
rere at other points was evidenced by the