The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

VIC IcRiOuS VlSlUeu ny GHe Hall poihs
stripped of every leaf, and other crops
suffered in a corresponding degree.
The total loss will probably reach sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
DAMAGE IN LANCASTER COUNTY.
LANCASTER, May 29.-The north
ern end of Lancaster county was visi
ted last evening by the heaviest hail
storm that has occurred in many years.
Hall stones measuring nine by Tour
inches In circumference and weighing
four and five ounces fell thick and fast
for 10 minutes, doing great damage:
The window panes in the north side OF
nearly every house in Lltiz. New
Haven. and the adjacent country were
broken. The tile roof of the Mary Dixon
Memorial Chapel, in LitIz, was Il
ined. and a thousand dollars Will not
cover the breakage of stained glass
windows IN this chapel and the Mora
Wan Church and the windows OF Lin
den Hall Seminary. Like damage is
reported from Elizabeth, Mannheim,
Ephrata. Earl, East Earl, West Earl,
Caernarvon and Bricknock townships.
Apple and peach trees had the fruit cut
from the branches, garden truck was
destroyed. wheat and rye were beaten
down and badly damaged. The storm
caused a loss of many thousands oil
dollars.
A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
CADIz JUNCTION., Ohio, May 29.-
A terrible wind storm swept over Cadiz
early last evening. 1t was heralded by
"A roaring sound like heavy artillery,
and black clouds, capped by rolling
white ones, leaped high IN the air and
whirled with terrible velocity. A few
minutes after it swept downwards near
the roots and spires of the higher
buildings. The Presbyterian church
was rocked to its very foundation, the
spire was swept off and hurled intot the
street below. The point of tie spirt
entered the law office OF MIR. Stuart
ShOtwell, d~iagonally opposite, an6
crashed through it. At the time MI.
Shotwell was standing at a window
not w q foot distant. 1t
knocked a heavy iron safe over in
the room but did no further damage.
Part of the roof of the church was
blown off. The church building is
valued at $50. 600, and the damage
done is probably $1,000 to $4,000. The
United Presbyterian church has part
of its front walls blown down. John
Gillespie's furniture store has a part OF
the roof and end walls blown in. The
tin roof of the Odd Fellows building
was wrapped up as "a scroll and torn
asuncer, deluglng the hall and the wall
paper and news stand Of N. f. Hanna,
occupying the first story. A great
number of private dwellings were Sc
riously damaged by having the roofs
broken by falling brick. Chimneys,
trees and fences are scattered promis-
cuously.
"a COMPACT COATING OF ICE.'
CHICAGO, May go. - a despatch
from Topeka, Kansas, says: The east
ern half of Kansas has had ons of the
heaviest rains known for many years.
1t commenced on Saturday night and
continuing all day Sunday and Sunday
night, and is still raining in the north
ern half of the State. The rains were
accompanied Sunday night by very
heavy wind and hail stones. In many
places the hail was of exceedingly large
size, and drifted to the depth of three
ieet.
Small grains sustained heavy dam
ages, and in some places were driven
into soft ground almost out of sight.
Considerable damage was done to corn
in certain sections. The loss in window
glass will be great. The storm was the
severest in Cloud and Clay counties,
where it was about ten miles in width.
1t came from the West anG was &C.
cOmpanied by terrific wind, continuing
about 30 minutes. at Its close the
ground was covered with hailstones
from ome-half to one inch in diameter
to a uniform depth of two inches,
forming a compact coating of Ice in
every direction. The ice was nearly a
foot in depth against the buildings.
The hail fell with great force, tearing
the shingles on roofs of houses, start.
ing the blood all over the cattle and
driving the horses against barbed wirt
fences.
THE MOST SEVERE STORM EyEF
EXPERIENCED.
CHICAGO, May GA despatch from
Des Moines, Ia, says: The storm Of
Sunday night and yesterday morning
in South Des Moines, Sebastopal and
Bloomfield Townships was the mos
severe ever experienced in this section
of the country. The fall of hail wa!
terrific and the rain descended in tor
rents. The hail stones were piled ant
drlfted in many places from two tt
four feet deep in the morning.
LIVE STOCK KILLED.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Despatches from
western ami northern Illinois repOr
that the rain and hail storm of SUNDAY
night and yesterday did considerabl,
damage especially to fruit crops. A
great many horses and several head o.
cattle were killed by lightning. Farm
!, buildings were damaged to a consider
able extent, and in Elgin thousands o
panes of window glass were broken ant
chimneys destroyed.
TENT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
CHICAGO, May ga despatch from
New Orleans. La, says: At Milenburg
IA resort on Lake Ponchartraln, within
a few miles of this city, yesterday, ont
man was killed and ten others injured
it is feared MORALLY, by a Ii lightning
stroke. About 5 O'Clock IN the even
ing a sudden storm came up from til,
lake and a large number of peopl,
sought refuge in a tent in one of tn,
gardens. The storm lasted but a few
moments, but during its height the ten
WIS struck with the result above stated
A TRAIN BLOWN INTO A DITCH.
PITTsBURa, May 80 -Word has jus
} reached this city that during the heav.
wind storm that passed over Western
, Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon
passenger train Oh the Plttisburg an,
Western Railroad, while running at
high rate of speed, near Clarion station
was blown from the track into tn
f ditch alongside. All OF the passenger
AMI trainmen were injured, some 0
, them seriously, Miss Ada Rankin, o
Clarion, was fatally injured. The roa'
was completely blocked, and TELEGRAPH
| lines Frustrated for miles.