Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-06-06


the sforavIan Memorial Chapels beauti
lsui windows were damaged 70 the ex.
1 tent of 81 900. The roof was also
damaged. The Moravian Church, Lin
del Halls Seminary and many other
buildings suffered severely. Growing
crops were cur TO pieces.
At Chambersburg Pa, large por-
tion of the window glass was broken By
hail. The surrounding country suffer
ed correspondlngly.
At Reading great damage was done
| to grain. The streams in Berks county
were swollen to an immense size and
great damage to fences done.
In Beaver county, Pa fully $50, 900
worth of damage was done to property
| by the storm, but as far as known no
one was injured
Nearly all parts OF Northampton
couu'y suffered. Lightning entered
John Hsrtendorfs barn, in Plsiu6eld
township, and killed two cows. In Lee
high township several houses were
damaged by lightning and the occupants
thrown out of their beds
The ba:n of Jsssy Gerry, at East
| Grenville, near P"ttstown. was strnck
by Lightning. The electric bolt killed
horse Standing in the stoble and fired
the barn. which, together with the
contents, Was consumed.
The whole UPPER part of Lancaster
county was pounded with hail as it
never was before. The storm passed
over Rapho, Penn, Elizabeth, War
wick, East Hempfeld. Manbeim,
Ephra.s, the three Esrls, East Cocalico
and CaernarYon townships. The fall
OF hail was of short duration, but crops
we're cut to pieces and houses were left
with few whole panes of glass
The cyclone which struck Titusvil!e
on Monday afternoon was accompanied
By cloud burst which deluged the
city. Whole avenues of trees were
| blown out, smokestacks and chimney5
demolished, outhouses and barns lifted
into the air ard thrown down and smash
ed into atoms.
At MeadvIlle, Pa, the circus tent of
Black Brothers, which stood near the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
depot, WAS wrecked snd the canvas
badly torn. The audience which had
gathered fed in wild confusion.
Strange to relate, no one was seriously
injured
At Wellsville, New York. Wallace
4 Co.'S circus was just closing its after
noon performance, but the crowd had
nearly all escaped from the tent when
| the violent storm struck ii. The large
tent had been secured, but the smaller
ones about il were scattered. A heavy
rain added to the damage.
At Wheeling, Va, the tent OF
Clements & Russell's circus, on Wheel
ing Island, was almost completely
demolished, and no show was given.
Near Charleston Robt. Shannon was
struck BY a tree which was blown down
and his neck broken. At Stevensville,
opposite Ravenswood, Mrs. VIM. Pow.
eli was killed By stroke of lightning
while sitting in her house. The Ohio
uver train to Parkersburg had every
piece of glass broken by hail
At Wellsville n. Y, twenty business
blocks were unroofed near Rsveuswood,
W. Va. Mr. aud Mrs. William Powell
we're killed by lightning while sitting
in their home.
At charleston, W. Va, Mrs. Robert
Shannon was killed By falling tree.
At Bridgeport, O., 6 year old son
of Joseph Powell was caught BY rush
of water IN a narrow rsviIe aud drown
ed.
At Bellaire, O.. a railroad brakeman
named Csstelled was killed while
endesvoring to manage train during
the storm.
At Womelsdorf, Pa, nearly the en-
tire borough was flooded, roads torn
up and newly planted corn fields entire
ly ruined. The storm lasted about
one hour The rainfall was very heavy,
causing the waters in the brooks and
IN the Scbuykill to rise rapidly. When
a freight tram arrived over the East
Peunnsylyania Railroad, early this
morning, Jamas b. Hunsberger, brake
man, was found dead on one of the cars.
He had black marx on his face as If
struck by ligh Mug.