New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-07
painfully impoverished circumstances As yet his family
have not been admitted to his CELL
CAUGHT IN A STORM At ELLERSLIE.
THREE HUNDRED PLEASURE SEEKERS IN
BARN WHICH WAS STRUCK By LIGHTNING

THREE HUNDRED PLEASURE orhhr'"o AA' ~
BARN WHICH WAS STRUCK By LIGHTNING
DAMAGE IN OTHER PLACES
RhinecIR Aug. 6-The steamer S. u. Miller brought
TO this place Saturday nearly GOO teachers, pups
and friends Of Cherry Street Mssion Poughkeepsle,
who wcro handsomely entertained by fcvi r. Morton
at Ellerslie lie made them address OF welcome
and rendered them the freedom OF his beautiui
grounds. Tables had been erected in the grove on
which dinners spread, and all were enjoying
themselves when they were driven into the barhs oy
a storm which suddenly appeared In the north ana
accompanied by high wind swept over this piace'
About 300 women and children ran into large now
barn for shelter. The barn was struck By lightning
which tore off the shingles and made huge hole
In tho roof nearly four feet wide and eighteen or
twenty feet In length The almost incessant roll OF
thunder and flash Of lightning blinded the people anu
IL was not until tho shower over that they wcrc
aware how narrowly they had escaped calamity.
Pine Plains " Y, Aug. Elm the storm on Satur-
day afernoon the large barn Of Jcphtha Wilbur In the
north part Of this town struck by lightning and
burned to the ground Several horses and largo
quantity Of hay and grain were consumed the
barn OF Andrew Briggs, the Duchess turnpike.
was also struck by lightning and burned to the ground
The ra was the first for nearly two months. Crops
were suffering and 1t of immense value to tho
farmers.
Norhon Berks and adjoining counties was one OF tho
most severe experienced I'm that sect on for years
No less than four barns were burned by lightning
and other property damaged. The barn OF David ien-
hart, at Stony Run, this county, was entirely de-
stroyed, together with all crops and farming mple-
mens. Near Krcldersviilc, northampton County, tho
barn of william Dresbach burned with its con-
tents a few miles beyond the barn OF Abraham
schenck at Laury's Station consumed, together
Wit all and number OF cows SeVerh
other fires are reported among thcm the barn OF
Mr. Rohnbach, near lands Store, III S county, which
was filed with hay grain and other crops The losses
sustained will aggregate s20, 900 stephen Dreisbach
was knocked from a wagon Slatington and X lied
1t is supposed he was stunned By lightning. Elmer
Adams's barn, at Grimsville, Bcrks County, was do
strOyed by lightning, cauing a loss OF Sl,oOO
Salem, n. j., Aug 0.-This city and vicinity were
visited last night by of the heaviest rain storms
this section has had for some time During the storm
lightning struck the large barns the farm OF the
late Joshua Thompson near the city, setting them
on fire and completely destroying them with their con-
tents.
Cairo, ILL.,, Aug "a wind and rain storm pre-
vailed here yesterday for nearly an hour The wind
blew at the rate Of about sixty miles an hour for ten
minutes and the rain fell In torrents. Hundreds OF
heavy trees blown down In all parts OF tne CITY
The roof OF the engine room OF the cairo Elevator
was destroyed and Two warehouses were blown down
damage " was done on The rvcr barge Of coal, con:
tainng 16 600 bushels, belonging to the Browns OF
pittsburg, was broken in two and sunk IN three
fathoms % water.
slatington, PENN Aug. (speciaD.-whle stephen
Dreisbach OF Slatngton, was hauling load OF coal
he was knocked from his wagon by bolt Of lightning
and ldIlcd.
St. Louis Aug. s (spccial).-A destructive wlnd ana
rain storm swept the central part OF Missouri last
night Telegraphic reports from twenty towns snow
that the loss on bu dings will reach nearly SooO ooo
who the loss on crops will bc much greater Sorh
was ievecd to the ground and fruit was stripped from
the trees At Glasgow hotel, NIL END Saisa seyera
stores demolished. AT ONan thc NHholrv
church was destroyed. At Marshall hailstones sl fel
some of which were eight and ten inches IN cir
cumference At Slater tie Baptist church was blown
down and two bus ness houses unroofcd AT Black
burn a hardware store T3s unrOofed.