The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-20
STORMS IN MARYLAND.
Heavy acknowledgements Bursts
Destruction of Life and Property.


Destruction of Life and Property.
In the vicinity of diminishing, Frederick
county. on Thursday afternoon of last week,
a large barn, s,n a farm owned by W. w.
Crapster. and tenanted by Charles Harner,
was struck by lightning, and, with its contents,
consisting of nearly 500 bushels of wheat,
lot of farming implements and one calf, was
entirely consumed, involving a loss OF about
81, 500. Mr.. Harner and an employee named
Denton Reifsnider, aged about %, were en-
gagged at the time in putting wagon-load OF
grain into the barn. Both received the full
shock of the lightning stroke and were in
stantly killed, while several of Mr.. Harner S
children and Mr.. Welty, who were also in
the building. were badly stunned. They were
rescued without injury, with the exception OF
one of the children, who had an arm broken.
Mr. Harner's body was partly burned. He
was IS years old and leaves a wife and nine
children The loss on the barn was fully
covered by insurance. A subscription for the
relief of Mr.. Harner's family has been started,
contributions being received by W. G. Blair,
burgess. diminishing.
The dwelling on the farm of VIM. Moore,
near Charlestown, Cecil county, was demol-
ished by a cyclone on Thursday afternoon of
last week Louis W. Ashton. the tenant, and
his family took refuge in the cellar and es
capped injury The barn and outbuidings
were blown down also.
Great destruction to roads, fields and crops
was caused by heavy rains in Baltimore coun-
" last Saturday. Herring run, small creek,
rose from six to sixteen feet in a short time.
Two men, named Powell and Schresucker,
were carried away with bridge and drowned,
and the crops in the immediate vicinity OF the
creek were lost.
On Friday afternoon Of last week. during a
storm, the barn Of Samuel D. Linn, near
Highland, Howard county, was struck by
lightning and burned, together with It's con-
tents. including most of this year wheat crop,
causing loss of about 5000. While the
barn was burning Mr. Linn fell dead from
heart failure. caused by the excitement. de
was 63 years of age.
The home farm of Mr.. Joshua y. N3rhed,
az Florence. in Howard county, was the scene
OF remarkable freak Of lightning during the
storm of last Saturday morning, which killed
three horses stunned and injured eight men.
and burned a rick Of straw. wagon and load
of wheat in the sheaf and 80 bushels Of thrash
ed wheat The escape from death was mir
aculous. and had il not been for the nerve
and presence Of mind Of Mr.. Narheld some
of those stunned and injured would probably
have been burned 70 death aud the ihraShing
machine DESTROYED Mr. Narfie.d started
his ihrashinE machine on Thursday, and after
thrashiur 400 bushels Of wheat in the fields
near his residence. moved the machine 10
firid about three quarters OF q mile away, and
Saturday morning started straw rick on a
high point ia the held he banled the wheat
To The machine on two four horse wagons.
About eleven o clock he noticed the clouds
gathering. and every indication Of an advanc
ing storm. Mr., wartcii gave orders TO pre-
pare for rain By covCrsag uF the thrasher. etc
The wagon loading IN the field was driven up
beside gke straw stack on the opposite SIDE Of
the approachiur storm so that the horses and
n, load would be protected from tbs wlud
and rain. Me- Naliieid rode up 90 the wagon.
hitched The horse TO the hanies Of "a male IN
the team and sought shelter under the wagon
c.ilins 20 the men TO shelter themselves
Foarteeu craWled snder The wsgoa where be
vas sud four under the thFzshiug machine
Mr. Wasirld bad becn lying ursder the wagon
hai few minutes when there was sadden
zeal q thunder sBd be felt peculiar senss'
ton When b. had recovered sufficiently 70
reaiize What had happened he looked around
and saa ak or eiEhi men lying apparently
dead auder tbs wagon aud the stras yieS on
hro He cfaEled uat from ander tbs wagon
and called on the men under the thrashtag
machine. pho weru auhurs bat speeches
from fright, 20 sid him 20 remove she sia1ned
and unconscious mea asieF ths wagon. iaey
also pushed the thrashiuc machine % p'aee
81 safety. Three horses were killed BY tue
hall. The saddle horse, which sas nearest
See r5ek. was killed Instantly The lead
horses aeFc uahisChei zrd led aboIt ~ ieet-
when they leil and expired. he men werc
more ~ ,sss hGft, hai recovered 10 about TWO
hours Mahion Sullivan received q severe
shock ia the thighs aud lower pari 81 tbc legs
Fnuk Sullivan Vas severely seeFcted abGai
the head and shoulders. David PgEh was
shocked shrough bis shoulders Jas. Sslh.
ran. 81 Wuodbsbe. received the shock from
his kaees aowu. lis len saoc vas torn open
- the iae. aad the nails thrpan oai % lac
sole Emuty Dalton Was uiosi scuoasiy m
Jared and uas appSrratly dead soy two eoars-
Tisu bolt tore a hole ~ Large as a silver dollar
"a fhe csuwn % his hat. and c@nss eai OF tae
side sessriss tbs f5m ueAfiy OF
A cycinna struck psvtdsouvllie, Aeoe
Arande conbIy. q; siga. clock Monday
movning. The property 81 hF. g. !. David
son vas tie centre OF distraction. Nearly
every window u his large aoass Vas blown
oat sad shattered 20 pieces, and the iarnliare
vas bsoun about and bFokea as L 8 sute
los % straw All the oaisatldinEs on thr
propsssr were blown dosu. aad . large car
gsase house vas blown away, half Of the baisd-
ine Eaiae aftv yards TO The vest asd BE olaeT
hal - far IN an e&s{ertY direction NeAs ID
the track Of the sind vas property belonging
10 Mr. Thns. lg}ehays and occapae1 ay lsAl-
iass. Hogkmcn on the Baltimore and Drum
Poiai Railroad. On this property iaTsH
ht,sir tfees. an cnlifs orchard. which had de
ia MANY q pregions ssorm, were destroyed.
some Of the trees Sere hloEn ap by the roots,
While uthass we're twisted 81 and She roots
leil asfistufhei. some damage vas done %
the bail3ings on ghls property. The biow I'D
not lAstoger three inmates, and VS. 10 restrict.
Cd % Its sork thst persons IN other parts Of
The toWu did NOS Know THAI destruction ras
ylsising The place.
W ID. Carry, az Manor, gsufh district Of
Baltimore county. bad two COWS killed By
Eshtning on SATURDAY. AessEs. William A.
Folks aud G. Lyon Rodgers each loss yaln-
able cos near PiSesvillc, from che same Goose Z