The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-03
rapidly. Bear run, Ritchy county,
suffered terribly. The loss IL reported
| at no less than $3.50. 900.

suffered terribly. The loss IL reportet
at no less than $3.50 900.
CHICAGO, July 29.-The storm o
Saturday night was even more sever
than had been supposed, great rs wa
the upioar of the elements aud visible
the effects. The unprecedented rail-
fall, the high wind and the Incessan'
lightning caused a loss of property thai
Is difficulty to estimate. All kinds Of
property suffered-goods in cellars and
Easements, streets, shade trees, side
walks, lawns, shrubbery. driveways,
unfinished buildings and dwellings.
There we're A alarms of 1re-many
from lightning and most from the de-
%struction OF the insulation of the cleo
trio light wires. Fire, water, wind
and hail combined caused a loss prob.
ably in excess of 81, 900. coo, and pos.
sibly as much again.
ASHLAND, Wis.,, July 29.-The
severest storm W known here struck
the city Saturday afternoon. 1t came
in the shape of a towering cloud that
seemed to burst v 9 the city, accom-.
panied by a terrific wind which filed
The AIR with all kinds of loose matter.
Trees were torn up and twisted from
their roots. A house was carried from
Its foundation and wrecked. The
Superior Lumber Company's refuse
burner was blown down. The smoke
stack on another mill was also
wrecked. Nearly two hundred thous.
and feet of lumber were blown of the
dock into the bay. Several sail boats
on the bay were capslzed, but there
was no loss of life.
MILWAUKEE,, July 29.-Specials to
the Euentng Wisconsin from points in
Rock and Jefferson counties say the
tobacco crop in those sections was
completely ruined by a hail storm on
Saturday afternoon. The plants were
ready to be topped and the loss is ire
parable. Other crops were not much
injured.
KANKAKEE, July ga storm of
great severity visited this city Satur-
day night. The rain-f fall was extremely
heavy and was Accompanied by terrible
lightning. Several buildings, includ.
ing Grace Methodist Church, were
struck by lightning, and orchard and
shade trees were damaged. The loss
to crops is heavy, corn and oats having
suffered greatly.
FINDLAY, O., July ga tremen-
dous storm of wind. hail and rain
swept owe this city last evening, blow.
ing down fences, trees, outhouses and
unfinished buildings. and doing a great
deal Of damage of a general character.
The wind was terrific and the rainfall
tremendous, while hail as large as
hickory nuts fell. 1t was the most
destructive storm of the year, and
the loss to property is likely to be very
great.
NEWARK, N. j., July 30.-The mos
disastrous storm that has visited this
vicinity occurred this afternoon and
evening. In this city cellars were
flooded and sewers bursted. Work had
to be suspended in the factories in the
lower section. A washout occurred on
the Morris and Essex Railroad, at
South Orange. and trains were delayed
for many hours.
In South Orange several buildings,
including the Post Office. were carried
away, and $50 barrels of -four were
washed out of n storehouse. In
Orange Valley the water is up to the
second. story windows. and great DAM
age has been done to the stock in the
numerous hat factories there. People
were compelled to paddle around on
planks and to swim ! N order to get to
places OF safety on high ground.
Bloomfield and Mt. Clare also report
great damage to property. No lives
are known to have been lost. The
greatest alarm prevails around MIL
burn. Above it is the Orange water
reservoir dam, which ID not regarded
as safe. Should 1t burst it would over
flow Miiburn and other small towns
along the Railway river. Of which It is
T. source, and the damage would
reach as far as Railway.
at 10 o'clock to. night the dam vas
reported all right, but the inhabitants
Of the towns we're preparing to move to
higher grounds. Nearly every road In
the country is impossible, as all the
bridges have been washed away.
>~PLAINFIELD, N. j., July 30-The
greatest flood Plainield has ever known
followed the heavy and unusual DOWN.
pour of rain this afternoon, and Q num-
Der of washouts and broken dams are
reported. At / O'Clock CoddingtOn's
dam, on Stony brook, gave way, and
the large body of water carried away
the Coddington ice houses and threat.
ened the Green Valley Mills with total
destruction. The damage along the
course of this stream will prove to be
heavy, for many barns and other build
ings were washed away.
At 20 minutes to 6 O'Clock SIers's
dam, on Green brook, collapsed, pre-.
cipitating a great body of water direct
ly through the centre of this town.
Green brook divides the two counties
of Somerset and Union, and running,
as 1t does, through the town centre, Is
built entirely over. When the water
In a great torrent rushed down the
stream and found its way blocked by
buildings, it forced its way around into
the streets. Somerset street was com-
pletely flooded, and many small build
ings were washed away aud demolished.
Several houses situated along the
brook were flooded and the Inhabitants
compelled to move in short order.
FIench's mills and airiage factory are
threatened with destruction, and, If
the rain continues, will probably GO.
All the cellars and first floors on SON.
CIoCl otlCCO diC uOOuCu3 auu tuc uaui-
age 10 property will be great.
The great cut on the Jersey Central
Railroad at Fanwood was also flooded
this afternoon, the track being entirely
submerged. Freight and coal trains
are held at Plaintield and below.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, July 3d.
At about 7 O'Clock this morning u cy-
clone struck Ellis Corners, Ulster
county. four miles west Of Highland.
destroying a large amount Of property
and injuriDg a number OF persons.
The house and barn Of John Nelson
were saruck and completely demol-
ished, broken timbers being carried
hundreds of feet. Mr.. Nelson and
his wife were blown out of the house
along with tho flying timbers, and
both were seriously but not fatally
injured.
Bed quilts and dresses belonging to
Mrs Nelson were found in a pond four
miles from the scene of the accident.
Huge timbers we're also found stuck up
III the mountains some distance away.
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