New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-19
DAMAGE WROUGHT By THE STORM.
THE WORK OF LIGHTNING IN NEwJERsEY-
SEVERAL ILLINOIS TOWNS REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY.


Asburv Park July 1s lspeciaD.-A terrific rain
storm, prevailed along this section Of the NewIersey
coast last night. Lightning cut the electric-hght
wires al CoOkman-aye. and leck-st, both enos drop
ping down into the roadway. team OF horses owned
by James OHagan stepped on one OF The pieces ana
the shock knocked both OF the anlHdIs uo"H anu
nearly killed one of them.
Rclmar y j. Jnv Il (Special).-The house OF Rus
sell Brown in Twclfh-ave.. est. was struck by
lightning last night. demoshing the chimney ana tear
Ing of the gable end Of the building.
sprinc Lake Beach, y. j., July Il (SpecaD.-Ihe
new barn of John Gaskin, wealthy farmer hVlhs
two miles west Of Spring Lake Beach was struck by
lightning last night and burned 10 the ground IL
was the largest barn in this section OF Ne"-JerscN
and was completed only four weeks ago IL wtS lleu
with hay and grain. The loss was $1,000 t" @''ooo'
BordentOwn y. J.. July 1S:-The storm last nigh'
struck the Fish House, on the lne OF inc A"'pS
Division Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a short dis
tance from Camden. and tore of the rooi oi hceNoN
d Hatch Brothers brick factory. number OF trees
were blown over the tracks Of the railroad Passengers
on the first up train had 70 help remove the trees
before the train could proceed number OF western
Union Telegraph poles were blown down, cutting on
all telegraphc communication between BOdehtoWh anu
Camden.
Princeton. v J.. July 1s.-A terrific wind and ralr
storm with vivid lightning and hailNtone' as large d.
hickory nuts did great damage about Princeton last
night Many large and valuable tree, are down
Roofs were carried Of and cllmneys demolished Inc
telegraph and telephone wires were broken. ana To-
DAY a big force Of men clearing the way. Coiohe
stockton's large hay barn wa, blown over ana dc
stroyed bit fortunately the live stock escaped Tie
farmers will suffer greatly in the toss Of hay, gram
fences and building. The loss j, far greater thah al
first reported from the rural districts and the damage
will amount u thousands OF dollars.
Peoria H.. July 15.-Thc damage Ly last nlghi s
wind storm is slight. 4 freight car was blown from
The track and a man named Frank Weston wa, allied
Lake Erie and Western train coming inlO t1s tN
was struck by the wind AT Bridge Junction, ana ono
car was whipped ont Of the train aud sm1ohcn 70 piece
coach containing about dozen passengers "do over
turned and hurled down an emDanhment ScVefal
people injured ~
ii was IumOTed here that the towns Of Green NaHcN
Oh the line OF the Peoria, Decatur and EvdiSNc, anu
Morton, on the santa Fc, were swept away. Iclc
graphic communication with those places was shul
OF by storm. The tornado travelled toward Pchlh
and messages from there saT that II approached tIlc
outskirts OF the city and suddenly - the clouds
disappearing from view. II reported that seven
men Killed by the destruction Of brick yard at
Westerly. At late hour IL Is known that great dam
age has been done across the river, and men have
gone 10 investigate. yellow spot similar 10
The from which the funnel hung was DOticcd 10 the
1orth Of the cy today, and II is thought the towns
,f LacOn and Henry have suffered from the storm.