The sun., 1890-07-18

Trenton-DRmaEe on Long Island,
SOUTH BETHLEHEM. July 17-One OF the
most destructive storms that has visited this
section in years passed across tho Lehigh VAL
ley this afternoon. 1t lasted an hour, in
which time several lives were lost many pco-
ple injured. and a great amount OF property
destroyed. Rain foil In sheets and tho wind
blow with cyclonic violence. Reports from all
tho surrounding country tell OF great destruc-
tion. At Hellertown the new agricultural
works were struck BY lightning and de-
nolshed. John Freeman was killed by
falling timbors and five other work
men badly hurt, thrco fatally. Along
the North Pennsylvania road the telegraph
line was demolished, and trees three feet In
circumference were broken and thrown across
the tracks, delaying trafl!c. Stacks OF hay and
grain wore caught up and carried along and
in ono field In sancon valley two horses were
hurled under mass OF hay AMI sufroca 3D.
Many houses here were unroofed, and in West
bethlehem q large new school house was
struck by the wind and demolished.
Between hore anL Allentown the storm
.us n swath IL quarter OF q mile wide through
tho mountain. swapping of tho th!ckcst trees
and carrying them along At Allentown. Bar
bour's thread works wero demolished and
many houses were unroofed
TRENTON. July ia severe storm OF wind
rain. and hail broke over this city at 500
o'clock this afternoon. In every part of the
city damage was done to buildings and
trees While the storm was nt Its height
two men were killed. by lightning. They
we're Michael Corcoran and Louis SchleCel.
iron workers employed In Cooper 4 Hewitt's
mill They ha been rowing on tho Delaware.
and fearing that their boat would bo capsi2ed
pulled to n spot on the Pennsylvania side Of
the stream known ms Fairview Point There
they took shelter under Il tall maple tree. The
lightning was continuous and vivid. and bolt
struck ;hcm,
The roofs of more than twenty houses IN the
upper part OF tho city were blown of. and 800
trees were blown down. Clinton avenue, n
fashionable street In the First ward, looks as II
n tornado had swept through it. Iron and
wooden fences in front OF the lawns are wreck
cd and huge trees ara down Tho lightning
Knocked n great pane of plate glass out of the
main corridor door Of the State House.
Among the tricks played by the wind yas
one which brought grief to Thomas Tram a
state street ,ewsller The pnst swennino
n'"'' eteo" !o"e'oi' NO Eusl' s"eepihR
through that street. picked UP two OF his show
cases. containing silverware and fancy goods,
ellAsneu 'I.e c"Ses' anu seat1e,eu 'ne Rooas IN
every direction. castor and an ice pitcher
town 00' VI
'C%ni prI, ,nr,pu,, 1r,v ia soror, n,,,
storm, aecompauIed bv a heavy fall Of ra,n and
thunder and iishtRing' pasted over this city
damage was done TO property in the upper
section ~ the citv br tba ,vtud wh,ch hiam hpp'a
perfect hurricane. The schooner Nellie and
Matte OF Trenton. " j. lying at Allegheny
avenue wharf, was blown out into tho stream
ana capszed in tho channel. There was one
man on board when she went over. and he was
rescued WIN aiIncutY oy some men VINO wont
In small boat TO his assistance.
A nun number Of houses were unroo'ed. Two
uoes 'ea AZ it"nMI'tu .,, , n'ehuo anu dreams
Of the street car Stable nt Allechapv arsnma U me-
and neI,rodo stroot wos blow ~ uor.ton
uuu belSraue street was p4o"h Oh. a portion
OF 1t fell on a BrIdesburG car. killing one OF the
horses. Fortunately mono OF the passengers
uora iriurod
"o'o inCu'eu'
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, July l7.-DurinG q heavy
thunder storm this evening a barn on the
struck by lightning and burned, with all its
STRHn'S s2RH including this years crop Of hay and
READING "a. July IA furious rain storm,
accompanied Gy thunder and lightning. passed
ticular damage was done. All the telephone
wires are down. and from all that can be
carried away and growing crops suffered.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. July ia violent rain and
wind win storm st3 passed over this city between I
barbour thread mill, 300 feet high was blown
down; falling on tho engine house partly de-
molishng IL, The roofs were blown OF OF the
houses ot Senator HennnGer. Levi Rotten
Rsoher. Mrs; James keick. and David MeTkie
Tho new brick house Of the Rev. j. G. Blem
was partly demolished. and the frame house
OF Edward Lockwood was overturned. Tho
roof Of G. a. Dorhcy 4 Co.'S furniture factory
was doubled up and tho scaffoldinR OF the
new Leh!eh Valley depot was carried away
and many other buildings wore slightly dam
aged. Treos in every part of the city were up-
rooted. Eight largo shade trees along the |
Court House and the yards OF Judge Albright
and William Hnnov were broken Off or up- |
rooted. Nearly all the telephone and electric |
light wires arc prGsirated. and telegraph poles |
and wires are badly damaged along tho rail-
roads.
LAEsDALE. Pa, Jaly l7-This evening rer- |
rife thunder and hail storm passed over this |
borough. flooding tho streets to an impassable |
condition. lightning struck the barn OF John |
Clemmer and tho DANES entirely destroyed il. |
Several other fires are in sight In various drec-
ttons. Passengers on trains from Bethlchcm |
say they saw four lres between that place and |
Lansdalo.
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