Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
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inRs Burned and Lives Lost.
PHnADEnAHIA, July ia severe wind
storm accompanied by q heavy fall o
rain and thunder and lightning, passed
over this city about O'Clock, this even
ing. Considerable damage was done /,
property in the upper section of the cit,
by the wind, which blew perfect hurri
cane. The schooner Nellie and Matte Of
Trenton, N. j.. lying at Allegheny ave.
nue. wharf, was blown out into the stream
and cRpsized in the channel. There was
one man on board when she went over,
and he was rescued with considerable
difficulty by some men who went in q
small boat to his assistance.
A number OF houses were unroofed.
The trees fell at Franklin avenue and
Orleans street, crushing small frame
store. The roof of the street car stable
at Allegheny avenue and Belgrade street
was blown of. A portion of it fell on a
Bridesburg car, killing one of the horses.
Fortunately none of the passengers was
injured.
HAVOC BY LIGHTNING AT cHElTER.
CHEsrER, Pa, July 1.-THE storm
which passed over this city this evening
was unusually severe. Lightning burned
out most OF the telephones and did con-
siderable damage to trees and buildings.
A large stable on the farm OF Nathan
Penneil, about mile below here, was
struck and burned to the ground.
BIG FACTORY BLOWN DOWN.
FAsToN, Pa, July 1.-THE worst wind
hail and rain storm that every visited this
section OF the Lehigh valley broke shortly
after o'clock this afternoon. The new
agricultural works at Hellertown were
blown down, and John Freeman of Free.
msnsburg, who was spending his vacation
there, was instantly killed by flying
timbsra.
LIGHTNING FIRED BARN.
LANsDALE, Jnly 1T.-About 7.30 this
evening terrific thunder and hail storm
passed over this borough, flooding tbs
streets to an impossible condition.
Lightning struck the barn Of John Glenn
mer, and the flames entirely destroyed it.
HAILsToNEs AS LARGE AS EGGS
ASHLAND, PA, July 1T.-This town was
visited this evening by a rain and hail
storm the like of which has never been
seen here before. Hailstones to the sizs
OF hens eggs fell and broke every window
on the north side Of every building in
town. Houses were unrooted and fruit
crops In the farming villages entirely
destroyed. The loss to property holders
at this place and in the vicinity will ex
coed $4,000.
FIBED BIG BARN.
Look HAVEN, Pa, July 17.-During a
heavy thunderstorm this evening barn
on the farm of William B. Hanns, near
WI ekr hx IN
burned, with all It's contents, including
this years crop Of hay and grain. 1t was
partially insured.
GREAT DAMAGE AT READING.
READING, Pa, July IA furious
rain storm, accompanied by thunder and
lightning. passed over this section to-
night. In Reading NO particular damage
was done. ALI the telephone wires are
down, and from all that can be gathered
the damage In the country districts was
considerable. Hay and straw stacks were
carried away and growing crops suffered.
GREAT DAMAGE FROM WIND.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, July IA violent
rain and wind storm passed over this CITY
between and 6 O'Clock this afternoon.
The brick stack Of the Barbour thread |
mill, 229 feet high, was blown down,
falling on the engine house, partly de- |
molishing it. The roofs wore blown off |
OF the houses Of Senator Henninaer. Levi |
Rottenstine, Charles Rottenstine, Charles |
Wilienbeehef, Mrs. James Keick and |
David Merkle. The new brick house OF |
the Rev. j. q. Blism was partly demol- |
ished and the frame house of Edward |
Lockwood was overturned. The roof OF |
O. A. Dcrhey & Co.'s furniture factory |
was doubled up and the scatfolding Of |
the new Lehigh Valley station was car
ried away and many other buildings
were slightly damaged. Trees in every |
part Of the city were torn and uprooted. |
Eight large shade trees along the court
house and the yards of Judge Albright
and William 6ainey were broken off or |
uprooted. Nearly all the telephone and |
electric Light wires are Frustrated and |
telegraph poles and wires are badly dam
aged along the railroads.
HOUSES uNRooFED AT TRENTON,
TRENTON, N. J.,July IA destructive
storm Of wind, hail, rain aud lightning
visited this city this afternoon, unroofinV a I
number Of houses and making havoc
with the foliage. Michael Oorcorsn and
Louis bchtegei, who took refuge under a
tree when the storm came, were struok nv
lightning and killed. Four persons we're
stunned and felled to the ground at the
baseball grounds.
HEAVY WIND AND RAIN.
NYAcK, N. ", July 1.-THE moat
violent thunder storm of the season swept
down this part of the lower Hudson
valley early this evening, accompanied
by terrific wind from the northwest
which Dame almost In the form OF tor
nado. Things that were movable were
swept along the streets and sidewalks BY
tho wind, and travel was almost entirely
suspended for some time. The mercurv
went down with great rRpidity, bat it had
not reached as high point here as it had
In many places.
HOUSES AND CHURCH DAMAGED.
ERIE, Pa, July IA friehtful tor.
lado, travelling with desfeninp roar
CROSSED the lake and struck the town OF
Hirard to-day. In addition to demolish.
ing large number of buildings it nm.
rooted the Presbyterian church. Thon.
sands of trees were destroyed on the b lis
and in the forests.
CYCLONE WRECKS A RAILROAD TRAIN,
PEORIA, Ill, July IA small cyclone
Visited the country Just across the river
from this city at O'Clock this afternoon,
wreoking freight train, tearing down
trees and small buildings. One man
named Emerson of Auburn, N. ", was
struek by lightning while running from
the Cyclone and was inntsntly killed.
Much damage was done to crops, fences,
and timber
KILLED BY AN ELEcrR1oAL BOLT.
CLEVELAND, o., July ia special
from Norfolk, o., says: "a violent wind
and rain storm struck Monroevllle, this
county, at 6 O'Clock tonight, doing
terrible damage. lightning struck OFF,