Daily Republican., 1890-06-07
VIOLENT sTORMS.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED By
LIGHTNING.
,.,. Of Life ut Various "oinss--ssrloua
,,,s,f.reuce with Isniiroad Trxf-
hc-ranie nj hsase nsii
Ground.

r,rrsprRd, Pa, june 0.-During .
teavy ,Auud.r storm iliis morning the
,os.ofice building ut GoH. Pa, war
,,r,ck by lightning and completely de-
mn lsbei, and Postmaster Henry was
..r,ausly but not istally injured. A.
Isrru,un Pa, tho bell tower ot tho
Cumbenaad Presbyterian Church was
,,ruck aud demOlished, but NO one Was
bnri In this city tho storm was very
Ieayy, but no serious damage was re-
ported.
AwoNAN KILLED By LionTNINo.
RuApISa, Pa, June 6.-Mrs. Lewis
Bechtel, aged 40 years. vile OF Promi.
lent farmer rear Boyertown, this county,
vas struck by lightning aud instantly
Killed this AFTERNOON. The hired girl,
M,ry Williams, WAS also severely
burned. several other members OF the
nuily seated near their mother escaped.
The null followed u metallic clotheeline
nom the yard and jumped of, tho cur
not striking the unfortunate woman In
" neck, aud psssiug down her back.
M body was badly blisiered and her
Abthing partially burned. ln this ci,y
The storm was unusually severe; the
t,tee,s were flooded, aud several build
ira, including st. paul's Reformed
CEurch Was slightly damaged By light
Ming.
AnEAyY STORM AT AsBuRY PARK.
AsBugy PARK, N. j., June Ca ter.
riic raiu .to.m, accompanied BY thunder
Ald lightning, ragged along the coast to-
nieht Streets became impaSsable. A
large barn on the Hendrckson farD,
,e,r Hszet, was struck by lightning
.n,l entirely destroyed BY tire with It's
loutents.
CLoupnURsT AT wAvERLY.
TLMlRA, N. Y, June 6.-The most
terrific thunder storm oi tho year pre-.
vailed here yesterday afternoon and last
evening Tie house OF Jas. A. Ward
nes struck by lightning and burned. AT
Wnyerly there was eioudburst, and
lte streets and many cellars were
Hooded, doing much damage. The Erie
tracks were also covered for time. An
Erie passeurer train was caught in
he ttoim below Wayerly, and
itt passengers were greatly - terri
Nd BY the unprecedented severity
u the hail storm which prevailed.
Al Learysvllle. Pa, ten COWS on
a. Stevens farm were kil cd by light
h,ng while standing under u tree. bilas
aegg, q farmer, who lived near Nichols,
n. u, was killed by lightning while
tseking shelter under tree.
hrLooD AT LANCASTER, N. Y.
LANCASTER, N. Y, Juns 6.-'rhe food
las been extensive here. One house wa,
swept into the GEEK. All lowlauds are
covered, all the creeks be pg over III. i II
banks. Many ANAL bridges hav
swept away. There was a blockade o
trAins hero yesterday.
A SEVERE STORM At WILSON.
WILSON, ~ T., Jnne GA rain and
alec' r'cal storm Of unusual severity
struck this place about 8 o'clock We'd
nssday morning, and. continuing fol
several hours. did great dsmase. Aboul
thirty feet OF the Rome, Watertown And
Osdensburg rosdbed, nile west o
hare, was washed out, preventing tile
passage Of trains.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.
LEWISTON, N. T., June 0.-Duriur
The ttorm Wednesday, night Mr.. Earl's
vacant house, on the Ridge road, was
ufuck by lightning and burned to the
ground. Hayward's extensive bsrps, OF
ife same road, were destroyed,
STRUCK DY LIGHTNING.
CHARLRsros, W. Va, June 6.-Lipbt.
sstg did some terrible work a. tho
Hoheer Coal Works, SIX miles above
Via city, at 0 o'clock this morning. Dur
tug heavy storm = stroke OF lightning
Muck tho eoinpany's barn. killing Tom
Hicks, stable boss.
u MASSACHUSETTS AND CONN Rcr1c,rr
BOSTON, June 0. - Heavy thunder
goims are reported yesterday and to-day
ssa s,. vai US outlying portions OF this
ee e ahu connecticut. At Pittsfield.
Z. naa,, lsst night a street car was struck
tyHsWbins. One Vi tho horses was
s.,n sMeu and tue other prostrsted. The
Ns nv. Mss rendered uncc nscious. All
s.s,pAIogers s.s,s were thrown from tn .ir
-" and more or less bruised.
fAsIt AT A BASE BALL GRouNps.
~. .S;.LstkLANp, o, June CA heavy
H. Sa,sin s"lin with lightning and thunder
s,o'er A., an Tue city at 4 o'clock yestvr-
NJ. AFTERNOON. .e1 Hall rs large 40 Hickory
\ NJ, ,,,' .ua IN several instances 5lf inches
s,,aa. s,,aasu'ilefence, riddlod trees, shattered
s.uoH \. glass, and did other damage. Al
Lsann.o noauus Of the Players Base Ball
:. ssue lhe lightning struck . dsestair
49, ~ Riahd s'asd, and three or four
.,aota o.s we're Frustrated BY the shock, A
In ne a.ler 'le first stroke Q second one
d, " ,, 'ae srass of the di.mopd, and
ssu ,,htoioughly ,t frightened spectators
'-'h Almost thrown into panic.
BARN WRECKED.
M. s".,'..iAls,hARRE. Pa, June 6-Lieht-
NIL '9ueE No. barn of the Pennsyl-
iish, iih oeal Company at Pittston Iast
~ tn.o fofiy mules we're in the barn at
khoo, a eut all except three were saved
lriIs,~ W ton. of hay were burned. The
~, sss,'as Is total wreck. wild excite
sSs prevailed, while the mules be-
III, .s.sd s.azed with fright and almost un-
Ksuns,. The loss 10 $1,000 partly
>. ATLANTIC City via Psnnsgrovs.
NV Nj Il, ?, puar route to Atlantic Cny By
ssr, 'srsey .ay and Wilmington Ferry. Deia.
NJ y, anu West jersey rail roada 8, IN nrs,