The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-06-19
DISASTROUS FIRE.
a New Jersey Summer Resort
Burned.
FOUR HUNDRED HOUSES CONSUMED.
Awful Lightning at st. LOuis-OBe Girl
Killed and Three InIured-FataE Light
ming in the Vicinity of Pitts
burGh, Pa

NEWARK. n. J., June 1.-THE noted
summer resort, Seabright, n. j., was
visited by disastrous fire last night,
which reduced to ashes the large pOr-
ton of the town. 400 buildings being
burned and several hundred families
rendered homeless. The loss was $780,
600.
The fire broke out in a livery stable
on River street and soon a large pOr-
ton of the southern part of Sea bright
was in flames. Women and children
ran through the streets crying and
wringing their hands in frantic man
ner, while the men aided the fremen to
stop the flames
At late hour the fire was believed to
be under control The sections burned
over extend from the Shrev sbury river
to the ocean to the point where the
Jersey Southern road crosses Ocean
avenue.
Among the buildings burned were the
post Office, Seabright and POpenger's
hotels, the Methodist church. the school
house and buildings occupied by the
New Jersey Telephone and a steamboat
company and part of the OctagOn hotel.
Many people lost all and are home
less and penniless. Many of the
wealthy cottagers and the hotels which
escaped destruction have thrown open
their houses.
1iberately threw a lighted match on a
bale of hay in the stable which ignited.
The flames spread with great raPidity
to the adjoining buildings on Ocean
avenue, and by l o'clock more than 400
buildings were consumed. No lives
were lost
AN AWFUL FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
ST. LOUIS, June 17.-During a severe
storm which came up between l and ,
o'clock yesterday afternoon some
twenty-five picniclzers were huddled to-
gether in an clubhouse in Forest Park
near the police station for protection
from the rain which came down in tor
rents They had scarcely got inside the
building when there was a sharp
flash of lightning, and then shriel1s and
means and cries for help issued from
the building in which the people
had cOngregated to escape the storm S
fury. A wild scene of confusion fol-
lowed and policemen hurried to the
scene. Nearly all of the occupants OF
the clubhouse We're more or less injured,
one being killed and three very serious
ly injured. Following is a list of casu-
nlties:
Miss Sadie Macarthur, aged 10 years.
dead.
Mrs. Lizzie Golden, badly injured
Miss Kate Bender, burned and other
wise seriously hurt
Miss Laura Beauclerie, seriously in
iured-
All the injured were taken home and
medical assistance summoned. None
of them are fatally injured
LIGETNING's WORK ABOUT PITTSBURGH.
PIrTsBURGH, Pa, June 1.-THE high
thermometer reached at 3 o'clock yes
terday was 81 at O'Clock, when storms
in the surrounding districts rapidly
lowered the temperature. Many cases
of prostration occurred, but one being
fatal
Reports from all sections indicate
q severe electrical storm. At Alliance,
O., A Barnhardt, while blowing, was
struck by lightning and killed In But
Ter county a boy received an electric
bolt and was killed Near Emlenton
Clarence Ashburgh was struck and
killed and several derriclxs throughout
the oil country were struck and burned.