Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-16
LOCAL MATTERS.
EVENING, JULY 16.
sgyGRE ELEcTRIcAL sToRMs.-Sir then-

SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM5.-SlH than-
a., storne passed over this city and vicloi-
- Yesterday evening and last night. Dur
mo me early part OF the day the weather
ns6 been excessively warm, but between
nne and two O'Clock huge slate-colored
c1ond slowly rose In the northwestern heav-
ana and soon refreshing shower set In. &C
o1masaied by some thunder and lightning,
<rTIeb. however, was By no means appaii-
me c I'D soon spent Itself, but this
,s3 buo prelude TO what was 20 follow,
an nour later another c9pioua RAIN
- N.tn thunder and lightning, set In ana
n-,,ir us,i at intervals until nearly e O'Clock.
- naf an hour later omtGous-!ookiug
ii ,sefe ggaiG looming up from every
- ~ ne compass Ths wind IN this
,1aorGos3 was from me northwest and
y roa--es Of clouds were DeiIg waited
.,d the SOU hesat, while In tue latter
-. contrary current was ceuoiOS sable
49, 70 caase escn other ID an opposite
".,crIon These yspof-iaden bodies 5000
.nd iormad ciosely-pacSed cloud as
- - - INK, and seemingly go close
~ me earth as TO slmcst touch trees and
bonses. The wind soon shifted to the
sonfh8est aud hut few minutes had
aL....eG before the Opaque, rumblDg mass
49, ,..c7ed this oity. The rain fel! in tor
Ie1ts aud ne lightning Fl ished most wildly,
fo9reG by crashing, rafting thunder, the
ras p or ,gNcn made SQUAD SO though
hunlred- Of carloads CT cobpe-stonee we're
h. .,umpeli simu tame ously from some ele-
v..t5r into tbs sireets. q lull soon follow
% 5ut for e short time Only. About oark
th- form SCI 10 again with renewed fury.
Tire ectIicsi dis?iay was sc grand and
sw,-.rsDirinR ~ before, vivid II .she5 o.:
nrata!ny rending the clopda and li!umlHat'
inn n.e skv. Gha crashing sad roar OF
he4yo. : artillery Trs appa'liDg, and per-
vcc.uess SAD aoxety were manifested Ia
ma. voc csu asa gotaipg grand Do7 cub
lure l.. = sag ~ tbe clements. Later the
stoe-n saJrdel; Fnd 5he rain seti.aG dave to
9 rr,72ie wh GU CONTINUED for tao or tires
Sn5fs 30 ~ eieve0 cialock the moor
f,rcaI aer wsy through The 1ancPy which
b,;; so- 5curs prevented he 5s.ies from AL
i,t ~, tbe aactn Tas .en. nesEtuse IVES more
,,,eeeert :Sis mcrnjDg, though the weather
n, seer th.as tenin8 thranshout the day.
De.,s2 tce ssorm egtiab ragged just bsforo
ARK gasr tbs taundes and lightning we're
mos, spsl ioe the electric hniG made sew
ercl 3escec - the earth. a sentiiator or
tn tuI'gng Ds5d By ths Alexandria tertii-
IN company on j ftSoSS stieGt' oot 's0@I
F.,-isz 4as Lee s,reets, was struck and
<e9c&el II. In tae southwestern portion
,.,,s c.ty - .igt tni1g struck in seTcrel
, Ger q t1ee on Ailej street, between
@ aad Gitbou vas a,rlck aud
u d. sd g &C o.ei woman naLned
WI MS, wno was waking near by
was knocked down ty yne check aud
srupleG. Two youths, Join Kelly and
sdo Whentieg, who were also In cloae
prox ,dty 10 tire tree, received severe shocks.
Toe SOFT which destroyed the tree leaped
into me yard OF Mr. Charles o. Supple
aud visited . limb from peach tree.
Mr.. & R0ward and Mr.. f. Keen, who were
sitting in their houses near by, we're stunned
by the same discharge. The house of Mr..
Henderson. on south Patrick street, was
struck by another bolt, and Mics Penn, who
wss .herein, Yves stunned. Mr.. Sul'iVan's
r.s'Gan2e ou Gibbon street, between Henry
and Fsyette, vac also struck, snd Dsrt oil the
back aorcb Knocked do~p. Mrs Zones, who
va 81 Der home, on Patrick street, between
Wilkes snd GioooD. WAS seriously shocked
by TIL lightning which struck near where
she ~s. sitting. The corner OF Mr. James
Good store ca upper Duke street, was also
STRUCK snd the window glsss smashed. Sew
eral other muor accidents from the light
ming ero reported, but fortunately nobody
wss ee-icu is hurs, mo- Eas any copslders-
bic donaee done.