The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-18
BY A MIGHTY WIND.
Damage Caused in Many Pennsyl-
,vania Towns. ..."
TREES STRIPPED OF THEIR FRUIT.

Houses Unroofed, Fences Carried
Away and Telephone Poles Pros
tratcd-Mrs. David A. Jones, of
MinersvilIe, ParaIyzed from the
Shock-VaIuab1e Cattle Killed.
READING, Pa, June 1S.-A hail and
wind storm Of unusual severity passed
over portion OF Berks county. At
Bernville several farm houses were
struck by lightning and slight damage
done. AL around Bernville hail fell as
large as shellbarks, and some of the
fields were covered to the depth of sew
eral inches, while the country presented
a winter scene. Trees were uprooted,
telephone poles prostrated and fences
carried away, and apple and other trees
stripped of their fruit and cornhelds de-
vastated. The wind was terrific, and
carried everything before it. The track
of the storm was only about half mile
wide, but it traversed several townships,
doing great damage to the crops.
The shedding at the Amityville church
was lifted up and carried some forty
feet, 1t was completely destroyed. A
number Of barns and other buildings
were unroofed.
Not a Farm Escaped
Trees were uprooted in ever, 1irec-
ton. Not farm in the vicinity of
Amityville escaped. On the farm Of ex-
County Commissioner Samuel G. Hat
field, in Douglass township, the storm
was also very severe. Several of his
buildings were upset, and trees were
blown down. In Amity and Douglass
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ground and lie strewn over the fields.
The rain fell in sheets, washing out
corn and potato fields. There was also
considerable damage caused by hail.
Near Douglasville, this county, barns
belonging to John Boyer, John Glass
and several others were unroofed, Trees
were uprooted and fences scattered
broadcast. Near Fountain Springs two
cows were killed by lightning.
In Northampton County.
EAsToN, Pa, June 19.-During the
storm in parts of Northampton county,
trees were uprooted, fences leveled and
growing grain prostrated. At jackson
Valley, N. j., James Yawger was seri-
ously injured by lightning, and one of
his horses was killed.
Peter Smith, neighbor, was severely
injured by lightning, and had two horses
killed. George Thomas, of near Karrs-
vile, was slightly injured by lightning
and had horse killed. Charles Thomp-
son, Of Stewartsville, had COW killed
by lightning. The storm down in that
section was severe. Rain fell in tor
rents, and hail came as large as she'll
barks.
ASHLAND, Pa, June 18.-This section
was visited by the storm, which lasted
almost an hour, tearing up trees and
doing considerable other damage The
lightning struck barbed wire fence at
Fountain Spring, killing two valuable
cows belonging to Elias Dornsife,
Another which was standing near by,
was thrown clear over the fence, but re-
ceiyed only slight injuries.
Paralyzed by the Lightning.
MINERsvI4LE, Pa, June 1s. = The
storm which passed over this place did
considerable damage. Trees were
splintered by the lightning, and citizens
were terror stricken. The wife of David
A. Jones was rendered unconscious by
an electric shock, and is lying in par
alyzed condition. She was closing q
window when there was heavy clap of
thunder and she fell to the floor. The
attending physicians entertain hopes for
her recovery.
SCRANTON, June 1s,-Howard NJ.
Noble, prominent Wayne county far
mer, while sitting i'll the hallway of his
home at Damascus watching the heavy
flashes of lightning during a thunder
storm, was struck by an electric bolt and
instantly killed.