The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-20
A STORMY SEASON .
a Brilliant Electrical Display Sat
urdey Night
FOLLOWED BYE SIEGE OF SHOWERS.
A Rainy sunday Spells tho Day at the
Park--vivid Lightning At a Dis
lance, and a Trenlendous Rainstorm
Which DO No Damage in or Near
the CITY.

There was one Of the most peculiar
storms ever witnessed here about 8
o'clock Saturday night For an hour or
SO before there had been almost a con-
slant blaze OF lightning in the south
and southwest on the hotiSon, but NO
sound was audible. Overhead the sly
was blue and the stars bright. In q mo
ment the densest Of black clouds COW
cred everything. and gale which was
almost a cyclone sprang up and contin-
uedwith scarcely varying internally for
some time. Boxes and barrels were
rolled around anda fewslgns suffered,
butno damage to spess. Stwss. done.
Vivid lightning was almost constant,
the southern half Of the sky being
lighted up by fash after Haah, while in
the east there was a beautiful electrical
display Of jigged streams Of flame. The
thunder was for the most part distant,
though loud. 1t was supposed ter
rife storm was raging Somewhere in
Ohio and another in Pennsyl vania.
When the storm came up the streets
were literally packed with people, but
in five minutes the eideRalks we're
almost deserted. NH''.s
Shortly after most Of the storm blew
over a light shower fell, and later in the
night an old.fashionedo dfenchingra rain
prevailed for some time. sifH'
The lightning made things lively ia
10 TI,afAS. t.AW N.,k.t n
A man was kept busy at the switch
board keeping things adjusted so as to
obyiate danger from the flow OF the
fluid.
Yesterday babe fair to be one OF the
prettiest days Of the season. The sun
rose unobscured by cloud, and though
the morning was warm, pleasant
breeze tempered the atmosphere de-
ilightfully. The Elm Grove motor line
was well patronized even in the morn
ing, the people evidently having made
up their minds to take a whole. day of
and spend it in the country. The !
o'clock motors we're absolutely packed,
and at half past crowd had gathered,
at the station, waiting for the 2 o'clock
train. Just about this time,a black
cloud, which had been gathering in the
west, spread out rapidly toward the
south, and at quarter to. 2 o'clock be-
gan to empty itself For fifteen min
utes the rain came down in torrents,
and in a very short time the cross
streets and Market and Main became
veritable rivers. The rain was
over in a quarter OF an hour, and five
minutes afterward the sun was OUT
shining bright. The motor station was
deserted, but a 8 o'clock train went
out to the park with pretty good load
on. rsn.aos aiI
When the down.pour began there was
q lively scattering at the park, aud the
dancing pavilion, the restaurant and all
places OF shelter were in. brisk demand
The sun came out warm aud bright and
the fine breeze blowing soon dried the
grass. There were no indications OF ul-
terror designs on the part ,,ot Jupiter,
Pluvius, but at 4:45 o'clock the sky.
again began to water, and the weather
then continued disagreeable. The 8,
o'clock train carried of this. ast visitors
to the park, and the day, which began
so auspiciously for the association,
ended in disaster. Superintendent
Weisgerbor figured that the Wheeling
4 Elm Grove lost about $500 through
the rain.
For those desiring an outing the day
OF course was disagreeble, but the rain
was q godsend, nevertheless, cooling asst
did the air, which for the last few days