Evening journal., 1892-06-28
ECHOES FROM ms STORM.
Lightning stunned a Number of People and
the Rain CAUSED Great Damages.

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Great damage was done in the western
part Of the city by yesterday afternoons
storm, full description of which appeared
in the EVENING JOURNAL of yesterday
Probably the worst sufferers were the
morocco firm of Fred Blumenthal &
Co. Their factory on Front, Reed and
Monroe Streets was flooded. On Reed
street the water arose to their windows
and run in, eXtinguishing the fires in the
furnaces. This put a stop 20 all work
The beam house was also flooded and
water covered the floors 20 the depth of
three or four inches. Nearly all of the
houses on Reed street between Monroe
and Adams were deluged. At the foot
OF Chestnut street or Maryland avenue
all traffic was for time suspended as
the water was waist deep
The water filed the cellar Of John
Crimes house at Chestnut and Monroe
streets and in a few minutes the first
floor was under water This was also
the case Of several other houses in the
neighborhood The sewer ON Monroe
street between Chestnut and Front. was
too small to hold such an amount of
water
People living in this vicinity were
startled during the storm by hearing o
terrific roar, which seemed to come from
under the ground, and to see the iron
plates that cover the manholes fly Off
There were three of these and from
each one a stream of water shot into the
air as high as a mans head This made
more water in this already flooded dis
trict and the fires of Tatnall a Bro 3
mill on Maryland avenue. were extin
guished Magarity's old coal yard was
transformed into a small lake, and as
soon as the rain ceased a number OF boys
were in swimming there
As soon as possible after the storm
worlmcn were engaged moving the
skins from the flooded parts of Blumen
thals factory and the Weccacoe engine
was at work pumping the water from the
engine room. The loss there and in
other parts Of the city will be about
/ $1,000
The loss in all parts of the city win
/ probably amount 20 $40, 600 The largest
losers are the morocco firm of Blumen.
| thai & Co., Joseph H. Good, coal merchant,
John q. Baker, morocco manufacturer
The residents along Fifth street suffered
a loss of 81 250 A number Of other res.
idents suffered light losses.
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120 snd 122 West Fifth street gave wax
during the storm and flooded the houses
Mrs. Margaret Murray who occupies on,
of the houses, was nearly drowned wher
rescued.
William Lewis, a baggage-mastor OF
train No. 81 over the r.. w. * b. rail
troad, was struck by the lightning whill
at Claymont He was not dangerousll
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and Mrs Joseph G. Martin were al
stunned by the lightning. Dr. /. A
kittinger was summoned 10 at
tend Mrs. Martin He found he
in very weak condition after being un
conscious for fully five minutes Nearl.
all the railroad telegraph lines were rem
were so badly damaged by the storn
Manager Mehaffey stated this morning
that he hoped TO have the entire servic
i'm working order by tonight as the sys
tenn is not badly crippled.
Outside the City.
The barn of Reuben Satterthwaite d
Stanton was struck by lightning A ma
in the employ of Mr.. Satterthwaite wa
milking at the time and was ladi
stunned, while the COW was killed.
A house at Elsmere, belonging {
Heald q Co., was also struck. About 81
feet of weather boarding and as niue
plaster was damaged
The train on the Landenberg branc
due in this city at 230 o'clock, w,
stopped just beyond the city limits 10 r
move cross ties from the track Whe
the train arrived at Market street sti
tion long planhs bad to be used in &c
ting the passengers from the cars to th
depot.
At Brandywine Springs the excursio
grove was flooded and a number of on
buildings and foot bridges across Hyc
run. Several gulleys were washed OF
also.
In Chester the wind, rain and lightnin
, played havoc with trees, telephone vine
buildings and cellars The tent Of Gil
bonss circus was torn apart by the win
and the benches inside overturned. a
p audience of many children and a fe
) adults had escaped but a few seconds b
= fore and many of the performers wei
+ obliged TO seek shelter i'm the immcdiai
neighborhood School Director Donal
] sons house was struck on the cornic
r and a kissing ball of fire fell in the His
S School grounds Water flooded the Iii
s cola and Madison Mills and rcnder'
5 them imperative.