The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-28

lnelEhDOfhoOd OF %, 600. The cellar, OF
storeroom, contained $4,000 worth or
skins, which were more or less dam
aged by the water.
The houses OF John orme, John
Nogofski, John McGovern, James
Row, James Kelly Frank Shultz and
Louis Kohl, on Monroe street, below
the factory, were flooded. The loss
will reach $25 u house.
The vicinity OF Front and Monroe
streets Yas sight, as the different per-
sons wore busy working Hike beavers
and looking like drowned rats carry
ing their household goods fro M their
houses to places OF safety.
The cellar of John G. Bakers moroc-
GO factory, No. 703 East Fifth street,
was flooded, and the damage sustained
lis considerable.
The Wilmington Transfer stables on
East Fourth street near Spruce, were
Hooded several feet.
At the middle depot the damage
Sustained to property was slight. al
though the water filled the streets
Railway station sustained a loss OF
nearly $1,000 by having three arma-
lures burnt out by the lightning. and
two motors on the cars were also
burnt out.
The Western Hotel stables at Fourth
and Orange streets were damaged to
the extent OF 800. The cellar at No.
202 West Fourth street was flooded
The loss In the vicinity of tho Monroe
street sewer will foot up over $50, 1000.
On Ninth street, betwee Adams and
jackson. tho water tore up the pave
ment for some fifty feet, and five feet
wide, making a hole two feet deep
in front OF Theodore HAWKING resi-
Tdence. No. 9OS.
The water rushed into the mouth OF
the sewer on Monroe, below Ninth
not get out of the CUTTERS fast enough
and commenced to dam up, and
Hooded oil the cellars and yards in the
vicinity. Persons who had resided
along the street for the past ten years
or more. said they never saw such a
Hood on that street, and became alarm
ed as the water commenced to rise.
STORM NOTES.
William Lewis, baggage-master on
train No. 81, p, w. X Is. road was
struck by lightning when the train
was near Claymont and knocked
senseless.
Albert Denny. employed by Ainscow
received slight shock,
4 The Misses Swartz residing near
Sixth and West streets were stunned
by tho lightning.
! The electric light plant, on West.
Fifth near Tatnall street, was kept
running during the storm and was
left to take care of itself from the way
the power developed.
! At a quarter past two o'clock, flash
OF lightning sent streak into the
editorial rooms OF the REPUBLICAN of
flee. There was II sharp EXPLOSION,
like pistol crack, and then Il sh like
an incandescont light. The explosion
seemed to take place between Mr.. s.
Hersey sitting at his table and MIR. N.
Joeeph, sitting beside him at another
table. The flash came in on the tele-
phone wire, but fortunately the wire
had been disconnected.
4 Mr.. VIM. III. McGarrity's horse was
standing OH King street, below Third,
during tho commencement OF the
storm. After several heavy claps of
thunder the horse reared up and fnirly
threw himself out of his harness. when
he was taken into the Third street
market until tho storm had subsidized.
i The switchboard in the Office OF FL
lott n johnson was burnt out.
!, Mr.. Nahatfy, manager of tho tele-
phone exchange, said about 200 tele-
phones were rendered useless for tho
lime by having the fuses burnt out,
but the exchange is In good working
order this morning.
1t Is alright down the State as far as
Middletown and st. Georges, AMI
worlmen arc busy this morning in
|, making necessary repairs, SO that
everything will be oil right by Wednes-
day. ...
] He said he thought 1t was the heav.
lest electric storm, TO his knowledge,
we have ever had in our city.
\ lie very kindly invited reporter of
the REPUBLICAN, to come and SEQ him
during the next storm as he thought
he could make his visit very lasting on
his memory.
There was very little damage done
over Market street, Brandywlne, al
though Market street was filled from
gutter to gutter, and the pavemGnts
overlio we'd in como places. At twenty
second street the street car track was
, obstructed by o fallen trec and below
, that point considerable sand was de-
posted on the track, which prevented
the electric car from going farther
north than Sixteenth street. The mills
of the William Lea & Sons Company
were not damaged but the wator on
, tered the fly wheel pit OF the Airing
ton Mills on Nandeyer avenue below
J Market street and tho machinery
, was shut down. The hands were al
I lowed to go home about 8 O'Clock.
The pit will DO cemented to prevent
SluilldT llOOulnP uCTehlteT.
Market street from Eleventh TO Six
teenth was almost cleared of the earth
, used upon the recently
/ paving. The new sewer received It's
first experience OF great storm.
No damage is repo: tod from along
:: the Brandywine sower, which was
/ much swollen by the rain. At Elev-
enth street bridge the pavement in
front of Bridgetsnder George W.
. asl s.t al 4 1,
, streets, was washed away. The foun-
+. dations of the house were probably
. weakened by the flood. Many cellars
were flooded in this vicinity. ....
+. The SO Her on Ninth street below Lom-
} bard is supposed TO be filled with sand,
while that on Taylor street Is too
@ small, which caused the flooding OF
Y the cellars In that vicinity
Il These matters should he attended to
: without delay by the Street and Sew
+ or Commission, or the city may be in.
q volyed In more suits for damages
n The storm was experienced in all It's
severity at Stanton, and while 1t was
! raging the barn on the farm of Reu-
Il ben Satterthwaite WAS struck with
n lightning, but fortunately did not
4 take fire. At the time, his farmer,
+ named Smith, was In the barn milking
n cow, and the animal was killed and
d he badly stunned. lie was removed
to his home and DR.. Springer sum.
n moned. His condition Is quite ser.
4. ious. but the physician thinks ne will
e recover.
Q A COW belonging to Jesse Jones, who
s resides on the Sharp farm was Killed
@ while grazing in Held.
5 Jos. IL. Kirk. tho Democratic candl-
/, date for coroner, had been to lIockess !.
d in, and when ut MaIshallton on his re.
s turn, the horse became frightened at
l. tho lightning, and not only broke
n the carriage but kicked Mr.. Kirk on
the knee. He was taken to his homo
and to-day is confined to his bed.
{ Tho water came into the kitchen On
i. the first floor of the house No. 81 /
IS East Front street. occupied by the
. family of ueorge Pointer, to the depth
:. OF three foet, bursting tho stove and
4 running the furniture generally. Mrs.
h Pointer and her little boy retreated to
q The second floor when the house rock
3 ed so badly that the little boy feared
i that tynnII hn iaH ,uot, ,k&