The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-01
ALL JERSEY STORM-SWEPT.
BUILDINGS URECEKD AND LIVES LOST
IN GLoUCEsTER.

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Camden. Moorestown. aud Other Interior
Towns Greatly Damaged By the High
Winds-Fresks OF the Lightning Mt At
lnutio City. Asbury Park. Avon-by-thc-
Sen, and Other Places on the Coss'.
CAMDEN. June 30.-A severe wind and rain
storm passed over Camden and It's neighbor-
hood this afternoon. causing great damage
and loss OF life. At 1 o'clock tho sky became
overcast. and in few minutes day was turned
into night. Heavy black clouds came up
from tho west, accompanied By o strong
wind. thunder. lightning. and heavy
rain. The storm crossed the Delaware
Rivcr to this CITY and Gloucester and
then passed nortbward It lasted about
half an hour. In this city houses were I'M
rooted and fences blown down. Grain and
hay In the fields were moved down as II by q
reaper. Trees wore uprooted and carried sew
eral feet,
Tho heaviest damage was done at Glouoes-
ter. A number OF houses in course Of con.
struction wore unroofed and levelled to tho
ground. Four residences were unroofed.
The three-story residence Of Robert Hamil-
ton. near the river. was blown down. Mr..
Hamilton. who was in the house with his fam
lily. was caught beneath heavy timbers and
killed. His two daughters. aged 10 and 10
years, were also buried in the ruins. They
were extricated and taken to the hospital.
whore It was found that both had received Sc
we're and perhaps mortal injuries. The hos
pital physicians found that It would be neces-
sary to amputate one OF the legs OF the elder.
She is also injured internally.
The wind struck Froguhagen's pavilion.
which belongs to William Thompson. the own
or OF the Gloucester race track. and swept
down 200 feet of II. Patrick Highland Of
Philadelphia. who was In tho pavilion. having
taken refuge there from the storm. was buried
under the heavy timbers and killed. The to-
boggan slide. oaroussel. and Haggerty's pavil-
ion were badly damaged.
Several persons were injured. James and
Edward ReddinRton. brothers. who were at
work on the roof Of q new house at Haddon-
field. were blown from the building and seri-
ously injured. They were taken to the hospital
A big window In the Catholic Church OF tho
Immaculate Conception was blown In. Hol-
bert d Thornbeck's mill was unroofed and
badly damaged. The building OF the Camden
water works was unroofed and otherwise badly
damaged.
ATLANTIC CrTY. June 30.-It was the heaviest
electric wind and rain storm ever experienced
here. The streets are flooded and tho electric
cars are blocked. Tho Hotel Edison was
struck BY lightning and set on fire. The fire
had gained considerable headway before the
flremen arrived. but the flames were speedily
under control and the damage will be COM
paratively small
John Meyers fine cottage on the Penrose
tract. the structure for Paine & Sons exhibit
ton OF Sardanapalus. the pavilion on the
ocean pier and the tobogean shoot at the Sea
View excursion grounds were all blown down.
Considerable damage BY wind and lightning
is reported in the adjacent country. but. ow-
ing to tho almost impossible condition OF the
roads and tho prostration Of wires. It Is i'm
possible to got news tonight.
The yachts In the harbor suffered severely.
Many were blown from their anchorage and
beached. Several OF the smaller ones were
capsized- So far as is known no one was In
jured.
MooREsTowN. June 3O.-The storm damaged
several but dings here. Two workmen wore
ana ane at
suffered severely. Apple orchards and grow
Ing crops were damaged most. The. orchards
limbs were. torn off and many Of tho trees
orchard. was almost entirely cleared. the
f IS esfs trees s On tfs sxn IL front Walter
AsBuRI PARK. June 30:.The storm was very
Of hs 1 es
Gn pSesy at i 81 tho
. out. balls Of u auo and white ire, ran Into
operators. Lightning tore of the. Chimney OF
Park and shattered the corner OF tho building.
s s,s9G do%a unsSnseiSas SreE Which H.
At Avon; -the-Sea there was a small tor;
out hotel and college windows. and snapped
the ; trunks p Of big trees Lightning struck the
Berwick lodges handsome hotel on til tho o OCEAN en
liz roof q the kitchen. narrowly missing two
The electric fluid passed out Of tho cornor OF
the hotel wing: cracking the walls and tearing
Robinson. an Asbury Park plumber. who was
at work IN toe hotel. was severely shocked.
PIT UTE Gnm rnG was done by the wind and
The cottage Of Maize Little. on Second ave-
n ms, AsbTry rHEs. Ta at struck y lightning
side OF tho building open. '
Lake. rhs soas ws R s sTps
Salem. \: j.. was struck by lightning and
'. Tho ' coiorcd Methodist Episcopal Church
was moved from its foundations. by the wind.
The boardcrs in tho Melrose Cottage were worry
ing Off It's Foundation and tho dinner dishes
began sliding into their laps.
Tho cottage OF s. S. Halsey OF New York Mt
Avon by-tho-Sea WAS badly damaged by
lightning.
over this city at l 10 o'clock this afternoon. 1t
was most severe In the northern part of tho
city. John jenkins. colored. 20 years. Of l.72D
Woodstock street WAS struck hy lightning
while ut work in Dingee's brick yard. Twenty
NTH and Cumberland streets. and Instantly
killed.
A Tornado In Connecticut.
WINsTED. June 30.-A thunder. lightning.
md wind storm. accompanied by big hail