Evening journal., 1892-06-27
WATER FALLS IN SHEETS
Every Street in the City Be-
comes a Temporary Cana.
VIVID LIGHTNING, HEAVY THUNDER

A Rainstorm Begins This Afternoon
which Eclipses All That Has visited
This city for Years Hundreds Of Cellars
Are FIooded-Tclephone and Car Service
Crippled.
The heaviest rain. thunder and light
ming storm OF the season visited this city
at 10 o'clock this afternoon. The rain
came down in torrents, accompanied by
vivid and terrifying streaks Of light
ming and deafening peals Of thunder
All of the culverts were choked. others
allowing the large walls of water to run
In large number of cellars, and over
flowing all the sidewalks. Shipley street
was covered with water TO the depth Of
two inches from the time the rain began
/ TO fah
At2.05 O'Clock a deafening peal Of
| thunder sounded, which shook the city
as an earthquake would. A heavy streak
of lightning was seen 10 descend to the
earth and this was instantly followed by
/ thunder but it is not known whether
It did any damage or not
A heavier peal of thunder again sounded
at 2.1O o'clock, which badly frightened a
number Of nervous citizens, especially
women who were alone in their houses
The streets were deserted, but a mem
Der of the canine family wandered TO the
EVENING JOURNAL Office for place Of
refuge, While this dog was In the Office
the messenger wires and telephone wires
flashed twice and he decamped with a
yelp.
Telephone aud Car Service Crippled.
The storm was so fierce from be-
ginning to end that the telegraph
and telephone service throughout the
city was crippled. No electric cars could
be run and frequently the wires
flashed vividly in carrying the
lightning along. The telephone service
was completely disabled and the EVEN
ING JOURNAL telephonist shouted him
self hoarse In his vain endeavors TO get
the attention Of 'S00 - the special opera
tor,
The Heavy Rainfall
The fall amounted TO b. 80 inches This
Is the heaviest fall for 30 years in this
city During storm in Phila-
delphia In 1912 the rainfall
was six inches. This fall is the only one
which surpassed thes tom Of to-day, ac-
cording to the memory OF number of
citizens.
Enects Of the storm.
At Front and King streets the rush Of
water was too great for the sewer TO
carry of and IL shot up in the air to a
distance of three feet French street
near the P., w. a b. had the station
appearance of a river and the water wa'
SO deep the street car traffic was stopped
I temporarily while the switches were out
Of sight Merchandise Of all kinds coulC
be seen floating about in the streets an'
|. the crossings were impossible. A chimney
= of "A house ON Walnut near fourth wa
struck by lightning Many Of the electric
lights IN the city are out.
There Is a rumor In this city this after
% noon that a cyclone has struck Middle
town. Communication by wire is cut of
\ and the rumor cannot be substantiated
Nearly all of the Easements Of th
y houses on Orange and Shipley street
y were flooded to the depth o
Z two feet AS soon as the storr
!, abated the busy housewives were a
n work bailing out the water with buckets
T, They report slight losses.
At o'clock the storm partially cease
y and the sun began TO shine, but /
4 ten minutes the sky agai
10 became black and a light rain wa
falling at the time of going to press.
The Gaynor Pol'cs Signal system
/, also thrown out Of service IL will /
y ten hours OF more before ii will be 1
u working order