The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-27
STORM Was Severe
An Italian Employed on EImharSt Boulevard
Killed by Lightning.
BOLT PASSED through Head
Body Was Taken to Letchworth's
Undertaking Establishment in Dun
more-Two Houses in Dunmore
and Two on the South Side Struck
by Lightning - Damage Done to
CuIverts, Sewers and Streets by
Surface Water.

A most severe thunderstorm visited
this city yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock, which did considerable dam
age. An Italian laborer employed on
the Elmhurst boulevard was killed by
lightning.
Iu the morning hours the heat was
oppressive, hut only ono case was re-
ported of person overcome by the
heat. That was Thomas O'Connor,
who is employed at the South works
and resides Mt Cedar avenue and Fig
street. He was prostrated while at
work and had to be removed to his
home, His condition is not seriou5
About 30 2, M dark clou rolled
No from tho east. accompanied BY
Fishes Of zig 2lg lightning that terri
fed women and children and did much
damage ahout the city and its vicinity.
Soon the rain bsgGn to fall aud for an
hour it descended in torrents, flooding
sewers and cutters and tearing up i'm
proved streets.
An Italian hborer on the Elmhurst
boulevard, at point near the i'll fated
No breaker where Engineer Don
nelly was killed by tho lightning dur.
ing n recent storm, WAS killed yester.
day. The bolt struck him on the top
Of the skull and bored hole through
his head coming out undor his chin.
The body was taken in charge by Un-
dsrtaker L. p. Litchworth, at whose
establishment it will remain until
friends are communicated with. The
dead mans wife and family live in
Ialy. He is apparently 40 years old,
DAMAGE TO HOUSES.
The houses of John Powell and John
Reilly. on Throop street. Dunmore,
were hit by lightning. The houses stand
200 feet apart. and the one occupied by
the Powell family suffered the greater
damage. Mrs Powell was severely
shocked, but when medical assistance
reached her she was found to be out of
danger, although suffering from
hysteria. The damage to both proper
ties will not go above $500. Telephone
wires were knocked out Of order and
many trees were killed by the current
The downpour Of rain was unpre =
cedented and the streets at low points
were totally flooded, and many Of the
cellars 1t WAS as severe storm as
visited Dunmore in many years.
The houge Of Michael Champion Mt
Grown avenue aud Beech street, this
city, was also struck by lightning
but no one was injured, although the
inmates OF the house were badly
frightened. The damage to the build
ing was slight. Henry Fruehan's
house at Schimpff's court and Birch
street was struck by lightning. States
were stripped of and the roof some.
what damaged.
DAMAGE BY WATER
a large quanty of filling at the PittE-
ton avenue culvert was carried away
and many streets on the South Side
were badly torn up. At Wyoming
avenue and Linden Gtreet and Adams
avenue and Linden street great bodies
of surface water formed, which GOV.
cred the sidewalks.
The Phelps street lateral sewer be-.
came blockaded aud the water formed
to depth of several feet at Washing .
ton avenue and Phelps street, slightly
damaging the property Of Neal Ruddy
and Daniel Kellagher. The efforts OF
property owners to keep the sewers
open prevented general flooding OF
property in the neighborhood.