Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-06-06
SEVERAL SHOWERS.
The Ground Gets a Good Wetting But the
Heat Has Not Abated Much. Farm
aud Strawberry Pickers
the Gamers.

ers aud Strawberry Pickers
the Gamers.
The unusual hot wave of the last three
or four days, was followed Sunday af-
ternoon and night by several terrific
thunder showers, and an immense down.
pour ofrain. The rain came in good time,
as the intense heat of the last few days
was fast scortching up the growing vege-
tation Strawberries were burning and
blistering in the fields, and day or two
more without rain would have injured
the crop considerably.
The shower which came up in the after
noon did not strike this city but slightly,
passing around us to the north and east
ward. But the showers which came up in
the evening compensated for any slight
which the afternoon shower may have
given us. They were terrific; the light
| ming flashed incessantly, and the thunder
rolled with frightful roars.
The rain filled the cutters and washed
the sidewalks, swept the streets and
checked the culverts; from about ten
| o'clock until one o'clock Monday morn
ing, the shower lasted.
No fatalities have been reported, but, at
the same time, there was a good deal of
apprehension.
A house in Carmel was struck by
lightning, Sunday afternoon, during
the heavy shower which passed that way,
and part of one end of the building was
| knocked out
The house was unoccupied, and, of
| course, no one was injured.
w. HI. Pierce's barn, in Gouldtown,
was struck during the heavy shower last
night Lightning entered the roof, tear
| ing big hole, passed over the horses,
and made it's exit from the opposite side
of the barn, where it struck cow in the
barn yard and killed her. The horses
| were not injured. The barn is plastered,
and the plastering was scattered all
around.
In this city, the lightning played havoc
with the fire alarm wires, burning out
the bell in Chief Elwelps house.
On Oak street it struck the fire alarm
| wire at Nathan Edwards leaped from
that to tree, and from that to Mr.. Ed
| wards door knob, entering the house
| and burning the floor.
| Several people in the vicinity were
| slightly shocked, the most serious of
whom was Phineas' Hires, who was
| stunned for several minutes. There was
| no other damage.
| The chimney on the house ofa PIONEER
| reporter was struck by the lightning at
11.S0 O'Clock. The lightning struck the
lightning rod and communicated with
| the chimney, knocking off brick, do
ing no damage, but making things lively
| in the house with the PIONEER mans
| family, and giving an opportunity for
getting this item.
| The car house on Broad street was
struck, bolt passing down through the
roof, making great hole.
The building was considerably damaged
but was not set on fire.
A tree standing in the yard of John H.
Theis was also struck and shattered by
the lightning.
The house of Robert Augustus, on the
Fairton road, was struck and somewhat
| ~ ooo A'1l. AuSetopoo civ 'AAs' W AAS
escaped without injury. Also the resi-
dence of David Starn.
The Presbyterian Church, at Cedar
vile, was struck, the lightning entering
| the belfry; the bolt ran to the caves, and
| ripped off some of the shingles in its de-
scent; passing to the side of the church,
it ripped off weather boards, and broke
out row of panes ofglass in the window.
The house or Paul Shatfer, at North
Cedarville, was also struck and some-
what damaged.
The tightening had cheerful time
with the trolley wires. A bolt struck
| the trolley wire out ON the pike and en-
tered the car, burning out the light
switch and one motor, but there was no
damage. Each car is provided with
| lightning arresters, making them abso-
lutely SAFE
The power house is also provided with
lightning arresters and is proof against
! the pranks of tightening. The building
was struck probably twenty times and
yet no damage of any sort was done.
Poultry Raising.
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