Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-31
LIGHTNING AND WIND
: SsYtre Storm in Which Both Elamtnts
Do Considerable Damage.
,Icu PROPERTY is INJURED
muse Wrecked In Fulton ana
EtId Shocked on south h""'''
st-cct-Strcct-C Lines, 'Thoh'''
md IIrc-tiarm suffer.

Onc Of the most severe storms Whicn
lave visited this city in years p's''''
over Richmond yesterday afternoon car
ming destruction IN its wake dap'ae.'
many hou.s. burned out many 'e''
many houses burned out many '''o
oar traffic. and injured little boy on
south Laurel street.
The principal amount OF damage WIS
wrought by the lightning, which was
most vivid ana severe. though the hish
wind tina; prevailed during the hrst NJ
teen minutes Of the storm caused con
siderable havoc. especially among the
large shade trees.
Tie day had been excessively not an"
atg o'clock heavy dark cloud appeared
I'm the western heavens. II rapidly grew
An size until the whole SKY was darNened'
and n heavy shower began 70 fan, q
llch wind prevailed. fash after flash OF
rrbtniue r.ut tAe clouds. ana peal Ter
Ma, az thunder followed. The lightning
etrick al several points in ana near '"'
city. ....l.
CHILD STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
At tt. residence OF Mr. Jcwett at NO.
SIS south Laurel street her htte SUI
Ernest. was seated ia front ri a N.t p''N''
when the ROOM Was suddenly me" w"
lchtning. which entered from me SHlIn
nv. and the little fellow iel over un-
conscious His hair Was hadIY "u''''t
aud be- was seriously stunned '"t VIZ
probably experience 10 81 results ihei'-
from. .....
The southsi9e along the river, seeined
I, o., the favoritc locality for the hsht-
,lr.. as most az rs antics were conhHei
thereto The new and pretty residence o.
siiperIntenaent John r. Hooper AZ hoily-
wood. Was struck. and hole was torn
IN d.. roof. though no one was hur'.
a schooner on the river was struck, ana
slightly damaged. and pole on me
slar.-frcet elcclric-line IL Iweniy-nitn
afI q streets was spintered. THIS caused
Ii fr.akare Of the troiley-wir,e. and the
s.r- on this line were tied up Tor some
time Tho other lines In the city suffered,
Also. 4 bolt II lightning struck the troll
wire II the Maiu-strect line at the
corner % Tenth and that was broken
causing "a consid rable delay. ON Chestnut
ilt. lust beyond the bridge. lightning
..r..k pole supporting the troiley-wires.
AIT no further damage than 70 ignite the
d.. Was done.
A REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
II was reported that colored boy was
KILLED in the West End. but this could
not Dee verified. 4 house near the New
Reservoir was truck and set on fire. and
"a dog at the TesilcnNa Of Nj. Hancock,
r. the West End. was struck ana kilei
The lightning was not the only damag-
irr agency ~ the storm. The wind was
exceedingly high. and at one time at
tanned great velocity. Any number
If shade trees all over tho city were
blown down. and several houses were
injured.
A small house on Lester street near
Nicholson. IN Rockets. Was almost com
p,etelv wrecked boy the wind. The roof
was raised from IFS supports. and blown
across the street. distance OF over MY
feet.
EFFECT on THE PHONES.
The Telephone Exchange report much
damage 10 their phones and wires. and
tho Fire Department officials say mat al
no time since IL was put In operation
has The fre-alarm telegraph been SO So
rio,,slv interfrrel with 10y storm. Wires
we're down all over the city. but force
WAS nut to work repairing them promptly
and by dark every hins was again III
working order.
In Manchester considerable damage was
also done The residence Of Nil James
Nunnallv. AT the corner Of SIKH ana
Everett streets. was struck by lightning,
and a large piece OF withdrawing
knocked off TWO ladies were seated IN
the house at the time. but neither was
injured.