The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-19
A TERRIFIC VIVID STORM
It eliminates in Death to Two Per-
sons and Injury to Others.
The Wind Continued Only Few Min
utes, Yet That was Sufficient to-
Cause Great Destruction. The
Most Severe in the History
Of the Place.
by Southern Associated Press.

WATERTowS, N. y, September r.
A terrific storm swept over this section
at about o'clock last evening. causing
much damage to property generally
and eliminated i'll serious disaster
and fatility at Cape Vincent. ut the
foot of Lake Ontario. Thomas Arniel
aud George Godfrey, of Cape Vincent,
have since died from internal injuries,
and others were injured AZ follows:
- Thomasson, New York CITY,
fracture at base of brain; Miss Maud
Walsh, Kingston, Ont, severe scalp
wound; Miss Lille Wilson, Cape Win
cent, fractured clavicle; Mrs. John
Aiken, Hamilton, Ont, fractured lin b
aud internal injuries; David Andrews,
Plerrepont Manor, hand cut, and the
following from Cape Vincent: Merrs
Eugene Fitzgerald, severely injured
INTERNALLY; Miss Addie Dennlson, Viii.
lie Rivers, Fred Strong. Miss Addie
Durham, Miss Adele seymour, Mics
Lizzie McGowan, Miss hose Stumpf,
Miss Grace Augustus, Eugene Fitz
gerald, Steve Oudin.
Though 1t continued only few min.
utes, IT was the most severe wind
storm that has visited this section since
Its settlement by the whites. Tue rain
came as If from cloudburst and that
continued half an hour, but the wind
which brought the destruction was
Ike tremendous gust, coming SO sud
uenly and passing SO swiftly that 1t
seemed not to have lasted more than II
minute, and that yet i'll that br ei
SINE. showing IA power, before which
almost everything movable gave way.
The depot at Cape Vincent, which
was wrecked, was an immense shed
capable OF sheltcring great crowds of
exeurslonists to the thousand Islands
and Canadian points
A large storage barn belonging to
tho home, Mateltown and Ogdens
burg Railroad Company was smashed
into kindling wood aud piled up on
the tracks. The rouudhouse was
Knocked down, damaging an engine.
A lumber yard was emptied of its con.
tents and the boards scattered through
out the town, In the streets, on the
roofs and OH the lake and river.
he evening train had just arrived
with about 2u0 people GU board for
kingston, Ont. The boat succeeded
most OF her passengers.
BELLOWS FALLS, VI, September 10 -
Reports OF damage by yesterday
three electrical storms in this vicinity
Indicate that much trouble was done
10y wind and lightning. The wind blew
down cblmueye, unroofed dwellings.
destroyed many shade trees and Grip.
pied the telephone and telegraph wires.
Ia Charleston, \. H., the dwelling oil
Nelson Reed was struck by lightning
and burned. Mrs. Iced was prostruted
and perhaps fatally injured. Little has
been heard rs vet from the farming
communities, but Judging from the
village localities already heard from,
the damage will be heavy.
ArrLEboRo Mass, September l2.-
one of the worst thunderstorms that
ever visited this section, struck here at
80 this morning. The wind blew IN
fearful gusts. Blinds were wreucned
from houses and chimneys blown down,
The velocity of the wind was eighty
miles an hour and the lightning was
lncessant. The house of James w.
Stafford, on Highland street, was struck
aud two men Knocked ont of bed, Mrs,
Jane lde, of West street, while shutting
Windows III her house, was blown down
stars and had her left hip broken. The
rain Tell in torrents, the lightning
played havoc with the telephone and
telegraph wires and hundreds of bushels
OF FRAT were blown from trees. The
Storm lasted half an hour.