Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-12
FIERCE STORM IN THE EAST
Many Dangerous Franks Played by
Lightning.
Death and Destruction Caused-Panic
In q Church-Tcrri6c Thunder,
Hard Rain.

ed this section in years passed over Mys-
tic about AS this morning. Lightning made
a freakish stroke at the big barn Of B.
Frank Williams in the outskirts Of Mystic.
Mr.. Williams and two boys. Harry Wolf
and Arthur Chapman. the latter a colored
boy, were in the barn during the storm
Mr.. Williams says that after loud clap of
II under. three balls Of fire struck a corner
pest Of the barn, splitting 1t from top to
bottom. and then ran along the floor of the
barn. knocking over seven cows like ten
pins One cow, which the Chapman boy
was milking when the shock came. was
killed. Its body fell over on Chapman, pin
ming him to the floor and badly bruising
HIM. Five other cows were burned badly.
but recovered in half an hour. Mr.. Will
liams was slightly burned. Although there
were fifty tons of hay in the barn. it did
not catch fire. The corner Of the building
" as completely torn away.
SOUTHAMPTON. L. l., August PA
heavy thunder storm passed over the east
end of Long Island at about o'clock this
morning. Lightning struck in several
places. and did considerable damage.
The cottage of VIM. Halsey at this place
was struck. and the lightning passing
occupied by Mrs. Halsey and children. Mrs.
Halsey was SO affected that she became
deaf. The children escaped injury. The
house was badly damaged.
of heavy thunder storms passed over this
county last night, doing a good bit OF
damage, but the loss is far overbalanced
by the benefits to corn and other crops:
Three barns were struck by lightning and
with their contents, destroyed. They were
owned by Joseph K. Brennen1an, at Mason
Vile. whose loss Is s., 600: Isaac killheffer.
Millcrsville. loss $1,000 and Benjamin Hess,
Oregon, loss. $4,000.
BORDENTOWN, N j.. August 12.-
T irHt pin cat fro
the farm Of Walter Chamberlain near Al
lentown, N. j.. this morning, destroying
the buildings. together with the seasons
crops and all the farming machinery. The
property was owned by James Yard; loss.
$1,000; partly insured.
PHILADELPHIA, August PA furious
storm swept over the eastern portion OF
this state this morning. In Conshohocken,
Montgomery county, twenty houses "vi We,
unroofed. Fences were blown down ana
trees uprcoted Strange to say, NOBODY vas
Injured. low. 80 p,,f,,s
Adams. near Reading was struck by
lightning and burned with contents. LOSS,
So, 800 The barn of Jonas Stolzfos, near
Joanna, was burned in the, same manner
Loss, s., 600 Also the large Swiss barn OF
David H. Hsfner.. near Lyons station
When the thunder storm broke over
Berks county 500 people took shelter IN
large tent erected on the camp meeting
ground at Mohrsville During the storm
the tent was picked up by the wind an
torn into shreds. A panic followed, IN
which several women tainted but no one
was seriously hurt. Five other tents We're
North of Philadelphia the damage to
property was considerable. In Delaware
county trees were uprooted. fences t'own
down and crops damaged.
SOUTH NORWALK. Conn, August 70
Lightning struck the house of William
10 a on a
road, early this morning. Eylie was IN
stantly killed and his wife. who was lying
bes:G. him In bed, was rendered uncon-
scious for several hours. The house caught
fire, but the blaze was extinguished by
Eyiies aged mother
scverest Storm of the Season.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, August 12.-The
rain storm, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, which passed over this city early
this morning, was the most severe of the
season. The worst of the storms was on
the coast line
In this city the recorded fall was 1.3i
inches in one hour, which is. the highest
recorded in the state. In West Maven the
house of Newton Bradley. an electrician
was struck BY lghthhipg Mr. BRADLEY ley wf
| five children We're asleep. Mrs Bradley
awoke and went to the children's room. and
as she bent over the bed a bolt entered the
Sue Oh tne mouse, tearing through clal
| boards and plaster and passed by Mrs
| Bradley and the children across the bed.
She was badly shocked and burned, but
| did not lose consciousness. The children
were unframed. In the next room tht
| lightning tore down the plaster, smashing
| things in pieces, SO that the, interior looked
as if a cyclone had done the work.
At Short Beach, summer resort sever
miles from here, the cottages of L. D
Wilcox and William Lavine were struck
| The damage to the Wilcox cottage Is slight
The Lavine cottage. which was occupied
| by Mr.. Meeker and family, was mucI
damaged, and Mr.. Meeker and wife were
| thrown out of bed. The former was paral
yZed by the shock. There was a panic
| among the cottagers.