The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-21
The storm in Maryland.
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Daniel Wayner's barn, near Elioak. Howard
county, was burned by lightning Sunday even
ing, together with Is tons of hay, 400 bushels
of wheat and $50 bushels of rye. Insurance
on barn and contents $500. In the same
neighborhood several trees were struck. VIM.
Dalton was stunned by lightning and is in a
precarious condition.
For three hours the lightning was unusually
severe during the thunderstorm which passed
over Kent county Sunday evening, beginning
at about o'elock. Rain fell in torrents and
the lightning strueS in five different places III
the county. The barn and stable on the
county almshouse farm was struck. large
ball of fire burst in one end and ran the entire
length of the COW stable, igniting everything
in its track Two sons of 1'hos. Blackiston,
the almshonse farmer, aged II and 10 years,
respectively, were in the stable milking. The
electric current killed two cows outright and
knocked 10 other down 1t passed directly
over the heads of the boys and over the head
of a colored boy who was also in the stable
aud rendered them temporarily unconscious.
They all soon recovered. however, and made
their way from the burning building. The
building wa consumed, together with fifty
tons of hay, the two COWS which were killed
and some harness. The ten COWS which were
stunned were saved. A large barn or the
Briscoe farm, two miles from Crumpton, was
destroyed by lightning.
Later accounts from Washington county
state that during Sundays storm the large
bank barn of Jacob Freze, several miles
north of Fairview, was destroyed by lightning,
with 1000 bushels of wheat, quantity OF
corn, hay, &c. The live stock and few of
the farming implements were saved. There
was an insurance of 5000 on the barn nd 5000
on the crops.
The family of Henry K Hoch, in Hagers-
town, was at dinner. and the lightning played
over the knives and forks.
The barn on Charles Wilson's farm, two
miles from Sharpsburg. was struck and two
horses in the stable were killed. Mr.. Wilson
was stunned. The barn, fortunately, did not
take fire.
At KeedysviIle the lightning struck in DR..
w. NJ Nihiser's Office and split some shelving
and broke lot of bottles, but set nothing on
fire. Many trees were shivered in the county
and number of horses killed.
The observatory on High Rock, above PEN
mar, was struck The fagpole on top Of the
building was splintered.
Hail did great damage in Montgomery
county Sunday night The hail-stones were
of large size and broke much window glass.
Many disasters are reported from the lower
counties of the Eastern Shore. Barns and
other buildings burned by lightning, and great
damage to growing crops from wind and RAIN.
Widespread damage was done by a severe
wind storai, accompanied by rain, thunder
and lightning, along the Patuxent River, IN
the First district, Calvert county, on Monday
afternoon. On the farm of Mrs. Kate Sellers
two large tobaccoo barns and corn house
and stable were blown down. John w. Pc
terson and Robert johnson each lost barn
! in the storm. and outbnildings on the farm of
John Parran, also sustained considerable dam
age In some instances entire apple Or
chards were uprooted, and peach and other
fruit trees stripped of fruit Fields of grow
ing corn were twisted or cut off close to the
ground, and the crop completely ruined
that the land upon which it grew is being
plowed for wheat seeding. Large forest trees
went down before the force of the wind, and
fences were leveled in the track of the storm.