The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-26
Severe Thunder Storms.

The severest thunder storm that has Wis
tied this section for long time occurred
on Thursday evening. The lightning die
much damage in several places.
About 10 o'clock the barn on the farm
occupied by James S. Worrell, near Budd
town, was struck and in an instant was ,
mass of flames. 1t was impossible to save
anything and the buildings and their con
tents were soon a mass of ashes. The
property destroyed consisted of three
horses, 70 tons of hay, the product of Al
acres of rye and five acres of wheat BOZ
bushels of corn, and all the farm machin
cry except a hay rake tedder and binder
and reaper. The loss to Mr.. Worrell viii
reach SO, 500, with insurance of 81, 800
Out of this sum, however, must be taken
the value of 20 cows that escaped the
flames The buildings were owned by
Clifford Budd and were not insured
The fire on Worrells farm had hardly
started when another sharp flash of light
ming illuminated the sky, and in an instant
fire was seen issuing from the barns on the
Peacock farm, on the South Pemberton
road, near Birmingham. All the build
ings with the exception of one shed, was
totally destroyed The machinery was
saved. The seasons crop of grain was
burned The rye had been threshed and
the grain was in another building that was
not burned There were 400 bushels of
wheat and $50 tons of hay. No live stock
was burned This farm and it's contents
were owned by Mrs Eayre 0. Lippincott.
The amount of loss was not learned The
buildings were insured for So 500; con
tents, 80, 300.
AT Lumberton lightning struck barn
on a property occupied by William Savan
A lot of hay and grain were destroyed
During the same thunder shower the
near the railroad station at Imlaystown,
occupied by Cornelius Hanheen, was
struck and entirely destroyed The
storm was pronounced by the oldest
inhabitants to be the hardest that
ever visited that vicinity, there being
no less than so terrifying crashes. Two
other fires were visible at the conclusion
of the one in question. Mr. Hanheen lost
horse and two good wagons, besides har
ness and farm implements which were par
TALLY insured.
I'm TnacHnu niuht ha hor Of
Bryan, about three miles from Marlton,
was discovered to be on fire, and the barn
and contents were completely destroyed
All the stock was saved. Mr.. Bryan slept
in the barn and when he was awakened
by his dog the entire top of the building
was ablaze. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. 1t is stated that there was no
insurance on the barn. Mr. Bryan had
trouble in getting one of the
mules out
The four barns, wagon shed and crib
Proud, near Mount Laurel, now occupied
by S. Davis Proud, were entirely destroyed
by fire on Tuesday afternoon, the main
barn having been struck by lightning at
about five o'clock, and in little over an
hours time everything was laid in ashes
All the live stock was out of the barn ex-
cept two horses, one of which was killed
by lightning and the other was safely
gotten out, but all the crops, which were
very large and had Just been stored, and
all the implements, etc, most of which
were new, were all consumed. The house
was also in great danger, as Mrs Proud
was alone when tho fire broke out and
could do nothing to check its spread, but
the neighbors came in time to save that
The house has lately been built in place
Of the one that was destroyed by fire last
year. The buildings are all covered with
Insurance, but there is no insurance what
ever on the stock, crops and implements,
and Mr.. Proud's loss is upwards of "a, 600
He was at a Moorestown blacksmith shop
1t the time of the fire.