The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-22
DESTRUCTIVE SHOWERS.
Much Damage Done at Pennington,
N. III.

| 40 AAs July 1ASeA' J
thunder storm, equalling almost tor
nado, swept over here this afternoon, the
terrific wind wrecking q number of small
houses and causing other damage, for
tunately without loss of life, although
one man was badly injured. The roofs
OF several houses including business
| block and two shoe shops were ploWh
of. Many houses which escaped t me
wind had their cellars flooded by Ine
deluge which followed, while numDer
OF streets were rendered 1mpassaole Ior
some time by the wreckage from the
trees and buildings.
| A coal shed near the depot was blown
down, and Frank Haynes, a truckman,
who had sought shelter there, was buried
| beneath the ruins and 1T is reared, fatally
hurt. The damage will amount to thou
sands of dollars.
Several Buildings Struck at Pennington
Me.
Pennington, Me-, July 21.-A severe
thunder storm passed over this section
this afternoon, the lightning being par
ticularly destructive. y Several buildings
were struck, including the fine residence
of John NJ. S. hunter A chimney was
demolished and number of the wat er
pipes broken. Fortunately the family
was absent. The telephone system was
also considerably damaged.
LOSS OF LIFE AT NASHUA.
Nashua, N. H., July sl.-The severest
rain, wind and thunder storm know
here for years begun at 1.30 O'Clock this
afternoon. In the next so minutes 1928
inches of rain fell besides considerable
hail. The lightning struck in many
places.
Frank ". Hall, 80 years old, unmarried,
while in the field, was struck by bolt
and Instantly killed. Lightning also
struck the houses of Leon p Girourd.
burning the roof the two tenement house
OF Charles Blunt; the house of DR.. Chas
ii. Baldwin; the steeple of the Nit. Pleas
ant school, and the house of Charles Nor
ton doing considerable damage in each
instance During the storm four alarms
OF fire were sent in, lightning setting fire
in each instance. The electric cars were
stalled, and telephone and telegraphic
the rain abated. Several of the industries
closed on account of the water flooding
the engine rooms, putting out the fires
and hundreds of cellars throughout the
city were flooded ca using much damage.
BARNS BURNED.
North Andover, Mass, July 21.-The
Earn of John Z. French Of Boston located
on the Haverhill. road was struck by
lightning this afternoon and burned.
Loss, $1,000; partly covered by insurance.
Lightning struck the buildings of Ellery
Palm er in Kensington, N. H., and with
their contents were burned, causing loss
of $4,000. A house owned by Charles Evans
in Kensington also suffered the same fate,
the loss being $500.
A MAN KILLED AT ARLINGTON.
Arlington, Mass, July 21.-A terrific
thunder storm lassed over this town to-
day the lightning causing the death OF
John Fl. Our and injuring other men.
The storm was at it's height about
O'Clock, when an electric bolt struck the
cupola of the old Locke school building at
Arlington heights, causing considerable
damage to the building. Several carpen-
tiers who were engaged in building new
school house in close proximity to the
Locke school had secured shelter in the
basement Of the new building and re-
ceived terrific shock. John FL. Our of
of Weymouth, one of the number, who
was standing In the door received most of
the effect of the lightning and died with
in six minutes after he was struck. His
fellow workmen We're badly shocked but
will recover. Mr.. Our was 30 years OF
age
AT EPPING. N. Il.
Epping, N. H., July 21.-The storm
which passed over this town this after
noon caused considerable alarm as light
ming played freely among the buildings
Bolts struck the Catholic church and the
barn of Rev. j. II. Bellefeur but in
neither instance did fire follow, the total
damage not exceeding $780, The rain beat
down crops and small trees to some ex
tent.
AT MOUNT DESERT.
Bar Harbor. July 21.-Ligntning did
considerable damage in the town of Ire
mont this morning at about 10 O'Clock.
During q terrible shower a bolt passed
through cottage belonging to d. Dris-
coll, setting iton fire, which soon was ex-
wrecked. Miss Sadie Driscoll, who was in
the cottage, was ba dly cut by flying glass.
The parsonage, which is located nearby,
was also struck, but not materially dam
aged.
AROUND BOSTON.
Boston, July 21.-A severe storm, large
ly electrical, passed over this city this
afternoon, heavy black clouds preceding
it. giving ample warning Of the down
pour which followed. In the city proper
little damage was done, but along the
shore several light craft suffered consider
ably. The lightning worked quite freely
in the suburbs, but only one serious fire
occurred, that being at West Roxbury,
where barn was struck and burned with
six horses, two loads of hay and some
grain. lnonHs fanoy VINO was In the
barn was badly hurt. Mr.. Welsh, the
owner, had loss of SSO0O
The heat preceding the storm was in
tense and four prostrations were reported
three victims being at this Massachusetts,
General hospital and one at the City
hospital. The latter case, Eben Rees of
Mattapan, may not recover.
In Wakefield several buildings were
struck and damaged. Four COWS under
shelter of large tree m Julius Roaha's
farm were killed. An unot oupied house
at Montrose was partially burned and
several bolts also struck the house of
William Ridlon and Miss Ridlon was
temporarily Frustrated by the shock.
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