The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-21
| Wind Does Damage, But
Rain SuccOrs Crops.
! THREE BARNS BURNED.
Lightning Bolts Strike Two
OF the Properties.
Farmers Report
Slight Loss.


streets by a fierce wind which accompa-
nied IT. Along Market street In some
Diaces the WatOr covered tho curb, and
trolley tracks were completely lost to Ni'w
Signs and shuttsrsowore blown from their
fastenings, limbs twisted from trees, and
many uprooted and In the county farmers
are reported to have suffered sonswha
1 During The progress of the storm feai RAJ
flashes OF igh ming and doarenlng pea!s OF
thunder added to the terror
THREE FIRES.
= Two OF the fires were caused BY iightn-
ing bolts, and tho third one by tho up,e;t-
ing of alantern. This occurred In the barn
ON the farm Of Daniel Haley beyond Mon
tchanin. Mr.. Haley went into tho baru
about 73O o'clock to lock up for the night.
FHe set tho lantern or pile Of hay from
beneath which a rat rau. dog which had
followed Mr.. Haley into the barn. saw the
rat and gave chase. up setting tho lanter II
in his fight and causing damage which
Is estimated at several hundred dollars.
Mir. Haley managed to get several car
riages out Of the burning barn, but
large quantity Of hay and 0 her feed, soma
harness and agricultural implements
were destroyed.
Fl At enc time tho hou wal atlre, but tho
flames were extinguished before much
e damage WINS done.
q. The other fires were due to lishtni n.y.
The large barn on the property OF DR..
Harner at Concord was struck bv n bolt Of
lightning aud totally destroyed. 1t Is not
known whether any stock was lost. The
third fire was in the vicinity Of West
Chester
All three fires wsro plainly s,en from
this city,
- SEVERELY INJURED
IS While the storm was at its worst George
W. Chambers, u member OF tho morocco
f1rm of Charles f.. Fritz and Company ac-
coMpanied by his Wits, was driving down
Broome street toward Lancaster avenue.
The horse and driver were shocked by an
unusually bright a,h of lightning
W hen the horse recovered himself he gave
Jump AMI Mr. and Mrs. Chambers were
thrown from the carriage.
Mr.. Chambers fell on his head and was
stunned. Mrs. Chambers was not serious.
ly injured. but received a few painful
bruise, both were carried into the house
Of Charles Skinner No. South Brcome
street 1t was at first thought that Mr..
Chambers skull was fractured, but when
Ora Negendank aud Harris arrived In an
swer to u call they said that such was not
THE case. When the storm abated they
were removed to their homo No 1890
Broome street. The horse continued south
carriage. At Seventh avenue and Dun al
street the animal was caught by Police
man Conner
~ AwARM DAYS CLIMAX
The Storm was the climax of n day Of
rapid atmospherical changes. The torrid
heat of the early afternoon gave way later
to series of wind squalls which split the
elect'ic-laGen atmosphere into ragged
flashes of light The storm arrived in earn.
uost at 8 30 o'clock.
The rain arrived later ami hundreds of
homeward bound people were caught with
no protection from the binding down.
pour and while 1t was raining the moon
shone like huge golden disk in the south
lightning the clouds above and around it
l--Fith shading Of yellow md saffron hues
Vhat lasted until the canopy Of clouds let
down its binding deluge.
I ABOUT THE CITY.
= The Delaware and Atlantic telephone
service did not suffer any damage from the
storm. Asa means of protection about
200 coils were taken ont during the storm
and number Of fusos removed. The re-
laystwers also cut out las the lightning
coming III over the wires kept the lamps
lighted, thus causing constan. drain on
the current.
The Delmaryia Company only suffered
slightly. The extent of damages on their
line was n few fuses burned out. Both
lines were in full service short time
after the storm. At The electric light sta
ton the Sixth street commercial system
was put our of operation by crossed wires.
Az the police station, while Operator
Wallace was talking OYER the telephone,
there was bright tlash of lightning FOL.
lowed by the cracking of the wires in the
room, Wallace was stunned and knocked
against the wall but soon recovered.
3lhe lightning struck q telephone wire
on Madison between Seventh and Eighth
street,. and ran along the wire, burning
kzIN tn, hnp ,f rNn
Early in the evening the police telegraph
and fire nlurm system was cnt out to pre-
vent the system from being destroyed.
A large tree at the northeast cornor Of
Fourth and Tltlnil streets was blown
down.
polo in front OF No, 1901 Lancaster
avenue was blown over.
A large tree in front OF No. 1881 West
Fourth street, and another at Fourth and
Spruce streets were blown down by the
wind.
i IN TIE COUNTRY. Hsa
Thc wind was particularly severe in the
oOun ry. The damage to crops was not sc
groat. Corn and potatoes were lowered tc
tho ground but many Of the plants will be
saved However the draIgbt has been of
long duration, and The heavy rain was ex-
tremely beneficial.
~ on THE RIVER
Ths cse.ul ypss -,t,st,s,l,lly severe on the
river. 1t dashed the wateri into foam, and
Hight crafts that were out hal to seek
sheltcr.
No loss Of life has been repor! cd.
kNo ono was drowned, but thale we're many
marrow escapes. Two hundred people at
the Casino were surrounded by the Hood
Many waded ou', but others were compel
cd to remain all night in darkness. The
total damage in the city is estimated al
$50 OUU and may he more.
A. l.oudenvilo there was decided
cloudburst llorstail creek soon broke
over its banks with such force that the
first house it struck, that of Isaac Hunter
was swept from its foundations and com
pletcly destroyed. Puntcr is missing, ant
may be drowned. Bridges and roadway
have BEEN broken or destroyed entallns
Aloss Of SlOJ,O0O. The damage to crops
fences, live stock, ETC., will reach perhu p
100000 more.
LOCAL STORM NOTES.
Hundreds OF trees were.L blown down be
tween this city and New Castle. Al tn
home farm of Jos LeFcvere on the rive
road near Rose Hill school house his larg
barn was blown duwn. Before it fell h
heard a noise that rusembled the rumblin
Of grains OF shot. This was caused by tn
lightning running to the ground along tn
lightning rod.
About the same time that this barn wa
RACED the barn or the other farm tenante
by William Mckay was blown down. Col
ured men who were asleep in tho barn a
the time had narrow escape.
The large wagon shed on tho Gile
Iambson farm was demolished hy tn
storm.
The residence of Mrs. Sarah Simon a
Rose Hin shook Ike a leaf from the Of
fects Of the storm.
-, fbs several hot houses owned by Mr.
eipon and lot of plants were injured
Farmers who came to mar ket tbismorn
log report that along tho Lancaster pix
the storm worked havoc. On the farm
the FL. Saudon estate at Phrkersbridg
six apple, q oak and cedar tree VOL
: torn from The roots.
I Tie storm seemed to cut q swarth
about 100 feet in width and q number
trees on the Grub farm and Col. MEGA
gal farm at Fairyiew. Some of trees wei
Carried over 70 yards aftsr being blow
down. On State road between klrkwoo
and this city hundreds of trees taat wei
split in parts or torn from the roots wei
noticed There was 10 storm and bl
very little rain at Clayton.
About 9 80 o'clock last evening tH
fires were plainly discoverablc from Il
oily 10 day it was learned that II
ltrnes on farms OF GeorgeFaucett and ID
Abrner OF Dilworthtown were struck |
lightning and were totally destroyed.