The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-23
WHAT THE
STORM DID
Report Shows That it Was
Very Severe Every
where.

Dover, DEL, August s2.-Wbat wa
probablylthe most severe electrical storm
of the season passed over this town las
night, reaching here about 10 o'clock. Al
though tho rain fell in vivid torrents al
over the town, little damage was reported
to-day. A windmill on he farm Of Georg
Millington. proprietor Of the CapltO
Hotel, near town. was damaged by eithe
wind Or lightning aud the fan completely
demolished. The rain was very light IL
lower part Of the state. but at MILFORD
some hail fell.
Elkton Nd, Aug ga severe electric,
al storm passed ovor Elkton last evening
rain falling in torrents and the wind
bio wing gale for time. Tho lightning
was vivid and Mr.and Mr.. George Short
who occupy house near Slngerly Pulp
Mill had narrow escape from being Kill.
ed by it, The family had retired for the
night and the lightning struck the house
breaking out panes of glass and tearing
off some of the boards. The electric cur
rent entered tho house near the chimney,
passed through several rooms and into the
the room In which tho occupants were.
knocked over the large wardrobe and
overturned lamp. The occupants Of the
house were more or less shocked by the
bolt but not seriously.
West Chester. Aug .23.-Lightning per.
formed some lively and remarkable pranks
during the storm last evening at the home
Of W. sGreen, Of Green Hill, near this place
A bolt struck tree beside the house, re-
bounded and entered the side of the house
running down to the ground, whers it kill
cd a dog lying in the wood house and parti
ally stunned the inmates of the house.
Fire did not follow the bolt.
Salem, N. j.. August 20. One Of tho
most terrific electrical storms that was
ever experienced here passed ovor this com
munity last night.
A large barn belonging to Jonathan H.
Fogg, prosperous Warrington farmer,
was struck by lightning, fired and totally
destroyed. The embers from the burning
building set fire to wagon house, an i'm
plement shed, and milkhouse, which
were also burned.
The barn contained five head of horses,
one of which WIS rescued; 270 bushels of
wheat, twenty tons of hay and lot of
harness. The other buildings were
stocked with moving machines, binders,
threshold and other farming utensils, all
of which were burned, A large windmill
was also destroyed.
A barn on the farm Of A. w. Sherron,
near Pertonville, in the tenure Of Michael
Flynn, was struck and also destroyed.
Tho barn contained four calves, 2225 bushels
of wheat, ght tons of hay, and u quantity
Of implements and harness. which were
also consumed Tho contents were a to-
tai loss to the tenant, as lie had no insur-
ance. The building was valued ut $500
upon which there was an insurance of
5000
A house on the farm of Andrew Sin
nick, ESD. and occupied by Charles Ran
dali, was struck and badly damagod as
was also tho barn Of John Reneter.
Wilkosbarre, August 1.-Two men
were killed during the severe wind and |
electrical storm which swept over this
county last night In Ro,s township |
Henry Laning, young farmer, was in his
barn attending to three horses when the
barn was struck by lightning.
The horses were killed and one of them |
fell on Lanipg and pinned him to the floor.
He probably also had been shocked by tho
lightning. Tho lightning set fire to the
barn. and it was blazing tsrcely few INC.
ments afterward.
Hamburg-During Monday nights
storm barns on tho farms of Solomon
Reiter and Eshbach Brothers weic struck
by lightning and burned.
Broomsburg-Duringa severe electrical
storm, which visited this section Monday
night, u large new barn belonging to Jo-
scph Zeisloft. in Madison township, was
struck by Lightning and consumed.
Greenburg-Tho wind storm which
passed over this county destroyed vast
fields of corn, hay, grain and straw stacks,
leveiled orchards nnd 10y in waste whole
|
ship, was blown from high seaffold and
terribly injured.
Reading-At Schweyer's iron ore mines
in Lorgswamp, during the storm mi
nor's shanty was struck and William Mil
Ter. Jr. Lewis Schmidt and Walter Stein
vera prostratrd by the shock.
Stroudsburg During hurricane on
Monday evening roof Of building was
blown across the D. L. Sc W tracks, near
tho glass factory. and workmen removed
it but moment or SO before tho lac mil k
train came along.
Pottstown.- During Monday nights
storm the barn Of Solomon Reider, near
triendsburg, was burned together with
one horse, six COWS, crops anu machinery
loss $1,000 Lightning also struck tho
barns OF Eschbaoh brothers and Oliver
Hoffman Mt Bcchtel ,yille