Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-24
AFTER the STORM.
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ming, the IOSSSS DeiIiS %ioVV anu VAoVV,
respectively. The buildings of Capt.
w. II. Pool and Capt. w. II. Davis
were also damaged, while Gardner Eos
sets farm buildings in Bremen suffer
ed considerable damage.
The house of Howard Woodbury. at
Long Island, Portland harbor. was
struck by lightning and burned. Loss
$1,000; insurance, $14O0.
The house of Capt Humphreys at
Cundy's harbor is reported to have
been wrecked by the storm
The lightning struck the barn of Will
Liam Tower three miles from Berwick
village. and destroyed the entire set of
buildings, including stable and dwell
ing The bolt struck the ridgepole and
passed down the stairway, killing "A
horse. The flames, which started in
the haymow, quickly spread TO the
house The neighbors rendered as
sistance in saving personal property.
Mr. Towers loss is $500; partly in
sured.
Eleven fires We're seen from Berwick
Friday night. in the direction of Mil
ton and Rochester during the storm.
Lightning struck the houses of Free
man Rich and Gilbert Prince, Harps-
We'll. Friday. damaging the chimneys
BIT. ret setting the houses atire. Mrs.
Stevens and Roscoe Stevens, a young
man, were struck by lightning. The
young man, who was partly paralyZed
viii recover. The barn of Mr.. Gctchell
vas struck and burned. At Mere Point,
a bolt struck two miles from the colony,
ripping up the ground and destroying
the trees. Hailstones two inches round
fen during the storm.
Tho unoccupied farm buildings owned
ty w. II. Blanchard of Bowdoinham
and situated in Bowdoin were struck
by lightning. Friday night, set on fire
and entirely destroyed. Fortunately
there was no hay in the barn as il had
been sold to other parties and hauled
away. n new moving machine and
hors2 rake was lost in the fire. No in
surancc. Tho buildings consisted OF
house ell and shed. and barn.
The barn owned by Irwin Cornish on
BoWdoinham Ridge was struck by
lighting. Friday night. and a valuable
horse killed The barn was set on fire
but tn blaze was quickly extinguislred.
At ST. George the house and barn Of
Capt. Sidney J. Hopper We're destroy
I'd, together with the contents Of both.
TIL barn contained - tons of hay.
capt. Iiupper had no Insurance
At Tenants Harbor the house of Bar
ney r. FaWley was burned Ii was in
surcd for $1,000. The post office and
telegraph office at Tenants Harbor
" - h9t 10, N
At Port Clydp Il barn owned by John
CLARK .nd cnnt,irirr oich+ ~. ~
ba,. ,,.,r 1,,r,..d ,h,, t,.. h,,i.,rr s-oo
MI ~ '''' io'N p'i''5 F'''
At Spruce Head the barn Of Willis A.
Adams was DESTROYED and two horses
ana INA ,,,,,- ,,...,.. t,fI1aa NJ. Will.
-!'N W. ~" were A'i'eu' ne loss WIS
about $1,000 insurance only $500.
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-. III NUS IS Va Lea I'ucf meter Oh 'iie
.'to'5'1S i,lNcr road u o"uh lh"Inas-
Ton was struck by lightning ana be-
came a total loss. He has $1,000 in
surancc.
IN Warren the barn of II. \. Andrews
situated near Pattcrson'S Mills was de-
strOvnd together with n l1rro uuantit,,
''''S hN'-'t'N'
VI nay ~ loss Is Slooo' insurance 9o"o.
In Pocl,land tho secano f,.,,,, b.,,,.,.
- iiur.l hodN
$500 '1i'''f' -N'N''iN- ~ IN@A-
dcnCtS of &. T.. futile. George NJ Tib-
belts and William II. Coombs. and the
stable az 10 -rbor,ae,o,, - ~,
i'"'' o"I4eu
Dy Berry BROS. were struck but in
neither instance was any cspacial dam
,ga S,,s,,i,,a
/,
~ >ii'"liiaN eH the hShthihS struck
llNcry stable but the fire was eNtin-
guished Before much damage was done
The harm on E,IbriJ,. r.ho,.. ,r,,.
nrar tbn st,I. ~ Sai,t; ,,t, P..','
strucl, r,ri,Iav a,,ari't III 'LL.,.n.Hi Wa
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me mousse Of MI. Fields in Webster
was struck by lightning in the Friday
night shower and was burned.
Jesse Bean OF Jay. while sitting in his
stable DOOR with another gentleman. Fri
day night. was Knocked over bv lightning
ana "hrn ne came 10 his senses he began
/" 'bulI the pihef man, thinking that h,
struck nm win MS umbrella.
IN the Friday evening shower nj SIX w
hogan. lightning struck A large tree II
The ward of Firsi SeIprtman I q L'mar\
nrrIint. nr thr h,rk ,rI nn.sir,r NIX III
.,rut,nG ,rh far,ii -, -, i, No. ~
10 tr. ~. IN al '''c must "c' Us
~ 1872 lit ny o"oo n
.,.t o, ~ ~ IL nii1ey stable wa
,,nirbtj - - '''~O "'iS SUN eA''H
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DurihE inc shower Friday evening.
narlI ptionSlnS 70 John street OF South
brewer, situated on the Green Point road,
Ms struch by hGhth!nE and Sci ailrc