The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-09
STORM FOR
PHILADELPHIA.
Wind. Lightning and Rain
Cause Several ThOuS.
and Dollars
Damage.

Philadelphia, June 10-Whlle the droop.
ing spirits Of persons in the city revived
under tho brief downpour of rain lal 9
yesterday afternoon, re.idents of German =
town, Olney and other suburbs were ter.
rihed by furious storm that swept over
the places from tho northeast.
Trees were uprooted, houses unrOofed
and the streets Uttered with flying
branches and signs. Rain fell in torrents.
Several persons We're badly hurt. 1t was
reported that two had been killed, but this
| was not confirmed.
With 10 warning but the tarkening sky
the storm burst In IA bowling gale about
I'VE o'clock, driving the rain before it liz
binding sheets. The streets were quickly
nooaed, and tho air was full of heavy
branches that flew before tho force of the
WING. The damage cannot be fully esti-
mated. but It. will reach many thousands
or liars Handsome lawns were torn
by Ia ing trees. fences were !evelled and
great {. ses. that had been the pride of the
residents were split and broken.
The greatest damage was done to the
which cost s150.00o. The gallo tore from
their foundations four immense stone
plnnacles Oh the tower, nearly hun
ured feet from the ground. Two of them
iell to the pavement and were broken to
fragments. The other two crashed
through the roof of the church, tearing
gaping holes through which tho rain
poured, flooding the interior and Destroy
ing tie carpets and furniture. The whole
floor was flooded.
One OF tho massive stones dropped with
in few feet of the handsome memorial
window to DR.. karsner, but did not in-
jure it,
Houses in Boyer street, near Chelten
avenue, occupied by Samuel Spietmnn
and John Battershy were unroofed by the
gale. Tho persons within fled terror
stricken into the storm as the tor, of tho
houses were lifted off and hurled far away,
Houses occupied by J. w. Smith and
Daniel HeDnessy also bear marks of the |
fury of the storm.
Serious damage was done to the roof Of
the Be!tield Club, in Thorps lane. FALL
ing trees also broke through tho roofs of
houses at johnson and Main Streets and
III WOodiaWn avenue, below Chew street
The storm lasted only fifteen minutes.
but when 1t had passed the residents were
amazed at Its terrific force The streets
IN some places were blocked by the trees
hlch had been snapped off and piled in
confusion across the pavement. At High
and Main streets two immense trees were
hurled to the ground. Great trees were
blown down at Walnut lane and Boyn.
ton avenue, at No. 40 West Tulpehccken
avenue. In these four squares more than
! score of towering shade trees were blown
10 the ground.
Trolley wires were down at Miller and
Wlster streets, at Walnut lane and Boyn-
,on avenue. at Mill and Chew reefs, ut
Penn and Ross streets, ana at Green street
md Walnut lane.
More than $1,000 damage was done in
rlshtoWn, suburb of Germantown. A
tone wall surrounding a residence in
melton avenue, above the Pennsylvania
tallroad station, was broken in Sc eyeral
'laces by falling trees.
Danlel Hicks, twelve years old, living
Woodbine avenue near Chew street,
vas struck by tho flying branch of tree.
lis arm was broken.
AS soon es the torn abated the Police
apartment began tho task of clearing
1e streets. They were working nenrly ali ;;
lght using lanterns to light up the scene :
ueSOlatlOn and confusion in the streeta