New-York tribune., 1900-08-13
MUCH DAMAGE /; NEw-JERsEY.
HOUSES, CHURCHES AND TROLLEY CAR
sTRUCK-sEvERAL PERSONS SHOCKED.

HOUSES CHURCHES AND TROLLEY CAR
sTRUCK-sEvERAL PERSONS SHOCKED.
Bloomfield Aug 12 (speciaD-Ilghtning played
havoc in Bloomfield and Montclar this afternoon
and did several thousand dollars worth of dam
age to property. The belfry the Westminster
Presbyterian Church. in Franklin-st. Bloomfield
was struck by lightning which down both sides,
tearing the slate off and throwing 1t several hun
dred feet away. Two had narrow escapes
from being injured by the flying slate The light
ming. 1t believed, had set fire to the church
and an alarm was sent in for the Fire Department,
but its services not needed The damage
amounted to about aoO0.
In Montclair a new house. owned by Lewis Nc
Coy of Newark. in Clover Hill Place, was struck
and damaged to the extent of $1,000. TIE light
nlng struck the chimney splitting II in twain and
then set nre TO the roof The Fire Department
was called out and extinguished the flames. which
badly damaged by water The slate roof on
the home of Mrs Howe, in Pine-st, was also torn
most severe that has visited this section in years
Orange, Aug. 12 (speciaD.-About ? O'Clock this
afternoon heavy thunderstorm passed over the
Oranges. While the storm was at its height trolley
car No. 5l9 Of the North Jersey Street Rail-
way C0mpany's line, westbound near Park-st
vas struck by lightning. The bolt ran down
If ouf ann e 9ey pore @ 10 the me rear mGtor burning
large crowd on the car and the flames
The ear was under fair headWay q the tnf time IN
the rush Mary Lombardo. an Italian girl about
badly cut about the head and face She lives in
Cone-st. An elderly woman, who boards in Day
bruised in falling from the car The little girl was
passengers in the car were more or less shocked by
the bolt.
Paterson. Aug. II (SpeciaD.-Lightning struck
the steepe of the Market Street Methodist
Episcopal Church this afternoon. Fortunately no
damage done. aside from ripping off a few
shingles. Sunday school in session at the
time. ard for few minutes there some con-
fusion.
Passaic, Aug. II (speciaD.-John Cassidy,
mason, of No. 290 Passaic-st., was found dead in
bed to-day, death being due the heat. a storm
struck Passaic at noon to-day The mercury had
reached the 100 mark in the shade Just before the
storm Lightning struck the barber shop of Victor
Selerina, in Garden-st., and wrecked dozen trees
in other parts Of the city. The storm lasted two
hours, flooding the streets and doing much dam
age. Al one time II was so dark in Passaic that
lights were necessary in many buildings.
Hackensack, Aug. u (SpeciaD.-The home of
c. Z. Ogden. in Central-ave. was struck by
lightning to-day. hole in the roof and
a bed in the second story caught fire The roof
torn from E A. Pearce's house, and three
telephone poles were struck At Rochelle Park 4
piece was torn from John Ackerman's barn, and
the burglar alarm wire connecting with the house
was cut In the southern part of town a piece of
the roof was blown from the large factory being
dwelling house at Woodbridge was fire and
destroyed.
Elizabeth. Aug. 12 (SpecaD.-In the sharp
thunderstorm here this afternoon lightning struck
the long elevated barrel run at the Borne &
Scrymser oworks. in South Front-st. and ignited
a barrel filled with oil which was in the run Part
of the structure was destroyed.