The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-10
STARTLED BY LIGHTNING
ST. PAUL WAS BADLY SCARED ny
THE UNUSUAL VISITOR
YESTERDAY
RAIN COMES AFTER WEEKS
From Reports Received Here st.
Paul Was I'm the Center of a Re-
freshing DeIuEe, Which
VIII Do Good.

Several buildings were struck by light
ming during the storm that passed over
the city yesterday. The buildings, in
several Instances, were slightly damaged,
but no one was injured.
The greatest excitement prevailed at
the Franklin steam laundry, 2s9 West
Seventh street, where a bolt entered the
building and ran through the lower floor,
where number Of women and girls were
at work The lightning struck the motor
employed to run the machine, and dam.
aged the plate so that none of the ma
chinery could be operated. When the
lightning darted about the room where
the women We're at work screams and
cries ICr moment aroused the fear that
several machine operators had been In
Jured. The women and girls dropped the
work engaging their attention and rush
ed to the street. In the hurried exodus
three girls fell down in the entrance,
one fainting from fright. When the ex-
cltement had quieted 1t was found that
none of the employees had been injured,
but as the plant was out OF service most
OF them went to their homes. The build
ing was but slightly damaged.
Considerable damage was done at the
home Of May White, 1872 East Ninth
street. A bolt struck a gable of the
house, tearing OF portion of the roof
and running downward to a bed room
on the second floor, where the bed was
wrecked. Portions of plastering and
wainscoing were torn from the walls Of
this room. In passing along the wall
behind a bureau the lightning hurled the
bureau across the room. The occupants
of the house experienced a slight shock,
but were not injured. A small blaze that
started was quickly extinguished by the
fire department. The house was dam
aged to the extent of $500.
A cupola on the residence of w. w.
Bishop, 513 Summit avenue, was struck
by lightning and partly damaged. The
shattered woodwork was set afire, but
the department eXtinguished the blaze
before any damage from fire resulted.
The effects of the bolt were not felt by
the occupants of the house.
The home Of Martin Hoare, 2S3 Lisbon
street, was also struck. The lightning
went down the chimney, passing down a
rear wall to the basement. The plaster
ing along its course down the wall was
torn off and the chimney wrecked. The
members of the family were badly fright
ened, but escaped unhurt.
During the storm lightning struck the
trolley wire on the Prior avenue bridge
and broke the fastentngs. The tangled
wires fell on top of a passing car and
the passengers. A vivid electrical display
resulted from the intermingling wiress
The conductor kept the gate closed and
none of the passengers were injured. ''"
The severe thunderstorm that passed
over the city yesterday played havoc with
the street car service for q short time
Cars on several Of the lines were stalled
for some time and passengers aboard
were badly frightend by fuses blowing
out and electrical displays about the cars,
In some instances the lightning struck
the trolley wires and cracking sounds
overhead caused the passengers mucn
apprehension. There was some delay ON
the interurban line, while car on the
Rondo line being disabled blocked the en-
tire route for half an hour. Out West
Seventh street several cars were tied up
and a car of the Merriam Park line was
stalled for fifteen minutes.
In no instance were any of the pas
sengers injured.