Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
FRIDAYS STORM.
lightning strikes the Arlington Mills and
Causes some Damage.

Lightning Strikes the Arlington Mills and
Causes Some Damage.
Wilmington was visited Friday
afternoon by, 10 heavy rain storm,
accompanied by thunder and lightning
and some hail. The lightning struck
several places, stunning three men who
! mad taken refuge under cart on the
Brandywine Park drive, and causing
SONS damaRe at the Delaware Cotton
Mills on Nandeyer avenue, in the
Ninth ward, Trees were struck and
telephones were thrown out Of servioe.
Rolling black clouds came from the
west between B and o'clock and gave
rise TO apprehension, aud near the
latter hour, q heavy rainfall began.
Inc lightning was very sharp and the
crashes CT 4 thunder terrific. Daniel
hoplnson Of Race street., John st.
Ulair and John Wilbur, the latter of
the neighborhood Of 5Pennsy lvapia
avenue and Clayton street, we're ut
work on the park drive when the storm
came up. They took refuge under a
cart, Just back Of Bishop Coleman s
residence. A holt OF lightning struck
o tree near them and the men and
horse were slightly stunned. They re-
covered before the storm was over. ~
STATED FIRE IN COTTON MILLS.
Lightning struck the Delaware Cot
ton Mills, entering the cloth room by
way of gas pipe and making noise as
OF an explosion. Had theirs been gas
In the pipe, u terrible accident might
have happened. AS it was the light
ming set. fire to some cloth, and the
company's fire department went into
service, soon putting it out. One girl
faiited,- but no one was hurt +. A.
Mitchell had completed the delivery Of
three tons of ribbed skylight glass for
the mills. It. was still in the boxes.
One box was knocked over and 30 panes
broken, causing about $50 loss.
Operators and messengers at the
Western Union Telegraph office we're
scared by bright aash Of lightning
which entered over the wires Atstho
telephone exchanges some fuses we're
burned out. Slight damage was done
the rolioe signal system.
a tree Ia the yard of Henry Grant,
No. 1104 iPennsylyania avenue, was
struck, and o tree on Sixth street, be-
tween Market and 5hipIey, was broken
oil. Trees at Fourth and Pine, Fourth
and Lombard and Fourth and Adams,
were blown down. .ra
At School No. d, lightning played
about the ceiling Of Miss Doibow's
room, The bolt traversed the room and
passed through an umbrella and dis
appeared. The pupils we're frightened,
but Miss Dolbow prevented undue ex-
oitement, by interesting them In
story.
COW SOLO AND CHORUS.
A live wire blown down by the storm
caught o COW near west yard and gave
1t series OF shocks which caused 1t to
below energetioally. Other cows stood
around and formed chorus to the
captive cows solo. Railroad men went
to the cows assistance, and, covering
their hands with their coats to avoid
being shocked, removed the wire from
the animal. It was apparently not in
jured, as it dashed away, followed by
the rest of the hard. ,s
Near Falkland station, O largo willow
tree was struck.
A tree was struck in the woods near
du Points office.
a tree was struck in front OF house
at Talleyyille, owned by John TalIey.
The housew was vacant and no one was
hurt.