The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-19
FRANKS OF THE LIGHTNING.
Four Persons Severely shocked in
South RaIfimore.


! BALTIMORE, July Bone Of the
worst electrical storms which has visited
/ Baltimore in many months occurred in
/ the southern part % the city last nie.It
/ between the hours of and 10 O'Clock.
! Four persons were shocked. The victims
/ are:
/ George J. Stewart. 1O7 West Barney
Street knocked down and badly shocked,
( but not seriously hurt. Eddie Struck.
young son Of Charles Struck 1921 Olive
/ Street, knocked down in front of his
/ house arm and side injured. toe badly
/ burned and large lump raised on side of
( his head suffering from burns and nau-
( sea. but not thought to be dangerously
injured; Mr.. and Mrs. George Weaver.
/ 1913 Olive Street, shocked by the bolt
which hit the Struck boy; steps Of their
/ house shattered by the bolt
/ Rain fell in torrents in the southern and
! eastern sections of the city and there ap-
peared 10 be more or less downfall else
/ where. bu, spots were reported in which
( there was no rain The electrical display
was brief but brilliant
/ The first person injured was George ].
( Stewart, To- West Barney Street. He was
standing on his front steps with his left
hand against the side of the house when
q binding flash Of lightning. followed by
a sharp peal Of thunder. startled the
( uoiEh5oThood- That was the last Mr.
. Stewart remembered for some minutes
+ He was carried into the house and DR.. II.
4 Gross. Clement and Charles Streets sum
moned- DIT Gross found that Mr. Stew
I arts nervous system was badly shocked.
and he was suffering from pains in the
. left side and arm. Otherwise he was not
hurt. and he Is expected to be all right in
. a day or two
Eddie Struck. the small son Of Charles
/ Struck, 1921 Olive Street, also in South
/ Baltimore, was standing on the sidewalk
. in front Of his home during the height Of
/ the storm when there was \ brilliant fash
+ Of lightning and he fell TO the ground IN
. conscious He was revived in a few min
Utes and carried into the house An in
3 veSJiCation revealed the fact that he had
q blue mark on the left side Of his neck
and that the large toe Of the left foot
was seriously burned. There was also q
large lump on the left side of his head,
. supposed to have been caused by his be-
ing thrown violently 20 the ground After
f recovering. CONSCIOUSNESS the boy suffered
severely from nausea His burned foot is
not thought to De permanently hurt In
the wall OF the house about five feet from
the ground was a place where three
inch and the plaster between them clean
ed out
George Weaver. who lives with his fam
lily at 1913 Olive Street next door 10 the
Struck home. said he felt q curious ting
ling sensation when the bolt hit. and Mrs.
Weaver was nearly overcome by the eIc-
triciJy in the air. y portion Of the bolt
I sDliHtered the wooden steps of Mr.
WeGveT's house.
4 rather unusual incident Of the storm
was the descent Of ball OF fire on the
water IN front Of George KahTs pavilion.
at Ferry Bar The ban was seen by III
l1Us Sass. Waterman at the pavilion. and
others who report that II appeared TO be
81 brilliant mass of fire, which scinuiliated
for q second on the water and then ex-
ploded with considerable force. scatter
I iIaE darts Of flame in all directions
Within a few feet Of where the ball fell
was the slOop Meerschaun. owned by Mr.
/ kahL and il was thought the vessel had
been injured. but an examination failed
To reveal any marks One Of the are
lights al the pavioHOn was also struck