The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-19
DAMAGED
BY STORM

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from a ball Of lightning was seen
during a storm here this afternoon.
The bolts struck in three places
simultaneously. splintering a tree
in grove. bre aking limb from a
tree IN the Court House lawn and
striking a tool house ~ the borough
quarry. The latter place was
wrecked and tools thrown about for
several yards.
The three points form an almost
perfect equilateral triangle. and
are about one-third of mile apart.
The accompanying peal Of thunder
startled the entire borough. There
were no other sharp flashes or re-
ports.
Mere than one hundred lightning
arresters Of the Bell Telephone
Company were destroyed. and the
phones temporarily put out OF ser
vice.
York, Pa, July 18.-Furious
| ~.ectric storms yesterday and to-
dav. accompanied by downpours Of
rain and hail, did great damage to
farms and roads th, oughout tn is
and adjoining counties.
Nearly all the wheat is in shock
in the fields. and the rain has
caused it to sprout The loss IRON
this alone 10 tremendous. Such
wheat as had not been cut was SO
damaged by wind and hail that it
is now hardly worth cutting.
-Four hundred Zion Reformed
Church Sunday School picnickers
were caught 10 the storm in agrove
near here last night, and there ex'
perience was terrifying.
The very heart ofthe storm seemed
to be right over their heads. Light
ming struck repe atedly in the grove
many trees we're shattered. and
the young people, not daring 10
seek shelter beneath the swaying
and crashing branches. sought out
unsheitered spots, and hud led in
terrified groups, cried aloud in
prayers for mercy, All the while
the heavy downpour OF rain. re-
sembling acloudourst, was drench.
ing them to the skin.
Misses Cora Straughand and
Laura Hamburger were frightened
into commissions, and were uncon-
scous for long time.
Throughout the county the storm
did damage amounting to thousands
| of dollars. Cloudbursts aud wash-
outs delayed trains on the Mary
land 4 Pennsylvania. Western
Maryland Il Frederick division OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Water covered the railroad 10
depth OF three feet near the picnic
grove. Three miles away there
was a was hout,
In Windsor township Andrew
Miller's large barn and all its con-
tents were destroyed. At one
place a whole load Of shocked wheat
was wa she'd out Of field and scat.
tered along the railroad tracks. u
| Pottstown. Pa, July le.--Contin-
ucd rains have ruined thousands
| OF dollars worth Of wheat III this
| vicinity. Whole fields Of grain are
rotting 10 the shock. Much Of it
has sprouted in the sheal, as the
frequent rains did not give it an op-
portunlty 10 dry so that It could
be housed. Ameng the heavy SUI
terers in this section are s. S,
Campbell, who has 50 acres in she af
on the farm where Major General
John r. Brooke WINS born; John
| kugler. Linfieid, 10000 sheaves cut:
Henry spiese, North Coventry, 500
sheaves; John Il. Davidheiser, West
Pottsgrove, 5000 sheaves cut.
Hanover, Pa, July 1.-The most
destructive thunder storm in many
years passed over York ana Adams
Counties last evening, centralzing
in This vicinity.
Several barns were destroyed by
lightning, bridges were washed
away, trains were delayed, corn
fields leveled and shocks OF wheat
swept from the fields.
Lancaster. Pa, July Is. REPORTS
from all parts of the courty show
great damage to the wheat from
continued wet and hot weather,
Only a few farmers got their eutire
crops harvested and housed before
the wet weather set in.
The grain is sprouting and will
! only be iii Tor feed Tor cattle. One
larmcr, who had 20 acres in wheat.
will not get tushel fit for flour
and there are hundreds who are
| similarly situated.
Slroudsburg. Pa, July Is. Great
damage to crops was done by Sc
we're hail storm in the Western part
OF Monroe County to-day, especially
at Effort, McNIichael's and Sciota.
The storms fury was terrific,
and the hailstones were very large
ones. Buckwhcat was almost de-
stroyed where the hail fell. Very
little hail fell at Scota. but the
heavy rain washed out the roads.
and the strong wind leyelled corn
| and blew down fences.
Royersford, Pa, July 1S.-Last
nights severe storm did great dam.
age 10 Northern Chester County.
County roads were badly washed,
culverts and bridges were damaged
trees were uprooted and farm build
ings partly wrecked. The damage
amounts to thousands pr dollars.
The large barn on Fred. Stauff-
er'o farm. southwest OF Spring City,
was struck by Lightning, and part
ly demolished, as were also the
carriage and pump houses. Mrs.
Stauffer. and her daughters were
milking at the time, ard the bolt
knocked them to the ground. reu.
dering them unconscious for long
time. Their bonnets were thrown
| ont in the harm uard nd anr,aa ,E