Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-16
DAMAGED BY STORMS
Lightning Strikes a Bathhouse In
Which Were a Dozen Men.
PLACE WRECKED AND NAN KILLED.
At the Salvation Army Camp Meeting ct
Beaver City. Neb.. Nine Of Their Tents
Were Blown Down-Msny Houses
Unroofed Mt Baltimore.

Washington, July 13.--Durlng ter
rife thunderstorm which passed over
the city yesterday lightning struck a
boathouse near the Potomac river in
which about dozen men had taken
refuge on their way home from the
bathing beach. One man was killed
outright, another SO badly injured he
may die and still another is In the
hospital suffering severely from the ef-
fects of the bolt Every one of the
men who had taken refuge in the boat
house felt the effects of the thunder
bolt. Ten feet of the fagpole over
the house was wrenched off and the
structure itself was wrecked. c. H.
Bannigan, the policeman on duty at
the beach, while hurrying to the Emer-
gency hospital for assistance after the
accident, was twice rendered tempo
rarily unconscious from the effects Of
the lightning striking trees near him.
Physicians from the hospital succeed
ed In restoring most Of those who had
been hurt to consciousness and the re-
mainder were taken to the hospital.
Here it was found that Slaughter,
colored man, was so badly shocked and
burned that he may die. He is still
unconscious and delirious from the ac-
cident. William Lyons, white man.
aged 81 years, was also badly burned,
but he will recover. In another part
of the city Nora Shipley, colored
girl, aged Is years, who was sitting
at window, was badly stunned by
lightning bolt.
Salvation Army Camp Meeting Broken Up.
Beaver City, Neb., July ia ter
rife electrical and windstorm prevailed
here yesterday afternoon, lasting As
minutes, in which time ~ inches of
rain fell. The wind blew with great
violence, doing much damage to small
buildings and windmills. The wheat
crop, Just ready for harvest, was also
damaged. The Salvation army Of Kan
sas and Nebraska, now holding a
camp meeting here, suffered much loss.
Nine Of their tents were blown down,
Commander Holland was struck by the
falling tent pole and sustained dis
location of the shoulder. The camp
was flooded with water. The women
members Of the army have been taken
into the houses Of citizens and will be
provided for during the remainder of
their stay here. Beaver creek is out
of its banks and a section Of the Bur-
lington track between Beaver City and
Stamford is washed out.
A cloudburst visited the Little Blue
river district south Of Hastings yes
terday. The stream is out Of its banks
and the highest for 10 years. Much
property is reported destroyed and
many head Of cattle drowned. A party !!
of campers on the river barely escaped
with their lives.
A York dispatch says hailstorm
yesterday destroyed all crops in the
northeastern part Of the county, cover
ing strip nine miles in length by |
three in width.
A Violent Storm at Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md, July ia severe
wind and rainstorm occurred here yes
terday afternoon which was particu-
larly violent in a limited section OF
northeast Baltimore, where, within q
radius of about four blocks, 80 houses
were unroofed, walks demolished and
trees uprooted. For several squares
the streets were thickly strewn with
debris Of wrecked roofs, brick and
splintered limbs of trees. Three hum
bred people were rendered homeless
for the time being and were compelled
to find shelter in neighboring houses.
The damage to houses and household
goods is estimated at 100000. The
rainfall here for the day was $50
inches and the velocity Of the wind 4G