The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-15
LAST SATURDAYS STORM.
Unusual Destruction OF Property by
Lightning.
BARNS BURNED; CROPS DESTROYED.
Rain Fell In Torrents. Three Barns Burned
In Franklin and One Man Killed. Freaks
Of Electricity at VIM. Miller's.
D. r. Mumma's Stable.

Inc SUaOle on Jne properly re-
Gently purchased by d. r. Mum.
ma at Hustontown, was also,
struck by lightning last Satur.
day. While the roof was slightly
damaged, and the frame injured
the building was not set afre.
At Mack's.
Lightning struck one of those
big telegraph poles at the Nell
vaine house on Sldellng Hill, shat
tertng the pole, putting 43 wires
out of business for the time, and
badly scattering the things
around in the Office there in
charge of our townsman, Thos.
F. Sloan.
Amos Clouser's Barn.
Amos Clouser's barn near
Knobsville, came in for share of
attention in Saturdays storm
The lightning struck at the cont
of the roof, ran down a rafter to
the caves and tore out strip of
shingles the whole length, per-
haps two or three feet in width.
No further damage was done.
Jacob Gordon's Barn.
The barn of Jacob Gordon near
Big Cove Tannery was struck by
lightning during the electrical
storm last Saturday afternoon
and completely destroyed, to-
gether with all bis crop of wheat
and rye except about a dozen
shocks of the latter, and a valu-
able horse which he could not get
out of the stable in time. This
is a heavy loss to Mr.. Gordon, as
there was only fifty dollars insur-
ance on the property.
Trout's Porch.
During a severe thunder storm
a few days ago, Miss Bessie
Trout went to q window at their
home in Tod township to close
the shutters, when a binding
flash of lightning, accompanied
by a deafening crash of thunder,
struck the porch, running down
and shatterlng the corner posts.
Miss Bess fell back into the room
badly stunned, but, fortunately,
soon recovered from the effects.
James p. Waltz's House.
During the storm last Satur.
day afternoon, lightning struck
the chimney in the brick end of
James p. Waltz's house in Tod
township, tore boxing off one side
OF the gable and strip of the
single roofing from comb to
caves about three feet IN width,
and shattered the first and third
rafters into kindling. The fluid
Then descended to the kitchen,
shattering the fire place and made
Its way through into the ground.
The building is insured in the
Friends Cove Mutual.
In Franklin County.
The destruction of property in
last Saturdays storm was not
confined alone to this county, for
three barns were destroyed in
franklin county.
The large bank barn on the
larm of Houston Johnston about
mali mile west OF Mercersburg
with this years crop of wheat
was entirely destroyed, William
uiuck the tenant had just hauled
III the last load of wheat shortly
before the srorm. Insurance,
N,0OO on the barn and $500 on
crops.
AT the same time, and not five
miles distant, the valuable bank
Darn on the Zook farm, with three
'oads of wheat, two large wagons
agood hayrake, and a good mower
were entirely consumed.
The third, the large bank
oarn belonging to Jacob Myers,
near Brandt's church was totally
destroyed with part of this years
crops. 1t was with great Difficult.
" The stock was saved. The barn
was one of the most substantial
~ tnat section Of the county.
Storm Causes One Death.
Lying in the road beside the bi.
ssc'e ne had been riding, John
'card was found dead on the