The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-09-10
t FHUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

,.UldlN Mornings Storm Severe One.
tt4htnins struck in Many Places.
81. thunder shower of Saturday morning,
,..t u. was one of the heaviest known i'll
,, tl0n for long time. The lightning
,,> ..y bright and the thunder heavy and
. u-> almost continuous. The centre of
s4 hover passed south of Belfast. At
-f. Pond it was accompanied by hail
- -ume damage was done to field crops.
ng struck the house of the Pitch
-trs near Northport Campground.
.r- -s were torn from the roof, plaster
it, Nas broken down, two windows were
make. and marks of the lightning were left
III rg- walls both inside and out. The Occu-
..,s we're not injured.
. amden the wind blew gale and the
A -4ll in torrents. Several trees were up
.--a and the merry -rOund at the trot
. park was wrecked, and the occupants
ID, tent were obliged to seek shelter for
.- ,-mander of the night in a nearby
u.- Lightning struck the cupola on the
n..u. Of the (. S. S. Co. and following
.al Nard course tore off the shingles
If, up to bottom for width of about a
L also burned out the lightning pro-
-. tp the telephone and broke two or
r.. -lectric light globes. 1t struck the
-, .ii4 Of the cupola of the Methodist
...N. went through the slate, followed
.1 inside and broke through several
..-,. icing considerable damage Several
u-e- ii the nearby towns are reported to
4.- Zen struck.
south Hope the farm buildings owned
astlngs estate were struck and des-
N.lh nearly all their contents. There
., Insurance At Boothbay Harbor
he windows of the Maddox and
.. ish packing plants were broken.
.A tile wind was terrific during the
... while hailstoneS fully as large as
.. covered the business streets with
Ike SHOW. The storm stalled the
aus. shut Oft the electric lights ana
..- cellars. The steamer Nahanada ran
H4dats uear the city, but sustained
rl damage. In South Poland the
I Martin Davis was struck and
tu lhe ground. Loss $1,000; partial
..u
4m,wick haiIstones that weighed
evps and measured more than two
20 diameter fell for fully - minutes.
ston, Brunswick and Bath street
Mds tied up, several OF the cars los
motors. Crops were badly dam
.l many shade trees were stripped
-aYes,
.4-or there were many freaks OF the
uE ,but no very serious damage.
ny entered one of the rooms OF the
.-.ot Exchange hotel on the electric
,. h,uned out the fixtures and tempor-
,uuued travelling man who was in
lm The stable of Walter *. Dan
ou 7th street was struck and some
uamaged At the house of William
< >bury, 31S Ohio street, ventllat0r
.r the bathroom was struck and all the
Hug fixtures were melted, causing
..r-y 0f $50. An unoccupied house on
II md street was struck and its windows
l5>ted Mr. and Mrs. ii. c. Fish OF
.a-jeld, Mass, have a restaurant tent
Nai wood park, the main pole OF when
r struck and shattered. For the hrst
as nee being on the grounds the occu-
ii, We're not sleeping at the foot OF the
one Of the track stables was struck
l damaged. On Broadway five telephone
te, ere splintered so as to be of no fur
Use The entire crew of city laborers
Fl, hd,y all day Saturday in removing the
-t from Exchange and State streets and
IL tanduskeag bridge, where it was wash
iu the side streets. The damage from
torn will reach several thousand DOL
" d the city.