The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-25
Adams County Pa Storm swept.

FROM Gettysburg Star and Seu,iucI. june r.
/ About two weeks ago this section was VS.
{ tied by . very destructive hail and thgsde
I Storm that wrought much damage. bat lh,
+ worst storm experienced 10 this relEhhayEput
I for wears was that Of Sunday evening. whrr
I for two hours--from TO O ciock-rain fel
{ Ia foTrcuts. accompanied By bail, sasua of ih'
{ stones Of y hich were 81 large IS wsingiy- Tbs
roar of i6uudrr Was uRce4ssnE and 3EhinlHs
/ struck many places causing hrc aud assirsc
+ ton Ia some places The haj Wgs '9ur inches
( deep on The ground.
/ The Granite Hill L. b. Church at salem
+ a f.ne brick structure was struck by #shintul
[ about clock and burned Tho organ used
/ by the Sunday school. The pulp; and several
I seats was 81 that Was saved The sails Of The
I structure are said 20 be unlaJarci. be build
I ing sas insured Ia the Johannesburg Compass
{ for 5000.
The tenant house 81 Luther Scott, & mile.
( west 81 Grccnmogu,, ,eBaugrj 10 Amos Wei
k-fi, ~as struck by lightning. the eleclr,
bolt catering the gable end Of the haass. tear
ing The plas,ertug from three adjoining roams.
Mr. Weskeus three children wsrv standing
under The Eiuaos uhsE The boig struck tbs
house aud uarro~ly escaped being k.llei.
Lightning struck the euPa!a Al tie Nesirra
Maryland depot about us clock, tearing
T
wers illed s.fh people awaiting The excarslan
train iur Bajiimarr- AT Nvre slightly shocked.
DO one NAs Injured, hai gTrSi sGg5;srsra. prs
vailed for time.
Many fsrmers residing 10 The path 80 Jae
storm suffered greatly By bas,ug their Erz,n
and corn severely damaged b. tbc bail. P,ssl
master NcllhruBy's wh~ai crop 90 Bio larn
near Hunlerslowu Is snJsret. she corn badly
cut sad nearly every ss8dss pane BE she
house si lhe Dickson farm sss hrokeB
A William Brnemau s. i1 50 40 loWn-
ship. about IS pancs q g,ass srre broken and
a. Orsills Rslsys, Betghbar, aumber 81
panss sprc br0keE. Toe CROPS wrrr sisa
greatly IgJured.
The scope Of cuuatrY. sbsa, gGrvv miles
vide between Hauters;oEu aai Bls'~ruilr
suffered greatly Az the Meadow Valley SIock
Farm. owusd by J L. Bati about 3 wards u
fence vas swept aSAy bv the high ~asers, the
race track badly sAsaed and growlug crops
injured BY the hail Atthc Bu;louwoo4 Farm.
also owucd By Mr. Bait, = w,ndoz gAnes
were broken and other damage doue-
The telegraph Office ~ Gsaasie took hse
from the wires. but fortunately The flames
were discovered aud gucurhed before sny
damage wAs done.
The rain Tell In torrents. causing be streams
to rise rapidly. and IS consequence many
cuiveris along the pGbic highways we're car
RED away Roads aad piuWed fields suffered
greatly. and i, Will be some time before the
supervisors Of the different districts ell have
the public highways repaired
In Gettysburg 10 inches Of water irsl
between and clock and Judging from
reports receiyed this record was pretty gsRer-
ally maintained.
Ia places The bail was as lsrge as hen eggs,
and csi,le grazing IN the fields suffered greatly
by being pelted by these unusually large
pieces OF frozen water
Lightning struck the north end 81 the bujg-
at Socks, knocking of portion of the rsoi
aud some Of the understanding.
Samuel Weinsiein. while IN bis stable on
North Strauon street. during the storm Sua
day. had quite an experience. lie and b.s
horse were knocked down by n bolt OF light
ming bu, luckily were only stunned for lime.
Lightning struck Il telephone pole 10 front
OF Harry Clay's residence on \. Washington
street and jumped from the wire over TO the
roof Of Mr.. Claws house aud ran down the
spout, striking Mr. Clsy-Who was standing
at the corner of the house-on the arm a the
elbow and wen, over his hand. lie vas dazed
by the stroke bu. not seriously injured.
During the storm Monday afternoon light
ming struck the chimney on the ". NJ. freight
house ia this place, ran down the chimney.
then following the stove pipe lgnited lot Of
waste paper Ia the stove. No damage was
done but the employees were slightly shocked.
At Fairfield many window lights were
broken aud vegetation leveled 20 the ground.