Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-22

The storm which visited Wilmington
and It's vicinity early last evening was
attended 10y one fatality Matthew
Harris, colorod, was struck by light
ming and killed while talking 10 "a
white man near kirkwood. The white
man was uninjured. DIR. Dewitt of
ST. Georges was summoned, but Har-
ris WAS evidently killed instantly, and
all efforts TO revive him were unavail-
ing
The Cathedral, at Sixth and West
streets, this city, was struck by light
ming, which shattered one of the win
dows, bu5 no other damage was done.
The storm gathered quickly and broke
over the city at about o'clock and
for half an hour the rain foil in tor
rents, while lightning flashed wildly
and almost incessantly, and there were
heavy peals Of thunder. Asa precau-
tionary measure the Wilmington City
Railway Co. shut Off the electric cur
rent from the several lines and the
cars We're at q standstill for that length
of time. Two carloads of people from
New Castle, on their way 20 Shellpot
Park, mad reached Sixth and Market
streets when the current was shut of
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at the park from Chester.
The storm extended from a point
below the Chesapeake 81 Delaware
canal to Philadelphia, and it appeared
to be mora severe in the country than
in the city. A colt was killed 10y
Lightning on II. Il. McClenahan Z
farm, near Port Deposit, Md.
William II. Recap Of Philadelphia,
an authority on sports, who occasion.
ally figures in sporting events here,
was seriously injured last evening by
being shocked by lightning at the
Country Club at Bala, Pa. He was
thrown unconscious from q telephone
booth rs a flash Of lightning, followed
Immediately by roaring peal Of thun-
der. startled everyone at the fashion
able clubhouse. 10 was shortly after
the polo game that Mr.. Rocap had
gone from the field Of play To- the club
house To telephone 10 his paper, the
Ledger. "a storm had come up, but il
did not seem at all severe. However,
while Mr.. Recap was in the telephone
booth there WIS a binding fash of
lightning and the house fairly trem-
bled with the crash Of thunder. The
electric lighting system was put out
of order, and when the lights flashed
up again Mr.. Recap was seen lying
upon the floor of the hallway. He
had been thrown out of the booth as
the shock came over the wires while
he had the receiver TO his ear. The
bell boys summoned assistance and
| Mr. Recap was carried tenderly TO a
sofa in the parlor whore Drs. Patter-
son and Thompson, members OF the
club, worked over him. The secretary
of the club, Mr.. Oakford, made every
provision possible for the injured
mans comfort. lie was carried TO the
/ room still unconscious and there put
/ to bed for rest. Later in the evening
the physicians, finding that Mr.. RucaI
was not responding to treatment, hur
ried him 20 the Howard Hospital in
an automobile. There an examination
showed that he was suffering from a
concussion of the brain and was seri
ously hurt.
HAIL AT NEW CASTLE.
staH Correspondence OF Every evening.
New Castle, June pa heavy electric
| storm broke over this city and the sur
rounding country shortly after s o'clocl
last evening, which caused the people on
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or most convenient place. The storm
was not without warning, as the runbinl
Of thunder was heard for am hour beior
the storm came. The downpour OF rain
first came from the southeast and within
five minutes a heavy fall OF hail cant
from the west and for few minutes th
ground was white with the frozen pellets
some OF which measured from quartz
TO half am inch in diameter. They sooi
melted in the rain. Glass was brokel
and reports from the surrounding coun
trv show that the storm was not con
fined to this city, but extended 10
several miles north and south.