Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

than had been heard for many day.
But worse remained. Thus far the
lightning had been appalling, brilliant
ly lurld, but harmless. At 10 oclocl.
the storm ragged again, this time with.
out the preliminary downfall of rain,
and the lightning, though less sen.
| sat1onal In appearance, was demoniac
| In effect levying Il toll on human lives,
causing fires and general damage to
property, accounts of which filled
many columns of the newspapers next
morning. This second outburst was
| succeeded by heavy and continuous
rain. At the hour when the theaters
emptied their diminishing audiences
into the streets London wore its nor
NAL rain sodden aspect. 1t was not
until the following day that people
fully understood the magnitude and
terrifying results of the later display.
About Il quarter to s. while the first
storm was at Its height, carriage and
pair dashed into fashionable West
End square and pulled up outside a
mansion cast in the stereotyped mold
of the early Victorian period. The
horses, cNerfed and underworked, had
been rendered frantic bySth drive
through the park from the farther
west. Fortunately, they knew this
halting place, or tile coachman would
never have succeeded in stopping
them. As 1t was, they sweated white
with fear, and the footman, shouting
to the occupants of the carriage that
he could not attend to the door, ran
to their heads after giving vigorous
tug at the house bell.
\ boy, tall and thin, and scantily at
tired for such weather, who had taken
shelter In the dark portico of the man.
sion. ran forward to offer his services
at the carriage door. A bundle of
evening papers, covered with piece
of sacliing. somewhat impeded the use
of his left hand. and. as it happened,
In his right he held large bun on
which he had just commenced to dine.
Before lie could turn the handle the
carriage door opened from the inside.
a man sprang out.
Get out of the way" he said i'm.
patiently. alld HE newsboy obeyed
glad that lie had NJ followed his first
imnu,sa s,,,,, ,.o .f.,-o,, +bo Inv
! vivid t,sl IF -. ,4nino modo III,
horsas raor mi -,
~ al, .ch,,, $50. -, +,,o
Il, 80, - =. ~,
wraps and jump out On night like
this these nervous L.utus"-
y peal of thumser that ratified the
animals r,o~,., III, ,a,.oa ,,.,t, Nv
,.', 90! 'Neu WIN o'i1
on ia tba c,n..t.s,., ~. tho III, ,.,s
| lifted or IL. f.,., .,,l ,,nuo1 ,.,a,on.,,,
! against ihc nal, ~. ,,os fo,.oo1 70 ,ot
20 ana fell s;,rgo,..l.. h,o,wor1 so,nl,
wards bero,a N. ,,,n,,,aa Tharo ,,.n,.
n smosl, Of ,ro, ma wool ana H.,
| near hind whoa, ~, ,ho oo,.,,,ao ,,n,
MOI am,s,n., ~ VI W. t",r,ase jun
came from the fnte,,;,r ~Cortoin tint
the vehicle Womb tnrn oror instont,,,
the man who had ,li..,,toa s,om,naa ~,
door and spra,,,. ,.lc.r In Ioina co In
trimmed ovcr tba nowehov ,oa 81,
heavily OH the novo,nont Tbo Nov
| quicker to noio thot tho ,mo,,.i,n ~
| the mole had n,vnn i, nonanto.,, ~.
pite. rushed into the roadway thro,r
ing away hoth nrnriors hnn ava en-,
more p,ecious s,oc.. of nnso,1 ,onon.
He wrenc,,ed tho othor 1onr r,,o,,
and shouted
",This way madam ou;c,.w
"AIadam'' wo. onic,, Sho s,.a
right into HE arms o,1 n,.oro1 ~ 49,
girl of twelve ~. ,hnrnohonts droSso1
MI in white and ,rro,,,ad ~ ~, n.,..,..'
cloak. " '''''e
Oyer wont tho .o.r,, ,u,+, e...
full crash Thn .oachm,an ,nanoao., " -
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