Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
DAMAGE BY STORM
lightning Accompanying a
Heavy Rain During the Night
Strikes Several Buildings.
TWO SET AFlRE BY BOLTS
Train Service, Telephones, and Light
ing Affected-HaiI is Reported
in the County.

The storms which have been center
ing about this locality for several days
reached climax last evening, with the
heaviest rainfall since early in the
spring. The storm broke suddenly
last evening, and during the II hours
up to O'Clock this morning a total #
1.64 inches rainfall was recorded bv
the weather bureau Office in Davcn-
port. The rain was accompanied by
an unusually hard electric storm, with
lightning striking many places in the
city and nearby. The electric storm
continued all night, and was followed
by second this morning In NEARBY
places hail heavy enough to do some
damage to crops is reported. Many /
the older buildings down town were
flooded slightly by the heavy rain. an /
innumerable cellars were flooded. Flr
time the water flowed high in the
streets, the drains being insufficient to
carry off the unusual flow of surface
water.
was flooded by the storm, there being
bad leak in the roof. The water
worked its way through to the first
floor, and somewhat flooded the rear
of the Larson & Co. shoe store. When
the store was opened up this morning
there was about an inch of water in
the rear part of the room. Fortunately
the stock was not damaged.
For time the light circuits were cut
off on account of the storm
House is struck.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Black. Twenty ninth street and Thir-
teenth avenue, was struck by lightning
during the storm about 100 this morn
ing. None of the occupants were in
jured, as the bolt was apparently cay
ried off by an electric wire before it
entered the lower part of the building
The roof and upper part of the build
ing was damaged to the extent of sew
eral hundred dollars.
strikes In south Heights.
The residence owned and occupied
by Harry DaCk in South Heights was
struck about 100 in the morning and
considerably damaged the upper pOr-
ton. Fire broke out in the attic as Il
result. but Mr.. Dack. who Immediately
investigated, put it out with bucket
of water. The chimney was RACED and
considerable damage done to the roof.
Barn il Destroyed.
a barn belonging to A. S Wright at
Park Ridge, South Moline, and rented
by John Stark, was struck by lightning
about midnight and completely de
stroyed A horse and six cattle belong
ing to Mr.. Stark burned, together with
a quantity of feed and implements.
There were four horses and eight cat
tie i'll the building when the fire brok,
out, but Mr.. Stark succeeded in savin-
three of the former and two of the lat
ter In doing so, he was seriously in
jured. all his hair being singed on his
head and the upper part of his bod!
badly blistered. 1t is believed, how
ever, that ne will recover. Both th'
barn and the contents were fully in
sured
The excursion steamer J. S. whic!
was out with an excursion, was com
PEELED to tie up below Suburban islam,
TO await till the wind subsidized
Trains Laid Out.
Trains on the Rock Island road wcr,
laid out at Bureau creek between Bu
reau and Tiskilwa this morning. higI
water threatening washOut and wcat
ening the track. Trains were stoppe
about o'clock and il was ncceSsar
to wait for the water to subSide am
make some repairs before traffic wa
resumed. which was accomplished abou
noon. The fast mail train was hel
and did not reach Rock Island till Ia,
this afternoon The telegraph serviC
of the company was also temperate
affected by breaks in the lines at tn
same place.
strikes CordOva.
The village of Cordova and surrounr
ing country was struck Sunday nigt
by a violent windstorm, which did gel
eral damage and destroyed the barn {
Abraham Armstrong. The storm can
at about midnight from the northwe
and brought with it a heavy rain an
a small fall of hail. The only buidin
to be more than slightly damaged W.
the Armstrong barn. This collapse
entirely, entailing loss of more tina
$500. Rye over considerable distri
was badly lodged.