Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
VERY ODD WEATHER
VeritabIe Winter Blizzard Re-
ported in Michigan.
HEAVY FROST IN NEBRASKA
Flakes of the Beautiful in Pennsyl-
vania Also.
LIGHTNING STRIKES A CHURCH
Washington Is Visited by Brief But
Severe Storm and Some
Damage Is Done.
HEAVY FROST IN NEBRASKA
LIGHTNING STRIKES A CHURCH

DETROIT, Mich, May 27.-Snow is re-
ported from all over the lower peninsula of
Michigan today, with veritable winter
blizzard prevailing over the Saginaw val
ley. Cadillac reports that five inches Of
snow fell last night with more coming, and
six inches have fallen at Petoskey Snow
fell during the morning at Jackson and
with the thermometer lowering close to the
freezing line. High winds are reported
from all of the lakes. 1t is feared that the
cold will cause heavy damage to vegeta-
ton.
Nearly Frost Mark in Pennsylvania
READING, Pa, May 27-The thermome-
ter touched close to the frost mark in the
Schuylkill valley during last night. 1t was
as low as 50 degrees Flakes of snow fell.
and residents of northern Berks county re-
port that regular squall visited that sec
ton before daylight Farmers fear that
continued wet weather will cause growing
vegetables to rot in the ground
Heavy Frost Mark in Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb., May 27.-The weather
bureau reports heavy frosts throughout
A>Soi"Sn' last night. w neat Is DrODa Div
not injured. Rye suffered greatly. Corn
is uninjured.
Market gardens in Douglas county were
damaged to the extent of 100000
Lightning Strikes Steeple.
Special Dispatch to The Star
RAILWAY, N. j., May 27.-For the third
time within the space of three years. light
ming struck the steepIe of the First Meth
odist Church, on West Grand street this
morning at o'clock, doing great damage
to the superstructure, breaking all the win
dows, spllntering timbers and even melting
the golded weathercock at the apex Many
nearby residents and pedestrians were
stunned by the electric shock that shook
the whole town. A physician had to be
summoned In one case that of the wife Of
Chief of Police George Wright of 147 West
Grano street City Clerk Lambert who
was en- route to the city hall and two
blocks from the church, felt the shock Sc
verely, as did many other.
Old Boreas, in combination with Jupiter
Pluvius, went on rampage in Washington
TO-DAY, and for few minutes a forty
mlies-an-hour gale tore things loose about
the city, while heavy downpour Of rain
gave the District a thorough drenching. The
storm reached the city shortly after noon.
II was preceded by heavy masses Of dark
green clouds. which churned angrily over
the western horizon, while a semi-darkness
oVerspread the community making 1t neces-
sary TO turn on the electric and gas lights
IN business places and homes.
AS the cloud masses spread over the sky
hashes of zig-zag lightning darted hither
ana thlther, accompanied by heavy rolls of
thunder. The fall of rain that followed
was almost in the nature of a cloufburst
the weather bureau rain guages recording
a fall of forty-hundredths of water in less
than fifteen minutes. The storm was not
long-lived. but while it lasted il "did
things" as a water-soaked policeman ex-
planned. Awnings and trees were blown