Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-29
BAD STORM At BDUNE
Lightning Causes Great Dam
age and Many People Have
Narrow Escapes
FIRE ALARMS ARE SOUNDED
Daniels Restaurant Struck, and Light
ming Creates Panic at the Arie
Opera House, With Vaudeville
in Progress = Also Enters Pool Hall,
Stunning Several Men.
Special to rime.-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, June, 29-The storm Satur-
day evening was the worst in Boone
in a decade. The lightning caused un-
told damage, great many people had
narrow escapes from injury and death,
and for time the Arie opera house
was threatened with destruction.
The storm broke in Its fullest fury
shortly after o'clock. The lightning
was binding, and drove the people
from the streets.
The wind blew a perfect hurricane,
and the rain completely flooded the
streets and low lands. In the midst
of the storm. when the wind, lightning
andsrain We're at the worst, fire alarms
We're turned in. The Daniels restau-
rant. on West Third street, had been
struck The lightning entered the
building over some electric and tele-
phone wires, and exploded several
hundred dollars worth of fireworks,
which Mr.. Daniels had in stock The
sky rockets. dynamite caps and huge fire
crackers caused great confusion and
building across the street this MORN
ing showed great black scars where
the rockets struck in the explosion
which followed the stroke of light
ming. The firemen were soon, at work
on the building, and the structure was
saved, altho the place is mass of
wreckage. The loss will be heavy, as
the contents were badly damaged by
fire, smoke and water.
The Arie opera house, which was
crowded, witnessing vaudeville per-
Torrance had a narrow escape. The
lightning entered the theatre over the
electric wires, and two couples, the
Matt sisters, of Boone, and the Phillips
brothers. singers and dancers, who
were giving their speciality were
stunned. The noise was terrific The
musicians stopped their work for a
moment and a panic was threatened.
Manager Wiley, however, ordered the
music to proceed, the vaudeville stunt
was kept up and the audience quieted.
The lightning made the interior of
the theatre very brilliant for few
minutes. Great balls of fire shot here
and there from beam to beam. and
finally, rolled to the stage, and a
stream of vivid flames shot across in
front of the footlights. The shock,
glare, etc, caused the performers to
give a historical cry. which started
practically uninjured, and the occu-
pants all escaped.
The lightning entered the pool hall
on Keller street, striking an electric
piano. Several men were sitting in
front of the instrument on the plat
form and they were knocked to the
floor below. They escaped without in
juries. The Des Moines river is rap
idly going UP as result of the heavy
rain.
Much damage has been revealed as
a result of the storm. The Country
club house was struck and some dam
age done. The house is new, and was
completed about month ago. The
lightning struck the chimney. partial
ly knocking It down. The Wilson resi-
dence on North Greene street, was
struck, and the interior of the resi-
dence badly damaged. The home of
James Wallace, Of the Boone Electric
company, was struck and great havoc
was wrought. The lightning tore the
southeast and northeast corners off,
and entered the upstairs. Pictures
on the wall were melted and dropped
to the floor. One large picture having
heavy gold chain for frame, was
melted, the chain being left in bits
hanging to the wall. Nearly all of
the plaster of the upstairs was knock