The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-13
STORM 4 SEVERE
ONE AND DAMAGE
DONE WAS GREAT
Richmond and Neighboring
Country Experiences One
Of the Heaviest Oownpours
OF the Season.
CROPS ARE GREATLY
HURT AS A RESULT
Reports From Over the State
Show That the Storm King
Accomplished Much Havoc
During Progress.

was one of the most severe In several
months. Rain literally came down IN
sheets and as 4 result there was con.
siderable damage done locally. Corn
fields perhaps suffered the most, and
today Wayne county farmers are wear.
ing that ''pass-this-way-to-view
remains" expression on their faces. ~
they ruefully survey their battered
fields.
Lightning struck in several places In
the city. but no damage resulted OF
consequence. The large steel tank at
the Hoosier Drill Works was struck
but owing to the fact that the struc-
ture was Of steel It was not damaged.
Water rushed into the engine room of
Gaar. Scott & Company yesterday af.
ternoon with frightful velocity from an
over flooded sewer. The big main
belt was put out Of commission and
work was suspended there for the rest
OF the afternoon and q part Of this
morning.
Several cellars over the city were
flooded also. and limbs and even whole
trees were blown down by the heavy
wind that accompanied the rain. Tel.
ephone and telegraph wires wsFe torn
down and the city street cars did not
attempt to run during the most -
vere part Of the storm. The Pennsy:.
vania trains were also late - result
Of the storm. but have resumed their
regular schedule again today.
FELT OVER INDIANA.
Indianapolis. July 13.-The most -
we're thunder, wind and rainstorm oe
the season swept the state from end
to end yesterday. doing great damage
to property. especially to crops In the
field. but killing NO ono 20 tar n
could be learned
Two men were stunned BY lightning
near Warsaw. but both recovered from
the effects Of the shock. Windows were
shattered and building unroofed BY the
wind at Fairmount. Columbus and one
or two other places and some barns
and other buildings were burned OF
partially burned by lightning.
The greatest damage was done 70
crops in tho field. In several locali-
ties corn was broken off By the wind
or beaten down BY the rain In some
localities where wheat II stil uncut
owing to the wet weather a several
days back the grain was beaten 70 the
ground and it will be impossible 70
save It. Some Of It will b Hodled,
but the most Of It will b oompoetely
lost.
A 0peeeaculae One.
A spectacular storm which ragsd IN
| Indianapolis yesterday aftHnoon
brought terror and fright With M rain
wind. lightning and thunder. Lie was
endangered and some property los
vas suffered In various parts OF the
city. Lightning struck several places.
among them the court house tower ana
the north steeple Of the Meridian
street Methodist church. where the
damage may reach $1,000.
The wind rose 70 q velocity a th1rs
ty-two miles m hour and In the three
hours OF the storm Isl inches q raa1
fell. Al times the rainfall was almost
q deluge.
The Indianapolis Traction 4 Tsrmin-
al company suffered the greatest dam
are. Moro than thirty Of its cars were
nut out Of commission with burnsd-out
motors. wrecking crews ana emesgen-
cy wagons were kept ocuuying here
| and there until 5 O'Clock repairing the
damage.
The lightning played pranks with
the electric lights. both In bushes
houses and residences. SparikD ana
flames spurted from the lamps and IN
most cases the lights were rendered
useless.