Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-14
TWO LADIES SLIGHTLY
INJURED BY SHOCKS
Scores OF Telephones Put Out Of
Commission and Street Car Lines
Tlcd-up-Fire Engine Called to
Pump Water From Basement OF
Apartment House.

Two women and one man were
severely shocked another woman
was painfully b,rrec valuable pony
as killed. six buildings and two flag
poles we're struck and damaged. sew
erai iransmitters were burned out
and ne-rly hundred telephones
were put out of commission by the
terrific bolts of lightning which
accompanied the severe storm tina;
swept over this city and section yes
terday afternoon. Besides the damage
done by the lightning, the basement
OF Dr. j. Kennedy Corss' apartment
house, West avenue and Thirty-third
street. was flooded with water which
backed up from the storm sewer al
that corner, entailing a damage OF
500 or more, and the basement OF
Meyers Brothers department store, on
Washington avenue. was Hooded by
water from the alley In the rear of the
store, the water doing much damage
to the goods in the house furnishing
department.
The storm, which was one of the
peyerest that has visited this city in
many years. broke shortly after
o'clock and for en- hour bolt after
bolt of lightning struck u the cen
trail part of the city and In East End.
The flashes followed one another In
quick succession and struck in so
many places that IL seems almost
marvellous thai someone was not kill
ed.
Mrs. ketchum Severely Shocked.
Mrs. Norris Ketchum, who lives on
Twentieth street near Roanoke ave-
nue., was severely shocked when a
holt struck her house, and Mrs. Ash
ton Wray. who lives on Twenty-third
street near Orcutt avenue, also was
shocked when lightning struck her
house. Both of the ladies soon reccv-
cred without having TO call in ply
sicians. r. A. Shaw. barber en-
I.loyed in Nicholas shop under the
Silsby building, was shocked and
badly frightened when a bolt struck
The flag pole and cupola on the Silsby
tuhSing. Mary Moore. negro woman,
living ut $50 Twenty-fourth street.
was painfully burned about the arm
when her home was struck by bolt.
The flag pole on the Silsby build
ing probably was the first place
struck by lightning. A bolt hit the
flag pole. splitting it from top TO bot
tom. ran along one edge of the
clpoia, tearing of many pieces OF
slate. and running on across the tin
roof. There were probably sixty peo-
pie in the building when the bolt hit
ard all of them. particularly the
young lady stenographers and book
keepers, we're badly frightened Their
fright was increased when CHIEF
Stow and Tillerman Gordon came to
The building, as many of them thought
trat the lightning probably had iired
the structure.
FedersI sunoso struck.
Another bolt OF lightning struck the
fiag pole on the south end OF the
federal building. splitting the pole
from top TO bottom and tearing Zig
slice" of wood ont of 1t. Lightning
also struck big frame negro tene-
rnent house on Twentieth street, rip
ping of much weather boarding.
knocking down a chimney and damag-
Ing some OF the furniture In the
place. Fortunately no one was in the
house at the time A small chimney
On the rear OF the rev tve-story
brick building being erected at Wash
ington avenue and Thirtieth street.
vas struck BY bolt and the top cut
CT It, Another chimney on a house
on the north side of Twenty-six;a
street ner Washington avenue was
struck and partially destroyed.
A valuable pony owned by Masters
Lee and Charles Ford. soEs Of
Sunoriufcurieaf Of Terminals p T.