The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-30
TERRIFIC STORM
DOES DAMAGE
Houses Struck and Cattle
Killed at Rileyville
CLOUDBURST TO THE NORTH
BUT LITTLE RAIN AT
HONESDALE.

The hot and sultry weather of
Tuesday resulted in a cloudburst in
the vicinity of Rileyville and Siko
that night. Although it did not rain
but very little in Honesdale, there
was a deluge of water a few miles
had never rained before, according
to the recollection of the Oldest in
habitant in that part of Wayne
county.
The storm seemed to gather in
the vicinity of Rileyville, so the
residents of that place claim, and
for nearly an hour the lightning and
rain were terrific. Lightning SEEM
ed to flash about ten times per min
ute and many men who claim they
never feared a thunder storm were
affected more or less. Women
screamed and tainted and children
cried pitifully.
Farm truck was washed out by
the roots. Apple, pear and other
fruit trees and crops were destroyed
and considerable damage was done
to the roads. The water flooded the
lowlands and the tiny brooks be-
came turbulent streams. The Dy-
berry river was raised several in
ches and the water had the appear
ance of iron rust Wednesday morn
ing.
Lightning struck in several places,
killing cattle and doing other dam
age.
Three head of cattle owned by
Henry Stephenson were killed by
the lightning.
T. Latourette had three sheep and
two lambs killed in the same man
ner.
The barn of Yep Yepson, Equi-
nunk, was struck but no serious
damage was reported.
A large pine tree on the farm of
Thomas Ridd and two naples on
Edward Henderson's property were
also damaged.
heavy storm passed over north
ern Wayne during the same after
noon at which time the home of B.
H. Kays, Milanville, was struck by
lightning. The lightning entered
the house on the telephone wires,
removed some of the siding and
broke several windows. 1t also
struck a tree standing near Mr.
Kays' home. The house was occu-
pied by the family, but no one was
injured.
Lightning struck the chimney on
the house of George Hitler in the
same vicinity and demolished it,
The telephone in the house was also
ruined.
Near the home of Otto Rutledge,
Galilee, the road was made impas-
sible by the storm. A gully four feet
deep and six feet long was washed
out by the storm.
Telephone poles were struck near
Frank Dexter's,, Atco, and BENZ
Kays, Milanville, severing the
lines.
AT Washington.
A deluge of rain and hail, accom-
panied by thunder and lightning and
a wind that attained a velocity of
sixty miles an hour, forced an ad-
journment of the Senate, caught
President Taft in the open on the
Chevy Chase golf links, caused the
destruction of $4,000 dairy
stable at the Soldiers Home and
played havoc with shade trees. The
storm lasted twenty minutes and was
the climax of day of intense heat,
the thermometer on the street level
registering 102 degrees.
At the Capitol the beating of the
hail and rain on the glass roof of
the Senate chamber caused such a
din that Senator Borah, who was
speaking, could not make himself
heard.
President Taft had with him on
the golf links General Clarence Ed
wards and Major A. w. Butt. Be-
cause of the suddenness of the down
pour the three were drenched. Led
by the President they fled to the
nearest shelter, the caddy house,
where they remained until the down.