Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-15
HIGH STREET HOUSE HIT
Christopherson Family Have
Thrilling Experience When
Flash Breaks Glass Ware.
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Receiving Basins Flooded
and Streets Converted Into
Rivers by Heavy Rain.

Considerable damage was caused
by fierce electrical and rain storm
which swept this section yesterday
afternoon. Lightning again tore a
hole in the roof near the southwest
corner of St. Peters Episcopal
church In Rector street and thereby
disproved an old saying. About the
same time the home of Mrs. Nina
Christopherson at 126 High street,
was struck. A heavy electric cable
of the Public Service Railway Com
pany, located at the souvherly end
of the Raritan River bridge, was al
so damaged.
Boats are Damaged.
A heavy southeast wind which
blew with much force for about half
an hour preceding the lightning and
thunder caused slight damage to
small water craft along shore. Boats
were tossed about and some were
damaged by hitting docks and other
vessels. Electrical lines Of the Pub
lie Service and the New York Tele-
phone Company were damaged con-
slderably and rain flooded many re-
ceiving basins about the city, caus-
Ing small floods at some corners.
Patrolman Tonnesen reported re-
ceiving basins blocked at Smith and
Water streets, and at State and
Centre streets.
Church Struck Again.
The southeast corner of St. Pet
er's church was struck In the same
place which was damaged by light
ming last Thursday afternoon. On
the latter occasion hole about two
feet square was torn in the roof
Just south Of the steeple. Repairs
had just been completed by Charles
seel, a siaAErosofsr,, when It was
ternoon, agssnl .t,1s;tE..1-hsa.hsa en-
states in various directions Ks
stated by an old resident Of the city,
the job evidently did not meet the
approval Of the clerk of the
weather, although 1t did highly
please others, for he ripped 1t off
again and left the roof In as bad
shape as before. Mr.. Seel is trying
today to satisfy the exacting re-
quirements of said clerk, and the
church authorities hope that he will
succeed. The fact that the light
ming disproved the old saying con-
cerning 1t, leads them to suspect
that the lightning-rod on the spire
may be out of order, and 1t is to be
examined with a view of correcting
any fault which may be found to
exist.
Lightning Breaks Glass.
lightning struck into the dining
room of the Christopherson home
yesterday afternoon and broke sew
eral pieces of glass tableware. Mrs.
Nina Christopherson and Alfred
and Edna Christopherson, who were
home at the time, were badly fright
ened but not injured. A crash Of
breaking glassware following
binding fash of lightning frighten-
ed them considerably. 1t Is expect
ed, although not yet ascertained.
that the roof of the house was dam
LACED. :.
Public Service Line Affected.
A power line from the Public
Service powerhouse at Milltown
| leading to the Rarltan river bridge
was rend cred out of order for about
twenty minutes yesterday afternoon
when 1t was struck by lightning at
the southerly end of the bridge.
The break did not impair street car
| traffic In this city.
A washout occurred over the
| trolley rails at the Pennsylvania
bridge crossing as the result of the
downpour of rain yesterday after
noon. This crippled trolley TRAFFIC
between this city and South Amboy
for more than an hour.