The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11
Saturdays Storm.
..,tOipe Strikes in Many Places. No one
Ib rohred and no Serious Damage.

u Irnred and no Serious Damage.
Mas, experienced last Saturday night a
,f thunder and lightning of unusual
.i+, but although the lightning struck in
niaces no one was injured and no serious
D''' was done. The storm set in about
n, nj The lightning was very vivid and
." tloved by sharp report and heavy
"" er, that indicated the clouds were low
.,r Il hand. The ground trembled and
we're shaken. Lightning struck the
5f the North church. splintered one of
.,-c.rts of the bell deck, ripped off a
"- ,.r nf shingles and set the belfry on fire.
..a, was sounded, and but for the prompt
of the firemen and their efficient
a., d. L. Wilson says the church would
.s.- burned. A second alarm was for
- s Field tenement house on Bridge
-. ID by Percy Wood. The lightning
... .hamber and overturned and broke
-.-g. amp, setting fire to the oil. The
-5- ui the house was so badly damaged
.... .nily were obliged to move out. At
M lhe lightning struck the North
-. -ra male quartet were in the church
. .....- . and little Ben Parker was there
-.= ,her. He felt the shock, but the
..-s ver. not affected. A. J. Cooks house
r..... .a.,uue was struck, but the damage
..r 5ght. The barn at the Boulter resi-
.... .uurr of Congress and Miller streets,
-..uges. ujuring the rafters, running into
,4-,..ar and setting fire to the barn. Mrs.
s,r.- -acyeeded in putting the fire out
-..... ss> stance from the fire department.
,.-f. u-ry homestead on Bayview street,
-..a sr Mrs. Mary Norton, the L was
,r U Me main house and more or less
l.-..-5 The house was filed with smoke,
- Not ignite. Mrs. Norton and family
-.1r use for the night but returned Sun
r-uug. No one was affected by the
us AZ Seaside Hose house the lightning
-es. . flag pole, splitting it in two and
-75n 5rljuters into the fields nearby, ran
,a,g- boise, tore off the upper corner near
d. r.. pa1tially destroyed the fire alarm
rslen suI broke several lamps. The Fergu-
r. t,gse OH Durham street, recently vacated
.I miller, was injured to the extent of
s.r. hundred dollars. The top of the
r.el . the main house was torn off and
t .sae structure weakened. A hole two
s.- alameter was made in the roof near
- rur ray, all the rafters were more or less
sra-sH and there were minor damages.
| -.- Free near the r. P. Coonbs house on
nd OF oil T
| rl... nome on Northport avenue, lightning
| s-.s .y opof balm of giead tree ran down
/ uus ground and over pole used for swing
Ma. ..Hi ected it with another tree and
,azs .lt piece of wood from the trunk
% Oh. t.i Of the second tree. The Blood
a-t across the line into Morrill, was
. ata .e bolt running through the pantry
| m ae a,-chen prostrating Mr.. Blood, who
10. -oom at the time.
rrc nights in the post office were put
n - omission for a short time and there
sas d e with the telephones all over the
m ypt the linemen busy Sunday.
t-r Tree oil the Spring street, side of the
rckney place was struck, a large
pee ,ut of the main trunk and a large
z terel 1t will ruin the tree.
a..tar bolt entered the home of Walter
North Belfast. The family were
.t,a bout the stove in the living room when
. 4me into the room and exploded,
Ia paper but causing no other damage
aaa-r aa the son, Everett, received slight
ar. -sveral telephones and trees We're
Ge lat vicinity and the telephone ser
~ M. 1T out of commission.