Evening journal., 1912-07-22

Candy store at Eighth and Market
streets was broken. The awning in
fornt of ]. Barsky's store, at the
northeast corner of Fifth and Madi-
son streets, was torn down. and in
falling it was blown through the
show window, completely shattering
the glass
The big sign in front of James II.
Wrights clothing store at Eighth and
Market streets. was twisted from its
fastenings and fattened against the
side OF the building Another sign in
front OF Charles Breuers store i'm
Market street below Eighth was torn
loose, twisted about and forced up
against the house
Two trees were blown down at
Fourth and Connell streets, and they
fell across the tracks Of the VIII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, blocking traffic for some
time. Trees were blown down at Elm
and Jackson streets. Chestnut and
jackson streets. Chestnut and Porter
streets, In Jackson street between
Second and Third in Orange street,
between Second and Third. at Elev-
enth and Kirkwood streets, Ninth and
Wilson streets, Sixth and Windsor
streets, i'm Walnut street. between
Eighth and Ninth, In front Of the
house at No. 1920 Kirkwood street,
Ninth and Bennett streets. IN Lombard
between Eleventh and Twelfth, In
front Of No. 1909 Chestnut street, in
Church street between Tenth ana
Eleventh.
Lightning struck a pole az Ninth
and Church streets and tore down
several wires. In falling they pulled
down some police and nre alarm
wires and an alarm was sent In from
box No. 1853. which Is at Ninth and
Spruce streets. The wires were heav-
ily charged and blazed about the
streets AZ "a lively rate. The firemen
were responding to this alarm when
notified of the fire In the fibre eom-
pany's plant, at Tenth and Wilson
streets.
Wires werc torn down a. Sixth and
vanBuren streets The glass sign IN
front Of the Wilmington Clock Hos
pital, a. Fifth and Market streets was
demolished when something carried
along by the Wind struck f. A tree
was blown down at Eighth and Tat
nall streets Lightning struck = pole
az Gilpin avenue aud Harrison street
and caused o lively blaze for q few
minutes Tho telephone and electric
light wires 10 the vicinity wore rem
derod useless by the accident
Reporting system Damaged.
The police and fire alarm reportins
systems were damaged in several Sec
tions of the city aud tho city line
men we're kept husy until late last
night making repairs II was impossi-
bic 10 use the police reporting system
during the storm, and later IL was
found that some Of the Circuits were
out Of commission The heavily
charged wires burned out some boxes
and dcranged the system 20 such an
extent that the alarms sent In could
not be received correctly.
The sl,ylght in the New Merritt
Hotoi. al Front and French streets
was broken. The awning IN front Of
r. w. VOTERS store at Second and
Market streets. was torn down and
blown against the window, crashing
the heavy glass.
The sewers in several sections OF
the city. especially the low-lying
portions we're flooded. the water back
inc I'D into the streets flooding
houses in the vicinity, in some in
stances rising as high as tho first
floor some of the houses so flood
ed we're those Of A. l.. Reeche's hak-
cry. AZ 2O2 West Second street; SAM
uel Goldsteins milk store, at Second
and Shipley streets. and several
houses at Front and King streets. IN
Front street the water was so deep
that several small boys were seen
swimming in it soon after the storm
abated
The awning in front of the Retail
Croccrs' Exchange. at No. 2O4 East
Fourth street. was blown down
Another awning in front of Thomas
n. stayton's commission house, az
Fourth and French streets, was torn
down. The awning in front Of {. W
Diegans' commission house, NO IL
East Fourth street. was torn te
shreds by the wind
When the storm approached
small negro boy ran into tue hous'
at Tenth and Van Buren, streets an.
remained there until 1t had apa'eo
He was so much frightened tnat NJ
could not go home alone, and the po
lice patrol was summoned and tool
him TO LOG Washington street.
All four OF the steamers OF the VIII
mington Steamboat Company were OF
the river at the time the storm wal
raging. Tho City of Philadelphia wat
inst below Marcus Hook, and the Cltl
OF Chester was opposite this city, th'
other two boats being well up thu
river and out OF the danger zone. Botl
boats we're crowded with men, womel
ana children. There we're many timh
ones among the passengers, and whoi
the wind. rain and lightning began Il
batter the boat, there were signs o
panic Officers and cooler hoade'
men quickly restored order.
The home OF William ]. Hemphil
at 23O4 Market street, was struck b
lightning. Tho bolt struck the ga
pine on the first floor OF the buiidin
] and ignited the gas. Charles Ottey G
, Of Ciaymont. visitor at the housI
and Mr.. Hemphill. after hard wor
with buckets of water, succeeded
extinguishing the blaze, but not b
: fore several hundred dollars worth
I damage had been done.
Telephones Hit Hard.
About 500 stations and 20 trur
p lines OF the Delaware and Atlant
u Telephone Company were put out
Is commission. Wire were reportl
down az Hockessin. Newark and 9TH
e points. The Delmarvia system all
e suffered
J. Three smoke stacks at the plant