The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-08
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
RACES TWO HOURS FRIDAY EVENING
MANY BARNS BURNED 70
GROUND.
Telephones and Lights Put Oui
Of Commission.

Telephones and Lights Put 0ul
Of Commission.
The most violent and destructive
electrical storm experienced IN this
locality for many years struck this
city and surrounding county at !
o'clock Friday evening and ragged for
tao hours or more, during which
lightning was incessant. while rain
fell IN torrents. The wind did not rise
10 = gale. but the cable of the Electric
Light aud Power Company was brok-
en-. presumably by the lightning. on
East Main street, and I've wire
threatened the life of pasaeTa-by IN
I'll the poEeT-house was notified and
the current cut OF. Other damage
Has done to the arclight line and the
town was In darkness. The dynamo
Of he ineandescent line Haa burned
out aud the residences and public
places using these lights vii b de-
pfiFed of them until the dynamo can
be repaired and replaced.
The Bell Telephone Company auf-
fered considerably by telephones be-
inE uuI out OF commission. The
telegraph lines too were crippled for
some tins.
The residence OF Emory L. Ebangh.
chairman Of the Prohibition party.
near Garrollton. vas struck By
lightning and the chimney and zlate
roof sefe considerably damaged.
: larKe bank barn belonging IL Mr.
MerrYman Fisher, Lisbon. "a struck
b lightning and burned. The barn
contained the whole of hi hay and
wheat crops aud two horses. The loss
l. pafIly covered by insurance.
Tie homo Of Winter d. Jones vas
alHo struck. lnIuring one side Of the
house.
fan came down in torrents. and
many urn fields were damaged b the
siaa which beat the corn % The
ground.
Lightning struck a tree IN Ihe yard
Of Joseph i. BOYLE. East Green street.
came down. ran along the ground m
I'll i struck the fence Of r. scott
Jordan. apllnterinK Il and then going
into The ground
FITe destroyed the large barn on
fha faTm owned and occupied = John
AldTIdEa. near Mt AirY. The barn
- struck b. lightning duTInE the
Hama storm which passed oxeF the
county and fired the other barns.
About - bushels Of wheat .are Lost
+ taKHlHHT 18th this year'a rrnn nf hay
and much of the farming machinery
Al IL stock Was gotten on 81 the
+ barn before the FIRE reached The
stasla=. Hr AldrldEe'a IozH I'll run
from 1000 10 $4,000 partially cover.
II i insurance.
/ Tie heavy rain flooded tn tracks oi
f ths baltimore and Ohio Railroad be
tween RatsrsTille and Gathers.
TIE barn on the George Drown
fam. about two milea from sykes.
vile. "a struck by lightning and
burned Rlth all its contents
i Ininnsiilc the atorea If T. A
i vi md Samuel Butler Were Hooded
gfeaI damage being done - he stock
Of Hooda. The large bridge On the
main STREET of UnionYIlls Hax T.HIl
IN HIat vas once the garden of Mr
/ VII. md smaller bridges IN I4zI sec.
+ ton ere washed away. Clarence
Lindsay. I. 4. Wilt Samuel Butler ana
Raymond stItely each lot nhIsEanl
worth 100 John d. Gathers sov
Waz drowned
lightning struck the HmaiI barn o.
John Smith. tenant on the GTannhnrs
sanpInEfon farm. near unIonTIII.. de
zIToYinE The barn and hoEnen. On.
+ hoE - burned.
! = Liberty the large barn beIongi
10 E1Eaf md Eugene Hammond VA
struck - lightning and destroyed
TIL barn saH a very large one ant
"a filed With unthreahed wheat ant
the ~ crop. The barn RHH erected
three Yeara aRo. replacing one which
had BERN destroyed by fire. The farm.
Ing implements and harness Ners lost
N Ii Ilne. although all I've HI0EE "a
saYed. The farm IL tenanted b Mr
/ Poole. Hho came from nHaT Union
Bridge II liberty. The loaa al be
nearly $1,000. partially covered b in.
HuTHueE
| About Liberty. cellars. which xere
never before known to have been
flooded we're filled With water. and
the county road bridges II rlneY Ill
aud Jones farm we're washed away
From liberty IL Is reported thai three
storms appeared TO meet and that Ihe
doHnnour of rain was terrific. and
there Xaa much wind Trees xeTe up.
rooted and thrown into the roads. and
mauY of the roads remained blocked
until early Saturday afternoon. The
biggest loss from a barn fire ~ prob.
ably that Of s. w. BarrIeE. near
WoodHboro. His barn. on the farm
tenanIed b. Leonard BarrIek. wat
struck b lightning about . o'clock
and nth Its contents and six head oI
horses vas lost The barn Haa l0xsf
feet and contained a large amount oI
fertilizer and feed. IL waa With the
greatest difficulty that the IRE could
be kent from communicating 10 the
residence. Mr.. Barrlck said Saturday
morning that his loss would Be aDoui
$1,000. partially covered b. insurance
lie EaII he would rebuild the barn n
once.
Our MelroHe correspondent reports
thai INo young COWS belonging to
Howard Wine were struck and IN
sIanIIY killed during the storm.
business Talent Needed Among Farm.
ara.