Evening journal., 1913-06-28
NO DAMAGE
In WAKE OF
THE STORM
Rain Falls in Torrents and
Wind Blows Gale But
Property Escapes
ELEMENTS ROUT
DAY OF HEAT

Another heavy storm struck Will
mington last night, but fortunately
II did not last long. The electric dis
play was beautiful, but there was a
noticeable absence OF sharp clars Of
thunder such as accompanied tha
storm of lat week In consequences
the storm l.st night VAS shorn Of ter
rifying effects. Rain fell In torrents
for q short time and the wind blew
strong but It soon spent its force af<
ter the rain anf wind and left coms
Portable hight after one Of the hot
test days of the summer.
It seemed that two storms met. Ona
of item came from northerly direc-
ton and the other from the west IN
did not take the rain long to come
after the clouds appeared, the water
falling in huge drops.
The wind blew with Considerable
force over the Christiana and Dela-
ware rivers and several launch par
II ties had narrow escapes. When the
storm broke over the city about TAO
o'clock Joseph Fallers, Thomas Au~
gust and Harry Baker who wers
cruising In August's launch. narrowly
escaped death by drowning. Tw0
thrilling rescues marked the affair.
The first was the act Of Baker, who
nearly la, down HIS life IN saving
Fallers, and the second was the RESI-
cue OF the trio by the captain and
crew Of the tug Laura B.
Baker, Fallers and August had
been out all afternoon in August'a
+, boat, the zurrea. They were maxi
ing for shore In the face of the
threatening storm and we're Off Deep
Water Point when It broke. The wash
from the waves partialled swamped
. the boat and the craft was put entire
" out Of commission when bolt
of lighting struck the engine. The
3 tforce Of the electric shock threw
z Fallers into the water and stunned
! A him. IN the fraction of secon,
\ Baker leaped into the water afte
bis chum. His athletic prowess stoo
him In good stead, but his strengt
! was taxed 10 its capacity as h
y brought Fallers 60 the side Of th
= launch
Holding one arm about Faliers.
elung TO the side Of the boat and A
gust pullod the pair into the era
: IN the meantime the crew OF Il
Il Laura b. had sighted the. launch al
'r went to the rescue.
le A rope was fastened TO the wRrtsn
2, logged launch and IL was towed t
e shore. after the occupants were taker
:. abroad the tug.
J. In their excitement the young men
failed to express their appreciation to
+ the captain and crew Of the tug. and
{ they take this opportunity Of doing
so publicly.
n The only damage done in the city
occurred at Fourteenth and King
streets, where an electric light feed
wire was blown down AS a result
all the electric lights along Four
teenth street, were out Of commission
flor a short time.
The storm coming after an unusu-
I lally hot day, was welcome despite it's
severity. At 6 o'clock the mercury
stood at SS degrees. but after the
storm had passed. the mercury had
!. dropped to so, and at 3 o'clock 1t was
: down to rs degrees. A delightful
i breeze made sleeping possible the re-
& mainder Of the night
! AS result of the heat there was
one prostration yesterday afternoon
i George Vaines, Of West Chester, Pa.
y was stricken at Eleventh and Wash.
= ington streets. He was revived al
i the Delaware Hospital.