Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-06-26
Severe Thunder Storms.
Heavy Wind And Rain Visits
Frederick County. Build
ings Damaged Near
ThurmOnt.
ThurlnOnt.

During the latter part of last week
series of rain and wind storms occurred
in this immediate vicinity and also in
numerous other places throughout the
county.
On Friday evening last thunder storm
passed over this locality. The cloud came
from the northwest, the lightning being
vivid, the wind and rain heavy for short
time. So far as known at this time no
damage was suffered by any one in or
about town, but at the residence of Mr..
Harry Stambaugh, two miles from town,
the damage was particularly severe. A
large locust tree near the house was
blown against the house and demolished
porch and several windows, glass from
one of them striking one of the children
and cutting it about the face. Another
tree was blown on the henhouse and
mashed it. A gable end of of Mr.. SIAM
baugh's brick barn was blown in or
struck by lightning and torn away nearly
to the square of the building. The dam
age done to buildings will probably amount
to several hundred dollars.
The barn doors on Mr.. John Smiths
farm, which joins Mr.. Stambaugh's pro-
perty, were blown from their fastenings
and broken.
The wind seems to have been more
severe at some points than at others,
strip of timber along the Hartman Gap
road in the mountain having been broken
considerably Friday during the storm.
Saturday afternoon four thunder gusts
coming from the west in rapid succession
passed over this section. These were
not so severe, but considerable RAIN fell,
giving the ground much needed soaking.
Mr.. Charles E. Null of this place who
was on his way home from Creagerstown
was caught in the second of these storms
near Jimtown. Two bolts of lightning
fell near where he was driving, the sec
ond of which he saw. The bolt fell in
Mr.. Jos. Clabaugh's grass field near the
barn and not more than hundred yards
from Mr.. Null. When the bolt struck
the ground small blaze sprung out of
the grass. Mr.. Null says he does not
care to be so close to lightning again.
The trolley cars were delayed during
the afternoon owing to the lightning
striking one of the pole of the high ten
sion line in the vicinity of Smithsburg.
The wire was burned off. Repairs were
made and cars running at o'clock.
At Pen-Mar and other places on the
mountain come reports of much damage
caused by the storm Saturday afternoon.
In the southern section of the county,
from New Market to Ridgeville. much
damage was done, the path of the storm
being about two miles wide and ten miles
in length. The following summary of
the damage done by this storm is taken
from the Frederick News:
"25, 900 bushels of wheat ready to har-
vest in New Market district total loss.
Nearby sections also badly hit.
"Crop loss in this district alone esti-
mated at $50, 600. Majority of corn ruin
ed.
"Hailstones averaged about inches
in diameter. Some weighed a quarter of
pound.
storm lasted almost half an hour and
the sound of hail and wind was worse
than the noise of battle.
cover 1000 window panes were brok-
en- in houses at New Market. Roofs
were SO badly damaged that they have
to be replaced. Scores of chickens and
turkeys were killed.
Tornado developed at Long Corner,
carrying away barn and unrooting house
of William Hardy and moved barn Of Ed
ward Hardy three inches from founda-
ton. Three cows were killed at Pros
pect. Nearly thousand phones out of
, service Wires cut by hail. D."