Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
NORTH maryland
SWEPT BY STORM
Violent Wind FEELS Trees
and Halls Commune
cation by Wire
DELAWARE WHEAT
MAY BE DAMAGED


A violent windstorn, attended with
heavy downpour Of hail and severe
electrical disturbances swept through
northern Maryland last evening. up
roofing trees. Telling a few small
buildings overturnine street cars and
causing many thousands of dollars
damage TO growing crops Telc-
graphic and telephone communication
between Washington and New Yorl,
was interrupted until almost mid
night
The electrical and wind storm
which visited Baltimore last night
was responsible for the death of one
person and the inuring Of eleven
others
Two street car collisions were re-
ported and two cars were struck by
lightning. Six persons were hurt
when a barn was overthrown by tho
wind near Glonburnio. Anne Arundel
county.
Lightning set FIRE 10 a tank con-
tanning 2o00 gallons of oil at Wag-
ners Point and a farm building near
Reisiereiown.
Houses were flooded al Cantonville
and hail damaged residences in many
parts
Trees were shattered. houses un-
rooted or battered by falling trees
and thousands of dollars damage
done 10 crops.
The lighting and transportation
systems in Tie city and counties suf-
fercd from the storm
Many telegraph wires between Phila-
delphia and Baltimore and on the line
from Baltimore to Washington were put
out of commission. AT some points in
northern Maryland trees were blown
upon the wircs, interrnpting telegraph
TELEPHONE and lighting services while in
other districts near Baltimore and
Washington. the blowing out of fuses
shut of telegraphic communication for
brief periods.
Another bad rain storm hit this state
last night. the lower counties being the
worst sufferers Wires on the lines of
the Pennsylvania system were reported
down at the Offices of the company this
morning, and dispatches had not come
for the superintendent. Farmers who
had many acres of wheat sowed were
particularly worried this morning be.
cause Of the fact that up 10 last night
the wheat crop was iIl such condition
that more rain must surely mean dam-
age 20 the crop. That rain came last
night with a vengeance. and as n result
wheat growers are not IN a very iubilant
frame of mind today.
Reports received during the forenoon
at tho division offices OF the rennsyi-
vsnia system indicated that the storm
was unusually severe in the lower part
Of this State. and that the wheat crop
was particularly a sufferer from the
storm ravages.
According TO reports received in
this city. the centre Of the most Sc
we're disturbance was in the neighhor-
hood Of Hacerstown There the fall
OF hail was specially heavy and at
least one man was injured In Balti-
more two street cars on ono Of the
downtown lines were blown over but
although both we're crowded. all the
passengers escaped injury I'm that
city the storm set I'm at about 5
O'Clock and continued with UNI
abated fury until $50, rain falling for
hours after that time While the
'wlndstorm was at its height II was
attended by electrical disturbances Of
extraordinary severity. Several build
ings in and near the city were struck
By lightning. but no serious fires re-
suited.
The storm RACED in every direction
from Baltimore. but apparently was
most severe within the area extending
fifty or sixty miles northeast, north
and northwest
Crops throughout the whole Of
northern Maryland were damaged
the loss IN some instances being re-
ported as practically total. The hail.
rather than the wind and the torren-
tial rains. contributed 20 this destruc-
ton Some OF the stories reaching
Baltimore early last night told OF
hallstones Of almost phenomenal size.
All trains into that city after 5 o'clock
in the afternoon were from one 20 five
hours late and many Of the telegraph
wires were down.