Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
SEVEREST Rain, WIND AND HAIL STORM .ss.f.
OF RECENT YEARS SWOOPS DOWN SATURDAY
UPON MARTINSBuRG AND PARTS OF COUNTY
Windows Smashed, Trees Upooed In Many Sections OF City

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damage was done along the Ope-
quon and the road to Shepherds.
town
From Clear Sky.
A peculiar feature of the storm
was observed at mwood aud Bunk
or Hill. The rain and wind storm
had passed over these places when
hail suddenly began falling from ~
apparently clear sky. Residents.
attracted by the occurrence ran out
of doors and satisfied themselves
that the skies were blue. Hall fell
in large quantities. but not with sur
ficient force to do any damage. A
heavy rainfall was noted and the
wind also became very strong, but
did not attain a serious phase.
House Blown Over. ssAes.l
Telephone service In the county
was more or less interfered with
by falling trees, lightning and the
wind. making 1t difficult to obtain
accurate information. At Pikoslde
tho frame work of a new residence
that was being erected by Mr.. H6is-
ley was blown over. Another small
house in course of erection along
the Pennsylvania railroad also was
blown from its underpinning.
Many Willows Go.
Down at the Opequon in the ~
entity of the Parks mill, at Least
five il not more of the aged willow
any sycamore trees were blown over
or uprooted by the lightning ana
wind. Several OF these gigantic
trees fell across the road. tearing
down tho power company's wires
and It was necessary to have them
cut away away before teams and
automobiles could pass Along the
road to this point, at one or two
places, surface earth from adjacant
| hillside farms was washed into the
roadway for considerable dir
lance. -
Streets Uttered. f-'
In the city very few blocks on the
tree-lined streets and avenues but
what displayed an uprooted or
twisted off tree following the storm.
while countless limbs and branches
lined the streets. In various Sec
tions large trees were hurled over
against residences in many cases
inflicting more or less damage TO
roofs. A slight amount of hail fell
and there was an occasional win
dow light broken out in different
sections.
Church Window.
One OF the large stained glass
windows In the front of st. Johns
Lutheran church was broken. hi.
agonally across tho street, - ID.
the wind or the hail cracked one of
the large display windows in the
Katz department stores. NNe
Forced Indoors.
During the storm Saturday Aftef.i
noon Auctioneer J. w. Dodd. WHO
was crying a public sale in front OF
the court house, adjourned his audi
ence to the court house lobby and
concluded the sale indoors. The
downtown streets, previously
crowded, cleared as II by magic
when the gusts of wind ana rain
swept along with increasing vio-
lence. Scarcely a residence escap-
ed water penetrating at some point,
while in sections the cellars soon
I flooded
Nothing In Berkeley Springs.
: Berkeley Springs. May 29.--Cnly
slight storm visited this section
Saturday afternoon. leaving some
rain but no wind and no hail.
The exceedingly heavy downpour
OF 1.45 inches Saturday afternoon IN
half an hour combined with the pre-.
cipitation preceding during the
month and the rains of Saturday
night and noon Sunday. make a to
tai OF 975 inches for tho month, The
greatest precipitation since 1892,
when $40 inches fell In May. Dur
ing that month in 1892 rain fell ev-
cry day from the goth to the Goth al
May.
No Lives Lost
Although the lightning struck .
number OF trees in the city and
county there have been no reports OF
lives lost