The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-18
TWO ARE INJURED,
CHILD PROBABLY
FATALLY, In STORM
Woman in Auto Crashes
Into Tree-Daughter
Fractures Skull.
8 BUILDINGS STRUCK
Machine 0verturns in C0lli-
sion, Injuring Four Oc-
cupants.
Is BUILDINGS STRUCK

Two persons were injured. one
probably fatally, and three buildings
were damaged by lightning during
the second severe storm of the week
which struck Washington late yes
terday afternoon. Vivid electrical
displays and terrific crashes OF
thunder characterized the storm,
which was followed by one of the
most beautiful rainbows seen in this
section.
Katherine Cobb, years old, Of
Bladensburg. Md. suffered a frac-
tured skull when an automobile in
which she was riding with her
mother. Mrs. Louise Cobb. crashed
into a tree at Fifth and streets
northwest. during the storm. Mrs.
Cobb had two teeth knocked out and
suffered severe bruises. Bewildered
by the heavy downpour of rain. 1t is
believed. Mrs. Cobb lost control OF
the machine. A passing automobile
took mother and daughter to the Chill
dren's Hospital where they were
treated by DR.. Lattiman. He declared
the child's condition serious.
Auto Turns Turtle.
Two children with their parents
and grandmother narrowly escaped
injury when their automobile over
turned. on being struck by another
machine. in front of 56S5 Piney
road northwest, during the storm.
Mrs. Catherine Rupert, So years
old; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Rupert,
30 years old; Dorothy Rupert, 3
years old, and Vernon Rupert. jr..
, years old. residing at 7l5 Seventh
street southwest, were thrown from
their seats and injured about the
faces and arms but none were caught
beneath the car as it turned turtle.
The automobile which struck and
overturned the Rupert machine
did not stop and its driver is un-
known to police.
The three buildings which suf-
fered the brunt of the storms
wrath are the Seaton School. Sec
ond and I streets northwest. and the
homes of Clarence Goodloe. 1900
North Capitol street, and Joseph
Harvey, 42S Fourth street north
east.
The Seaton School fagpole was
torn from its base and window
panes were shattered by the cleo
trio bolt which hit there. The tower
on the roof of the Goodloe residence
was demolished and several window
panes broken by the lightning.
Fire broke out when the cupola
on the Harvey house roof was
struck, but prompt response of fire.
ment prevented the spread Of
flames. Occupants of the houses
escaped injury. The Seaton School
school was vacant at the time.
Brilliant Sky Display.
Accompanied by a deluge of rain
the storm reached Washington at
5:45 yesterday afternoon. For two
hours angry looking gray clouds
piled up in the West and spread
slowly over the city. By the time
the storm began II was almost dark
The rumbling of distant thunder,
increasing in volume as the storm
approached, warned Saturday aft
erneon crowds to seek shelter.
Threatening flashes of lightning
preceded the storm and for two
hours during its stay projected
vivid lights into the darkened
streets.
AS the clouds moved Eastward
waves of sunlight broke through
the cloudbanks in the West and
formed a magnificent rainbow on
the receding storm. The rainbow
was so bright that each of the seven
colors was clearly portrayed and a
second rainbow. the reflection of
the first. showed more delicately on
the falling rain.
Approx one-half inch of
rain fell between 5:45 and 7:40, ac-
cording to the Weather Bureau. The
disturbance was general in the
North Atlantic States, the weather
man stated extending as far West
as the Mississippi.