Catoctin clarion., 1923-06-28
SEVERE STORM

Last Saturday afternoon occurred
the most severe rain and wind storm
that has visited this section for some
time. Rain fell in torrents and the
wind uprooted trees and tore large
branches f.om trees throughout the
town. Two limbs were broken from
the large trees in front Of Mr.. d. r.
Rouzer's property; one from the front
Of Miss ella Martins home; large
locust at the home Of Chas. +. Null
was blown down. This tree fell across
the pavement with the top resting in
his garden. Several panels of fence
wele broken down. At number of
other places about town large branches
were twisted from the trees.
Lightning was sharp and incessant
but apparently high up in the air. The
storm was of short duration, passing
over in about twenty minutes.
Other parts of the county suffered
more severely than Thurmont. The
storm was at it's worst about jefferson,
Braddock Heights and the vicinity of
WoodSboro. 1t partook of the nature
of cyclone in the vicinity of LeGore
and New Midway. In this section
trees were twisted, telephone poles
snapped off and blown for distance
of from 80 to 40 feet. Wires were
strewn along the highway from
Woodsboro to New Midway.
1t is reported that lightning struck
the tower on the Lutheran Church,
and the residence of Mrs. Keech in
Creagerstown. Little damage was
DONE
During the storm lightning struck
a shed on Isaac Hankey's farm near
Creagerstown, in which was stored
about 25 tons of bailed hay, a hay
press and other machinery. The build
ing and contents were destroyed. The
farm is tenanted by Mr.. Charles |
Shorb. The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
At Bethel, along the H. & F. troll
ley road, the wind practically demol-
ished the barn on the farm until re-
Gently owned by Mr.. Grant Storr. 1t
is said a number of animals were
killed by the falling timbers.
Lightning played havoc in Woods
boro. One bolt struck the bell tower
on the Lutheran Church, but did little
damage to the building. Another bolt
tore off part of the roof of the rear
part of the residence of George j.
Hull, near Woodsboro.
The front part of the roof on the
office of Dr. G. F. Smith was also dam
aged. Trees were blown down in
Woodsboro and most of the telephone
ines were knocked out by the storm.
The high wind broke some panes of
glass from two front windows of the
residence of Pinkney Richardson, near
LeGore. From his residence almost to
New Midway the roadside was lined
with fallen telephone wires, tree limbs
and twisted tops and trunks.
At least one accident is blamed on
he wreckage from the storm. AS Gil
pert Fauble, Union Bridge, was re-
turning from visit to Woodsboro he
became bewildered by the tangle of
wires and broken tree tops and finally
crashed into telephone pole. The
wreck was near the residence of Jas.
A. LeGore, LeGore. The front axle
If the machine was broken. Fauble
injury.
A very light storm visited Emmits-
,urg and vicinity.
Telephone service was badly Grip
oled in Middletown Valley From
itself came the report of
n lines that were out of order and it
S believed that others were in trouble.
JprooteN trees falling across tele-
,hone lines were blamed for most of
he damage. ,
A number of trees were uprooted
It Point of Rocks. Twelve telephone
ines were knocked out on the Buck
,ystown exchange. The southern part
# the county was visited by a severe ,
Wind and electrical storm and this
torn was followed by heavy down. :
,our of rain. 1
Reports from South Mountain are {
hat that section was hit hard by the
torn. Telephones were crippled, cleo
ric light lines torn down, trees up
ooted.
At late hour Sunday night the dis
rict Office of the Chesapeake and Po- ,
omac Telephone Company reported
hat between 300 and 400 telephone f
tations were out of service in the q
ounty as a whole, not including those
l the Woodsboro district. Of the e
mes in trouble about 100 were in the S
icinity of Jefferson, Y