Milford chronicle., 1936-09-04
LIGHTNING KILLS
WOMAN; TWO
ARE STUNNED
[ContinneS jToa, First PqgsJ

Funeral services took place on
Tuesday afternoon with services at
MillsbOro NJ. E. Church and inter
ment at Mechanics cemetery, Mills
borO.
Man And Woman Stunned
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sadler, who
operate a store and filling station
at Broad Creek, were stunned when
lightning struck the building. A gas
pump was put out of commission.
Mrs. Sadler suffered face burns I'm
addition to shock.
Lightning also struck the farm
house owned by John w. Sudler on
the outskirts of Smyrna, doing about
$3.50 damage.
Electric wires were ripped down
in some sections around Smyrna.
Corn was beaten down in the fields
in that vicinity, but the crop damage
is not believed to have been exten-
sive.
Smyrna In Darkness
The town of Smyrna was in dark
ness last Saturday night. Linemen
were busy all of Sunday moking re-
pairs to the lighting system but had
succeeded only partially in restoring
/ the service.
/ Lightning struck a tree on Fisher
street and a new garage on Della
ware street, owned by George Fear
on, was blown from its foundations.
Several trees were uprooted on the
property Of the late Nathaniel Wilds,
now owned by Mrs. Harry FOuntle-
roy Of Baltimore. Several trees were
blown down on the property of Cum
Minis Speakman, known as Belmont
Hall.
When the lighting system went
out. moving picture houses had to
close and stores and homes resOrted
to candles, oil lamps. and fash
/ lights. Streets we're flooded.
Dover reported one of the heaviest
rainfalls in some time. interfering
with traffic on the Pennsylvania
Railroad and stalling autos.
SeafOrd Streets Flooded
Seaford streets were turned into
miniature streams, with water at
some points on a level with the
curbing. Water caused the exposed
basement walls of a building being
erected by Ollie 2. Poole to cave
in. There we're Is inches Of water
in the cellar Monday morning. Mo-
torists reported that wafer came Up
to the running boards Of cars.
The GEORGETOWN -Bridgeville road
was under a foot of water at some
places. State Police reported.
Bridgeville State Police estimated
that 90 per cent of the cars In
which farmers had driven to town
for their Saturday night shopping
we're stalled by water short circuit
ing electrical systems.
Bridges Washed Away
Flood-like conditions prevailed in
Milford and vicinity. Bridges were
washed away in Milford Neck, roads
and streets were covered, and sec
tions Of track on the branch line
running from Harrington to RehO-
both we're washed out at Haven
Lake and POOle's Cross Road.
A force of men worked until 3
O'Clock Sunday morning removing
logs and debris piled against the
bridge on Walnut street. East Front
street, Milford, was impossible for
several hours, the water being two
feet deep near the William F. Pow
ders undertaking establishment.
Considerable damage was reported
to crops Oficials at the Libby to-
mato canning factory at Houston re-
ported that they may have to cease
operations soon due to the crop
damage. Three workers in the plant
were stunned when a bolt Of light
ming struck a motor.
Traffic AZ Standstill
The downpour brought trafic
practically to a standstill. Many mo-
tcrists were forced to park at the
side of the highway. No accidents.
however, we're reported to the State
Police.
Salisbury experienced record fall
Of rain nine and ive-tenths inches
during five-hour period.
Damage, other than to flooded cell
lars and inundated low lands in the
rural sections. was slight. Two hum
dred telephone stations were out Of
order for a time, but electric ser
vice was interrupted only briefly.
Maryland state roads commission
officials reported the most serious
damage was the threatened under
mining OF two dams, the Isabella
Street Dam in Salisbury and the
Tony Tank Dam on U. s. Route 13
! mile south of Salisbury.
storms Balks Treasure Quest
At Lewes. the tabled jinx Of the
Delaware breakwater, inclement
Weather and squalls has since Tues
lay night Of last week when the Col
tad treasurer hunting expedition
lrrived of Iewes. allowed only two
ull working days for the salvagers
# the ancient sIoop, DeBraak, and
Ter fabulous cargo that has lured
to the Delaware capes
ince 1789
Wednesday and Friday Of last
week were propitous for the boats
o go out on location but the rest
4 the time one Of the two motor
RATS has been kept at her moorins