Show LIGHTNING IN VIVID Electrical Storm Follows Period of Sultriness Causing I Some Damage NARROW N ESCAPE POLE NEAR TH M IS STRUCK STUNNING THEM At the close of o a hot and sultry day da yesterday a refreshing rain fell about 6 last evening The rain was preceded and accompanied by an elec electrical el e c display The thunder was un unusually unusually usually shape shar e and there was wasa a great display of fireworks in the shape of vivid and sharp lightning The storm came on suddenly and caused some consternation among mong the wearers of light summer attire Between 7 and an exceptionally well vell marked rainbow spread over oer the east and crowds stopped to admire it ft There were some rumors of damage by the lightning but the real trouble was as slight Mrs James Hauerbach I I and Mrs Tony Wheeler were driving when the storm came on At Fifth East and Ninth South streets a bolt of lightning descended striking an electric light pole but a few feet from the buggy In which the women were seated They were momentarily mome stunned and blinded To the onlookers it appeared as if a cloud of smoke seemed to arise from the pole and en envelop envelop envelop everything In the vicinity A number of persons rushed to the aid of the occupants of the buggy believing them to be Injured or perhaps ps killed Beyond the momentary shock they were not Injured Street Cars Affected The street car service suffered some slight hindrance from the storm but this was only temporary In some seine places there was trouble with the wires which was easily repaired alred The nu numerous numerous numerous wires at West Vest Temple and Sec See Second Second ond end South were struck and some same live wires dropped There was some flash flashing flashing flashing ing and fizzing but little or no dam darn damage damage age though the cars were delayed there for a short time Trouble With Telephones Some of the telephone wires were in trouble but the hindrance to the ser service service vice was a s so slight lIght as to be scarcely noticeable Among Amon the incidents was the shock received by a dog at the ball grounds the mascot of the Eureka team being struck knocked down and partially stunned Between 6 and 7 a fair amount of rain fell There were some slight showers during the evening with of a severe storm which did not develop |