| Show HEAVY mm STORM SWEEPS OHiO 1 Two Killed By Lightning Gas V Wells ells Ignited Wires Down COLUMBUS Ohio July 7 Ey 7 ByThe The Associated 1 Ohioans Presa-Ohioans Press were taking stock today of or the tho damage d done oe n by storms which swept many parts of the tho state Tuesday apparently with relentless fury tury heightened by winds heavy rains and t spectacular dl displays plays of lightning The storm extended to Centralia lii where two persons were killed an and 1 one seriously In- In In Injured Jurld hy by lightning Damage totaling thou thousands thousand ands or of dollars was caused by the tho storm torm and ana m at least four lour persons were In- In In in injured lured In In Ohio Losses In Colum Colum- Columbus Columbus bus and vicinity were wro reported to toha ha have reach reached Id I'd and the damage at Dayton Daton was placed even higher while whilo damages were WHO still today In many set set- se sec sections ions to crops al ale also o was reported In tho the swept storm areal area althou although h no official estimates were available HOLT HOtT HITS F William Wilhiam 10 was as hy by lightning while seated on the front porch of his homo home here Lewis Chenoweth of ot Grove City was talking on a telephone hare when lightning struck tho the wires and knocked him unconscious Two severe severo rain storms lilt hIt and vicinity During the hel height ht of ot one Shanks a 0 machinist In 1st and Sties Mira Jo Elba tha an in the press depart depart- department ment mont of the American Encaustic renI Tiling company's company plant were ran ren- I dere dered unconscious when lightning struck an electric teed wIre GAS WELL During the tho second storm at New ew Concord near r by hy a 0 natural natural-ga natural natural-gaswell s gl well was tired fired when a bolt struck the rigging The Tho flames were were were we're con con- controlled con controlled trolled rolled with difficulty A After ner 12 hours of ot fighting em- em em allI o of or the Ohio Oil company all at I I Cambridge succeeded In extin exun- extin- extin extinguishing a fire at Gas well I No 2 with the tho use of ot steam The Tinwell O well was waa struck by lightning t Ire Fire started l by lightning during a heavy destroyed tho the elena dena denaturing I turing plant of the tho federal Prod Irod company at Carthage 0 near causing dAmage cd ed Cd at 1000 Four tanks contain Ing gallons of alcohol ex e one after aCter tho other Inal o otho othe the tho building SE SECAR CAR LiNES LI HURT HUnT Many ManT trees nod and telephone te poles pole blown wore were blown over at itt Dayton Vayton which seemingly was waa hardest hit bybe by the be storm rhe The city was without telo- telo tele Lel- telephone phone service for tor hours and for tor two hours hO only on ono one of ot tho the Inter Inter- Interurban interurban urban urban lines hinea Tuning through the city was In ute u e I because of dOwA blown wires I IThe The rain almost reached the dl of a cloudburst City street car service Bu In Co Columbus lumbus and and Dayton was wa paralyzed I for tor moro more than an art hour and a halt hair |
