The Storm On Tuesday

The thunder-storm on Tuesday afternoon was one of the most severe that ever visited Ann Arbor, the rain and hail fallmg in torrents, the rainfall being one and one fifth inches in less than an hour. The house of James Cook, on E. Uoiversityave, was etruck by lightning, a part of the chimney being torn down and several rafters splintered. Mra. Cook and Mrs. Dr. DarliDg, with their children, were in the house and feit the shock but were not injured. The storm was the most aevere in the northern part of the city, along the banks of the river. At the Michigan Central depot the water waa a foot deep on the south eide and covered the tracks on the north eide, and about two feet oL muddy water cotered the cellar bottom. The basement of Feiguson's cart factory was covered with about six inches of mud and water, the course of water down Detroit and Diviuion-sts being changed by the closing of the sewers, and pouring the flood down between the drive-way and into the basement of the shops. The hail appeared to be confined mostly to the northern part of the city also, and fortunately did not reach the fruit orchrds on the high ground. A number of gardens were damaged badly by the pelting hail and iL ït had reached the peach tree?, the damage would have been great. The lightning made matters interesting around the telephone, telegraph and electric light stations but did not do any damage. The horses that were tied out in the rain did not take kindly to it and several of them broke away and ran through the street8.