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TERRSFSC STORM. ALARMING EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH WALES. o heaviest thunderstorms experi- *Val«-Wl .n rccc,1t years passed over South °PDi-S?n ^a*Ul,day night. The day had been 0j',tes'3'V0 and the atmosphere charged with noon, but the storm did not by a i !,r^ dusk. Its approach was heralded Irorr ♦ c'touri °f inky blackness approaching cagt 1L' West and another from the south- had '^h 'leu ^he two joined the whole sky Witi i appearancu of a big thundercloud rain'^i ?vcn the proverbial silver lining. The flash > I :n.,orr(;nth, sheet and forked lightning t> with amazing frequency. and the 4\'0 r:r rolled almost intermittently for hours, hori- 0 appeared a flash at one point of the trnrv°'!l'0'1''0WP|1 by another from quite a, con- irection, and still another from a scorn 6?*' part t-iie compass. The lightning Pui P be ail round you." as one old salt tj. » an<l the duration of the flashes longer ni->v\USU' while their brilliancy was such that turn-d u.lo day. the R Passer,Re«'8 on the excursion boats on rjV^ ristol Channel were privileged to witness pj, the grandest sights that nature could the channel and up channel, to fr^v-V^ anr' to the left of them as well as in liffh't anc^ behind brilliant biuo fiasnes of ;t I tnlT)6.playprl upon the waters, a zigzag and and ft ^arn,i hurst from the darkness above p] ."e whole presented one of the finest dis- Atys«ver witnessed in this part of the country. xp,1 ervaLs torrential rain fell. No casualties e reported in Cardiff avid the district. Infirmary Struck at Bridgend. the C^eEfi also experienced the full force of storm, the flashes of lightning being Wq T?nS'y brilliant. The new infirmary at the »al 4C' recently built and not yet occupied, jn struck by lightning, and a hole was broken nrvi. slates of the roof, but the damage was 001 ^tensive. Tragic Affair at Lianelly. death of Mr John James, proprietor of On Swansea-road Mews, Lianelly, took place cifp Sunday morning under somewhat tragic ^^stances at his residence in Swansea- ha d.. On the previous night he was returning *n a landau from Carway by himself. At a scverc thunderstorm was raging. w^en on the Cwmbach-road, which is on bQ., outskirts of Lianelly, the pair of horses by tk *s Relieved that they were frightened lenf! ^S^tning. Mr James was thrown vio- ^in 6r°und, but he held on to the sto anc^ was dragged along, until a passer-by _.Pped the further progress of the frightened ^^Hals. Mr James was picked up in an un- ^^us condition and removed to his home, re„Cre he was medically attended,but he hardly y^aiQcd consciousness. Mr Jarae^ was 65 of3 °f age and leaves a widow and a number farown-up children. Much sympathy is felt them in their bereavement. Like Waterspouts in Swansea Bay. > several hours on Saturday evening a nh severe thunderstorm prevailed in the bourhood of Swansea. It was observed havP^r°ach over the bay by a series of clouds the appearance of waterspouts extend- ^Oft to the sea, and being driven tpav lf-t a, great rate by the wind. The storm Sea d in three successive circles round Swan- p0 "ay» and was accompanied by heavy down- VgjT8 rain, terrific crashes of thunder, and 9$v^vid fork lightning. Later in the evening s?e storm receded many magnificent flashes hol»*et lightn>ng lighted up the heavens. The dj,6j~ay makers arrived home thoroughly a^. hed and a fete on the Mumbles pier was kriiyhf617 affected. The pleasure boats {jjShton and Normandy came across from acombe in the height of the storm. Swansea Residents' Escape. Ojjjkere was some flooding at Swansea, but the In 1 damage done by lightning was at a house ^mes-street. Here, about 7.30, Miss Har- of No. 41, was sitting by the fireplace In en the lightning struck the chimney, knock- ^he sotQe bricks, and shaking pictures off The*' and ornaments off the mantelpiece. ^ccuPants were naturally much alarmed, no one was hurt, and the 1llage will only take about 30s to make good. Balls of Fire on Morriston Church. Jo orriston, about 8 o'clock, there was one d burst of thunder which shook the place, hot Persons noticed a dark and curious cloud a^ovc St. John's Church, Woodfield- ^~ft. Instantlv myriads of small fire balls near the church and, disappearing, It ^^hind dense smoke and sulphurous fumes, .was a pretty spectacle, but the spectators ^j^rribly frightened. Luckily no damage Horses Killed at Briton Ferry. the storm was at its height two horses ji nging to Mr Thomas Morgan, Cwrts Hart eJ^a> Hear Briton Ferry, which were out to on the Neath Marshes, were struck by and killed. The farmer s loss is t> £ 50- Several low-lying portions of erry were flooded, and the train had to be suspended. Cwmavon Church Spire Split. Ilte sPire of the Parish Church of St. Michael f(aTJvlnavon was split bv lightning, and ilie tl e of a window of the church was much faged. A quantity of masonry of the spire House Struck at Newport. chAo house owned by Mr Adams, in the Christ- district of Newport was struck by light- j1 S. the damage being chiefly to the roof and Vg^Qpy. No one was injured. Incon- Ch was caused to late wayfarers in laKePstow-road by the collection of a miniature 0Ge Cear the entrance to Beechwood Park. °f the numerous picnic parties that Soto y v?s^fc Pantyreos Reservoir had iJfiy6 exc'tirig experiences on the return jour- Ladies formed the majority of the party, heir millinery—at one time fauftless in lwe,an(i quality—had undergone in the rain a ^ac,6 s transformation by the time Newport Cached. Awe Inspiring Effects. froe thunderstorm continued at Merthvr tor. J "+5 to 11.45- The rain fell in angry qui *ts, sweeping the streets. Twilight Vwy 'y deepened into darkness, and then ^is VQ ^um'nation of the heavens, which v° most brilliant that local residents Sio^ber. Quivering flashes in rapid succes- the Valley with an intermittent blue, that made the glare of the molten tnj? streaming down the Cyfarthfa tip seem 5s thf flame of a penny candle to an arc Meanwhile the thunder came crash on revei'berating in the hills. The whole W, was awe-inspiring, but no damage has r repoeted. tptains of vessels arriving in Barry Dock 111 jj." that the spectacle at sea was exceptional txw, character. the lightning breaking from all b0ck the horizon. At Pike-street, Barry li'is,0lILe iron shuting was hterally smashed feri^1"tning. The heavy raiu greatly inter- WIth traffic. Carmarthen Picnic Parties Scared. tHarthre frequent thunderstorms in Car- district on Saturday and Sunday. On afternoon the flashes of lightning S'°Jai4° that drivers of parties or excur- \1 s 9ad all they could do to prevent seri- 1tisj^^CCl(le.nts with restive horses. In one ^ea^ers attached to a brake were so 'u rearing they almost fallback thft to the horses in the shafts, and only ^'sa^tep and courage of the driver averted a er. p Whitland. I f^r^^ro^eshire felt the full effects of the trOlb. ,\vhich burst about 6 o'clock, driving till 9.30 South-western course, and raged fiercely A Narrow Escape at Bettws. e^e°tric fluid found its way down the ey °f the house occupied by a Mr Wil- C'^ghf0 ^ose*terrace, Bettws, and his eldest ^"ic^ r had one oi her feet scorched. Several were dislodged from the chimney. were dislodged from the chimney. AtK Damage at Milford Haven. iH&t .,Ja^erbol t fell in Milford Haven. At mid- e house of Mrs Broughton, Hamilton- 1tb.Ce, Was discovered on fire, and Councillor next door, summoned P.S. d^Cceed ^le poiice- who, with the firemen, in extinguishng the flames with much 11c t. It b believed that the gas pipes were ¡ y ligh tning and so caused the fire. l!) Ir;l,t damage was done by lightning at -^r J- Evans, solicitor, and Dr. Boatman and Lightning. the storm on Saturday night, a *'Rht ^a^man named O'Driscoll was struck J". the p^'nS while standing near some chains gp ,er Head. He was hurled to the ground jjttch jj, force, and was removed to one of ^?^Uall°llScs 'n a dazed condit.on. He there recovered from the shock and was War<ls taken home. ^ignai Box Wrecked. dift^for?r^!e damage was caused at the 3y <vv, 'orset) Railway Station on Satirr- Kh;indcas the result of the terrific °,rrn- A particularly vivid flash of bl the* i" U('k the signal box, with the result ai2\\Q Gilt WIre. fused, and the windows were V?f;iirrian force of the explosion. The rc th i°n duty had barely time to escape «.* ~°x was bxu-ning fiercely. Before the f ° extinguished the whole of the "1.1.'1 and train tablet appa- ^troyed. :c v"h _.1_ belonging to a farmer at Ü\18hcIt: .Olnorset, were killed by lightning ering under a tree on Sunday-

VERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF

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BARRY STEAMER IN A CRASH.

ANOTHER LADY ATTACKED.

'CAMBERLEY MURDER.! :.i

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|BEDWELLTY SEWERAGE WORKS.

TRAIN MYSTERY. .

--------MONMOUTHSHIRE MINES.…

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---------EAST DENBIGHSHIRE.

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Ritual Report. .

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Tenby Finances. —^

THE TUMBLE RIOT.

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WHAT IS WHISKY P

" MECCA OF BONA FIDES."