RAINSTORM IN SYDNEY.
FUSED WIRES AND PANIC. By Telegraph.— Fre«s Association.—Copyright, (Received February 29. 9.35 p.m.) Sydney., February 29. A fierce thunderstorm, with torrential rain", occurred at three- o'clock this afternoon, and heavy rain has continued since. The cricket ground is flooded. Lightning fused some of the tramway wires, stopping the traffic for a time. It also fused some electric fittings at the American Picture Palace, and the big audience rushed to the doors. Several were knocked down in the scramble, but no serious injury occurred.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14930, 1 March 1912, Page 7
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86RAINSTORM IN SYDNEY. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14930, 1 March 1912, Page 7
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