The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-03 00:00:00

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Heavy thunderstorms prevailed on Monday in
various parts of the country. At Cambridge • storm
broke at about eleven am., lasted over an hour, and
then owed, breaking out again with renewed vi denCe
at about two p.m. Torrential rain fell, flooding the
bailments of houses. In ithirtou-street a house was
strut by ll‘litning. but ne perndial injuries were
guar t On Sunday night • public-house and chapel
at Hampton were destroyed, and a lire was occasioned
at Over, a village near Cambridge, by the electric
North Hertfordshire was visited bya eeriesof violent
thunderstorms, mompanied by heavy shower' of rain
and hail. At Horst"n cellars and basements were
flooded, and a wall dividing Hoessworth-etreet Con.
gregational Chapel burial-ground from an adjoining
garden was struck by lightning and the alibis scattered
over the graves.
A terrific storm broke over Chatham between twelve
and one o'clock on Monday, and three persons were
struck by lightning and killed The victims were a
marine pensioner, a labourer employed in the ogloers'
quarters of HAILS. Pembroke, and a lad engaged as
dockyard meseengor. The body of the first-mimed
presented the appearance of having been roasted. Two
deaths only have been reported to the police. James
Townley, Royal Merino pensioner, whilst eating his
dinner in • safari-box, placed on H.M.S. Pembroke,
was struck by lightning and instantly burnt. The
second fatality was that of • boy, named tuiknown,
who was killed whilst taking abetter under some large
elm tress near thy Royal Engineer Barracks.
A shock of earthquake was felt oe Monday affernoen
In many parts of Cornwell, and particularly on the
south coast, and occasioned considerable alarm through-
net the conety.—At Bade the shook is described as
being of an extraordinary character, and not only was
It felt there but all along the coast. The shook was
quick and sharp, but sufficient in force to shake the
houses to their foundations, and to mule a sensible
oscillation of furniture in the room. In several
Instances articles of glass and crockery were thrown
down said broken.—At Stoke Clinfidand two shocks
were experienced, the first about ha/Upset one and the
second half-fin.hour later. The motor, house, a large
and substantial building, shook very perceptibly,"4
some members of the rector's family who were in the
church at the time state that the church also was
, shaken, and that chains hedging from the roof, from
which in winter coronas are suspended, oscillated for
some minutes. Some 'oaf lillng erected round the
church to enable painting operations to be carried on.
also shook as tilt would fall.—At Lainsoeston and
neighbourhood there were two &Minot shocks. There
was • low rumbling noise beard as of • heavy igaggoa
passing, accompanied by considerable vibration, and
the windows of the homes and Mops were shaken tor
several moods. A second shock was not so were as
the first, but there was no ntistaking
reports have been received from lionabdcige, Lew-
binge, Oglglgalai BowEilmkbereria, sad otbsr Plain la
the oceasy.