The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-12 00:00:00

TIIE THUNDERSTORM.

SEVERAL LIVES LOST.

GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
Accstecron.—The storm on Tuesday was most
destructive. At Accrington house., shops, and cellars
on the River Hyndburn, which runs through the heart
of the town, were flooded. and great damage was done
to four cotton mills. £6,000 or £7,000 damage being
sustained. At Messrs. Caddie's mills, in another
part of the town, the water submerged the looms,
doing about £1,009 damage. The streets on Wednes-
day morning contained tons of sludge and debris. At
Dexenden one poor woman lost her life, the waters
bunting in her house. A woman was knocked down
by the lightning at Accrington, and another died from
fright at Clayton-le-Moors. At Bacup three parsons
are known to have been dr wned in attempting to
escape. At Eagley an iron bridge over the river was
swept away.
Ba.nrozo.—The storm cau ei considerable damage
to Chri.t Church. Bradford, destroying the belfry and
dislodging the bell, which fell through the roof into the
interior of the building.
BURNLET.—Fiee small bridges were swept away.
The pavement of the river bed end a pier were al.o
carried away. A brewery was flooded, together with
about 50 shops and cottages, and • horse and half a
dozen pigs were carried down the stream.
Boar —Top Wood Mill wasstruglc by lightning, and
fell b silty into the reservoir adjoinging. doing damage
to the extent of L'l,oo. A house belonging to • farmer
named Kenyon, was washed down the river at Tolling-
ton.
Citritroog.—The storm ranked in the death of two
persons and an enormous des,roction of property. An
old man named Oldfield, aged 62. was carried off his
feet by the flood, and on Wednesday morning his dead
body was found two miles distant. Several weaving
sheds were flooded a yard deep. The body of •
woman was observed floating down the Ribble, but
nothing has been beard respecting her.
Mimes —At Springvale Station the water swept
over the platforms and filled the goods warehouse',
where much damage was done. Some houses were
flooded in the village of Springvale.
DOlLHAlL—lionghton-le-St ring two houses were
struck by the lightning and two cows belonging
to Messrs. Hesiop and Bell, firmer' near New-
hoitle, were killed by the fluid. A hedge was set on
fire at Leam.ide.
AT Liverpool the pavilion of the Wavertree Cricket
Club Was struck by the lightning. The electric fluid
appears to have been attracted first by the flagpole,
which was wrack and shivered into splinters. Five
prreons—members of the club and two professionals—
were le the psvilion at the time, and received • most
alarming shock, while two to- three of them were hurt
by the Polluters. some of which projected with such
farce as to fall fifty or sixty yards away.
Ltnnow.—Thoe. William, working in a field at
aretton, died on Tuesday from punetroke
05531111 C boy was killed at Croir•..on, and
another I. not expvterl to recover. Some cattle were
killed in Refined Hall Park, and a horse, value £lOO,
was killed on the highway.
PKWZASCT.—Nesr Land's End twelve sheep were
killed, and at Heroton• pony was killed in actable.
WATTIFORD —At Giveapvr, Fintehire, the electric
fluid entered a house in which a mar, his wife, and
four children were seated. One child WSS killed in.
Stsataneowdy, and mother child and the father were
severely Wend*