Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-06-09
DIED,
In this town. Mrs. I,ucv Cal,


In this town, Mrs. Lucy Gates.
In Sterling, May s5th, Widow Hannah w. But.
trick, aged S.
In wilmington, Delaware, on Friday last Col.
ALLEN McLANE, Collector of that port and father
OF the Hon. Louis McLane, Minister to England. in
the 83d year of his age. The deceased was born on
the 9th OF August, 1856. He joined the army in the
commencement Of the Revolution, full of ardour
and patrio sentiments which he illustrated bv
deeds OF ntrepdity, and by enterprise and talents
thst secured to him the regard of his compatriots
and the peculiar confidence and esteem of the Com.
mander in Chief. Through long life he preserv-
ed unsullied the blight reputation acquired in his
revolutionary career and as his days were long
and prosperous, SO his last moments were TRANQUIL
and full Of hope. Tito such men we owe much for
their actual achievements in the time of our nation
al struggle for independence, do we not owe vet
more to the abiding influence of their political and
moral example upon present and succeeding gener-
atoms
MELANCHOLY EVENT. 1t is with no ordinary
feelings of sorrow, that we record the death Of
Charles Baker. Esq. Of Pittsfed and Mr.. Oliver
Warner of the town Of Phelps, Ontario County, N.
T. They we're both instantly killed on Friday last
in the Post Office at Conway, by stroke of light
ming. They had each been at Conway on a visit to
their friends and had taken passage in the stage for
their respective places of abode. While the mail
was changing, they were standing in the Office
within or feet of each other. There were two
other persons in the room (about 20 feet by l2) be-
SIDES the stage driver, who standing in the door,
One oil these persons was sitting in chair between
Messrs. Baker and Warner. with his feet upon the
rounds He was thrown upon the floor but re-
,ceived no serious injury The other person was
standing near MIR. Baker. and was thrown down by
the shock, but escaped unhurt The driver receiv-
ed no injury. The Postmaster was in small closet
IN the same ROOM and felt the shock but slightly
whilst the stock Of fowling piece standing within
TWO or three feet Of him shvered to pieces The
lghtnlng entered the chimney and descended few
feet, then took horizontal direction until it came
In contact with wire screen, the links of which it
melted, it then passed to the latch of door directly
over the room where the persons aforementioned
were. There were Is perforations in the plaster
ing, and circular spot about as large as hat crown
was burst off directly over the head of the person
sitting in the chair The building was so little in
Jured that single dollar will repair it,
The four persons who were in the room were
nearly in line, the whole length of which would
not exceed six feet and the room was remarkably
low. Fourteen the before mentioned perforations
were directly over their heads. 1t seems more sur
prisng that any escaped than that two were killed
On Sunday last, the funeral of both was attended
by large concourse of people, and their remains
were committed to the dust at the same time. An
appropriate and impressive discourse was delivered
on the occasion. by Rev. Mr.. Crosby from Psalms
VI, 5.-Greenfeld Gag.
1t is remarkable fact, that this person took
his seat but few minutes before the lightning
struck the building, and stated that DR.. franklin
said in his writing that the safest place in build
ing during thunder storm, was in the middle Of the
roOm sitting in chair with the feet upon the rounds