Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-05-14
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rntni Thunder storm.

Fatal Thunder Storm.
surnERtAsE, River ST Clnir. q G.
On Thursday morning last, ole .-ih Matclil ms
ghborood VISITED by oi the most s"iul s1d
,riGc thunder storms remembered by any onu IA ilis
section Of the province.
Soon ailer daylight the Inhabitants were made ac-
quain,rd with the following melancholy and heart
rtndug accidents Mr. Henry Agar residing on TIE
ivet bank, ABOUT mile above this place, who with
uiheT- had been out al eight doing Gny as volunteers,
about day lgh; reformed home with the iueLtiun OF
Gking iiuie rest Ga his approach to the house he
discovered The ridge boards soneN hat out u ofder, ahu
approaching still nearer he discovered fragments oil
wood broken gi1ss s c. which Impressed ina mlnd that
the house must have been Injured by the storm he
opepcd the door, when lac found one c has ilue chil
dren years old, and another tcc years DID, taxing
care an intact nine month"; all cry ing and sitting on
the Of the bed The first words uttered by the elder
Frl OBJ father, the huuss has been on IRE aud
mother is sleeping 50 sound we cannot wake her
lie rembngly approached the bed, and there dscov
cred his kind and aceonatr partner, whom bat few
hours before he had left good healt, aud spirits, now
a cold and eless corpse. Some OF the neiehb were
immediately called in to assist IN The requisite and pain
iul duties attendant to this melancholy uilicionand It
after discovered that the fatal messenger had
entered the gable end Of the house. by It's way between
the logs close TO the bed which the unfortunate Mrs
Agar, with the three children were lyng-tvo at the
foot and the infant in her bosom IL supposed that
the fatal shock struck her the head part of the
hair The forehead appeared il il had been collected
together and burned with pair OF curling ongs-the
upper part Of ihe breast appeared If had been struck
with great force by hard substance leaving mark
resembling STAR and all that pur of the body which
in contact with the bed, even down 10 the feet,
much Observation-Disclosures resembling purple than
black
The oldes, child said that her mothers cap had taken
ire aud, most fortunately she Ind the presence Of mind
10 eytingulsh (which, in young, is most
markabe. No doubt II was the means of preserving the
house and all from being burned It appears the cap
had been forced from the top Of her head by the fatal
stroke, it had been lying the blanket covering the
breast and scorched nearly to u cinder
The child also states, that when the storm was raging
with great violence, she asked her mother If she
afraid and she replied, No. my dear the great God will
take Of ALL but she never spoGe again She
also added, that when the infant crying, she
deavored to wake her mother, and when she could not
do so she took the infant away and she and her sister
endeavored TO keep il quietand had been long time
engaged as 1t was quite dark when she first took the
child away
It mny be here observed tina, the infants hair eve
brows and lids good deal scorched and dscolor-
ed, well as the cheek in slight degreo--a small
looking glass hanging near the foot Of the bed
per windows, and forced ouwatd--a watch hanging
near the looking glass had evidently narrow escape
from being destroyed, us the steel chain was much dis
colored, as il ii had been in fire.
IL is worthy TO remark that this great afction might
have been, and was, near proving still more uniortu
nate, MIR. had been urged by those he was keep.
ing watch with, TO go home, it was likely his wife
anu illtie ones would be much aarniedbu from some
unknown cause he prevented declined doing so.
Had he gone home, il is almost certain the whole ami-
~ might have met with the melancholy fate,
when he at home in the room, was entirely
dcsroyedone OF the head posts and all the roof of the
bedstoad having come in contact with the fearful ele.
ments and resenbled what usually termed shives
such as are often LETT stump when the hos been
nearly cut through fallen, and had Mr.. A. been ia
the place where the infant injured it ia likely that
he would have fatally encountered the same
II may be mentioned that a small staff or pole that
was placed against the fence the river the top
OF which was placed piece Of shngle, 10 serve rs
vune aud which had beer fixed on with nail had also
been struck. AS the top Of the pole split aud the
nail gene The pole being Of wood the progress of
the electric ud could be traced all down the irregular
grain, about half inch deep and then along the
fence, which terminated the house about 80 feet dis
tal SO that is evident must have been struck in
more than place.
A large iron-wood tree, about 300 feet distant was
also struck and split ana the branches scattered about
Ia" writer has been informed that this fatal spot has
Tor years been noticed having several times been ex
posed TO the same visitation, though never before 80 o
TO cause the loss of lite Apd exactly opposite of the
American side OF the river, the same remark applies
and by many II is considered both consist OF rising
ground that is likely neiac substances are the
cause OF this attraction - Toronto ~. g. Patriot