Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-05
Additional Damage done by the Terrible
Of Monday.

storm OF Monday.
"A house In Duane street, the Shaks peare was
struck, and two persons stunned One early
vered, the other was palsed in one arm and side
that il was several hours before he recovered the
use OF his limbs.
The mast of the schooner Fairfield, lying at No. g.
East River, was struck with lightning. The fluid
descended the mainmast to he pump, shivering the
mast badly The captain and two of the crew were
stunned, but not seriously injured
The schooner Actress, from ST. Johns, N. b.,
bound to Philadelphia, put into this port in distress,
having lost fore and main mast, jib boom, etc, in
tn, storm. ..
The foremost of the ship Orpheus, in Peek slip,
was struck.
In Brooklyn the storm appears to have done more
injury than in this CITY, In addition to the folio wing
we learn that was killed on the Heights
liberty pole 220 feet high the largest in the city,
erected short time since AT an expense of $500,
the second ward, on the corner of York and Pearl
streets, was struck by lightning. and badly shi-
vered to compel the authorities OF the city to
der il cut down. The lightning then passed into the
cellar of the building at the corner adjoining the
liberty pole, and escaped through the yard destroy
ing every thing in its course. man was in the act
of hitching horse TO the pole when il was struck.
The horse was thrown down but not killed, the man
escaped uDinjured. The three story brick house Of
Mr. Lambertson, I25 Sands street, was struck by
lightning, the chimney was knocked off, and in its
TALL passed through the roof of the adjoining house,
lodging on the kitchen floor. The fluid pas sed down
the chimney, and seems to have separated, portion
going through the wall of the house in the rear near
the roof, and down the tin leader the cstern,
ing the cornices and washboards from the piazza
Its course, and haaliy lodging in the cistern, the
pump OF which was blown to pieces. Another por-
tion escaped through pane of glass in the front of
The house, after tearing off the castings Of the win
dow. And third part went through several Of the
rooms, down the bell wire aud off at the bell pull,
tearing part Of the moulding from the door frame.
child of Mr. Lambcrtson was standing against
the door frame, and the fluid struck him the
Foot, burnt the shoe from his foot, injuriDg him
slightly. The house Of Mr. Collier, in jackson
street, was also struck. The fluid passed down
the chimney, shattered the room through which
it passed, and a child three wears of age, be-
longing to a Mrs. Grady, who occupied the
basement, was instantly killed. Three boys, who
had for shelter from the storm under a tree in
of whom were told died short time afterwards.
Several horses thrown down in the street, the
drivers escaping unipjured. butcher in the East
crn Market, not far from of the injured houses,
while In the act of cutting steak, received so Sc
we're shock in his legs to fancy some struck him
with stick. woman was also struck senseless in
Front street, hut afterwards recovered.
number of other houses were struck, and per-
sons injured the facts of which have not been
able to learn.
soep lying near He'll Gate, in the East river,
called the " General Harrison" struck with
lightning, and also British Wing flag staff, or
" cider pole" with the emb'ematc cider barrel
top, was completely demolished-so that cider .
split
Two of the pas sengers on board of the steamer
Raritan alarmed at the lightning, that they
jumped over board; neither was drowned.
large barn filed with last years produce, at
New Brunswick, was struck by Lightning, and the
whole was consumed.
The celebrated Arab ship, belonging to the Imaum
of Muscat, was struck by lightning, and two Of the
sailors were injured.