The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-12


pES1HtCTios or CROPS, PROPERTY, AND Loss or LIFE.
From the Springfield Republican. Aug. H.
About o'clock on Saturday last, a singular
looking, portentous cloud, rose in the west, an
nouncing the approach Of OF those terrible
thunder storms which have distinguished the pre-
sent year, all over the country, az the year Of
thunder storms i he storm did not appear to
open with particular fury but gradually Increased
IN the quantity Of it rain, wind, and lightning I'M
III the water cane down in perfect deluge, while
the wind blew almost ahurricane, and the Lightning
flashed wildly and incessantly. The universal tes-
timopy Is, that such heavy rain never expe
rienced in this quarter. The doluge only continued
TO pour from twenty to thirty minutes, yet every
place where the water did not really run off was in
undated Hail fell in stones Of the lie OF bullets
during the storm, but not in large quantities.
During the storm, the house Of Mr.. T.. Coomes
brickmsker, on the hill and situated near Armory
street, vas struck by lightning, and a Frenchman,
employed in the brck-yMi, Instantly killed. lie
had just come in from the shower, aud wac in his
chamber, changing his clothes. The lightning
struck the chimney, passed down the roof short
distance, ripping up the shingles, when portion Of
the fluid seemed to be diverted to iron bar, run
ming through the house, 20 hold the walls together
and from this bar the unfortunate man probably
received The fatal bolt. The only external marks
left by the Lightning arc blackened spot on one
side Of the face, and another on the hip. We UNI
derstand that a woman in the room below had her
shoes ripped of, but was not otherwise damaged.
The house Itself vas not materially injured
AT H0lyoke, during tue storm, the barn OF
a Mr. stephens, on the Old ireland road was struck
by lightning and fred, consuming, Of course, the
new stock Of hay, and also involving the lives Of
two horses. The fire soon &C nmunica,ed to the
house, which, with the barn, was heap Of smoking
ruins when the northern do inward train passed
there, early 10 the evening. The amount q loss
We have not ascertaibed.
As would be expected. the corn and standing
grain are beaten down on every side. We mall
probably hear Of further damage but we trust that
no fur her fatality remains to be reported.
We learn that the name Of the trenehman
killed In MIR Coomes' house was Louis Lord Ills
age was ~. There was another Frenchmsu in the
loom at the time Of the occurrence, who was
knocked dowr, and who lay some ten minutes before
coming 20 himself, and be coming DO sn stairs gave
the frst ntmation Of the death Of his oomrads the
lady in the m eantme occupying the attention Of
The family below The name IL the lady whose
shoes we're torn OF II Miss Emeline Bliss. and
though she has been eopiously treated with cold
water, she remained. on Sunday evening, 50 6lled
with electricity that Der skin painfully sensitive
20 the touch Of anything but silk gloves. Welesrn
also that thu house Of George kibbe. near that Of
Mr.. Coomes, was struck, apparently at the same
moment Mr. kibbe's house was protected by the
"Dr King rods" one line 81 which the ghtning
followed until near the ground. when i entered the
house by the bolt which held the rcd, and demol-
ithed water sink or box connected With by
dfsulic ran, by which the hOuse is supplied with
water Beyond this there sas no material damage
,Wesre told that house at Westfeld Farms, in
Wee'hed vas struck by lightning during the same
Torn, ara ras destroy dby Gre The toosoco crop
N Wsstseld v said 70 Be totally destroyed