The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-15

Wednesday, gives the particulars oi the
injury to the Methodist Church at Dan
vile. Pa. by lightning, on Sunday week:
The congregation were kneeling in
prayer. just befure the sacrament was 10
I've administered There were no previ-
aus Indications of a storm, except slight
sprinkle ofrain. and cloud which seem
ed to be gathering in uortherly direc
tiou. The sleepIe was first struck, and
much shattered After reaching the
main building. the electric fluid divided
INTO two separate currenls- one pasnirg
the ceiling and along the chain by which
ono Of the lamps was suspended, (bo,l
of which later were demolished,) direct
y down into the midst Of the crowded
cungregaiion; tearing up the floor and
pews considerably, and instantly killing
Mrs. Pencil, and inAicting alarming inju.
ties nn her sister, Miss Vastine, and eight
or nine others, mostly females, besides
stunning aud otherwise partially affecting
many other persons.
The ladies' dresses were much TORN, as
well as set on fire, aud in some instances
ripped completely open to the flesh by
the force of the terrific bolt. Mrs Pen
ellis person bears II" external marks of
injury, but most of the others were
scorched and disco ored to a greater or
less extent. The other current passed
through the brick wall 10y the front door,
tearing off the facing and prostrating
young man named Jones, who was US,
at that moment in the act of enterng.--
The lightning stuck his light shoulder,
tor, his right boot to fragments, and bis.
tered his flesh from shoulder to heel so
badly that the skin peeled off when his
clothes wer' removed.
Our informant, gentleman Of this
place. who was in the chapel at the time,
says that it was the most appalling scene
of cnrslernation and distress he ever wit
messed.
The chapel is new building, aud the
entire elevation of the steeple, or dome,
is about eighty feet, and had no lightning
rod; though we understand one had been
contracted for. and was expected to be
put up in the course of the summer.
lowell IN 1921 AND 1854 Con
traSt!-A correspondent of the Boston
Journal, in a recent letter, gives the fol,
lowing account of the City of Spindles
as it was in 1921, and as it is now ia 1851:
"lt the visitor wishes To get into the
factories. il is necessary to obtain tickets
nf admission from the agents, j. w.
Paige & Co, and A & A. Lawrcnce &
! Ca, before lcavin Boston On arrival,
he will be admitted to visit tie vas, Gper
ations in the Hamilton, Appleton, Law
renee, fremont, Boot. Suffolk and 9th or
mills. which together have capital of
Sl3, 900 600 invested. aud give emplny
met, to 5000 females and 1000 males -
The annual consumption Of cotton is 81,
0O0, ,000 pounds, from which is manulac
tured S0.000.0.0 yards cotton CLOTH 20.
100000 yards calico, $4,000. 600 yards
bleached and dyed goods. 1000 ,00C
yards brIadclulh aud cassimcrr, and 500,
900 yards carpeting The annual pro
duct of cotton cloth alone, alnwing il t.
be yard wide, would extend over so,
600 miles of surface, or twice around the
globe. Such is the vast extent nf the
manufacturing operations IN Lowell
where, previous to the year 1921, the
Merrinack flowed noiselessly through al
almost unbruken forest, disturbed only b,
its own natural ripple, as it rolled alnn!
on its way, to be lost IN the Atlantic"
HoosIC MnUNTAIN TUNNEL The mus
s,npenduous project in the Tunnel lin
which has ever been seriously contem
plated in this country, is the pcIfnratio
of the Hoosic Mountain, near North Ad
ans, Mass, for the passage Of the train
of the Troy aud Boston Railroad Th
: length of the proposed Tune is % 10
. feet. or about miles and thIee-quarters
and the estimated cost 81, ,94S,55S Sue
is the conhguralion of the mountain. tina
no shaft can he sunk less than 500 fec
: in depth Consequently it will only b
. possible to work at two points simultane
!. ously, and on this supposilion it is calcr
lated that 1856 days, or more than fuu
years, will be necessary for the compile
> tion OF the undertaking The Masachu
sctts Senate have passed law, which
h now before the House, to loan to tn
a Troy and Boston Railroad Company 50
y 900 .0G0 of State bonds IN condition tina
$ certain amounts Ot money shall be eY
q pended by the Company previous to tn
: advance of the several lnstallments of tn
y loan from time to time, which cxpeud
= lures are to exceed the amrunt of sal
;, advances, until the entire railroad wit
u the exception of the tunnel, shall be con
pletrd; but on this event, tho entire {
S mount of stock loaned is to be advance
To the company
ri The Boston Daily Advertiser calcl
= ates that instead of four or five year
= the construction of the tunnel would ~
d cupy twenty or thirty years, and that i
!. cost would mmenseI y exceed that abov
=, sta,ed.- Troy Wig.
~ Ross COUNTY INDICTMENTS. We fin
n :, in tho Ancient Metropolis, the foIlowin
d list Of indictments found by the Gran
m Jury at the present term Of the Coult
'r Ross county,
-, THE Grand Jury ended their sessc
y on Saturday, after finding forty. one bill