New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-25
Violent Thunder aud Hail storni-AIan Killed
by lightning.
From Tie Hartford Times.

From Tie Hartford Times
Tuesday afternoon and evening wit
nesfd thur der. OF much severity In various por.
tons OF this State The shes of lightning nereabOuts
sharp and frequent ana the thunder followed in
grand succession Floods OF rain poured 'wn at short
intervals and the storm continued la different quarters
thTout the greater portion Of the eveung. Hustnnes
tell me of considerable size In New Hutflrd,
ere told they OF the Size Of hen's eggs. Oae
found measuring l2i. inches in circumference, and
many OtheTs were nearly a large Tine extensive FAC
tory of the Grf enswooa Manufacturing Company, at
that place, bad l5O0 psnes glass; broken by h+ hail
In this ely, the barn Of SIR WiIliam $ White, ia
Waoswort tn ST.. was struck by the lightning. man
who was inside escaped without injury, and the dam
age 10 the building slight rO~ of three OF four
huttOLba trees opposite the Remington Tavern, IN
Tacoiist were h by zigZag chain OF lightning and
also tree Dutch Point
In Manchester, about eixht miles east of the city,
locomotive and train OF gravel cars were sanding on
DE track OF the Hartford Providence and Fishkl Rail
road. The conductor and about 70 Irish lAborers had
got under the cars for shelter from the rain when
fash Of lightning struck fence by shiveing it
atoms for rods and pro,trating every under
the cars. The engineer aud the fireman, WAC were
standing the engine, elt forcible shock, aud tho
conductor whJ WIS beneath the cars, rendered in
capable Of exeron for nearly quarter of an hour the
nborers who bad sought shelter un fer the were
also good deal effected by the shock and,
Ing tn. msevts took 10 their heels and gained open
lot as more safe place of shelter.
In SomeIs about 90 mites north east Of this city, the
part Of the storm the hail TOTS fell IN
nous quantities, and In some ctsrs the stones were as
large mans fst. The damage by broken Windows
&c, Is upward of Sl00. UOrses and cattle pelted
severely and much injury must have been done to The
crups.
We regret hear of the loss Of life by the lightning
In W. lcottviito, Dir. William Leach, OF that place,
butcher, who riding on bis meat cart, was struck
dead. man who walking by the side OF the cart,
with hsnd the edge Of the seat escaped unnured
Vast quabiiiss Of rain must have fallen the NOrth
for the Connecticut River shows the effects Of the storm
by rse OF The water
A hrfO chi Hob M n budinO observed
TO the southwest OF the city near mdDight-poss0ly
fire by lightning.
The SroRM OF TUEsDAY-Further Par
Gcslars in Wolcuttviie MrWillian Lesch killed
by the lightning, while sitting in his wagon. An1tner
man, who walking by the side Of the wagon, was
prosJst.d but not injured. The horses of the wagon
were struck down. but not killed. Mr. Leech
butcher by trade, and had been u resident of Woco
Vile, tor ten years
10 Enfield, likewise, the hail was severe. In several
houses almost every pane Of glass was broken. The
hail stones were fiat and circular.
In ibis city (sTiiord) the barn Of William s. White
ID NadswUrh-st, was struck by lghtuing but Vas not
much injured. A fence near by prJstated tres
On Dutch point completely shattered aud the light
ming LETT trace Of lite decent aDoeher in Talcots,
and still smother in the North Buying Ground.
In N-wiugtop, the barn Of ar. Robert Rockwell was
struck and considerably injured, and very valuable
horfe billed We understand that two men were in
the barn at the ne and an hodr after ward were
found inseEsi6lc. They however recovered.
lhUNDER STORM ON lUESDAf.- we
hear of the showers tf Tuesday at NOrnanpton-at
New Bedford, where cOp0us rains fell In the evealng,
and eastward as far Brunswick and AZ other places,
as detailed Ia the chapter Of accidents below which,
however, furnish no instance Of loss of life:
In Norihboro, the barn f Rev. Mr. Farrar was set
IRE and destroyed, with hay grain pigs wagon. &c
house belonging 10 IsaHc Davis slightly Damaged.
Ii Beiiin, the honse of Mr.. La Brown had Its cRin-
neyt damaged and - panes Of glass broken.
In beveTh, the house of Mr. Andrew Larkum was
slightly dsmsg+d.
hOsse In Neponsrt, sccupied by Mr.. Wood, was
also ST. ek col Ell cradle damage done. and
want girl Was stunned The family we're absent on a
Rae lBJston Courier.
Hail SToRM.-A severe hail storm
passed through hi' section Of the Mohawk Valley To-
DAY, at rev inmates past IL, ". IL lasted about teu
minutes. covering tnr ground with hsistones many Of
winch were as large good szed hickory NUS " Ich
iBjory was done 10 ihr trees aud geo Eng crops and
windows facing the wet were much broken
Fulton nile Wnig