New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-25
body of the building without doing much further dam

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Deohsr, was struck By habning and set on IRE. bur
IRE n-e vas exrip xuished without much damage Tue
electric nsid passed rom the tp 81 the hOu-- dawn be-
hind the s-lnv TO lower h-r burst ~ the plzstcr
ipr md capszt chairs hear the wall Ia one OF
the chairs hoy. ana In the ther cal eas slsepug
B.th thrown Int, the middle of tn. room the boy
,ooD pi~keo himself ny suf ran into the rad "a be-
Cm fright fyum the stun ming effects OF the naid lie
pU found 10 be urinjured.
YESTERDAY afternoon harm In ualrose belonging to
Mr. Bssrdusp, wss struck BY Lightning, bur was not
materially Damaged.
During The afterpoon very large ash tree In trout
of the re,ideIc. VI Mr. William M-cknosh. ia L'ncOin,
~ss struck spd completely shivered into fragments ov
lightning The fluid passed under the hiuse and
tnoctee Gown servant girl who was sitting Ia tde
kncbrp.
L.,t svenisg, lightning struck the house q Mr. J.
Bu in somervnis. somewhat stunning his mother but
going 10 srhtr dAusRe (Mr Hoit was among u suit
hIfrs BY the fr e IL Usion.-t this morping)
Du'ing ibe b.svy la-t night, the Depot AT
Greenwood Ssricp. In South Reading. on tue 'sson
snc Maine Rslruso, struck by k.hintng, and some
Of the pnbeIs w re completely shiveTed.
barn 10 Danvers struck oy lightning and set on
FIRE curing tne afternoon
About 3D. O'Clock Yesterday afternoon a shat of light
ming stIuck the house of Mr. wo DIS in Nepon.-t. add
uavtTsed the suidDg In almost every conceivable drec
ion throwing down the chimney and doing consider
able other dsmsge. servant maid Who Was Ia tna
kitchen 1T the time thrown through an ooen door
into the entry nsd stunned Mr.. Woods and hts family
were absent riding in carry all AT the time OF the &C
currence, hut reached their residence few minutes
subs aue1y and found the servant just recovering from
the ,hock A strong odor Of sulphur was q lit per
cepiiblc 10 them for long while a'tervard. Had the
family been home 1T the dine, s quite probable that
the re.ut wosld have bern far more serious
The house ri Eiijah Spear, Jr, IN East Cambridge.
struck by .htpipg soon after O'Clock, during one
OF the showers In the evening, and considerably dam
aged.
The house Of Mr. II Jones, In Andover, was struck
by lightning N the afternoon, but was not materially
injured.
The electric fluid struck Pile of boards near the
apo alter II struck the water short dstance from
the bridge.
B-t~een FIVE and six O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
lightning struck and fire 10 Shirley bridge over
Shirley River. the Fitchburg Railroad. The bridge
about 40 or 80 feet In length, and entirely
consumed, that IN. passage OF 10 rendered i'm
pos,ihle A foot bridge has been bu, BY which uas-
enaneo 10 and take the either
side. The cattle train down this morning was Obliged
tn pass r,ppd over the Ser ing Junction road Inc
brirge v III be speedily and thoroughly rebuilt
A barn In Manchester N Il , wa struck by lightning
yesterday afternoon, and two horses therein instantly
killed.
The Springfield Republican, has the folio wing account
Of damage done by the storm In that vicinity
"Tbe bou,e of Frederick Unmzck on Round Hill,
Northampton, vss struck by ghrnnR during the thun.
der.stoim On Tuesday afternoon the electric fht
passed thToug four rooms tearing doJrs plssedng
seriously damaging the house outside well ~ In.
soe The wife Of Unrnsck well ne several children
DO were In the house, were not injured. During the
same ftnrm. COW b.lnngiog 70 Dr.. Barrett WAS
Knocked down, bpt received snd is doing we'll"
The Be. states that when the shower commenced the
lightning acted on the wires of the Electric FIRE
Alarm, that al the bells thI oughout the city which are
included in the circuit, struck powerfully AZ Vheo
operated for alarm. The phenomenon was singu-
lar and beautiful one.